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SUMMARY:KALI: An Exploration of Hinduism Through the Image of the Divine Fe
 minine
DESCRIPTION:KALI:\nAn Exploration of Hinduism \nThrough the Image of the Di
 vine Feminine\nPresented by \nMichael Marsman\, LCSW\nSunday\, November 20
 \, 2022\, 11 am - 1 pm PST (UTC -8)\nlink to video\nThis program will also
  be recorded and made available for free to anyone\, \nalong with a transc
 ript\, via a link on the Past Programs page of our website.\nHinduism can 
 offer an apt and nuanced way of understanding the complex workings of the 
 psyche.  The way that it employs shapeshifting and tricksterism\, for exam
 ple\, underscores the way that the mythology captures dynamics that are be
 yond conventional understandings of rationality and morality\, without som
 e of the prejudices inherent in western mythology. Its imagery is able to 
 symbolize at once the changeable and multifaceted nature of psychic moveme
 nt while the myths depict processes that are ongoing and continually devel
 oping\, taking different twists and turns and with multiple end-points.  I
 t is a mythology that allows for the both/and.\nThis talk will focus on th
 e Hindu goddess Kali\, whose name refers to time\, black and death. Often 
 depicted in horrific form\, she has generally been portrayed as an image o
 f the Terrible Mother in western psychology. In India\, though\, Kali\, as
  a manifestation of the divine feminine\, is mainly seen as savior and pro
 tector. This talk will explore the myth of Kali as portrayed in the Devi M
 ahatmyam\, the 2\,500-year-old religious text translated as “In Praise o
 f the Goddess\,” wherein Kali is engaged in the epic battle to save the 
 gods. The talk will include a historical and philosophical background and 
 will apply a symbolic understanding of the story to clinical understanding
  and practice.\nMichael Marsman\, LCSW\, is a certified Jungian analyst in
  private practice in Berkeley\, California and is a member of the C.G. Jun
 g Institute of San Francisco and the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association (J
 PA) in New York. He is a graduate of the JPA where he is a faculty member\
 , supervisor and former board member.  His research focuses on Hindu mytho
 logy and gender and sexuality. Among his published works are “Bringing D
 harma to Earth: The Sabarimalai Pilgrimage and Ayyappan Myth” in Spring 
 Journal (2013)\, “Transgenderism and Transformation: An Attempt at a Jun
 gian Understanding” in the Journal of Analytical Psychology (2017) and 
 “Kali: In Praise of the Goddess” in Psychological Perspectives (2019).
  Michael has taught and presented nationally and internationally on divers
 e topics such as Hindu mythology\, analytic ethics and transgenderism\, ar
 chetypes\, and the collective unconscious and amplification.  He is a form
 er board member and treasurer of the Philemon Foundation.\nLearning object
 ives:\n•    Explain how mythological figures can symbolize the changeabl
 e and multifaceted nature of psychic movement.\n•    Explain how myths a
 nd images can help therapists understand how their patients experience the
 ir lives and how they relate to others.
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