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SUMMARY:Individuation\, Impermanence\, and Imperfection: 40th Annual Jungia
 n Conference
DESCRIPTION:Individuation is Carl Jung's term for finding meaning and purpo
 se in life. How do you know when you are on the right path? Why do big ide
 as about achievement and enlightenment just get in the way? When can you t
 rust your inner guide and when must you apply discipline and ethics to cur
 b the urgings of your instincts?\n\nJung believed we find meaning in life 
 through the struggle with confounding oppositions. The struggle between op
 posing forces or tendencies has its roots in philosophy\, but it was Jung 
 who gave it a starring role in the drama of consciousness. Opposites such 
 as good/evil\, love/hate\, inner/outer\, underlie his psychology.\n\nHe al
 so believed there is a destination\, a possible goal for life beyond maxim
 izing pleasure\, pursuing power and material goods\, or even achieving our
  conscious goals. He called this the way of individuation\, a natural proc
 ess that involves finding one's uniqueness\, meaning\, and wholeness. When
  interfered with we become ill\, trapped in a backwater of the personality
 . Jungian-oriented psychotherapy aims at restoring the free flow of energy
  from our unconscious instincts to conscious life.\n\nIn this context\, we
  will also explore the concept of Wabi-Sabi which grew out of a Zen perspe
 ctive. This view sees the beauty of things imperfect\, impermanent and inc
 omplete\, of things modest and humble. Wabi-Sabi requires a great attentio
 n to living in harmony with nature and experiencing the divine in the simp
 le and ordinary.\n\nThis presentation is designed to help us embrace irreg
 ularity\, simplicity\, and the integrity of natural objects and processes.
  Lecture\, discussion\, and practical exercises will help you cultivate ap
 preciation for what is impermanent\, imperfect\, and unfinished in life.\n
 \nSuggested Reading: Wabi-Sabi: for Artists\, Designers\, Poets &amp\; Phi
 losophers by Leonard Koren\n\nJerry M. Ruhl\, PhD is a clinical psychologi
 st living in Houston\, Texas. Dr. Ruhl is executive director of The Jung C
 enter of Houston and a faculty member of the Saybrook University Graduate 
 Studies Program in Jungian Studies. He is the co-author of three books wit
 h Robert A. Johnson\, including Contentment: A Way to True Happiness\, pub
 lished by HarperCollins. Dr. Ruhl sees patients in private practice\, faci
 litates dream groups\, and presents seminars around the nation.\n\nLink to
  Jerry Ruhl and Robert Johnson's website
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