Through reflection on the example of the U.S./Mexico border, this talk and small group experiential work will focus on the psychological orientation that eventuates in the building of walls between neighbors. We will take heart from an idea proposed in Europe by Jacques Derrida and others to create Cities of Hospitality for those forced to migrate from their homelands. We will explore the psychological work necessary to moving across borders in our psychological experience and in our communities.
Mary Watkins, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research in the Depth Psychology Doctoral Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Watkins is the author of Waking Dreams and Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues; the co-author of Talking With Young Children About Adoption; a co-editor of “Psychology and the Promotion of Peace” (Journal of Social Issues, 44, 2) and essays on the confluence of liberation psychology and depth psychology. Her clinical training included object relations, Jungian, archetypal, phenomenological, and developmental approaches. Her Clinical practice has included adult, child, and family therapy, as well as small and large group work on the interface of sociocultural issues and individual suffering.
Part of “Psyche and World: Depth Psychology and Contemporary Events,” the Club’s 32nd Annual Jungian Conference