Basic Jung: A Closer Examination of Individuation

Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – Individuation, the lifelong development of the personality, is central to Jung’s psychology.  It is the process of becoming the person one is innately meant to be.  While aspects of this concept have been embraced by popular culture, the true depth and scope of Jung’s theory require a much closer examination.  Rather than merely describing a glorified […]

Basic Jung: Self-Knowledge and the Problem of Evil

Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – Evil is a problem that none of us can avoid.  This “dark side of reality” is not going to go away.  In fact, it may be on the increase.  The question of how to respond and relate to the presence of evil is a difficult one.  Our instincts will suggest “fight or flight,” but what […]

The Alchemical Osiris: A Myth for Our Time

Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 3:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – The mythology of Osiris, God of the Dead, originated in ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom and endured throughout 3000 years of dynastic rule. During that time, his image evolved from a nature spirit to God of the Dead to Lord of the Underworld. His mythology ended with the collapse of ancient Egypt but his spirit continued […]

C.G. Jung’s Red Book Revisited:  Its Content, Message and Psycho-Spiritual Implications

Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 3:00 pm PDT – 5:30 pm PDT – Annual Meeting C.G. Jung’s Red Book Revisited: Its Content, Message and Psycho-Spiritual Implications with Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller link to audio file Saturday, June 4th, 2011 3:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm (BOOK SALE starts at 1:00 pm) In tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Jung’s death (June 6, 1961), Dr. Hoeller will discuss in depth […]

The Mother Archetype:  The Deep Matrix of Personal Transformation

Sunday, October 2, 2011 @ 4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT – The Mother Archetype: The Deep Matrix of Personal Transformation Presented by Katharine Bainbridge, MA link to audio file Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, October 2nd, 2011 In analysis, a great deal of time can be spent exploring one’s relationship to a personal mother. Often unconsciously, it is a difficult mother relationship which leads us […]

Uniting the One and the Many:  Quiltmaking as Alchemy and Psychological Process

Sunday, November 6, 2011 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – Uniting the One and the Many: Quiltmaking as Alchemy and Psychological Process Presented by Janet Muff, MSN, RN Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, November 6th, 2011 link to audio file NOTE: Daylight Savings Time ends on this day. Turn clocks back one hour. Quilting has been around for as long as people have needed […]

Roll Away The Stone:  A Presentation of American Gospel Music

Sunday, December 11, 2011 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – Roll Away The Stone: A Presentation of American Gospel Music Presented by Mark Troedson, PhD, MFT Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, December 11th, 2011 audio file available to Club members upon email request Gospel music gives voice to the experience of the divine in life through song and movement. The music expresses the singer’s […]

Lest We Forget: Toward a Psychological Understanding of World War II 

Sunday, January 22, 2012 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – With particular focus on the Pacific Campaign, this presentation will explore the psychological meaning underlying the catastrophe of World War II.  When we look past political history, we stand a chance to glimpse the underlying archetypal forces that erupted across the world, and we may try to comprehend an awareness of that which we have […]

Hephaestus:  The Shaper Suffers the Shaping

Sunday, February 26, 2012 @ 4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST – Hephaestus: The Shaper Suffers the Shaping An Exploration of the Creative Life Presented by. Betty Smith, MA Sunday, 4 PM – 6 PM, February 26th, 2012 link to audio file The oracular voice that rewarded the ancient journey to Dodona or to Delphi is long silent, so that we turn to the psyche in search […]