Friday, May 14, 2010; 07:30PM - 09:30PM
Living a More Considered Life
Presented by James Hollis, Ph.D.
Periodically, all of us are obligated to reflect upon what
matters most in our lives. Of course, friends, family, good work and love matter, but what about beyond that? What animates our journey and lifts us out of a mere horizontal filling of days until we die, into a vertical engagement with mystery? In this presentation, we will explore how our live are not meant to be governed by fear, how to live in a world of verbs rather than nouns, and why our true home is not a geographic place, but rather found in the spiritual magnitude of our journey.
Course Objectives:
- Recognize the role adaptive defenses play in the diminution of psychological expression
- Identify attitudes and defenses related to a fear of mortality
- Identity ways in which an individual's inherent need for meaning can be mobilized in the service of a life of greater spiritual awareness
James Hollis, Ph.D., is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst in private practice in Houston, Texas. He lectures nationally on current topics in Jungian psychology. Author of 13 books, including The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other and Why Good People Do Bad Things, his most recent opus is What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life.
