Saturday, July 10, 2010; 10:00AM - 01:00PM
Flowers in Myth and Consciousness
Presented by Rosalind Wholden
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Being called to the sacred by seeing is called 'Darshan' in Hindu religious
practice. This witnessing of the ineffable is evident both in the mystery of Eleusis, as well as in the Budda's "Flower Sermon". In this lecture, we will use slides to focus on the symbolic, cultural, and individual aspects of flowers, and their role as a metaphor for psychological transformation. Participants are encouraged to bring flowers to the presentation.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the flower as a symbol of death and rebirth using an example from mythology
- Give an example of the flower motif as a metaphor for psychological change
- Give an example from a dream or fairy tale in which the flower symbolizes transformation
Rosalind Wholden, Lecturer-in-Art Emerita, University of California, Santa Barbara, taught at the College of Creative Studies, where she developed a curriculum combining art, literature, mythology, and Jung’s alchemical writings. Her “Image and Contemplation” studies have appeared in Psychological Perspectives, and she has lectured at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles on Dionysos, Goya and Blake, and the Brave Girl, the puella forta.
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