Workshops and Seminars

The C.G. Jung Foundation presents

Atonement: Examining the Effects
of Ritual in Analysis

a daylong workshop led by
Richard Kradin, MD

Saturday, December 4, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A primary aim of Jungian analysis is to achieve an enhanced relationship between ego consciousness and the archetypes of the unconscious. In his wide-ranging studies, Jung examined the precursors of modern psychotherapy, including religious and secular rituals, e.g., alchemy, in order to gain insight into the pre-modern healing activities of the psyche.

In the current workshop, we will explore the complex rite of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) as outlined in the book of Leviticus, in order to explicate how pre-verbal rituals can transform consciousness by constructing meaning and promoting what Jungians refer to as the "ego-Self axis."

The program will include an introduction to current psychological, neurobiological, anthropological, and religious theories with respect to ritual, as well as an exploration of the role that it plays both in human psychopathology, e.g. obsessive-compulsive disorder, and in fostering states of well being.

As the rituals of therapy also produce a complex symbolic structure, referred to as the "frame" or "vessel" of the treatment, part of the workshop will consider how analytic rituals can either promote or detract from the goals of the treatment.

This program is both for the general public and for professionals.

Richard Kradin, MD, IAAP, is a Jungian analyst and physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is the former Director of Research at the Mind-Body Medical Institute at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kradin has authored over 150 scientific papers in the medical and psychoanalytic literature and two recent texts: The Herald Dream (2006) and The Placebo Response: The Power of Unconscious Healing (2008).

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Saturday, December 4, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
To be held at the C.G. Jung Foundation
28 East 39th Street, New York City

Workshop Fee: Foundation Members/Students: $55; General Public: $70

Tickets should be purchased in advance by mail, by phone or fax with credit card, or in person Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

For further information, please call 212-697-6430 or FAX 212-953-3989.
You can also email your questions to info@cgjungny.org

Workshop Reservation

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