Monday, February 08, 2010; 07:00PM - 09:00PM
6 Mondays: February 8, 22, March 1, 8, 15, 29
Presented by Nancy Furlotti, M.A. and J.Gordon Nelson, Ph.D.
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The Red Book was the heart of Jung's extended self-exploration, his "confrontation with the unconscious," which he undertook from 1914 to 1930. "The years... when I pursued the inner images, were the most important time of my life. Everything else is to be derived from this. It began at that time, and the later details hardly matter anymore." – C.G. Jung In order to do justice to this immensely significant book, we will read slowly through the sections as a class, so that we may better understand what Jung so profoundly experienced. While it is not expected that we will be able to get through the entire book, this seminar is intended as an introduction to the text, and the beginning of an ongoing study.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the early history of psychology that influenced Jung and led up to his descent into the unconscious
- Discuss Jung's personal exploration of the unconscious through the use of his newly devised approach called "active imagination"
- Compare his understanding and description of his experience with later theoretical formulations in analytical psychology
Nancy Furlotti, M.A., is a Jungian analyst in private practice in West Los Angeles. She teaches in the Analyst Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, where she is also past President of the Board of Directors. Nancy is on the national board of the Archive for Research Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) and is Co-President of the Philemon Foundation.
J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in Santa Monica. He has taught the Collected Works Reading Program as well as many individual courses on Jung. He served as the president of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and chair of its certifying board for new analysts.
