The Three Journeymen

Sunday, May 18, 2008 @ 3:00 pm PDT – 5:00 pm PDT – Like the “three journeymen” in this Grimm’s tale, we are all presented at times in life with seemingly insurmountable problems. When this happens, what is our best response? What attitude must we have to face these challenges and overcome them? In the reading and interpretation of this medieval tale, we will explore the archetypical themes […]

Snow-White and Rose-Red

Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 3:00 pm PDT – 5:00 pm PDT – A classic Grimm’s tale, Snow-White and Rose-Red is the story of two innocent girls who encounter an angry dwarf that they repeatedly help escape perilous situations despite his ungrateful and demeaning attitude toward them. Psychologically, this is a story of the development of the inner masculine, that is, the animus in the woman’s psyche.  This […]

The Patient Stone

Sunday, June 1, 2008 @ 3:00 pm PDT – 7:00 pm PDT – In this lecture we will consider a Persian fairy tale called the Patient Stone which describes the enigmatic journey of a young woman whose simple and sheltered life is thrown into chaos after she hears a voice announcing that she will die. Trying to escape this seemingly terrifying fate, the protagonist embarks on a long […]

Some Homosexualities and the Challenge of Analytical Psychology

Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – Some Homosexualities and the Challenge of Analytical Psychology Presented by Barry Miller, PhD link to audio file Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, October 19th, 2008 Today the subject of “homosexuality” stimulates enormous conflicts and challenges to our basic orientations in theology, politics, and psychology. Often assumptions are made to foster a sense of understanding […]

Active Imagination in Rumi’s Poetry

Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – Active Imagination in Rumi’s Poetry with Robert Moradi, MD Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, November 9th, 2008 link to audio file Many poems of the 13th century mystic poet Rumi could be conceived psychologically as the poet’s active imagination. One is the story of the “Lion and the Beast” from Mathnawi, and the other […]

Winter Solstice Ritual Celebration

Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – WINTER SOLSTICE RITUAL CELEBRATION with Thea Robertshaw and Onno Callahan Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, December 7th, 2008 (this program was not recorded) Many cultures honor the powers of the four directions to create sacred time and space. Through cross-cultural ritual, we will welcome the return of the sun on the shortest day and […]

The Secret of the Golden Flower & the Mandala: Jung’s Entry into Alchemy and the Formation of the Subtle Body

Friday, February 20, 2009 – Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ All Day – The Secret of the Golden Flower & the Mandala: Jung’s Entry into Alchemy and the Formation of the Subtle Body Presented by Patricia Damery, MA Friday, February 20, 2009, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm and Saturday, February 21, 2009, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm link to audio file Upon first reading Richard Wilhelm’s translation of […]

Living the Unlived Life

Saturday, March 14, 2009 @ 9:30 am PDT – 5:30 pm PDT – 34th Annual Jungian Conference Honoring the Memory of Lehnert & Nancy Riegel LIVING THE UNLIVED LIFE Special Guest Speaker Jerry M. Ruhl, PhD Saturday, March 14th, 2009 9:30 AM ~ 5:30 PM (this program was not recorded) ” Discovering a mythic pattern that feels connected to one’s own life deepens one’s self-understanding. This connection also […]

What is the Religious Function of the Psyche?

Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:30 pm PDT – Jung uses the term “religious function” on a number of occasions in his writings, but never formally defines it. An attempt to clarify what Jung might have had in mind in his use of this term led me into an exploration of his writings about the methodology of analytical psychology, the psychology of religion, and […]

The Role of Alchemy in Jung’s Analytical Psychology

Sunday, April 26, 2009 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – For Jung, the symbolic study of alchemy provided a model for viewing the autonomy of the unconscious and the transformation of the personality.  This lecture will provide a brief history of his work, while grounding and illustrating these ideas with clinical interactions and real life processes.  In this talk we will describe and name the […]