Books That Shift Your Perspectives
Hi, I’m Victor MacGill. I write unboring books about human patterns to help us see new ways for making sense of our lives and creating thriving futures. I help you reconnect back to yourself, others, and the world we live in.
My books are full of archetypal stories, fairy tales, and mythology to make the complex systems wisdom I write about easy to understand and relatable to your experiences at work and in your personal life.
Finding Wholeness Through the Science of Connecting
An Introduction to the Dynamics of Life model
This is my latest book, in the process of being published by Routledge. My Dynamics of Life model pulls together the wisdom from twenty years of working with people to help them change themselves and the world they live in, and my academic research in systems sciences.
First, we learn how and why we have fallen into unhelpful habit patterns that cause harm and suffering for ourselves and others. Then, by understanding how those habits arose and how to establish new habits, we can find ways to make real changes in our lives. My model allows you to easily see why you behave as you do and the many exercises and activities help you learn to make change for the better.
Gonna Lay Down my Sword And Shield
A complexity perspective on human evolution from a violent past to a compassionate future
I self-published this book back in 2012. It looks at the question of what we need to do to live lives that do not need to resort to violence and abuse to resolve our differences with others. In this book I use Systems Theory as the framework for exploring what it is to be human and how we have come to create a society that, despite our best intentions, creates enormous suffering and pain.
“The author draws on a wealth of scientific, technological, psychological and philosophical knowledge to explain where we as a civilisation have come from and where our future evolution may lie.
It reflects years of research and study, a deep understanding of history and the complex nature of our world, and where we fit into the Tapestry of Life in which we find ourselves.”
When the Dragon stirs
healing our wounded lives through fairy stories, myths, and legends
This is my first book. It looks at the hidden wisdom within seemingly simple children’s stories that reveal deep lessons for all of us. The characters of the stories are all parts of who we are. Come and meet your Inner King, Warrior, Magician, Lover, Dragon, and so many more characters.
As you come to know them, you will understand how they help and hinder you in your life, You can learn techniques to meet and have a dialogue with your archetypes to create a healing journey into a thriving future.
“I really enjoyed Victor’s in depth look at fairy tale archetypes. As a Jungian student and coach I found his work invaluable to my clients.”
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