Wednesday, July 14, 2010; 07:30PM - 09:30PM
and the Path to Individuation
Presented by Sherri Mahdavi, Ph.D.
The legendary Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar is one of the most ancient poets of Persia. His poetry inspired numerous mystic poets including Rumi. In "The Conference of the Birds," (Mantiq u-Tayr), Attar tell us the story of a group of birds who desire to know the king of all birds, the great Simorgh, the
mysterious bird in Persian mythology. Their quest takes them through seven valleys as they experience longing, suffering, and gradual awareness of the
Divine Mystery, God's presence within man.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the archetypal themes in the poem The Conference of the Birds
- Give an example of how this poem is relevant to contemporary life
- Describe how a desire for a connection to the Divine is necessary for psychological growth
Sherri Mahdavi, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Irvine, and an analytic candidate at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She is also an adjunct faculty at the Chicago School for Professional Psychology in Southern California. A native of Iran, she was educated in Canada and the U.S.
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