A Story of Heart, Soul and Stones
Presented by Stephen Parker, PhD
Sunday, April 11, 2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm PDT
This will be a visual presentation of the long journey of transformation of the psyche after a severe heart attack. Material will include a series of dreams, paintings and stone work, combined with Jungian and alchemical references.
Learning objectives:
Understand the basic symbols of transformation.
Identify the basic alchemical stages of transformation.
Become familiar with the symbolism of stones, including the Philosopher’s Stone.
Stephen Parker, PhD, is a Jungian psychologist who has lived and worked in the archetypal landscape of Alaska for forty years. He and his partner – Kornelia Grabinska. a Jungian analyst – have run a Jungian bookstore and sandplay store and founded the C.G. Jung Society of Northern Alaska. He has had three solo art shows. His story and work with stones was featured in the article “Opening the Heart: An Interview with Steve Parker” by Robert Henderson in Psychological Perspectives, 60:2, pp. 196-206 (June 2017). He is the author of the e-book Heart Attack and Soul and has run www.jungcurrents.com for many years.
Visit Stephen Parker’s website
Heart Attack and Soul excerpts
Purchase Heart Attack and Soul (Kindle)