BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:165@junginoc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070414T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070415T170000 DTSTAMP:20240823T212251Z URL:https://junginoc.org/events/2007-04-14-15-corbett/ SUMMARY:Psyche and the Sacred (33rd Annual Jungian Conference): Psychothera py as a Spiritual Practice DESCRIPTION:33rd Annual Jungian Conference\nPsyche &\; the Sacred\nPsych otherapy as a Spiritual Practice\nSpecial Guest Speaker\nLionel Corbett\, MD\nApril 14th and 15th\, 2007\nSaturday 10:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM\nSunday 10:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM\nlink to audio files\n" The practice of depth psychology with a religious sensibility belongs within the contemplative tradition\, beca use it represents an active attempt to experience and understand the ways of the divine as they operate within the human psyche. "\n~ Lionel Corbett \nA clear trend is emerging in the literature of psychotherapy that ackno wledges the importance of spirituality. This is an inevitable development\ , since many of the problems that people bring to psychotherapists have bo th a psychological and a spiritual dimension. A life crisis or significant suffering of any kind often forces us to examine our spiritual beliefs an d our God-image. Because our spirituality is integrally connected to our p ersonality and our emotional life\, the psychotherapist who does not take spirituality into account may be ignoring an important resource in the hea ling process. And even though spirituality is a vital force for many peopl e\, few psychotherapists have had any specific training in dealing with sp iritual issues.\nMany people have important spiritual or numinous experien ces that directly address their developmental difficulties or current life situation which may or may not take a traditional Judeo-Christian form. N uminous experiences are often directly relevant to the psychology of the i ndividual. If they are valued and appreciated by the therapist\, they have a healing effect. To understand a person as a whole\, it is essential to take into account his or her spirituality\, whether or not it is conscious ly articulated. Issues of meaning\, purpose\, and values are constantly pr esent\, and people who are not affiliated with an established religious tr adition may usefully explore these questions in psychotherapy.\nBecause th e psyche has a transcendent dimension\, psychotherapy need not be consider ed a purely secular pursuit. There is more to human experience than behavi or\, cognition\, psychodynamics and brain mechanisms. The transcendent dim ension of reality cannot be reduced to any of these\, yet science does not have an adequate conceptual framework or vocabulary for dealing with this dimension\, and many people with a strong personal sense of the sacred ar e disillusioned with traditional religion. For these individuals\, psychot herapy may be a helpful container in which to explore spiritual issues.\nI f we take into account psyche's spiritual potential\, psychotherapy may be carried out as a spiritual form in its own right\, allowing the practice of compassion and service to others.\nConference Topics:\nWays in which th e therapist may practice with a spiritual sensibility\nWays is which the s acred dimension may appear during psychotherapy\nThe relationship between personality\, psychopathology\, and spirituality\nThe discovery of the sac red within psychopathology\nPsychotherapy as a ritual process\nPlease join us for this very special two day event which will be of interest to all c oncerned with spiritual work. The conference format will consist of both l ectures and conversations with Dr. Corbett.\nLionel Corbett\, MD trained i n medicine and psychiatry in England\, and as a Jungian analyst at the C.G . Jung Institute of Chicago. His primary dedication is to the religious fu nction of the psyche\, especially the way in which personal religious expe rience is relevant to individual psychology\, and to the development of ps ychotherapy as a spiritual practice. He is the author of The Religious Fun ction of the Psyche and the audio series Spirituality Beyond Religion\, pu blished by Sounds True. His new book\, published this year by Spring publi cations\, is Psyche and the Sacred. Dr Corbett is on the faculty of Pacifi ca Graduate Institute\, in Santa Barbara. His books will be available for sale and signing. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR