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C.G. Jung and the Meaning of Life

December 28, 2021February 11, 2022AdminIT

Contact Hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Jung held that psychotherapy involves more than just the relief of symptoms and can assist individuals in achieving individuation and making a deeper connection with life-meaning. His reflections on life-meaning were quite varied, and traversed existential, archetypal, and transcendental themes—themes which reflect the range of concerns which informed his psychology throughout his career.

In this seminar we will begin by exploring the existential themes which Jung linked to life-meaning: individuation and the realization of the self, a focus on life in this world, a personal confrontation with death, and an embrace of absurdity, paradox and the shadow elements of the personality. We will then discuss archetypal themes, including Jung’s emphasis on the significance and power of myth, symbols, and religion, and explore transcendental themes, which grew out of Jung’s experiences which led him to speculate that our world is only a small part of a greater, and presumably more meaningful, reality.

Finally, we will contextualize Jung’s thinking within the philosophical and psychological conceptions of “the meaning of life” from the Bible and ancient Greece to the present day and explore the relationship between psyche, values and life-meaning. In sum, this seminar will aim to enhance appreciation of life-meaning, consider the questions of objective and “cosmic” meaning, and advance an understanding of life-meaning’s clinical relevance and its place in our own lives.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Describe how the process of psychotherapy can go beyond symptom relief to work on issues related to individuation and life meaning.
Articulate the classical responses to the question of life’s meaning and relate these to the phenomenology of the human mind and the archetypes of the collective unconscious as they are understood in Jungian psychology.
Describe and critique the distinction between “personal” and “cosmic” meaning and its relevance to the ethics of psychology and psychotherapy.
Articulate how a metaphorical understanding of such age-old disciplines as Kabbalah and alchemy provide a guide to our understanding of the meaning of life and the process of individuation/self-actualization.
Assess the significance of the archetype of “the Shadow” for life-meaning.

Sanford L. Drob, PhD,is on the Core Faculty of the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, and the C.G. Jung Institute in New York. He holds doctorates in philosophy and clinical psychology and served for many years as the Director of Psychological Assessment and Senior Forensic Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dr. Drob is the author of numerous professional articles in clinical, forensic and philosophical psychology. His Reading the Red Book: An Interpretive Guide to C. G. Jung’s Liber Novus was published by Spring Journal Books in June 2012. Dr. Drob’s other books include Kabbalistic Visions: C.G. Jung and Jewish Mysticism (Spring Journal Books, 2010), Kabbalah and Postmodernism: A Dialog (Peter Lang, 2009), and Archetype of the Absolute: The Unity of Opposites in Mysticism, Philosophy and Psychology (Fielding University Press, 2017). He is also a narrative painter whose work encompasses archetypal themes. His oil paintings can be seen at sanforddrobart.com

CONTACT HOURS: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc. is recognized by New York State Education Department’s State Board of Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0350.

The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0015.

C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0068.

The Collective Unconscious in the Age of Neuroscience:
Severe Mental Illness and Jung in the 21st Century

December 27, 2021February 11, 2022AdminIT

Contact Hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Is all psychosis the same? Depth psychology treats it as such, yet medical models of severe mental illness say different. While medication may be frowned upon in some Jungian circles, some disorders cannot be treated without it. Is there common ground? Can Jung’s bedrock notion of a collective unconscious coexist within scientific advances that have occurred since his death? The answer is a resounding yes. This workshop will explore the remarkable prescience of Jung’s work, how medical models actually advance his theory, and the challenges and opportunities for analytical psychology moving forward.

Included in our program will be a personal journey of enchantment, then disillusionment, with Jungian practice through the presenter’s own struggle with bipolar I disorder and psychosis. The research Dr. Durchslag will share was born out of the lived conundrum of reconciling medical and depth psychological models of treatment. In the end, her journey led to a renewed and deeper connection to Carl Jung’s body of work.

This workshop will allow participants to view these questions through an analysis of four autobiographical narratives, including the presenter’s, which highlight the consistency of connection to numinous and transpersonal collective material. A brief overview of medications used in the treatment of severe mental illness will offer a vision of how this transcendent material appears to manifest at a physiological level, and shed light on Jung’s later exploration of synchronicity and the ultimate unity between psyche and matter.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to:

1. Define severe mental illness from perspective of both medical and depth psychological models.
2. Use case material to highlight challenges for depth psychology in regard to bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia.
3. Build familiarity with the divergent paths of classical and developmental post-Jungian theory and practice.
4. Build global understanding of current medications for treatment of severe mental illness.
5. Utilize case material to highlight how severe mental illness aligns with basic tenets of analytical psychology.
6. Identify and explore how individuation and notions of Self coincide/diverge in psychotic disorders.
7. Build dialogue related to human physiology and a collective psyche.

Hallie B. Durchslag, PhD, LISW-S, lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where she teaches, writes, and maintains a private practice as a Jungian-based, psychodynamic psychotherapist. She began her career as a social worker in the arena of Community Development after earning a Master of Science in Social Administration (M.S.S.A) at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. Shifting toward a clinical practice in 2009, she earned her doctorate (PhD) in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Durchslag has an abiding interest in the complexity of what makes us both human and transcendent beings. Her research over the past 10 years has looked at this subject through the lens of severe mental illnesses and their physiological connection to Jungian theory. Her book, The Collective Unconscious in the Age of Neuroscience: Severe Mental Illness and Jung in the 21st Century (Routledge) was released in July 2020. She maintains her commitment to the macro side of social work as the curator of The Anima Mundi Project, which looks at soul-based approaches to holistic personal development and community-building. She is a Past-President and current Honorary Board member of the Jung Educational Center of Cleveland.

CONTACT HOURS: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Cinema through a Jungian Theoretical Lens

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021AdminIT

“Imagination reveals to us, in the form of a more or less
Striking analogy, what is the process of becoming.”
—C.G. Jung, CW 7

C.G. Jung appreciated what films were able to present to the viewer, particularly in the conjunction between imagery and dialogue. It was apparent to him that cinema could provide a “Temenos,” or womb-like container, in a dark space where the unconscious could be aroused and the psyche could potentially be projected into consciousness. Like Jungian analysis, films provide a space where psyche can be seen, experienced, and also listened to by the individual or another.

According to John Beebe, “cinema is a medium not of actors but of images” and for Jung, symbolic images provide the best intuitive idea that cannot be formulated in any better way which provides potential meaning. Jung’s symbolic way helps individuals watch and reflect on the images and meanings that have been stimulated and projected into consciousness. Like the creative art therapeutics of music, dance and art, Cinema is also a psychological art. Cinema allows us the “Temenos” to engage our feelings and release our associative fantasies. By watching a film, our unconscious projections have the potential to be seen and integrated into consciousness.

This seminar will involve watching current and historical popular films before each class session. The films will be discussed from a Jungian Theoretical Lens and some film titles will be elicited from the group. Discussions, application of Jungian theory and creative process will provide an opportunity for participants to intellectually apply Jungian theory to the film and personally identify the personal projections and ego awareness from each viewing. We will also discuss how to use the potential in a film for working with clients. Participants will be responsible for finding the films and independently watching the film each week in advance of the class session. The first two films to be viewed and discussed will be the original and new versions of West Side Story.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The course is designed so that participants will be able to:

Discuss the role of cinema in the development of the Ego/Self Axis.
Describe the role of Active Imagination in Psychic Development.
Identify Jung’s Map of the Psyche in relation to films.
Identify symbols in films through music, photography and art.
Discuss how to use the potential in a film for working with clients.
Identify and discuss the appearance of films within dreams.
Provide students with a bibliography on Jungian Theory and Cinema.

FACULTY

Jane Selinske, EdD, LCSW, LP, NCPsyA, is a licensed Jungian Analyst and graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York, Rutgers University and Columbia University. She is a teacher of Mandala Drawing Assessment and a Board Certified Music Therapist. She is a staff member at Rutgers University Doctoral Program in Social Work where she teaches a Jungian component, the Institute for Expressive Analysis and the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York where she is President of the Board of Trustees.

CONTACT HOURS: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself

December 17, 2021December 29, 2021AdminIT

Contact Hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

According to Jung, individuation is the goal of psychological development. In this workshop, we will take a look at how motherhood can be an individuation opportunity. We will explore how Jung defined individuation and consider why parenthood so readily challenges us to deepen into ourselves. We will consider fairy tales that relate to the experience of motherhood and illustrate different aspects of individuation – the experience of descent and loss; the confrontation with shadow; and the integration of formerly split off aspects of ourselves. Participants will have the opportunity to engage the ideas presented in this workshop through brief journaling prompts and small and large group discussions.

Lisa Marchiano, LCSW, NCPsyA, is a clinical social worker, certified Jungian analyst and a nationally certified psychoanalyst in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her MSW from New York University and completed analytic training at the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. She is on the faculty of the Philadelphia Jung Institute and co-hosts This Jungian Life, a podcast devoted to exploring current topics through the lens of depth psychology. Her writings have appeared in Quillette, the journal Psychological Perspectives, and the Journal of Analytical Psychology. She has presented on Jungian topics across the US as well as in Europe. Her first book Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself explores motherhood as a catalyst for personal growth.

Suggested Reading
Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself by Lisa Marchiano.

CONTACT HOURS: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Visiting the Land of Oz: A Study of the Archetypes of an American Myth

October 2, 2021December 3, 2021AdminIT

Contact hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

When the movie The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939, it was already well known to four generations of children who had read the original series of books by Frank L. Baum. The iconic songs and imagery of this MGM classic have inspired subsequent adaptations in books, plays, and movies, suggesting that this story still contains relevant issues for our time.

Since Dorothy’s experience in Oz resembles a dream, we will use Jung’s method of dream analysis to understand the meanings of this myth. We will identify the archetypal motifs embodied in the characters of this story as they set out on their journey to Oz with particular attention paid to the orphan archetype and positive and negative aspects of the mother archetype. Seminar participants will be asked to share dreams, active imaginations, or creative work that relates to an image or character in this story in order to deepen our understanding of these archetypes (see assignment below).

Assignment: Identify a character or symbol in the movie that resonates with you. Then engage this character (or object) by doing an active imagination or some kind of creative work: write a poem about it, create a dance or a piece of art based on this character. Please email a photo of your work to drjcreekmore@comcast.net one week before we meet.

Required Readings:
1. Jung, C.G. (1959). The Psychological aspects of the mother archetype.
(Trans. R.F. C. Hull). In C. G. Jung, The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious: Vol 9i (pp.
75-110). USA: Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1938).

2. Jung, C. G. (1960). On the Nature of Dream Analysis. (Trans. R. F. C. Hull).
In C. G.Jung, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche: Vol 8 (2^nd Ed.) (pp. 281 – 295).
(Original work published 1945)

Supplemental Readings:
1. Baum, L. F. (1982). The Wonderful World of Oz. New York: Holdt, Rinehart, & Winston.
(Original work was published in 1900 as The Wizard of Oz).

2. Pearson, C. S. (1998). The Hero Within: Six archetypes we live by. New York:
Harper Collins. Read chapter 2 on the Orphan archetype (pp. 33 – 63).

Film:
LeRoy, M. (Producer), & Fleming, V. (Director). (1939). The Wizard of Oz (Motion Picture). United States: M-G-M.

Jeanne Creekmore, PhD, ATR-BC, is a Jungian analyst and licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in the Washington, DC, area. She is also a registered and board certified art therapist. She is a graduate of the Inter Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and holds a doctorate from the Clinical Psychology program of the Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Inter Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, the American Art Therapy Association, and the Potomac Art Therapy Association. She is also co-Director of the Philadelphia Jung Seminar sponsored by the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts.

FACULTY

William Baker, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is currently on the faculty at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, the William Alanson White Institute, and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts and serves as a member of the editorial staff at the Journal of Analytical Psychology.

Harry W. Fogarty, MDiv, PhD, LP, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in NYC. He is a faculty member of the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts and a former Lecturer in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary.

Ilona Melker, LCSW, is a Jungian Psychoanalyst and Certified Sandplay Therapist. She has taught and lectured at the C.G. Jung Foundation and at national conferences. She has contributed to professional journals. She is in private practice in Manhattan and Princeton, New Jersey.

Maria Taveras, LCSW, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. She is also an award-winning creator of Dream Art. She creates art from images in her own dreams and is the recipient of two Gradiva Awards from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for her Dream Art. Her Dream Art has been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, London, Montreal, and Cape Town.

David Walczyk, EdD, LP, NCPsyA, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in NYC. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the C.G. Jung Institute of NY. He is an award-winning educator, award-winning designer, a writer, and public speaker. He has lectured both domestically and internationally and is on the faculty of New York University.

Sylvester Wojtkowski, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research.

Contact hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Supplemental Readings:
1. Baum, L. F. (1982). The Wonderful World of Oz. New York: Holdt, Rinehart, & Winston.
(Original work was published in 1900 as The Wizard of Oz).

2. Pearson, C. S. (1998). The Hero Within: Six archetypes we live by. New York:
Harper Collins. Read chapter 2 on the Orphan archetype (pp. 33 – 63).

Film:
LeRoy, M. (Producer), & Fleming, V. (Director). (1939). The Wizard of Oz (Motion Picture). United States: M-G-M.

FACULTY

Sylvester Wojtkowski, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research.

Contact hours: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

LOCATION

Saturday, December 4, 2021: 10:00am–3:00pm
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The Red Book Paintings: Jung’s Confrontation with the Spiritual Unconscious

September 11, 2021November 19, 2021AdminIT

Please note that there are no CE contact hours offered for this program.

Jung’s Red Book, a magnificent illuminated manuscript, written and painted a century ago but first published in 2009, has revolutionized our understanding of Jung and his work and challenged our conception of the boundaries of psychology. This full day seminar will focus on Jung’s paintings and examine the aesthetics, meanings, and psychological factors that inform them. Participants will have an opportunity exchange thoughts and reactions to Jung’s paintings as well as to several of the paintings of Jung’s patient Christiana Morgan, the subject of his 1930-34 Visions Seminar. Sanford Drob will also share some of his own archetypal paintings and in the process discuss the ways in which art can involve active imagination and the unveiling of the personal and collective unconscious. The seminar is appropriate both for those who wish to enter the world of The Red Book through Jung’s paintings and those who are familiar with Jung’s text and wish to now engage with his art.

FACULTY

Sylvester Wojtkowski, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research.

Sanford L. Drob, PhD, is on the Core Faculty of the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, and the C.G. Jung Institute in New York. He holds doctorates in philosophy and clinical psychology and served for many years as the Director of Psychological Assessment and Senior Forensic Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dr. Drob is the author of numerous professional articles in clinical, forensic and philosophical psychology. His Reading the Red Book: An Interpretive Guide to C. G. Jung’s Liber Novus was published by Spring Journal Books in June 2012. Dr. Drob’s other books include Kabbalistic Visions: C.G. Jung and Jewish Mysticism (Spring Journal Books, 2010), Kabbalah and Postmodernism: A Dialog (Peter Lang, 2009), and Archetype of the Absolute: The Unity of Opposites in Mysticism, Philosophy and Psychology (Fielding University Press, 2017). He is also a narrative painter whose work encompasses archetypal themes. His oil paintings can be seen at sanforddrobart.com

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The Astrology of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Age of Aquarius, and the Evolution of Human Consciousness

August 26, 2021October 29, 2021AdminIT

CONTACT HOURS: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Astrologically, the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has been correlated with the 22-year cycle of Saturn/Pluto. This cycle brings with it forced collective transformation and significant change. The chaos we are experiencing in the world - climate change increased natural disasters, and the pandemic - suggests that our world may be in a much larger process of transformation, activating the archetype of death and rebirth that is encoded in the collective unconscious. What is this transformation about?

In this workshop we will explore the self-imposed isolation and lock-down that has been necessary for a collective psychological reset. We will also explore the images associated with this and the personal experiences that have arisen. Stepping back, we might look to a larger perspective that lies in the astrological precision of the equinoxes. We are at the end of the Age of Pisces and moving into the Age of Aquarius. An exploration of the Age of Aquarius might offer a glimpse of what is to come and how we might activate this transformation in our own lives. No astrological knowledge is necessary.

Our main focus will be to look at the archetypal energies associated with the outer astrological planets and show how the correlation of these cycles to significant shifts in the collective consciousness. The emphasis of the workshop will also be on grounding these ideas in the lived experience of workshop participants with the aim of finding our individual role in the collective movement and finding meaning in our own lives.

FACULTY

Sylvester Wojtkowski, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research.

Christina Becker, MBA, RP, is a Zurich trained Jungian analyst with a private practice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of The Heart of the Matter: Individuation as an Ethical Process and a number of articles in the area of astrology and psychology. She is a professional member of the Inter-regional Society of Jungian Analysts and Association of Graduate Analytical Psychologists, a clinical member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists. In addition to her Jungian training, she studied astrology at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London, England, and with Liz Greene through the Astrodeinst seminars in Zurich.

Contact Hours: Four CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.
The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc. is recognized by New York State Education Department’s State Board of Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0350.

Master-NEW POSTS

August 25, 2021August 26, 2021AdminIT

Contact hours: 4 CE contact hours for Licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists for this program.

Christina Becker, MBA, RP, is a Zurich trained Jungian analyst with a private practice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the author of The Heart of the Matter: Individuation as an Ethical Process and a number of articles in the area of astrology and psychology. She is a professional member of the Inter-regional Society of Jungian Analysts and Association of Graduate Analytical Psychologists, a clinical member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists. In addition to her Jungian training, she studied astrology at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London, England, and with Liz Greene through the Astrodeinst seminars in Zurich.

LOCATION

The workshop is given through the program Zoom.
Please download the Zoom program in advance of the workshop at Zoom.us

REGISTRATION

The full fee must be paid at the time of registration. Please register through the payment buttons on this website. Mail in registration and telephone registration are not available at this time.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

When you pay you must also email your current email address and telephone number to the Foundation at cgjungny@aol.com. The Foundation will send you an email message and you must reply to confirm receipt. If you are taking this course for 7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists, please specify which license you hold and give your NYS license number.

Class size is limited. Early registration is strongly recommended. Refunds for continuing education courses, less $15 for administrative services, will be made up to seven days before the first session. There will be no refunds issued after classes have begun. No exceptions will be made. Programs are subject to change without notice.

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Fall II: Christian Mysticism and the Secret of Knowing God

August 20, 2021October 15, 2022AdminIT

There are no CE’s offered for this course.

Recent years have seen a renewal of interest in mysticism of various kinds, including the mystical tradition within Christianity.

It’s easy to think of Christianity as a set of doctrines and beliefs, as a systematic theology of right and wrong ideas, and as a way of knowing about God. But throughout the church’s history, another way has always persisted —sometimes dominant, sometimes neglected or mistrusted, or even actively suppressed. This is the tradition of the mystics, whose pursuit is not solely or primarily to know about God, but rather to know God, in a personal and experiential way.

Our goal will be to become familiar with some of the basic concepts and imagery of mysticism, and to encounter a few examples of mystical writing in hopes of enriching our own spiritual lives and practice, and as a challenge to approach God not merely through knowledge but also through experience. While the course content focuses on mystical theology itself, opportunity will be provided to discuss intersections and applications to Jungian thought.

We will approach this goal with a broad introductory session followed by four sessions looking at examples from individual mystical writers, in this case, all from the Franciscan tradition: Clare of Assisi, Ramon Llull, Bonaventure, and Angela of Foligno.

Session 1: Ascensio - the soul’s ascent into God
What is mysticism? In this introduction to mystical thought, we’ll take a brief look at the definitions, history, and major themes of mysticism as a movement in Western Christianity. We’ll also identify examples of major mystical thinkers for further reading and study.

Session 2: Contemplatio - fixing the mind on God
We will consider a mystical approach to contemplation using brief selections from letters of Clare of Assisi, her imagery of “the Mirror of Eternity,” and her instructions to a Sister on her method of contemplative prayer.

Session 3: Dilectio - the delights of God’s love
We will sample the rich (and historically often controversial) theme of romantic and even erotic love as an image for knowing God, specifically through selections from Ramon Llull’s Book of the Lover and the Beloved. We’ll also briefly touch on this theme’s roots in the Biblical Song of Songs.

Session 4: Passio - knowing God in suffering
The cross, suffering, and death of Christ may seem an unlikely ground for a way of contemplation often associated with “raptures” and “ecstasy,” but it is in fact central to the mystical vision. We’ll look at excerpts of Bonaventure’s reflections on the Cross and Passion of Christ, and on Francis of Assisi as an example of mystical union with Christ.

Session 5: Ablatio - the way of negation and unknowing
The pinnacle of experiencing God, according to virtually all of the great mystics, is the entry into a state of unknowing, beyond conceiving or describing. In this session, we’ll use selections from Angela of Foligno’s Memorial to approach the mystical via negativa (“way of negation”) and the compelling, if counter-intuitive idea of the “darkness of God.”

IMPORTANT NOTES:

FACULTY

Christopher Cooper, MS, LP, NCPsyA, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. He is also a strategic advisor to some of the world’s most respected brands and an expert in understanding the psychodynamics of organizations, including how archetypal patterns can disrupt the harmony and integrity of corporate cultures. Chris completed his graduate studies at Columbia University and clinical training at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. https://christopherdcooper.com

Sanford L. Drob, PhD, is on the Core Faculty of the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, and the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. He holds doctorates in philosophy and clinical psychology and served for many years as the Director of Psychological Assessment and Senior Forensic Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dr. Drob is the author of numerous professional articles in clinical, forensic and philosophical psychology. His Reading the Red Book: An Interpretive Guide to C.G. Jung’s Liber Novus was published by Spring Journal Books in June 2012. Dr. Drob’s other books include Kabbalistic Visions: C.G. Jung and Jewish Mysticism (Spring Journal Books, 2010), Kabbalah and Postmodernism: A Dialog (Peter Lang, 2009), and Archetype of the Absolute: The Unity of Opposites in Mysticism, Philosophy and Psychology (Fielding University Press, 2017). He is also a narrative painter whose work encompasses archetypal themes.

Brother Damien Joseph, SSF, is a professed member of the Society of Saint Francis, an order of Franciscan Friars in the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. He currently serves as Provincial Secretary for the American Province. He received a BA from Pennsylvania State University and completed graduate study at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL (counseling and theology) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA (theology and ministry). He worked in counseling and case management roles in crisis counseling, inpatient mental health, outpatient substance abuse treatment, and correctional counseling. He values his roles as a teacher, a mentor, an advocate and a servant leader.

Maxson J. McDowell, PhD, LMSW, LP, is a senior Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. Former President of the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, he is also a longtime faculty member. He has taught courses in dream interpretation online and in person for over 25 years. He has published numerous papers on dream interpretation, Jungian psychology, narcissistic injury, systems theory and autism.

David Rottman, MA, is past President of the C.G. Jung Foundation and is a member of the Jung Foundation’s Continuing Education Faculty. He is the author of The Career as a Path to the Soul. He was the editor and publisher for The Way of the Image by Yoram Kaufmann. He has a private practice in New York City.

Jungian Dream Interpretation

August 20, 2021October 8, 2021AdminIT

7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists.

We don’t know where dreams come from but, from experience, we know their purpose. They show us the next possible step in our developing consciousness. They warn us if we are going astray, encourage us if we need it and offer penetrating insights into our confusion. To interpret dreams we have to be disciplined and logical but also emotional, feeling, imaginative and sensate. Using Jung’s concepts as our guide, we will combine our insights to explore each dream and feel success when the class as a whole recognizes an answer and experiences a deepening of consciousness. We will not work with class members’ dreams. Please bring a dream, with permission, from a family member or friend.

Please look at the suggested readings at this address in advance of the start of this class: www.jungny.com/jungian-dream-interpretation-readings

Learning Objectives
On completion of this class, you will be able to:

Distinguish between associations, explanations, and amplifications to a dream image.
Distinguish between Freud's and Jung's use of associations to dream images.
Identify which part of a dream gives the current psychological situation.
Recognize the dream's setting and its importance.
Practice using both logic and imagination in dream analysis.
Identify some physiological reactions of the dreamer which demonstrate a useful interpretation.
Describe the relationship between a dream and the dreamer's psychological progress.
Recognize when a dream may (or may not) be helpful in clinical work.
Recognize what Jung meant by a "true symbol."

LOCATION

These are all online courses, given through the program Zoom.
Please download the Zoom program in advance of the first class session at Zoom.us

REGISTRATION

The full fee must be paid at the time of registration. Please register through the payment buttons on this website. Mail in registration and telephone registration are not available at this time.

Saturday, April 9, 2022: 10:00am–3:00pm

LOCATION

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LOCATION

Saturday, March 26, 2022: 10:00am–3:00pm

LOCATION

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Tuition for the Spring 2022 12-week seminar is $540.

$540 Cinema through a Jungian Theoretical Lens

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Saturday, February 26, 2022: 10:00am–3:00pm

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CLOSED Saturday, December 4, 2021 10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA

A Daylong Zoom Seminar Led by: Jeanne Creekmore, PhD, ATR-BC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

FACULTY

Saturday, December 4, 2021 10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA

A Daylong Zoom Seminar Led by: Jeanne Creekmore, PhD, ATR-BC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

FACULTY

Program Information

PROGRAM COSTS

$150 per single-day program registration. There are no scholarships available for this program.

LOCATION

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CLOSED Saturday, November 20, 2021 10:00 am– 3:00 pm Eastern Time, USA

A Daylong Zoom Seminar Led by: Sanford L. Drob, PhD

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

FACULTY

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A Daylong Zoom Seminar Led by: Christina Becker, MBA, RP

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

FACULTY

Program Information

PROGRAM COSTS

$150 per single-day program registration. There are no scholarships available for this program.

TUITION

LOCATION

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Saturday, October 30, 2021 10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA Beginning October 6, 2021

A Daylong Zoom Seminar Led by : Christina Becker, MBA, RP

Learning Objectives:

TUITION Members/Students, $90 | General Public, $100

The Astrology of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Age of Aquarius, and the Evolution of Human Consciousness

General Public: $100

Members/Students: $90

LOCATION

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5 Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, Eastern Time, USA, online only via Zoom November 9 – December 14 (excluding November 23)

Instructor: Brother Damien Joseph, SSF

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TUITION

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FACULTY

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CLOSED

5 consecutive Fridays 6:00-7:30 pm Eastern Time, USA Beginning October 8, 2021

Instructor: Maxson J. McDowell, PhD, LMSW, LP

Program Information

PROGRAM COSTS

$150 per single-day program registration. There are no scholarships available for this program.

Full Week Registration $650

Individual Days $150 per day

MONDAY CLOSED

Tuesday The Mother: Archetypal, Spiritual Personal Goddess

Wednesday Mystical Themes in the Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon

Thursday C.G. Jung’s Quest to Know the Unknowable

Friday C.G. Jung and Religion after the Death of God

TUITION

All 5-week courses are $175 for the general public and $150 for members.

Jungian Dream Interpretation

General Public

CLOSED
Saturday, December 4, 2021
10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA

Saturday, December 4, 2021
10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA

$150 per single-day program registration.
There are no scholarships available for this program.

CLOSED
Saturday, November 20, 2021
10:00 am– 3:00 pm Eastern Time, USA

$150 per single-day program registration.
There are no scholarships available for this program.

Saturday, October 30, 2021
10:00am– 3:00pm Eastern Time, USA
Beginning October 6, 2021

TUITION
Members/Students, $90 | General Public, $100

The Astrology of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Age of Aquarius,
and the Evolution of Human Consciousness

5 Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, Eastern Time, USA,
online only via Zoom
November 9 – December 14 (excluding November 23)

5 consecutive Fridays
6:00-7:30 pm Eastern Time, USA
Beginning October 8, 2021

$150 per single-day program registration.
There are no scholarships available for this program.

Full Week Registration
$650

Individual Days
$150 per day

Tuesday
The Mother: Archetypal, Spiritual
Personal Goddess

Wednesday
Mystical Themes in the Francis
of Assisi’s Canticle
of Brother Sun and Sister Moon

Thursday
C.G. Jung’s Quest
to Know the Unknowable

Friday
C.G. Jung and Religion
after the Death of God