Since the time of the early Christian church, the seven deadly sins
(pride, gluttony, greed, envy, sloth, anger, lust, and sometimes
despair) have been considered the primary sources of human guilt and
suffering. From a Jungian perspective, they may also serve as a user's
guide to the shadow, the aspect of our personality that we experience
as inferior and primitive. Considered the worst of the sins, pride will
be explored in the perspective of art and literature as well as its
manifestations in the consulting room.
Course objectives:
Identify Jung's concept of the shadow as both an intrapsychic and interpersonal phenomenon;
Differentiate between manifestations of pride as an aspect of the shadow;
Recognize the impact of pride in terms of transference and resistance in analytic work.
John Dobbs, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in San Luis Obispo and
Santa Monica. He served as a faculty member at USC and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, received his
training in Zurich and was certified in Los Angeles.
His practice includes both analysis and forensic psychology.
Shamanism is an ancient system for healing, well-being, guidance and
growth using human abilities involving body, mind and spirit. Appearing
in many cultures and forms for thousands of years, shamans are
specialized medicine men and women who provide spiritually-based
services dealing with our relationships with all beings, illness and
trauma, death and dying, problem-solving and personal transformation.
Jung had the greatest of respect for shamanic practices, especially
those involving dreaming and trance work. After discussing some of
Jung's thoughts relevant to shamanic practice, participants in this
workshop will be introduced to some basic principles, practices and
tools of core shamanic work. Bring a bandanna or other eye-covering, a
journal and a pillow for floor work. A single-headed drum or a rattle
will be welcome and chairs will be available.
Amanda Foulger is a shamanic
practitioner and a faculty member of the Foundation for Shamanic
Studies. She has worked with indigenous healers in other countries as
well as in the US. Amanda teaches private workshops and lectures on
contemporary shamanic practice for institutions such as the Yo San
University of Oriental Medicine, the San Fernando Valley Interfaith
Council, and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Her shamanic work is
included in conferences, ceremonies and programs at such campuses as
UCLA, Pomona College, and the Esalen Institute Work Scholars Program.
She has a private practice in Topanga.
Michele Daniel, Ph.D., is a Jungian
analyst on the faculty of the Analyst Training Program at the C. G.
Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She was an associate professor of
counseling psychology at California State University, Bakersfield and
is currently on the faculty of the graduate programs in Consciousness
Studies and Transformational Psychology at the University of
Philosophical Research. Michele holds an additional graduate degree in
Buddhist Studies and her article, Jung's Affinity for Buddhism is being
published in Issue 50-2 of Psychological Perspectives.
Individual Classes:
$25 Pre-registered (Recommended)
$30 At door (if not sold out)
7 Hours
CE, CME, CN
available for series, 2 hours for this lecture
All Levels
Series:
The Shadow Insults to One’s Omnipotence
On the Journey Through Life:
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn will interview James Gooch, M.D.
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn, L.C.S.W.
James Gooch, M.D.
Throughout the life cycle, each of us is confronted with events which
force us to come to terms with our omnipotence. This seems to increase
with attacks on one's body integrity as we age. Whether an individual
makes meaning out of these painful occurrences determines whether one
moves towards stagnation and deterioration or towards growth and
development.
Course objectives:
Gain understanding of the vicissitudes of lost omnipotence throughout the life cycle;
Identify psychological factors which lead to stagnation;
Identify psychological factors which lead to growth.
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn, L.C.S.W.,
is a Jungian analyst in private practice with adults and children in
Beverly Hills, California. She is a recent past President of the C.G.
Jung Institute of Los Angeles, where she has also served as Director of
Training and Co-Director of the Hilde Kirsch Children's Center. She has
published and lectured in the United States, Mexico, and Europe on
issues of separation and birth trauma. Currently U.S. deputy editor of
the Journal of Analytical Psychology, she serves as a board member of
the Frances Tustin Memorial Trust and is a member of the Executive
Committee of the International Association of Analytical Psychology.
James Gooch, M.D., was the founder and
first president of the Psychoanalytic Center of California. He is the
former chief psychoanalyst at Reiss Davis Child Study Center. He is a
supervisory and training analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of
California and at NCP, and serves as one of the North American
representatives to the IPA board. Dr. Gooch practices psychoanalysis
with adults, adolescents, and children in Beverly Hills.
Individual Classes:
$50 Pre-registered (Recommended)
$60 At door (if not sold out)
7 Hours
CE, CME, CN
available for series, 3 hours for this lecture
All Levels
Series:
The Shadow Transforming the Five Poisons into the Five Wisdoms:
Buddhist Typology and Meditation Practices
SOLD OUT
Michele Daniel , Ph.D.
In Vajrayana Buddhist practice, there is a commitment not to reject the
five poisonous emotions of attachment, anger, ignorance, pride, and
jealousy, because to do so would prevent us from realizing the wisdom
intrinsic to each of them. Each of these poisons can also be understood
as the emotions that keep us in bondage to our complexes. In this
workshop we will focus on ways of identifying the poisons and the
Buddha family related to each poison and its corresponding wisdom, and
learn meditation practices which can facilitate the conscious
transformation of the emotions that fuel our complexes.Please dress
comfortably and bring your journal.
Course objectives:
Identify the five poisons and their role in maintaining complexes;
Recognize each of the five Buddha Families and their associated 'wisdoms';
Experience meditation practices directed towards transformation of each of the poisons.
Michele Daniel, Ph.D.,
is a Jungian analyst on the faculty of the Analyst Training Program at
the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She was an associate professor
of counseling psychology at California State University, Bakersfield
and is currently on the faculty of the graduate programs in
Consciousness Studies and Transformational Psychology at the University
of Philosophical Research. Michele holds an additional graduate degree
in Buddhist Studies and her article, Jung's Affinity for Buddhism is
being published in Issue 50-2 of Psychological Perspectives.
The Western psyche's immediate communication with nature is not "gone
forever" as Jung asserted, but rather is evidenced in an evolutionary
process described as Borderland consciousness.There are many people
whose experience of reality is outside the mainstream of Western
culture, and who see themselves as abnormal because they have no
articulated frame of reference for their experience. This lecture will
describe implications of how we define reality, differentiate between
the pathological and the sacred, approach clinical diagnosis and
treatment, and begin to bridge the mind-body split.
Course objectives:
Understand “borderland consciousness” as an evolutionary process;
Learn how this “consciousness” bridges the mind-body split;
Recognize the psychology of environmental illness, archetypal dynamics of trauma and some auto-immune interactions.
Jerome S. Bernstein, M. A.,
is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A
graduate (1980) of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York, where he was
also Vice President, he was the founding President of the C.G. Jung
Society of Washington, D.C. and past president of the New Mexico C.G.
Jung Institute. He has worked with Navajo medicine men and elders for
over thirty years, both as patient and clinician. Jerome has written
many articles on the application of Jungian theory to politics as well
as on numerous clinical topics. He is the author of two books; the most
recent, Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and
the Challenge of Healing Trauma, was published in 2005.
The Odyssey is the oldest known novel in the Western world. Odysseus’
travels tell a story of difficulty, diversion, upheaval and suffering
which parallels the psychological tasks that are faced in the second
half of life.This robust mythology offers an inexhaustible variety of
perspectives from which to view and experience the human condition.This
three part series begins by observing the ending of the first half of
life, and the calling and initiation into the second half of life. The
second night will further develop Odysseus’ encounter with the Self in
the second half of life and coming to terms with limitations, the
feminine and a new relationship to death. The final night we will track
Odysseus’ longing to return to life and his journey home. In this
presentation we can begin to find our own journey back to wholeness, a
new orientation and meaning.
Paul A Gabrinetti, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist on the faculty in the Analyst Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of
Los Angeles, and a former instructor at USC. He is in private practice in Woodland Hills.
Gilda Frantz is a Jungian analyst in private practice. Her late husband
Kieffer E. Frantz was one of the original members of the C.G. Jung
Institute in Los Angeles. Gilda has been a member, friend, and
supporter of the Analytical Psychology Club (APC) since 1962. She has
been a frequent presenter for both the Institute and the Club on such
themes as individuation, meaning, suffering, aging, beauty, and
loneliness. Gilda has graciously agreed to meet and engage in
conversation on these topics and others. Please join us for this
opportunity to share with Gilda your own reflections and questions on
Jungian themes. An informal reception will follow.
Gilda Frantz, M.A., is a Jungian
Analyst in private practice in Santa Monica, and received her training
at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles over 25 years ago. Her areas
of interest include creativity and active imagination. She is Co-Editor
in chief of Psychological Perspectives, a journal published by the
Institute.
Music bridges the gap between intellect and emotions, mind and
instinct; music can induce a feeling of “wholeness.” But music can also
be disruptive and disturbing, breaking up a feeling of containment that
has outlived its time. As part of this presentation, I will use songs
from Patti Smith’s 2007 CD, “Twelve”, as a center from which to comment
on psychological and emotional states encountered in psychic
development and individuation.
Course objectives:
Introduce aspects of the psychology of music;
Understand the affective dimension of the individuation process;
Recognize the emotional aspects of individuation as portrayed in music.
Pamela J. Power, Ph.D.,
was trained as a classical musician before becoming a clinical
psychologist and Jungian analyst. She is the former Clinic Director and
current Co-Director of training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los
Angeles. She has a private practice in Santa Monica.
Following his break with Freud and a period of intense introspection, Jung’s creative work resumed with his writings
on psychological types. Jung sought to understand how people could view and approach life differently, much as he and
Freud did, and offered a perspective by which we could understand such differences. We will examine Jung’s theory of typology
and how it helps us understand our personal uniqueness and those who differ from us.
Course objectives:
Gain an understanding of Jung's attitude types of introversion and extraversion;
Gain an understanding of Jung's four functions of consciousness;
Gain an understanding of how typology affects our relationships.
Steven Galipeau, M.A., M.Div.,
is a Jungian analyst in private practice and Executive Director of
Coldwater Counseling Center in Studio City. He is the author of The
Journey of Luke Skywalker: An Analysis of Modern Myth and Symbol and
Transforming Body and Soul: Therapeutic Wisdom in the Gospel Healing
Stories. Steve has taught this material to candidates in the
Institute’s analyst training program.
Utilizing mythology, alchemy, religion, and contemporary culture, we
will explore some of the ways in which archetypes reveal their images
over the course of daily life as well as in analytic work. Just as
individual suffering is reduced when we recognize others in similar
straits, so too is consciousness expanded when we realize that our
presumably unique experience may relate to themes in the psychological
history of civilization.This talk will examine both the personal and
transformative aspects of the archetypes in psychotherapy.
Course objectives:
Learn to identify archetypal imagery;
Understand the impact of archetypal imagery in psychotherapeutic practice;
Recognize common archetypal imagery in contemporary culture.
Anson Levine, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica.
He is a former Professor of psychology and Coordinator of the Marriage and Therapy program at Cal State, Los Angeles.
Envy, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, is an emotion that has received a lot of bad press.
In this presentation envy will be explored both in its destructive aspects as well as in its potential for transformation.
A conscious experience of envy will dramatically affect its impact on individuation.
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn, L.C.S.W.,
is a Jungian analyst in private practice with adults and children in
Beverly Hills, California. She is a recent past President of the C.G.
Jung Institute of Los Angeles, where she has also served as Director of
Training and Co-Director of the Hilde Kirsch Children's Center. She has
published and lectured in the United States, Mexico, and Europe on
issues of separation and birth trauma. Currently U.S. deputy editor of
the Journal of Analytical Psychology, she serves as a board member of
the Frances Tustin Memorial Trust and is a member of the Executive
Committee of the International Association of Analytical Psychology.
Alchemy, the centerpiece of Jung's life's work, was the access to the
disenfranchised Feminine Principle,Goddess, in the Western culture. The
Splendor Solis (Theof the Sun) was a major work during the brief period
of illuminated manuscripts of the late 16thcentury. It demonstrates the
incarnation of spirit into matter through the process of death and
rebirth, thereby raising matter to a spiritual level, thus reinstating
the Goddess to her proper place.We will specifically dwell upon the
19th Plate:"The Dark Sun".
Course objectives:
Recognize the "Light of Nature" in Matter;
Understand the necessity of staying 'down' in the death process, not trying to escape dying to the material world;
Learn about how the radiant part of the Soul illuminates both the conscious and unconscious realms.
Joe McNair, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst with interests in alchemy and psychological types. He is in private practice in Woodland Hills.
The development of ego skills and competencies bring a sense of mastery, self-esteem, and growing maturity.
These "successes" can also leave a shadow of unexamined and undeveloped unconscious processes, which can be difficult
or uncomfortable to recognize, and create a negative power struggle with the unconscious.This presentation will examine both
the positive and negative aspects of the shadow relationship to power.
Course objectives:
Understand the development of the ego in relationship to the primal, undifferentiated unconscious;
Recognize the ways in which the shadow aspect of the personality affects growth and development;
Clarify the relationship between the positive and negative relationship to power and competence.
Paul A Gabrinetti, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist on the faculty in the Analyst Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of
Los Angeles, and a former instructor at USC. He is in private practice in Woodland Hills.
Jung interprets the image of the alchemical 'blue dog' as the spiritual
aspect of eros, while von Franz says that psychologically, the dog
represents absolute reliable loyalty. Other alchemical texts show us
that the dog also has a dark side that causes hydrophobia and madness
which makes itself known through depression, uncontrolled instinctual
appetites and states of madness and possession. Thus, the dog
represents the vile prima material, yet also the divine secret, the
impulse toward individuation that results in transformation and
resurrection. Utilizing experiential material for illumination, this
lecture will track this ambivalent symbolism of the dog in the psyche
to show how the dog leads one into profound transformation and a lived
experience of the Self.
Course objectives:
Gain an understanding of how objective outer experiences and subjective
inner images can be enlarged through symbolic interpretation;
Increase understanding of how to track symbolic representations in the psyche which are dual in nature;
Consider the role that love plays in the transformation processes of the psyche.
Michele Daniel, Ph.D.,
is a Jungian analyst on the faculty of the Analyst Training Program at
the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She was an associate professor
of counseling psychology at California State University, Bakersfield
and is currently on the faculty of the graduate programs in
Consciousness Studies and Transformational Psychology at the University
of Philosophical Research. Michele holds an additional graduate degree
in Buddhist Studies and her article, Jung's Affinity for Buddhism is
being published in Issue 50-2 of Psychological Perspectives.
Pamela J. Power, Ph.D.,
was trained as a classical musician before becoming a clinical
psychologist and Jungian analyst. She is the former Clinic Director and
current Co-Director of training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los
Angeles. She has a private practice in Santa Monica.
Dreams are the natural balancing act between ego and unconscious, yet we resist taking this to heart by fully getting
the spirit of our dreams. Or do we? In this talk we’ll try to consider what happens when we become
our dreams instead of just contemplating them.
Course objectives:
Identify the concept of dreams as mediator between the conscious mind and the unconscious world;
Identify the functional value to consciousness of balancing dream content with actual behavior;
Have an experience or image of the place where ethical decisions originate.
J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D.,
is a Jungian analyst and a clinical psychologist in Santa Monica. He
has taught the Collected Works Reading Program as well as many
individual courses on Jung. He has also served as the president of the
Institute and the chair of its Certifying Board for new analysts.
Opening with Jung’s original symmetry of anima/animus as the
contra-sexual image in men and women respectively, this talk will
explore the specific qualities of each archetype, their dynamic syzygy
in relation to individuation, and current thinking about logos and
eros.
Course objectives:
Understand the concepts of anima and animus from a personal and archetypal perspective;
Understand the concept of syzygy in psychological process;
Understand the role of logos and eros in analytical psychology.
Bradley A. TePaske, Ph.D.,
is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in
Pacific Palisades and Los Angeles. Trained at the C.G. Jung Institute
in Zurich, he has worked extensively on issues of sexual abuse and
domestic violence. Brad is an accomplished graphic artist and a scholar
of Gnosticism and Graeco-Roman mystery religions. Author of Rape and
Ritual: A Psychological Study, his last book Sexuality and the
Religious Imagination will be published in February 2008.
The mythic Hero is larger than life, and must accomplish impossible
tasks at great risk, bringing hope and redemption to lesser mortals.
But the Hero stands in an important relationship to the Self. Implied
in the heroic mission are ideas of personal responsibility and
vocation. This presentation will invite a conversation about the
collective psychological phenomenon that appeared in the form of a
horse named Seabiscuit, a true mythic Hero, and the human partners who
engaged with him in a mutual process of transformation.
Course objectives:
Understand the ingredients necessary for psychological heroism and how they can be developed;
Illustrate the importance of individual consciousness in effecting change in collective psychological attitudes;
Examine how change in both individuals and the collective consciousness
is brought about, particularly through the psychological factor of
personal integrity.
Lyn Cowan, Ph.D., has
been a practicing Jungian analyst since 1980. She was Director of
Training for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts for six
years and past president of the Society. Lyn held a Professorship for
ten years in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Argosy
University (Minneapolis). She is the author of three books: Portrait of
the Blue Lady: The Character of Melancholy; Tracking the White Rabbit:
A Subversive View of Modern Culture; and Masochism: A Jungian View.
We are all called upon to make a life in the world in which we become
part of a family, work, and participate in a community. However,
often the life that we have made seems to have little to do with our
inner selves or our desires for personal growth. The word "vocation"
means "a calling," experienced as an inner voice that prompts us to
follow a certain path in life. Answering this 'voice' brings a sense
of Destiny, of purposefulness — not merely the sense of being a
sufferer of blind Fate to one's life. Jung's theory of individuation
suggests that we are "called" to become distinct personalities, to
become conscious of ourselves and our differences, both interpersonal
and intrapersonal. But how do we "hear" this call? And if we hear it,
how can we answer in a world pressing more insistently for conformity
for safety's sake? What sort of heroism and personal responsibility
is required for us to hear and answer psyche's call? Please bring
your journal as we will explore these questions.
Course objectives:
Recognize common archetypal imagery in contemporary culture;
Examine various aspects of “vocation” in terms of personality development;
Illustrate how individuals come to a knowledge of their own personal
“vocation” and how this is observed and experienced in the course of
life.
Lyn Cowan, Ph.D., has
been a practicing Jungian analyst since 1980. She was Director of
Training for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts for six
years and past president of the Society. Lyn held a Professorship for
ten years in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Argosy
University (Minneapolis). She is the author of three books: Portrait of
the Blue Lady: The Character of Melancholy; Tracking the White Rabbit:
A Subversive View of Modern Culture; and Masochism: A Jungian View.
Jung developed the technique of active imagination as a means of
connecting to and making meaning of the symbolic world of the
unconscious.Through meditative techniques such as writing, drawing, and
painting, he was able to give form to his inner experience. In this
talk, various approaches to active imagination will be explored in
terms of seeking and finding an inner guide. Please bring writing
materials or a laptop.
Course objectives:
Gain an understanding of the process of active imagination;
Have experience with different techniques of active imagination;
Find ways of helping patients develop this tool as a means of personal growth.
Gilda Frantz, M.A.,
is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Santa Monica, and received
her training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles over 25 years
ago. Her areas of interest include creativity and active imagination.
She is Co-Editor in chief of Psychological Perspectives, a journal
published by the Institute.
The 6 books of Mathnawi were composed later in the life of this 13th
century Persian mystic poet. Rumi sought to impart his wisdom to those
who can see the meaning behind the words through which “their ears
become their eyes, and their hearts can become the mirror of the
divine.” This presentation will consider a depth psychological view of
"How the King Fell In Love with the Handmaiden and Made Plans to
Restore Her Health", the first story in the Mathnawi.
Gain
insight into the manner in which literature such as Rumi's poetry can
be used to facilitate a deeper understanding of psychological healing;
Gain an understanding of how the activation of the inner healer can be essential to the healing process;
Explore the manner in which a single dream can lead to an awareness of
specific steps that must be taken in order to heal one's psychological
wounds.
Robert Moradi, M.D.,
is a board-certified psychiatrist and Jungian analyst in private
practice in Santa Monica. Former Director of Training at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA
School of Medicine, he teaches a year long course on dreams at the
Reiss-Davis Child Study Center.
This lecture will introduce the approaches of various Jungian analysts
to the psychology of narcissism. We will examine some of the
mythological roots which express this psychology and survey narcissism
through such central Jungian concepts as the shadow, the anima and
animus, and the Self.
Course objectives:
Gain an overview of Jungian approaches to narcissism;
Understand some of the dynamics of “poor self-esteem”;
Understand “narcissistic” patterns in relationship.
Steven Galipeau, M.A., M.Div.,
is a Jungian analyst in private practice and Executive Director of
Coldwater Counseling Center in Studio City. He is the author of The
Journey of Luke Skywalker: An Analysis of Modern Myth and Symbol and
Transforming Body and Soul: Therapeutic Wisdom in the Gospel Healing
Stories. Steve has taught this material to candidates in the
Institute’s analyst training program.
"The threat of death came sooner than I expected, while I was in the
middle of living my life. However this must be the blessing of the
guru" (or psyche, God, or limbo).This talk will link biological images
and terminology with psychological perspectives and interpretations
which, in the presenter's mind, facilitate healing.The relevance of
denial, the art of awakening, the usefulness of a spiritual path, the
evolution of images, and the existentialism of being present will be
discussed in light of a diagnosis of cancer and a mindful approach
which integrates body and psyche.
Course objectives:
Better understand the psychological aspects of dealing with a cancer diagnosis;
Recognize how mindfulness can be utilized in helping patients who are dealing with cancer;
Help patients and therapists tolerate a state of limbo.
Robin Newell Wynslow, Ph. D., is Executive Director currently on medical leave and past President of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles.
She is a practicing Jungian analyst in North Hollywood.
A patient, born to a mother who was unable to contain her early
emotional experiences, grew up fearing and hating her mother and
subsequently her own feelings of dependency. Although the patient
became a successful professional, her inner life was characterized by a
withdrawal both from her feelings and also from other people. Dominated
by self-hatred, a harsh inner critic, and a sense of moral superiority,
developed a destructive self-protective care system in which she denied
her dependency needs and need for others. Dr. Panajian will describe
how this patient moved from poor frustration tolerance to developing
the capacity to bear pain and suffering, deepening her relationship
with herself and moving towards intimacy in her personal relationships.
Course objectives:
Identify defense mechanisms inherent in narcissistic personality disorder;
Clarify how to work with dependency issues in the transference;
Learn how to help patients tolerate psychic pain, leading to integration of the personality.
Avedis Panajian, Ph.D.,
serves as a training and supervising analyst at PCC, ICP, and NPI, and
is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, ABPP. He has received several
awards for his teaching, including the Distinguished Educator Award
from the California Psychological Association. He is in private
practice in Beverly Hills and lectures frequently on primitive mental
states.
Wendy Wyman-McGinty, Ph.D., A.D.T.R.,
is a Jungian analyst, clinical psychologist, and dance therapist in
private practice in West Los Angeles, with an interest in the somatic
aspect of analysis, and its relationship to the development of a
symbolic process. Her work has appeared in Spring Journal, The Journal
of Analytical Psychology, Authentic Movement, Vol. II, and Supervision
in Dance/Movement Psychotherapy (in press).
The filmmaker Fellini became an admirer of Jung's work through the
influence of Ernst Bernhard, the first Jungian analyst in Italy. Before
the making of Satyricon, Fellini went through a creative crisis in
which his dream life and encounter with the unconscious led him to turn
inward, towards the archetypal realm.This experience was reflected in
Satyricon, a journey through a mythological, pre-Christian world, in
which the cult of the Great Mother plays a dominant role. In addition
to viewing the film, we will discuss the effects of this reversal in
Fellini's artistic development, and the relationship between art and
psyche.
Course objectives:
Understand the role of dreams in the individuation process;
Recognize mythological and religious motifs in Satyricon;
Recognize implications for working with artists who experience a "creative crisis".
Peter Ammann,
after having studied music and musicology, trained at the C.G. Jung
Institute in Zurich. He is currently a training analyst and a lecturer
at the International School of Analytical Psychology Zurich. He has a
practice in Zurich and Geneva and lectures regularly in Switzerland,
South Africa, and the UK. He is also a filmmaker who, after working
with Fellini in Rome, became an independent documentary maker. His
films include Hlonipa — Journey into Wilderness, Sandplay with Dora
Kalff, and Spirits of the Rocks.
Unbearable states of being; fragmentation, dissociation, falling forever, fear of annihilation, are all
experienced as bodily states.Our reaction to these silent screams of the psyche are evident inphysical
symptoms, addictive behavior, and pockets of emotional deadness. In the course of psychotherapy,
when these affects are released and begin to "heat up", the bodily vessel is transformed.Using case examples,
we will examine some of the ways in which these banished parts of the self can begin to be integrated in the context
of the therapeutic relationship.
Course objectives:
Identify how narcissistic wounds can contribute to a lack of containment;
Understand how a lack ofis manifested in bodily symptoms;
Learn how to help patients develop a relationship to affective states which are felt to be threatening to the ego.
Wendy Wyman-McGinty, Ph.D., A.D.T.R.,
is a Jungian analyst, clinical psychologist, and dance therapist in
private practice in West Los Angeles, with an interest in the somatic
aspect of analysis, and its relationship to the development of a
symbolic process. Her work has appeared in Spring Journal, The Journal
of Analytical Psychology, Authentic Movement, Vol. II, and Supervision
in Dance/Movement Psychotherapy (in press).
Literature provides insight into personal experience and our work in
the consulting room. This talk will address the existential and
archetypal themes of racial oppression and dissension, the abuses of
authority, prejudice, physical anguish, and a profound lack of love as
found in the work of South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, the 2003
Nobel prize winner.The themes of nature as a mother, the individual's
experience of The Call, and the emergence of meaning amidst squalor as
they are portrayed in his novel, Life and Times of Michel K, will be
discussed and case material will be presented to illuminate how such a
consideration deepens our therapeutic understanding.
Course objectives:
Gain insight into the psychological effects of discrimination, war, extreme poverty, and displacement;
Identify ways in which meaning can be found in the midst of unbearable traumatic experience;
Consider how literature provides a tool that deepens one's therapeutic understanding
Arlene TePaske Landau, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Pacific Palisades, specializing in the treatment of eating
disorders and relationships issues. She holds a doctorate in Mythological Studies.
Individual Classes:
$25 Pre-registered (Recommended)
$30 At door (if not sold out)
8 Hours
CE, CME, CN
available for series, 2 hours for this lecture
Physicians and Clinicians only
Series:
On Narcissism Looking Into the Mirror of Death:
Narcissism as an Aversion to Life
Visiting Analyst:
Coline Covington, Ph.D.
Using clinical material, this talk will explore the relationship
between narcissism and the death instinct. In early narcissistic
states, aggression can be cathected either in support of the reality
principle, or in opposition to it. Andre Green refers to life
narcissism and death narcissism to distinguish between these two states
of mind. Jung's idea of the complex is relevant as representing a state
of mind which can dominate the development of the psyche to the point
of death. We will conclude with a discussion of the role of narcissism
in the perversions.
Course objectives:
Understand the relationship between narcissism and the death instinct;
Recognize the relationship between narcissism and the reality principle;
Clarify the relationship between narcissism and Jung's idea of the complex.
Coline Covington, Ph.D.,
is a Training Analyst of the Society of Analytical Psychology and a
Training Analyst of the British Association of Psychotherapists
(Jungian Section) and a Training Therapist of the London Centre for
Psychotherapy. She is Consultant Editor of the Journal of Analytical
Psychology and former chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council.
Co-Editor with Barbara Wharton of Sabina Spielrein: Forgotten Pioneer
of Psychoanalysis and Co-Editor with Paul Williams, Jean Arundale and
Jean Knox of Terrorism and War: Unconscious Dynamics of Political
Violence, published by Karnac in 2002, she has written numerous
articles and is in private practice in London.
