Saturdays, May 9, 2026; 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
COMING FROM THE SELF - PART 1
Most people accommodate others in social situations, summoning the persona in the service of adaptation. There are times, however, when a person needs to choose instead to come from the Self. Drawing from two strong semi-autobiographical films by American women directors, we will focus on critical turning points in the lives of creative female characters at different ages whose task it was to learn to come from the Self in order to keep others from pre-empting their potential. Dr. Beebe will discuss what these films reveal about artistic individuation.
John Beebe, MD, is a Jungian analyst and past president of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco who has spearheaded a Jungian approach to the analysis of film. In teaching and writing, he has often used psychological type and archetype to explore developments in the cultural and political unconscious. His books include Integrity in Depth and Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type. With Virginia Apperson, he has co-authored The Presence of the Feminine in Film.
Saturdays, May 9, 2026; 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
COMING FROM THE SELF - PART 1
Most people accommodate others in social situations, summoning the persona in the service of adaptation. There are times, however, when a person needs to choose instead to come from the Self. Drawing from two strong semi-autobiographical films by American women directors, we will focus on critical turning points in the lives of creative female characters at different ages whose task it was to learn to come from the Self in order to keep others from pre-empting their potential. Dr. Beebe will discuss what these films reveal about artistic individuation.
John Beebe, MD, is a Jungian analyst and past president of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco who has spearheaded a Jungian approach to the analysis of film. In teaching and writing, he has often used psychological type and archetype to explore developments in the cultural and political unconscious. His books include Integrity in Depth and Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type. With Virginia Apperson, he has co-authored The Presence of the Feminine in Film.
