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:286@junginoc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T180000 DTSTAMP:20250114T221228Z URL:https://junginoc.org/events/2025-01-12-marsman/ SUMMARY:Bringing Dharma to Earth: The Sabarimalai Pilgrimage and Ayyappan M yth DESCRIPTION:\nThis program will be recorded and made available publicly on our \;YouTube channel. You do not need to have registered to view the video.\n\n\n\nHinduism is a religion of 330 million gods. It is a living r eligion where gods and the stories about them are continuing to form and i ts abundant diversity\, color and humor are compelling. Its nature is exot ic\, playful and engaging and its tales and philosophies are full of contr adiction and surprise. From a Jungian perspective\, it serves as a rich sy mbol system by which we can approach an understanding of the depth and nua nce of the psyche\, for it depicts processes that are continually developi ng\, taking different twists and turns with multiple endpoints. Hindu myth ology allows for the “both/and” and is one which can draw us into a co nscious relationship with the enticing\, intriguing and surprising aspects of ourselves.\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, we will examine the myth of the much beloved south Indian deity Ayyappan and the pilgrimage to his shrine in Ke rala\, one of the largest in the world. Ayyappan is a child god – a divi ne child – whose name means “father of fathers” who is the son of Vi shnu and Shiva – two male gods! The focus will be on understanding the m eaning of the myth and pilgrimage\, both psychologically and in terms of l ived life experience. Importantly\, we will explore the question of how th e myth and pilgrimage serve the psyche’s journey towards wholeness.\n\n\ n\nMichael Marsman\, LCSW\, is a certified Jungian analyst in private prac tice in Berkeley\, California and is a member of the Jungian Psychoanalyti c Association in New York and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco whe re he serves on the Board of Governors. His research focuses on Hindu myth ology and gender and sexuality. Among his published works are “Bringing Dharma to Earth: The Sabarimalai Pilgrimage and Ayyappan Myth” in Spring Journal (2013)\, “Transgenderism and Transformation: An Attempt at a Ju ngian Understanding” in the Journal of Analytical Psychology (2017) and “Kali: In Praise of the Goddess” in Psychological Perspectives (2019). Michael teaches analysts-in-training nationally and internationally and p resents on diverse topics such as Hindu mythology\, analytic ethics\, tran sgenderism\, archetypes and the collective unconscious\, amplification\, m ythology and dream analysis. He also provides supervision and consultation in the U.S. and abroad.\n\n\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\n\n\nExplain how mythological figures can symbolize the changeable and multifaceted nature of psychic movement.\n\n\n\nExplain how myths and images can help therapi sts understand how their patients experience their lives and how they rela te to others.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://junginoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ A4A8004B-F452-4012-9302-D05BC0EE31C8.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR