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SUMMARY:Anthropos and Shadow in Addiction: A Jungian Basis for Understandin
 g and Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Four months before his death\, Carl Jung wrote to Bill W.\, one
  of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous\, that the “helpful formula” 
 for treating alcoholism is “spiritus contra spiritum”\, or spirit agai
 nst spirit\, noting that the term used to denote the “highest religious 
 experience” is also used for the “most depraving poison.” He describ
 es alcoholism as “the equivalent\, on a low level\, of the spiritual thi
 rst of our being for wholeness…”  In this talk\, we will explore addi
 ction from a Jungian perspective by endeavoring to understand not just its
  pathological aspect (the reductive approach) but\, more importantly\, its
  transformative potential.  In approaching addiction from a symbolic pers
 pective\, we can better understand its telos or purpose in forcing the suf
 ferer onto an individuating path leading towards\, as Jung puts it\, “th
 e union with God.”  Approaches to treatment will be discussed\, with a 
 focus on Alcoholics Anonymous\, Al-Anon and other similar programs and the
  way in which they are designed to bring about spiritual/psychological hea
 ling through participation in community and the practice of the twelve ste
 ps.  Dreams\, mythological motifs and other images will be used to help i
 llustrate this talk.\nLearning objectives:\n\n\n 	\nExplain the difference
  between the pathological and prospective approaches in psychology.\n\n 	\
 nIdentify a purpose of addiction.\n\n 	\nExplain the philosophy underlying
  the twelve step programs’ approach to addiction.\n\n\nMichael Marsman\,
  LCSW\, is a certified Jungian analyst in private practice in Berkeley\, 
 California and is a member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and
  the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association (JPA) in New York. He is a graduat
 e of the JPA\, where he is a faculty member\, supervisor and former board 
 member.  Among his published works are: “Bringing Dharma to Earth: The 
 Sabarimalai Pilgrimage and Ayyappan Myth\," Spring Journal (2013)\; “T
 ransgenderism and Transformation: An Attempt at a Jungian Understanding\,"
  Journal of Analytical Psychology (2017)\; and “Kali: In Praise of the
  Goddess\," Psychological Perspectives (2019). Michael has taught and pr
 esented nationally and internationally on diverse topics such as Hindu myt
 hology\, analytic ethics\, transgenderism\, archetypes and the collective 
 unconscious and amplification.  He is a board member and Treasurer of the
  Philemon Foundation. \nHear Michael discuss addiction and other topics i
 n a recent “Speaking of Jung” interview.
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