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elcome to Jung Downunder 2009.
individual disorder, suggesting rather that it as an
We have a programme of rich and
illness whose causes arise in part from the social
varied events ahead and hope
and political fabric of life. While on a somewhat
that in these interesting times you may find
sweeter note Frith Luton considers collective
sustenance here for heart and soul.
life from an instinctual and mythic realm in her
The upheavals of contemporary life provide the impetus for our lead article ‘Ascent from the Abyss’ by Lenore Kulakauskas. Here she considers
presentation ‘Circumambulating the Centre: The Symbolism of the Bee, the Honey and the Hive’. Our first and last presentations of this programme
how we may respond to today’s challenges in the
focus on the psyche’s response to trauma and
world from an engaged awareness that takes us
change. In February we welcome Ernest Hartmann,
beyond an egoic view point to a consciousness
a world-renowned dream researcher, who presents
that deepens and expands our relationship to the
his recent research on dreaming, with reference to
world. Further reflections on the interplay between
the interplay of dreams and trauma. ‘Can These
personal and social life can be found in our book
Bones Live?’ is the evocative title of Lucy Davey’s
reviews of Clive Hamilton’s The Freedom Paradox
talk in June in which she reflects on the challenges
and Lynn Hume’s and Kathleen McPhillip’s Popular
of coping with change in her exploration of the
Spiritualities.
richly symbolic Biblical story of Ezekiel.
Many of our programmed events also explore the
In addition to these stimulating and thoughtful
relationship between the life of the individual and
presentations we offer two ongoing courses
community. In March Roger Brooke will talk about
for the first half of the year. The first is a James
Jung’s contributions to an understanding of the
Hillman reading group led by Peter Dicker which
Oedipus Complex, and then present a workshop
will consider Hillman’s writings on all things
‘The Family Romance’ to explore our primary
imaginable. The second is a course I am facilitating
formative relationships. Pam Stavroupolous’s
entitled ‘Engaging Dreams’ which is designed to
May talk ‘The Politics of Depression’ challenges
stimulate and enliven your dreamwork practice.
the perception that depression is an exclusively 2 JUNGDOWNUNDER
There is something here for everyone – we hope
you agree and that you will be inspired to come
Climate Change, Jon Marshall has undertaken to
and participate in our community to explore the
edit and oversee the production of a Jung Society
relationship between psyche and world.
publication on the same topic inviting a number
Jung Downunder looks so good because we are
of contributors to participate. This is our first foray
most blessed to have Tim Hartridge as our graphic
into publishing, marking an exciting new chapter in
designer – my thanks to him for the very generous
our development. We eagerly anticipate the book
donation of his talents and time to this publication.
launch in the second half of 2009.
My great thanks also to rest of the production team
Yolanda Waldman has taken the initiative to
– Tori Collins, Lucy Davey, and Jon Marshall who
foster a relationship between ourselves and the
edit and proofread alongside myself.
Australasian College of Natural Therapies, where
I look forward to meet with you soon. Sally Gillespie, President
she lectures. This has resulted in a generous offer from the College to use their rooms for our courses and to be linked to their website. This is a
FRom the Committee
great opportunity to introduce ourselves to a new
2008 was an exciting and satisfying year for
community.
us with Society membership numbers growing
June Reynolds continues to take every
significantly and our events being well-attended.
opportunity she finds herself in to spread the
Much credit for this goes to Tim Hartridge who has
words of our presence and events, and to warmly
put so much creative effort into uplifting our public
welcome newcomers to our meetings while Bo
face through our Jung Downunder publications
Robertson took us to Spain this year organising a
and website. Tori Collins has ably assisted Tim
very festive Christmas Party at Captain Torres with
particularly in maintaining the website, and
fine food.
also in keeping up with the growing technical
Lucy Davey has been as busy as ever in the library
demands of each meeting with data projection and
organising our ever- burgeoning shelves, ably
recording. Thanks are also due to the tremendous
–assisted by both Yolanda and Lenore. Jon Marshall
organisational abilities of Lenore Kulakauskas
has imported many new and exciting Jungian titles
who so expertly administers our growing number
in for our bookstall while Lesley Hamlyn continues
of events and an expanding database. Lenore’s
to act as our all-rounder turning her hand and wits
innovations have been many and ongoing,
to all tasks on hand.
enabling us to grow effectively. Marcel Abarca
I am extremely fortunate to be the President of
has ably stepped up to the position of Treasurer
such a talented Committee and am continually
following Monica Roman’s resignation due to
buoyed by their commitment, support and passion.
ill-health. We are exceedingly grateful to Monica
We are a merry crew, and there is always room
and Marcel for so efficiently getting our finances in
for one more, so please contact any one of us if
excellent order.
you would like to become a part of a great joint
Our horizons have also expanded thanks to the
venture. My thanks to everyone for their significant
adventurous ideas of our Executive Committee.
contributions.
Following the July panel on Depth Psychology and
Sally Gillespie, President JUNGDOWNUNDER 3
WE A V I N G V O I CE S
‘
The perspective of the Business Model…is
’
unravelling…new perspectives are urgently needed.
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Ascent from the
abysS
Lenore Kulakauskas
Engaging in Everyday Life Through a Jungian Perspective The Theory
This perspective, developed by the
In advertising her address to the Analytical
post- Jungian Wolfgang Giegerich, does
Psychology Club of New York at their Annual
not favour ego-consciousness but instead
Dinner, Heide Kolb, Jungian Analyst wrote:
purposefully includes non-ego thought in the
The Jungian approach is unique. It is not only
thinking process. Inclusion does not mean
a method to treat psychological problems, but
appropriation. It means admitting an image,
also a unique way of perceiving and engaging
dream or fantasy as something deserving of
in everyday life.
thought, albeit in a special way. This way allows
The everyday life of western society,
the non-ego image to be observed as a thing in
embedded in consumerism and indoctrinated
itself, yet still intimately attached, allowing both
in the language of the Market, has hit a
ego and non-ego to live comfortably with each
huge pothole, indeed a veritable abyss.
other, not as opposites but as dual dwellers.
The perspective of the Business Model has infiltrated governments, education, industry,
The Experience
communities and families. Now it is unravelling.
A 54-year old woman had a dream in 1998.
Its adherents are shaken, fearful and adrift.
I am driving up a hill. There is a park and an
New perspectives are urgently needed.
oval on the left hand side and a single shop
A perspective that encourages a conscious
on the other side. It is called the Virgo shop.
awareness of the psychology of what is going
I park the car beside a white wooden fence
on in the world around us is required. One
bordering the park. I cross the street and go
which meets this requirement is the ‘universal’
into the shop. I am surprised how bare the
perspective espoused in Jungian and post-
shop is. There are white floorboards and dried
Jungian discourse.
tortured willow branches in a large vase.
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WE A V I N G V O I CE S
‘
The imperative is that we recognise that it is our There aren’t many books. A couple of
it isn’t autumn. It takes my breath
other people are talking to the owner.
away with its beauty. I could look at it
They don’t notice me so I leave. Next I
forever. I turn back. The old woman
am driving through a city. There is a lot
said “That’s not all.” I look again and
of traffic, pedestrians and red traffic
see a similar beauteous scene. But
lights. I seem to be driving round and
then I become aware that buildings
round in circles, but then I make a left
have appeared on my left – the colours
hand turn and see a familiar church.
have disappeared. Now I see row upon
I drive up a hill onto a curved road
row of high-rise buildings but as I look
which turns into a dirt track. Now I
closer I can see they are deserted,
am on top of a ridge. I see what looks
some in ruins. There are people too
like a new sub-division. I drive in. The
but they are like wraiths, skeletal,
houses are unusual and people are
dressed in rags. I say to myself, “They
working on them. Some people are
can’t see it! They can’t see it.”
lifting a large slab of wood up above
When she first dreamt it, she tried to
large glass walls. I speak to them but
understand it at a personal level but it
they don’t answer. I don’t think they
all seemed a bit fantastic, as if she had
can see me. I leave the sub-division
dreamt something of mythic proportion,
and drive out onto another dirt road.
hardly relevant to someone in the midst
I come across a group of children
of medication and therapy for a nervous
sitting in a semi-circle around an old
breakdown. It was a dream that almost
woman who has her back to me.
cried out to be given to others to look
She is dressed in blue. I stop. The old
at. And who was she to even find an
woman turns to me and says: “Look
audience for it to be shared with?
behind you.” I turn around. The most incredibly beautiful scene lies before me. Steep purple mountains on either
She is ready to share the dream after
side slope down to a beautiful blue
much hard work and after recognition
lake, which continues on to a distant
that ‘she’ is but one avenue through
cutting where I know it will join the
which ‘soul’ can access itself.
sea. The trees on the mountains are
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It is 10 years later – 2008.
The dream could have been
a riot of colour – autumn tones of
appropriated and presented as ‘hers’,
reds, oranges and golds even though
but in so doing would have lost its
Ascent from the
’
perspective…that needs to change… universality and therefore its capacity to
abysS
In 1998 the dream was dreamt in the
inspire. In leaving the dream as a thing
real psychological context that she was
in itself – attached to her, but only so
in as well as from the more superficial
it had her as a potential outlet – she
or deeper psychological reality level that
had to position herself within a new
consciousness was open to.
perspective, a perspective capable
In Jungian terms this was a ‘big’
of admitting dual occupancy of ego
dream, an opus magnum. It was
and non-ego. Not two ‘personas’,
more than an ego-based aid to
with which pop psychologists might
help the woman understand herself
have a field day erroneously labelling
better or imbue her own personal
her schizophrenic, but a perspective
circumstances with a mythic quality.
giving soul its rightful place alongside
It aided in enabling her, eventually, to
ego. An occupancy where soul is not
acknowledge that contradictions could
an ‘unconscious’ underlay, but exists
exist side by side, to allow an awareness
simultaneously with rational thought.
that she was not outside the world, an
Where soul is capable of being brought
outsider choosing to become a part of
into the thinking process on its own
something else, but that the world was
terms, thus engendering a wider vision.
part of her.
The Future
species, currently face, were no longer
The post-Jungian, Wolfgang
‘out there’ but an integral part of who
Giegerich, wrote:
she was.
The monumental challenges we, as a
Jung once wrote that we always
The imperative is that we recognise
dream from within the relationship.
that it is our perspective, or how we
We could extend this statement by
see things, that needs to change. Not
saying we always dream from within
through the narrow lens of the ego
the real psychological context that
itself, nor an imaginary (yet still ego-
we are in as well as from the more
related) lens where compassion and
superficial or deeper psychological
solutions are dealt with ‘out there.’ Ego
reality level that consciousness is open
plus soul, conscious thought applied to
to. But this applies not only to dream
both. Here are the tools for the future to
thoughts. It applies to all non-ego
help us ascend from the abyss.
thinking. JUNGDOWNUNDER 7
The Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-secular Ethics. Clive Hamilton, Pub. Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2008.
others to resist, then our actions are political, and we might as well make this conscious. After this introduction, the book moves into an exposition of some ideas of Kant and Schopenhauer. Using these philosophers he suggests that there is a radical difference between things as they are perceived or understood Reviewed by Jonathan Marshall
(the phenomenon) and things as they really are (the noumenon or things-in-themselves).
Clive Hamilton’s new book is perhaps one
While Kant proposes that we can never perceive
of the most important books to have entered
noumenon directly, Schopenhauer argues that
Australian popular discourse in the last ten
we do perceive our own existence and our bodies
to twenty years. It should be read, but that
immediately, and thus have access to at least
does not mean it cannot be disagreed with, as
some noumenon through what he calls ‘intuition’.
disagreement is a tribute given to a work which
Hamilton suggests that if this is the case then we
stimulates thought and questions.
can anchor our morality in the intuition which
H
gives us experience of our common being. This amilton’s starting points are that
movement serves to complicate the idea that
affluence and freedom are not enough
morality depends solely upon ‘Reason’ or rational
for a satisfactory life, and that following
calculation, and retrieves the role of emotion. His
our desires leads to a loss of inner freedom. We
aim would seem to be to separate spirituality and
can, he proclaims, only be free by following
morality from doctrinaire notions of the divine.
a moral code—this is the paradox of the title.
Later in the book he makes comparisons with
He then may dismiss the relationship between
Jung’s theory of individuation, pointing out that in
morality and politics too quickly, rendering
becoming autonomous we bind ourselves to our
us isolate individuals. Our lives are shaped
fellow humans, a development which Jungians
by the forces around us, whether these are
sometimes forget. He also suggests that art moves
conscious or unconscious. If we are trapped in
us to the inner world, and that some artists can
a shallow consumerism which leaves us empty
manage the marriage of heaven and hell, or the
and depressed with little sense of direction
balancing of opposites within and without. At
beyond consuming more, then that is a social
this point, he can suggest that the noumenon
fact resulting from the kind of politics we,
is beyond good and evil, and he mentions Van
and the society, pursue – and pursue up to its
Gogh’s work as showing the “elemental chaos of
destruction. When we resist the sirens, and help
the noumenon” (p.233).
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BOOK R E V I EW
There are minor quibbles
are structured by symbols and
of. If we reject such contacts
that could be made about his
archetypes. This points to the
with noumenon as unreal or
exposition – for instance why
main problem I have with his
delusionary, that is because
is it assumed that noumenon
argument. Namely it does
we are already making a moral
must be “characterised by unity
not seem to be the case that
decision. Therefore intuition of
and changelessness” (p.67)?
perception of the noumenon,
the noumenon cannot be the
Everything we know about
mystical experience, or intuition,
basis of that decision and these
them suggests that they are in
automatically leads to what
kinds of experiences show that
flux and constantly interacting
Hamilton calls “metaphysical
mere contact with noumenon is
with other things so that they
empathy”, and a universal and
neither necessary nor sufficient
exist in relationship, not in
gentle morality. Our work does
for a moral life.
themselves, and as mentioned
not stop here.
above they can appear chaotic.
Even the vaguest familiarity
The noumenon is part of our unconscious – we are literally
Why is consciousness taken as
with mystical experience
not conscious of it, we are
a primary given, when it seems
suggests that we could have a
conscious of phenomena.
to be learnt and again in flux
Zen practicing and enlightened
Jung, to the objections of
and development? However
Samurai who would kill peasants
many, never separated out
the main query to be put to the
he imagined might be being
the super-conscious from the
author is: if, despite everyone
disrespectful. We have the
subconscious. This was because
agreeing in general to the nature
mystics of Nazism. We have
he recognised that the two can
of phenomenon, our perceptions
born-again ecstatic Christians
be intertwined, and we often
are structured by how we
affirming their right to endless
approach the super-conscious
perceive and thus are not equal
wealth, guns, first strike and so
through the symbols provided
to the things-in-themselves, then
on. If you shared the beliefs of
by the subconscious, and can
why do we not equally assume
the Bali bombers, then you might
thus meet monsters on the way.
that perceptions gained through
see their apparent happiness
In the cases above, we could say
intuition or meditative states are
and good humour as evidence
that people have experienced
not also structured by how we
that they had indeed been
the noumenon through the
perceive them? For example, a
touched by God and seen the
archetype of an uncontained
sense of noumenal timelessness
true nature of things. These are
Warrior or through a righteous
may be a result of the
not positions that most of us,
Lord of Destruction, and hence
perception, not of the perceived.
including Clive Hamilton, would
their morality is the morality of
A Jungian might suggest that
be willing to claim as examples
war and intolerance. We might
our perceptions of noumenon
of ethics the world needs more
even postulate that their morality JUNGDOWNUNDER 9
came first and shaped how they perceived the ‘ground of being’. If so, then Hamilton has indeed failed
Popular Spiritualities: The Politics
to find a basis for morality. The
of Contemporary Enchantment
perception of universal sympathy,
Edited by Lynne Hume and
which he aims for, is only one
Kathleen McPhillips
possible result, and that sympathy, or
Ashgate Publishing Company,
compassion, may be limited to fellow
Aldershot, UK, 2006.
believers. If this is so, then how do we encourage people to experience
Reviewed by Jacinta Frawley
and act upon the knowledge that we are all in this together? Indeed,
Popular Spiritualities is a collection of essays exploring
how do we know that this process of
the re-emergence of enchantment in the contemporary
perceiving noumenon is both good
West. The decline in traditional religions is the starting
and useful? How do we know that
point for a look at wildly divergent forms of spiritual
people won’t twist it to serve their
expression, and most interestingly, a look in places that
selfish or limited ends? How indeed,
might traditionally be defined as soulless—popular culture,
to ask one traditional question, do we
the internet, mind-altering substances, literature, fantasy,
know that God is good?
and political engagement.
Answers, I suggest, can only be achieved if we work to discover how unconscious processes (of the psyche, the social and the ecology) structure our lives, and learn not only how to live with these processes, but with
K
athleen McPhillips, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of Western Sydney, was inspired to collect and edit the essays for her
students, who were seeking ways to recognise and reimagine contemporary spiritual and religious expression for
the realities and sufferings of life,
their communities and themselves. Those drawn to C.G.
without allocating blame to others
Jung’s thoughts on the search for meaning will also find
and making them our shadow, and
much to engage their imaginations in this compilation.
still managing to act in society. This is
The editors define enchantment as “the sensation when one
a political and collective therapy, and
experiences events or circumstances that produce a sense of
should not rush to conclusions before
the mysterious, the weird and the uncanny… re-enchantment
it has begun. Clive Hamilton’s book
brings back the imagination and the possibility of magic into
is an important step in that direction
our everyday lives” (xv). This is what Jung would have referred
and can be thoroughly recommended
to as the numinous.
for all who wish to explore these issues. 10 JUNGDOWNUNDER
The essays explore very diverse expressions of contemporary spirituality, some bordering on traditional religious expression,
BOOK REVIEW
some so far removed as to seem
on spiritual tourism, encourages
as well as uniting and defining
eccentric. The book is predicated
us to think about the meaning
communities.
on the idea that “people are
of travel. The spiritual impulse
searching for community,
behind travel is easily lost as
an academic text, so some
meaning and something sacred
spiritual pilgrims, seduced
adventurousness is required
or supernatural, and that the
by cheap airfares and hotel
with technical terms. And the
new spiritualities are eclectic,
packages, become tourists,
adventure is well rewarded.
imaginative, and experimental”
and return home vaguely
Who of us know, for instance,
(xvi). The essays present case
disappointed that their journey
that sociologists have a word
studies of New Age practices,
became not a holy-day but a
that describes the study “of
modern vampirism, goddess
vacant vacation.
the means by which one might
worship, and spiritual practices
Closer to traditional religious
Popular Spiritualities is
be saved”? Soteriology, from
drawing on and expressed
experience is McPhillips’ essay
the Greek for salvation, studies
in various literary forms such
on modern Marian devotion.
activities such as meditation,
as comic books, horror and
McPhillips discusses three recent
guidance practices, spiritual
fantasy literature, and myths
Australian appearances of the
healing, and presumably more
and legends. In tune with
Virgin Mary—in Yankalilla, South
traditional means of salvation
current sensibilities, eco-
Australia, Rockingham, Western
such as prayer and good works.
paganism is well described,
Australia, and Coogee, New
as groups engage spiritually
South Wales—and wonders
and engaging book resonate
and politically to protect and
about the intertwining of visions
with several recent Jung Society
re-enchant the environment.
of saints, and the significance of
talks discussing the search for
Indeed, the importance of place
the particular place of the visions,
meaning in clinical settings—in
as a container and source of
in forming and de-forming
particular, Peter Dicker’s talk on
spirituality resonates through
belief.
Dionysus, Robert Bosnak’s work
many of these essays. Likewise
Death is the universal certainty
The essays in this challenging
on dreams, and Kath McPhillips’
the role of community to define
that we share with every other
own recent talk on Marion
and be defined by spiritual
animate being, yet it is the
Woodman. All look at the role
practices is discussed in essays
most individual of experiences.
of healing, the numinous, self-
on communities as diverse as
Margaret Gibson’s essay on
identity and individuation. The
goddess worshipers, drummers,
memory and immortality
language may differ but the wish
and gay communities.
discusses the role of public
to re-enchant the world, and
grieving as providing meaning
ourselves, is universal.
In particular I was drawn to three essays. Bob Hodge, writing
and comfort to the individual, JUNGDOWNUNDER 11
2009 Program Feb-June Saturday, February 14
Dreaming: Recent Research and a New Theory of Dreaming Ernest Hartmann MD
Page 14–15
Saturday, March 14 AGM: Brief Annual General Meeting Before Talk
Oedipus: The Oedipus Complex in Psychological Development Roger Brooke, Ph.D
Page 16–17
SEMINAR: Sunday, March 15
The Family Romance: The Significance of the Father and Mother in the Development of the Individual Roger Brooke, Ph.D
Page 18–19
Friday, march 20 – June 12
NEW – James Hillman Reading Group Peter Dicker
Page 20–21
Saturday, April 18
Circumambulating the Centre: The Symbolism of the Bees, the Honey, and the Hive Frith Luton
Page 22–23
Wednesday, April 29 – July 8
NEW – Dream Course: Engaging Dreams Sally Gillespie
Page 24–25
Saturday, May 16
The Politics of Depression: Liberal Values and Emotional Health Pam Stavropoulos
Page 26–27
Saturday, June 13
Can These Bones Live? Symbolic Imagery in Ezekiel’s Work Lucy Davey 12 JUNGDOWNUNDER
Page 28–29
C.G. Jung Society of Sydney The C.G. Jung Society of Sydney was formed in 1975 to promote discussion of the ideas of the Swiss analyst and psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Each month the Society arranges Guest Speakers to present a diverse range of Jungian topics in the form of talks, workshops and special events, which can be found in the following pages. The Society is open to all members of the general public and offers a rich and varied monthly programme of speakers both Australian and international. Certificates of Attendance for professional development hours available at all events.
Please Note: Meeting Dates in April and May are on the third Saturday of the month, rather than the usual second Saturday of the month.
NEW! Friday Evening Reading Group STARTS FRIDAY, March 20 — June 12
The Work of James Hillman With Peter Dicker Explore over 5 sessions some of the central themes in the extensive work of James Hillman. See details and reading references on page 20–21. For bookings phone Lenore Kulakauskas on 9365 7750
NEW! Dream Course: Engaging Dreams STARTS WEDNESDAY April 29 — July 8
With Sally Gillespie Introduction to key elements of dreamwork practice and theory with particular reference to Jungian and post Jungian approaches . See details on page 24–25. For bookings phone Lenore Kulakauskas on 9365 7750 JUNGDOWNUNDER 13
Dreaming
Weaving Threads betw
T
his presentation will
dreams systematically collected before
summarize a great deal of
and after 9/11/01, and showed that
research work, starting with
the after dreams have significantly
clinical work on dreams after trauma. Special regard will be given to the
more powerful Central Images. This work is a central part of the
Central Image of the dream, which
broader Contemporary Theory, which
appears to carry the emotional power
states, in brief:
of the dream, and in the simplest case, 1 Dreaming is part of a continuum of pictures the dreamer’s underlying
mental functioning running from
emotion. Thus when a dreamer
focused waking through reverie and
who has had a past experience of
daydreaming to dreaming.
trauma dreams of a tidal wave, the Central Image – "I was swept away by a tidal wave" – pictures the clear
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2 Dreaming is hyperconnective (condensation). 3 The connections are not made
underlying emotion, “I am terrified, I
randomly and are guided by the
am overwhelmed.” The Central Image
dreamer’s emotion. The dream,
is especially strong (in a measurable
especially the Central Image, pictures
way) after trauma or stress. Among
the underlying emotion, and the
other studies we examined 880
power of the image is related to the
GROUP TALK SATURDAY, 14 FEB 6.30pm for 7.00pm 484 Kent Street, Sydney
ween Self and World
Ernest Hartmann md
power of the emotion. 4) Making connections in dreaming has
dreaming – both from imaging studies and from lesion studies. However, the
a function relating to integrating new
biology will not be the focus of this
material into existing memory.
presentation. The presentation will
5) In addition the entire continuum of
also discuss some similarities between
mental functioning has clear adaptive
dreams and poems, and will consider
functions.
implications of the theory for the use
These points are consistent with
of dreams in therapy.
recent findings on the brain biology of Ernest Hartmann is Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a faculty member at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. He is a past president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and was the first Editor-in-Chief of the journal Dreaming. He is the author of 330 papers and eight books, most recently Dreams and Nightmares. http://www.tufts.edu/~ehartm01/ Members $10, Non-Members $25, Non-Members Concession $20 JUNGDOWNUNDER 15
Oedipus Roger Brooke Ph.D. The Oedipus complex in psychological development through the life span
I
t is well known that Jung criticized Freud for his tendency to interpret the symbolic richness
of psychological life in terms of our primary childhood relations. With regard to the Oedipus
complex evident in adulthood, Jung emphasized its symbolic meaning, interpreting incest fantasies in terms of the psyche's inner development. This shift in perspective from Freud to Jung will be discussed, with commonalities recognized and differences highlighted. In addition, Jung's contribution to understanding the Oedipus complex in childhood 16 JUNGDOWNUNDER
TALK SATURDAY,14 MAR 6.30pm for 7.00pm Brief AGM 10 mins. TALK FOLLOWS 484 Kent Street, Sydney
and adolescence will be discussed.
developmental conditions and typical
It will be shown that Jung has
difficulties in development will be
more to say about this than is
described with reference to easily
sometimes recognized. Both optimal
accessible clinical material.
Roger Brooke, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA. He is author of Jung and Phenomenology and editor of Pathways into the Jungian World, and is one of only three non-analysts to have been elected as an affiliate member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. He is adjunct faculty to the C.G. Jung Institute Analyst Training Program in Pittsburgh. A Board Certified clinical psychologist, he has been steeped in the interface between Jungian psychology, psychoanalysis, and existential phenomenology for over thirty years. See website link below a list of published works. http://web.me.com/rogerbrooke Members $10, Non-Members $25, Non-Members Concession $20 JUNGDOWNUNDER 17
Seminar: The significance of the father and
The
Family Romance Roger Brooke Ph.D.
T
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his seminar will start
After this theoretical introduction,
with an introduction to the
members will have an opportunity
rapprochement that has been
to reflect on some of the images and
taking place between psychoanalysis
memories in their family histories.With
and Jungian theory in recent years.
a Jungian sensibility, participants will
A Jungian model of infant and child
be lead to the archetypal significance
development will be presented,
of these experiences in the constitution
defining and describing the pre-
of their psychic lives. Among the
Oedipal and Oedipal processes of
themes we might visit: attachment
individuation evident in the first
and separation, light and dark, spirit
few years of life. Both optimal
and matter, trust, psychic flexibility,
and damaging early relations will
gender identity, authority, and death.
be discussed, and some of the
Participants will not be required to
developmental consequences will
disclose personal information they
be described. The interplay of the
would rather keep private, but they will
personal and archetypal dimensions of
be invited to share with others some of
experience will be emphasized.
their experiences if they wish.
SEMINAR GROUP
mother in the development of the individual
SUNDAY,15 MAR 10am to 4.00pm The Centre, 14 Frances Street, Randwick
Roger Brooke, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA. He is author of Jung and Phenomenology and editor of Pathways into the Jungian World, and is one of only three non-analysts to have been elected as an affiliate member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. He is adjunct faculty to the C.G. Jung Institute Analyst Training Program in Pittsburgh. A Board Certified clinical psychologist, he has been steeped in the interface between Jungian psychology, psychoanalysis, and existential phenomenology for over thirty years. Light lunch provided. Members $140, Members Concession $120, Non-Members $180 Lenore Kulakauskas: Tel. (02) 9365 7750 JUNGDOWNUNDER 19
JAMES HILLMAN
‘
Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path... this is what I must do, this is what
’
I've got to have. This is who I am.
James Hillman is arguably one of the most exciting and challenging writers in the contemporary Jungian scene. Many readers find his work breath-taking, not just for the sheer audacity of his ideas but also for the poetic and original style of his writing. Join Peter Dicker in this exploration of Hillman's work.
H
illman’s work builds on
nature, cities and buildings, families,
the premise, implicit in Jung’s
animals, money, sex, masturbation,
writings, that psyche can be
war, terrorism and, of course, dreams.
addressed in its own right, different
In all his forays into the world ‘out
in perspective from spirit and matter,
there’ Hillman continually invites us to
yet forever intertwined with them as
go down into the experience, seeking
well. From this premise Hillman has
the poetic essence at the heart of
been able to open up the possibilities,
things and experiences.
(more than any other depth
will hopefully provide something of a
where we might expect to encounter
wine and cheese occasion, with many
psyche. As a consequence, his work
sharp flavours to savour in small, blue-
ranges broadly across many areas
veined bites
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The readings planned for this group
psychologist, one might argue), for
GROUP FRIDAYS: March 20 April 3 May 1
READING GROUP with Peter Dicker
May 22 June 12 Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: TBA SYDNEY
Some James Hillman books to explore include: The Essential James Hillman, A Blue Fire, Routledge 1989 The Myth Of Analysis: Three Essays in Archetypal Psychology, Harper & Row 1978 Revisioning Psychology, Harper and Row 1975 The Dream and the Underworld, Harper and Row 1979 Healing Fiction, Station Hill Press 1983 The Force of Character, Random House 1999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFkkQ9eq8qw
Peter Dicker is a former president of the Illawarra Jung Society. He works as a psychologist in a public health clinic, south of Wollongong. Over the past two decades Peter has been exploring his interest in Jungian and Archetypal psychology through various creative projects- lectures, essays, poetry and musical compositions- and he continues to maintain an ongoing passion for ideas, particularly in relation to clinical and cultural matters Members $125, Members Concession $115, Non-Members $150 JUNGDOWNUNDER 21
Circumambulating the
Centre
Frith Luton
T
he symbolism of the bee,
instinct but also quintessential in what
honey and the hive intertwine
CG Jung expresses, in descriptions
but at the core is the imagery
rich in alchemical imagery, of the
of the circumambulation of the
psychological individuation process in
centre – for bees, this is a dynamic
which the centre is named the Self or
in the service of the queen bee
inner god-image.
and the preservation of the hive.
to the alchemical union of opposites
circumambulation is linked with
through symbolism related to the
mandala symbolism or the archetype
life and nature of the bee. Some
of inner order, an archetype that
particular opposites associated with
Jung said was perhaps the most
the bee, honey and the hive include
important.
those of love and war, sweetness
This centre or inner directed focus, a
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This lecture involves an approach
In depth psychological terms,
and bitterness, the individual and
dynamic of movement (circulation or
multiplicity, light and dark, order and
rotation) around a centre is not only
chaos, industry and laziness, earth
fundamental to the human religious
and heaven/the sky, sun and moon,
GROUP TALK SATURDAY,18 APR 6.30pm for 7.00pm 484 Kent Street, SYDNEY
spirit and matter, fertility and sterility,
particularly through an appreciation
regeneration and death.
of Jung’s culminating work Mysterium
In this lecture Frith will bring
Coniunctionis (subtitled ‘An Inquiry into
together her practical experience
the Separation and Synthesis of Psychic
as a beekeeper and insights gained
Opposites in Alchemy’).
in her work in Depth Psychology, Frith Luton has recently completed her Jungian analyst training in Zurich, where she will return this year to present a lecture series based on her work with bees. Frith has lived in Melbourne for several decades but is a native of coastal southeast Queensland. Her passionate interest in nature, literature and the symbolic life has been strong since childhood. Frith has been a professional book editor for over twenty years and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and a Diploma of Education from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing (RMIT) and a Master of Analytical Psychology (UWS). Members $10, Non-Members $25, Non-Members Concession $20 JUNGDOWNUNDER 23
Engaging
DREAMS with Sally Gillespie
‘
When we listen to dreams, we change, and
’
when dreams are heard, they change.
W
The Way of the Dream, Fraser Boa hat happens when you
inner life and outer realities, as well
dream? What do your
as consider what the latest research
dreams mean? How
is telling us about dreams and the
should you work with your dreams? Can your dreams help or heal you?
You will be invited to keep a dream
These are just a few of the most
journal throughout the course and be
common questions we ask about
introduced to different methods of
dreams. From the pioneering work
working with dreams through writing,
of Freud and Jung a psychological
art and contemplation which will lay
approach to dreams has developed
the foundation for ongoing dreamwork
leading dreamwork into a diverse
practice.
range of practices that can be
Engaging Dreams is an educational
explored in and out of the therapy
course suitable for those of you who
room.
are new to dreamwork as well as
In this course you will be introduced
those who are looking to stimulate
to key elements of dreamwork practice
an already established dreamwork
and theory with particular reference to
practice. Learning will be through group
Jungian and post Jungian approaches
discussion, videos and readings as well
with their emphases on unconscious
as through your own dream journal
process and symbolic language. We will
work.
explore the ways that dreams bridge 24 JUNGDOWNUNDER
dreaming state.
COURSE GROUP WEDNESDAYS: April 29 May 13 & 27 June 10 & 24 July 8 Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: Australasian College of Natural Therapies, 57 Foveaux Street Surry Hills
‘
The depth of even the simplest [dream] image is truly fathomless. The unending, embracing depth
’
is one way that dreams show their love.
The Dream and the Underworld, James Hillman SALLY GILLESPIE is a Jungian psychotherapist who has been in private practice in Sydney for twenty five years. She is the author of Living the Dream and The Book of Dreaming and is an experienced facilitator of dream groups and courses for both personal and professional development. Sally is the President of the CG Jung Society of Sydney and holds a Master of Counselling with Distinction. Members $150, Members Concession $130, Non-Members $180 Lenore Kulakauskas: Tel. (02) 9365 7750 JUNGDOWNUNDER 25
The Politics of Liberal Values and Emotional Health Pam Stavropoulos Ph.D. Depression is prevalent throughout western society. But while identifying `risk factors’, we rarely make the link to the liberal value system that so shapes the society in which we live. `Individualism’, `freedom’ and `equality’ are celebrated ideals. But they also harbour a `shadow side’ which is not conducive to emotional health, and which can incubate depression in various forms.
W
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ith reference to my book
Given the dominance of liberal
Living under Liberalism:
values in our society, ideas about
the Politics of Depression
emotional health are more shaped by
in Western Democracies, I will discuss
an individualist bias than we realize.
what I believe to be links between the
Autonomy, independence and self-
high incidence of depression and key
reliance are touchstones of mature
values of our culture. Necessarily this
functioning, even though relationality
raises questions about what `mental
and interdependence most define our
health’ is considered to be. What,
existence. I will discuss how the tension
in our society, are the characteristics
between the `ideals’ of our culture
of being emotionally well? What is
and our lived reality lead to disjuncture
the template for the psychologically
between the way we feel and the
healthy person, and what kind of
way we think we `should’ be. Such
subjectivity do we assume to be
a disconnection also leads to a high
optimal?
incidence of depression.
GROUP TALK SATURDAY,16 MAY 6.30pm for 7.00pm 484 Kent Street,
Depression
SYDNEY
Pam Stavropoulos, PhD, has dual qualifications in politics and psychotherapy. She has held lectureships in politics, and has worked as a face-to-face counsellor at Lifeline Western Sydney. Pam is currently a practising therapist and a Program Director at the Jansen Newman Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy.
Members $5, Non-Members $20, Non-Members Concession $15
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Can These Bones Live Symbolic Imagery in Ezekiel’s Work with Lucy Davey
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TALK SATURDAY,13 JUNE 6.30pm for 7.00pm 484 Kent Street, SYDNEY
‘
When barriers built up by the years are broken down, the unconscious spontaneously… irrupts into
’
the conscious mind like a torrent.
C.G. Jung Two Essays on Analytical Psychology (CW 7:§470)
I
n this talk Lucy Davey examines
situation, he also learns that the pain
a number of images described
of loss of the familiar can be further
verbally in the book of the prophet
intensified and extended. While not
Ezekiel. The work includes fascinating
aiming to be a complete reading
narratives which aim to present an
of the Book of Ezekiel, the talk will
account of Ezekiel’s battle to absorb
explore different layers of meaning
and come to terms with overwhelming and interpretation for elements such changes in his life circumstances.
as the valley of the bones, the chariot,
Ezekiel recounts visions and describes
the wheels and the new city.
tasks he is set. As he conveys his struggles to accept the reality of his Lucy Davey is a long-time member of the Jung Society of Sydney. Her interest in Jung’s ideas is maintained because they offer a rich approach to the developments of life, and encourage a variety of responses to changes which occur to the individual. Lucy has been tutoring and lecturing at the University of Sydney over the past ten years. Members $5, Non-Members $20, Non-Members Concession $15 JUNGDOWNUNDER 29
ANZSJA Professional Developm 2009 Events for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Christchurch NZ ANZSJA is pleased to announce that it will be running 3 professional development events in 4 cities across Australia and New Zealand in 2009. This series of lectures and one day seminars explores how contemporary Jungian analysts from Australia and New Zealand use aspects of Jung’s work in their clinical practice. The presentations and discussions will be grounded in clinical examples drawn from a wide spectrum of presenting issues. Emphasis will, however, be placed on how Jungian and post-Jungian understandings of psychological processes and structures can be used to work with people who have disorders of the self and other complex presenting patterns. The lectures and seminars are open to clinicians of any background whether they are familiar with Jung’s work or not.
Jungian Analysis: Symbolisation and the Structure of the Unconscious Location 1: Christchurch (NZ). Friday night lecture: 27th March, Saturday seminar/workshop: 28th March Location 2: Perth (WA). Friday night lecture: 31st July, Saturday seminar/workshop: 1st August Jung viewed the generation of imagery (a process know as symbolisation) as the basis of therapeutic and psychological change. For Jung, this process of symbolisation was a function of the structure and operation of the unconscious and the images produced by the psyche in this way point beyond themselves, reflecting something yet unknown. This lecture and seminar will explore Jung’s understanding of the structure and workings of the unconscious (dissociable, tending to form complexes, tending to symbolise, etc.) and how those understandings can be used in clinical work. Presenters: Dr Sue Austin (Sydney, NSW) and Andre Zanardo (Perth, WA)
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ment Program Jungian Analysis: The Nature of The Psyche and Processes of Therapeutic Change Location: Melbourne. Friday night lecture: 8th May, Saturday seminar/workshop: 9th May The focus of this lecture and seminar is Jung’s idea that change is inherent in the nature of the psyche, and that this, and the psyche’s self-regulating character can be used as the basis of the therapeutic process. These discussions will also look at the role of the therapeutic relationship in clinical work, focusing on Jung’s observation that clinicians cannot influence their clients unless they are available to be influenced by the client. Presenters: Alison Clark (Sydney, NSW), Dr Leslie Devereaux (Canberra, ACT) and Joy Norton (Melbourne, VIC).
Jungian Analysis: The Personal and Collective Psyche - Therapy as a Process of Individuation Location: Sydney Friday night lecture: 6th November, Saturday seminar/workshop: 7th November This lecture and seminar will focus on Jung’s ideas about the personal and collective layers of the psyche, archetypes, and analysis / therapy as a process of individuation. Presenters: Andrew Gresham (Christchurch, NZ) and Dr John Merchant (Sydney, NSW),. Please note: these events will rotate between Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Christchurch NZ over the next 3 years ensuring that by the end of 2011 each event will have run in each city.
Jungian Analysis: The Self as Process in Theory and Practice It is also our pleasure to announce that Warren Colman, senior training analyst at the Society for Analytical Psychology in London and co-editor of the Journal of Analytical Psychology, will be running professional development events on the Self for ANZSJA in Sydney and Melbourne in August 2009. To be placed on the ANZSJA mailing list for further details of these events, please contact Lenore Kulakauskas pds@anzsja.org.au or on +61 2 9365 7750. Also see ANZSJA’s Website at http://www.anzsja.org.au/
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C.G.Jung Society
TM
of Sydney
C.G.Jung Society of Sydney New members and visitors are always welcome. If attending a lecture for the first time please feel free to make yourself known to the Committee members, who will be happy to explain how the Society works and to answer any questions. You are also welcome to register your email address with us for our monthly broadcast of upcoming events.
History & Aims The C.G.Jung Society of Sydney was formed in 1975 to promote the ideas of the Swiss analyst and psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). The Society is open to all members of the general public, and offers a rich and varied programme of monthly talks and seminars from Australian and international guest speakers. In addition the Society provides a dedicated research and reference library.
Membership Annual Membership entitles you to: • Discounts at all our monthly Talks and Lectures • Borrow from our Library, which includes books, journals, audio tapes, cds, dvds & videos • Generous discounted prices at our bookshop • Special member discounts for workshops and other activities • 10% discount on Jungian books from Pheonix Rising Booksellers, Glebe • You also receive a mailed copy of Jung Downunder newsletter & monthly updates via email.
Enquiries General June Reynolds: Tel. (02) 9290 1519
Membership & Bookings Lenore Kulakauskas: Tel. (02) 9365 7750
Library enquiries and Bookings Lenore Kulakauskas: Tel. (02) 9365 7750
Applications Membership applications are available from our website – see under 'membership' for the local Sydney society. You can either pay online via PayPal or print out a PDF copy of the membership form and post to: The CG Jung Society, GPO Box 2796 Sydney NSW 2001 Full annual membership is $60. Concession, country members or organisation membership is $30.
WEBSITE Membership application and event information: www.jungdownunder.com
OUROBOROS The symbol of C.G.Jung Society of Sydney is an ancient Gnostic glyph which the Alchemists later used to depict the nature of their transforming work. The script in the centre of the image means self-digester or self-digesting one.
Executive Committee President: Sally Gillespie
Advertising Officer: Bo Roberston
The self-digesting Ouroboros
Treasurer: Marcel Abarca
Member: Lesley Hamlyn
slays itself and brings itself back
Minutes Secretary &
Bookshop Officer: Jon Marshall
to life. It illustrates the principle
Librarian: Lucy Davey
Website Officer: Tori Collins
of human creativity and the
Ass’t Librarian: Yolanda Waldman Honorarium: Lenore Kulakauskas
development of personality as it
Liaison Officer: June Reynolds
devours itself and generates itself.
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Art Director: Tim Hartridge
CONFERENCE: The Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists February 21st and 22nd 2009 – The Treacy Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville, Victoria
Keynote Speaker: Dr Robi Friedman Dr Robi Friedman is President of the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy, and co-founder of the Israeli Institute of Group Analysis. He has published widely and co-edited a book with Claudio Neri & Malcolm Pines, 'Dreams in Group Psychotherapy' Jessica Kingsley Press, UK 2002. All of his works apply equally to individual psychotherapy as well as to group work. Day One: February 21st, 2009 Dream telling as a Request for Containment: A study day, combining theory and experiential work with Dreams. Dr Friedman will describe how a dream told has an interesting past, an important present and a worthwhile future, because of its interpersonal and intersubjective influence on the dreamer-audience relationship. Gender, Passion and Desire as reflected in dreams will also be explored in detail during dialogue with the audience. Day Two: February 22nd, 2009 Working Psychotherapeutically during Times of War: Conducting Israeli/Palestinian groups and opening up a space for conflict laden dialogue between the West and Islam. Understanding and Treating Relational Disorders: Robi will use clinical case material to demonstrate the value of using this framework in the management of individuals and groups. Conference Fees: $290 both days and $165 one day Cheques to: Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists Vic Branch Mail to: The Congress Organizer, P.O.Box 2123, Moorabbin, Vic 3189 All enquiries to Dr. Sabar Rustomjee, Email: sabar@iprimus.com.au, or Paging Service: 8508 9000
ANZAP SATURDAY MORNING SEMINARS at the Australian Museum, College Street Sydney
THE MOTHER-INFANT RELATIONSHIP – FEBRUARY 14TH Professor Jeannette Milgrom and Professor Louise Newman will present the latest research in this area which has crucial implications for our work as psychotherapists.
A SYMPOSIUM ON LOVE – MARCH 28TH Dr Judith Pickering will head a panel of eminent psychotherapists who will look at what love has to do with our profession. As it turns out, quite a lot!
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF SELF-HARM – MAY 9TH Professor Gillian Straker and Dr Michael Fairley will examine the theoretical and clinical aspects of this most contentious and confusing of areas.
ANZAP: (02) 8399 3787 · info@anzapweb.com · www.anzapweb.com 31a Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037 Tel. (02) 9566 2157 Fax. (02) 9518 4696 Hours: Mon–Wed 10am–6pm Thu–Fri 10am–7pm Sat 10am–6pm Sun 10am–5pm
Specialists in Self-Transformation and Healing Mail Order Australia Wide – Contact us for the lastest catalogue Jung Society Members are offered a 10% Discount on all purchases Email: service@phoenixrisingbooks.com Web: www.phoenixrisingbooks.com JUNGDOWNUNDER 33
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Marcelle Lawrence, B.Ec.Ll.B (Hons.) ANZSJA, IAAP Trained at the C.G.Jung Institute of Zurich, her professional career in Australia includes 20 years working in the therapeutic community. Her interests encompass mythology, art, poetry and creativity, and the role that culture plays in shaping the bodymind of the individual. She works with sandplay, dreams and images in exploring unconscious processes. Her private practice is in Paddington. Phone (02) 9361 3283
Thank You The Jung Society of Sydney wishes to express gratitude to Toxteth Hotel, Glebe and the Australasian College of Natural Therapies, Surry Hills, for the use of their rooms. Also Richard Weddell of Rawson Graphics tel. 02 8873 2500 for his expertise and generosity. 34 JUNGDOWNUNDER
BodySoul Workshops with Joan Harcourt Will be held monthly from June to September 2009 At The Centre, 14 Frances Street, Randwick On Sundays: June 21, July 12, August 9, September 20 ‘The Dance of Three ’ 10am to 1pm ‘Becoming Crones’ 2.30pm-5.30pm For more information email Joan at: bodysouldownunder@yahoo.com.au (Joan Harcourt is authorised by the Marion Woodman Foundation to lead BodySoul workshops)
Australasian College of Natural Therapies: www.acnt.edu.au
Coming Soon: The Jung Society of Sydney will soon be publishing the first in a projected series of books, which hope to catch the excitement of the Jungian scene in Australia. These books will be quality format paperbacks, with possibly a limited hardcover release. The first in the series will be called Depth Psychology and Climate Change. It is a collection of essays, stories and poems inspired by our successful evening on climate change and ecological thinking. Authors include Anne Di Lauro, Anne Noonan, Craig San Roque, Glenda Cloughley, Jon Marshall, Julie Macken, Lenore Kulakauskas, Marie Tulip, Peter Dicker, Robert Bosnak, Sally Gillespie, and Terry McBride. Other writers are possible. The book will be published by mid year and launched at Gleebooks sometime in the second half of this year. Keep your eyes open for announcements!
The International Society for Embodied Imagination Starting March 19-22, 2009 in Sydney a three year training program, leading to an international certification as an embodiment therapist™ or embodiment coach™ (depending on previous training) and a membership in the International Society for Embodied Imagination, founded in Guangzhou, China in 2006. Since 1972, Zurich-trained Jungian analyst Robert Bosnak, PsyA, has led dream groups and explored dreaming with individuals, in both analytical and didactic contexts, developing a method called Embodied Imagination. Program Collaborators are: Jill Fischer, M.S., APRN, B.C., Jungian therapist; Craig San Roque, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst; Susan Murphy, Ph.D., Zen teacher, writer, director. This program explores images in dreams, flashback memories, perception, active imagination and art, the physical body, relational fields, the neuroscience of dreaming, the scientific study of the placebo effect, complexity theory, imagination in gender, race and ethnicity, and in other political issues (e.g. ecology), phenomenology, alchemy as a metaphor system of embodied imagination, mimesis and theater, enactment in relational fields, trauma and dissociation studies, history of dream incubation and intentional dreaming, history of psychoanalysis via the Jungian, post-Jungian, and relational schools, dreaming and the Australian experience, imagination and spirit, and groups [psychotherapeutic and dream groups which explore the imagination. Please contact – Jill Fischer: jillyfisch@mindspring.com or Robert Bosnak: rbosnak@mindspring.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embodied_Imagination
2009 PROGRAM
Saturday, February 14
Saturday, April 18
Dreaming:
Circumambulating the Centre:
Recent Research and a New Theory of Dreaming
The Symbolism of the Bees, the Honey, and the
Ernest Hartmann MD Page 14–15
Hive Frith Luton Page 22–23
Saturday, March 14 Brief AGM before talk
Saturday, May 16
Oedipus:
The Politics of Depression:
The Oedipus complex in psychological
Liberal Values and Emotional Health
development through the life span
Pam Stavropoulos Page 26–27
Roger Brooke Ph.D Page 16–17 Saturday, June 13 SEMINAR: Sunday, March 15
Can These Bones Live?:
The Family Romance:
Symbolic Imagery in Ezekiel’s Work
The significance of the father and mother in the
Lucy Davey Page 28–29
development of the individual Roger Brooke, Ph.D Page 18–19
NEW! Friday Evening Reading Group
NEW! Dream Course
STARTS FRIDAY, March 20 — June 12
STARTS WEDNESDAY, April 29 — July 8
The Work of James Hillman
Engaging Dreams
Peter Dicker
Sally Gillespie
Explore over 5 sessions some of the central
Introduction to key elements of dreamwork.
themes in the extensive work of James Hillman. Page 24–25 Page 20–21 www.jungdownunder.com