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SUMMARY:Cinderella\, the Tao\, and Ecopsychology
DESCRIPTION:\nPlease note this is a 3 hour program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis prog
 ram will be recorded and made available publicly on our YouTube channel.Yo
 u do not need to have registered to view the video.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFairy t
 ales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psyc
 hic processes…. They represent the archetypes in their simplest\, barest
 \, and most concise form.\n\n\n\nMarie Louise von Franz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWor
 king with fairy tales is one of the best ways to develop an archetypal and
  symbolic perspective on dreams\, life and the analytic process. After a b
 rief introduction to fairy tales and methods of interpretation\, we will w
 ork with one of the most universal fairytale motifs on the planet—Cinder
 ella. Prominent issues revolve around abandonment\, loss\, grief and narci
 ssism. Significant ecopsychological aspects of the Grimm’s version of th
 is tale will be highlighted together with a relationship to the concept of
  the Tao. Time permitting\, the Grimm’s version will be compared with th
 e Perrault-Disney version.\n\n\n\nDennis Merritt\, PhD\, LCSW\, obtained a
  PhD from Berkeley in insect pathology (microbial control of insect pests)
 \, an MA in Humanistic Psychology from Sonoma State\, and is a graduate of
  C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich. He authored the four volumes of The Dairy
  Farmer’s Guide to the Universe: Jung\, Hermes\, and Ecopsychology. Work
 ing with fairytales has enabled him to develop an archetypal and symbolic 
 perspective that he applies to dream interpretation\, cultural issues\, an
 d the psychology behind global warming as referenced in his blog JungianEc
 opsychology.com. Dr. Merritt practices as a Jungian analyst and ecopsychol
 ogist in Milwaukee and is a senior member of the C. G. Jung Institute of C
 hicago. Over 36 years of participation in Lakota Sioux ceremonies has stro
 ngly influenced his worldview.\n\n\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\n\n\nDescri
 be how analyzing fairy tales cultivates a symbolic and archetypal perspect
 ive on analysis and cultural phenomena.\n\n\n\nExplain the basics of fairy
  tale interpretation.\n\n\n\nDescribe the ecopsychological dimensions of G
 rimm’s Cinderella.\n\n\n\nDescribe how Grimm’s Cinderella is psycholog
 ically more potent than the Perrault/Disney version.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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