Fairytale and Myth in Film

Friday, April 11, 2003 @ 8:00 pm PDT – 10:00 pm PDT – During the past two years we have seen an unusual abundance of films in the mythological and fairytale genre. In particular, with the appearance ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, […]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Eros and Power

Friday, April 18, 2003 @ 8:00 pm PDT – 10:00 pm PDT – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Eros and Power presented by Chie Lee, M.A. Friday, April 18th, 2003 8:00pm Director Ang Lee’s much honored film is a fable which describes the mythical world ofwu xia—the heroes and heroines in the realm of Chinese martial arts. It is also a tale of the paradoxical nature in the struggle […]

Informal Discussion on the Lecture Series “The Moving Image: A Jungian Perspective on Film”

Friday, April 25, 2003 @ 8:00 pm PDT – 10:00 pm PDT – This informal discussion will focus on the series theme. Participants are encouraged to share their own experience of meaning in film. Conclusion of the 4-part weekly lecture series:  THE MOVING IMAGE:  A JUNGIAN PERSPECTIVE ON FILM The most we can do is to dream the myth onwards and give it a modern dress. ~ C.G.Jung […]

The Phantom in the Mirror:  The Animus in the Feminine Psyche as Portrayed in . Phantom of the Opera By Andrew Lloyd Webber

Friday, May 9, 2003 @ 8:00 pm PDT – 10:00 pm PDT – The Phantom in the Mirror: The Animus in the Feminine Psyche as portrayed in Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber presented by LaRaine Kurisko, Ph.D. Friday, May 9th, 2003, 8:00pm The musical,Phantom of the Opera, is the most recent in a long line of incarnations of Gaston Leroux’s 1911 book by the same […]

The Holy Longing:  The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning

Friday, October 17, 2003 @ 8:00 pm PDT – 10:00 pm PDT – The Holy Longing: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning presented by Connie Zweig, Ph.D. Friday, October 17th, 2003 8:00pm If you feel disillusioned with traditional religions but long to rekindle the flame of faith or are disheartened by spiritual teachers and practices yet still yearn for the divine, you are not alone. This holy longing […]

Why did it have to be the death of the poet?

Friday, January 16, 2004 @ 8:00 pm PST – 10:00 pm PST – Jung asked this question near the end of his life. In my talk I will look at the relation between the depth psychologist and the poet, and I will suggest that a psychology which is lived and worked with soul in mind situates the psychologist in the realm of dark light where he/she is a […]

The Healing Power of Poetry

Saturday, January 17, 2004 @ 9:00 am PST – 1:00 pm PST – Saturday Workshop According to Jung Psyche is image. In the soul’s jouney of homecoming images are the markers that show the way and poetry is the voice of the image. This workshop explores several moments on this journey. Each moment begins with music accompanied by poetry and ends with a time for quiet meditation. At […]

Poetry Workshop Series

Sunday, January 25, 2004 @ 2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST – Poetry Workshop Series With Lynne Okon Scholnick, LCSW 3 Sundays, 2pm – 4pm January 25th, February 1st and February 8th 2004 Do you secretly write poems and squirrel them away? Have you longed to put words to your thoughts and feelings but been reticent to do so? Perhaps this is your season plant some seeds […]

The Divine WABA: A Jungian Exploration of Spiritual Paths

Friday, February 6, 2004 @ 8:00 pm PST – 10:00 pm PST – It is clear that at the deepest level—that ground where matter and spirit are united—we are truly all alike. WABA is Dr. Spiegelman’s mnemonic for the various manifestations of the experience of the divine:Within, Among, Between, and Around. Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Kabbalah exemplify the divine within; the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca illustrates the […]