Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 07:30PM - 09:30PM
Series: Religious Nature of the Psyche:
Myth, Ritual, Symbol and Meaning - Part 7 of 7
Presented by Michele Daniel, Ph.D.
In the Terry Lectures, Jung describes how natural symbols of the Self arise spontaneously from the Collective Unconscious and how many of these archetypal images have been codified into creeds and religious dogmas that have retained their numinal power over centuries. However, natural symbols also continue to arise through individual dreams and imaginal experiences, leading to an ongoing renewal of the connection to the Self. This lecture will explore this notion of natural symbols; consideration will be given to the image of the mandala to show how these images of the Objective Psyche continue to evolve in contemporary times.
Course Objectives:
- List examples of natural symbols of the Self
- Describe how natural symbols arise
- Contrast images of mandalas as they have appeared historically and spontaneously in contemporary dreams and imaginal experiences
Michele Daniel, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and President of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. A former Associate Professor of counseling psychology at California State University, Bakersfield, she 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.
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