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:151@junginoc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090314T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090314T173000 DTSTAMP:20240825T045352Z URL:https://junginoc.org/events/2009-03-14-ruhl/ SUMMARY:Living the Unlived Life DESCRIPTION:34th Annual Jungian Conference\n\nHonoring the Memory of Lehner t &\; Nancy Riegel\n\nLIVING THE UNLIVED LIFE\nSpecial Guest Speaker\nJ erry M. Ruhl\, PhD\nSaturday\, March 14th\, 2009\n9:30 AM ~ 5:30 PM\n\n(th is program was not recorded)\n\n" Discovering a mythic pattern that feels connected to one's own life deepens one’s self-understanding. This conne ction also helps one to comprehend how moments in life\, apparently accide ntal\, fragmentary\, or tragic\, belong to the greater whole. "\n\nExcerpt : Living Your Unlived Life\nby Robert A. Johnson &\; Jerry M. Ruhl\, Ph .D.\n\nThe unlived life consists of those potential aspects of ourselves t hat have not adequately entered into our experience. We all carry with us a vast inventory of unlived life. No matter how full our lives are there a re significant experiences that have been closed to each of us. For every thing we choose (or that has been chosen for us)\, something else remains unchosen. There may be the sense that we have somehow missed the mark\, or failed to do something we were so sure we were supposed to do. What is th is life that we find ourselves living\, so different than what we envision ed?\n\nDr. Ruhl will explore with us this essential developmental task of the second half of life—rectifying the loss of abandoned dreams and unre alized potentials to achieve our ultimate life meaning and purpose. When b rought into consciousness\, unlived life can become the fuel that propels us beyond current limitations. By exploring unlived life we learn to rise above fears\, regrets\, and disappointments\, to expand our vision beyond the narrow confines of the ego\, and to embrace the full measure of our be ing. An enlightened vision is our most profound unlived potential\, and br inging it to fruition is the worthy purpose of the second half of life.\n\ nCentral to this task is the reconciliation of life's painful contradictio ns. Everything consciously experienced by humans is presented in pairs of opposites. Consequently\, we often experience a collision of values that c an be confusing\, painful and far-reaching.\n\nSpiritual teachings are som etimes interpreted as advice to let go of material things. But to advance consciousness we need to be weaned\, not from material things\, but from o ur allegiance to duality. The essence of ego-centered consciousness is to have preferences. Yet\, as Jung suggests\, our most powerful and meaningfu l psychological and spiritual growth may emerge out of events we would nev er choose—loss\, trauma\, chaos and confusion.\n\nDrawing upon the ancie nt Greek myth of Castor and Pollux\, the twin stars in the Gemini constell ation\, Dr. Ruhl will explore this timeless story as an image of the unity that exists behind every duality. And as a prototype and navigation point for the human journey\, it will illuminate this essential wisdom: when we allow both sides of any issue to exist in equal dignity and worth\, a syn thesis is possible\, bringing new insight\, meaning\, and contentment to o ur lives.\n\nJerry M. Ruhl\, PhD is a therapist\, national speaker\, and i nternationally known author based near Dayton\, Ohio. In the first half of life Jerry was a journalist\, and he managed communications for two major corporations. At mid-life he realized he had climbed up the corporate lad der but it was leaning against the wrong wall. He began studying the works of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung and earned a PhD in clinical psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute\, focusing on life-changing accidents and illness. In 1987 he met analyst Robert Johnson and a lasting friendship a nd professional collaboration began.\n\nDuring a visit to San Diego\, Jerr y suggested that Robert's remarkable life would make a fascinating book. A fter consulting the I Ching they had a series of conversations for nearly a year. They discussed life\, death\, reincarnation\, loneliness\, and man y other topics. They shared dreams\, practiced active imagination together \, and worked through a life review that culminated in the book Balancing Heaven and Earth. They have sustained a collaborative writing partnership since that time. Their most recent book\, Living Your Unlived Life\, will be for sale at this event.\n\nLink to Jerry Rhul and Robert Johnson's webs ite\n\nThis event is dedicated to Lehnert and Nancy Riegel who were very e arly members of the C.G. Jung Club of Orange County. They nurtured its gro wth with their selfless service and a commitment to the inner life. They c ontinue to inspire those of us who knew and worked with them. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20090308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR