Gebser’s Mutations of Consciousness Meets Jung’s Process of Individuation

Fall II

Fall II: 7- week course held in-person only at the Jung Center, 28 East 39^th Street, NYC.

Echoes of C.G. Jung in Jean Gebser’s Explorations of Consciousness:
Gebser’s Mutations of Consciousness Meets Jung’s Process of Individuation

7 consecutive Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm ET (excluding November 23rd)

Beginning October 26, 2023
Instructor: Bob Piller, JD
This course will be held at the C.G. Jung Center, 28 East 39^th Street, NYC.

In-person ONLY. This course is not offered for NYS CE contact hours.

In this seminar, we will explore the echoes of C.G. Jung in the structures of consciousness and emerging arational-integral consciousness of Jean Gebser, a contemporary and friend of Jung’s, and scholar of the evolution of consciousness. To introduce and experience the lived philosophy of Gebser, we will delve into the dynamics of awareness by focusing on each of the “historic” structures of consciousness presented in Gebser’s magnum opus, The Ever-Present Origin.

Emphasis will be placed on direct experience of Gebser’s structures of consciousness as the foundation for the emergence Gebser’s formulation of integral consciousness. The course will introduce Gebser’s contributions and genius and consider how Gebser synchronizes, diverts, and at times takes different paths than Jung in exploring consciousness and transformation. To better comprehend the possibilities of Gebserian thought, weekly exercises will allow direct experience of the images and presence of Gebser’s structures of consciousness and understanding of time.

Readings:

The Ever-Present Origin, Jean Gebser, [Part One, 1949. Part Two, 1953, English Translation by Noel Barstad with Algis Mickunas, 1985] Ohio University Press

Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness, Jeremy Johnson, 2019, Revelore Press

A Resource to Know About:

Structures of Consciousness: The Genius of Jean Gebser – An Introduction and Critique, Georg Feuerstein, 1987, Lower Lake : Integral Publishing [Very good but expensive and out of print.]

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

Grasp consciousness through a lens that visualizes and internalizes Gebser’s “historic” structures of
Identify differences and similarities between Gebser’s integrative model of consciousness and Jung’s dualistic model of
Use Gebser’s structures of consciousness as a tool set for intensification of your own
Summarize how the Jungian resolution of opposites and the Gebserian concept of co-presence inform your sense of soul, self, and the unfolding of wholeness.

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.

FACULTY

Mary Apikos, MA, taught at Parsons School of Design NYC for 17 years. She taught inter-disciplinary courses about aspects of design culture that fell through the cracks to people who fell through the cracks. She is ABD in Cultural Anthropology from CUNY Graduate Center and has worked as an ethnographic textile conservator at the Museum of the American Indian, George Heye Foundation NYC and in private practice where she specialized in the care of sacred materials. In 2022 Mary completed a one-year remote applied arts program at the Centre for Applied Jungian Studies in South Africa. She is a working artist and currently resides in Chicago. Her work can be seen on her website maryapikos.com

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 papers on dream interpretation, Jungian psychology, narcissistic injury, systems theory and autism.

Bob Piller, JD, is a retired public interest lawyer with a lifelong interest in the study of the alchemical and esoteric works of Carl Jung, those who influenced Jung, and others who were influenced by him. Since 2016, he delved deeply into Jungian inspired literature and Jean Gebser’s explorations of consciousness. Inspired by the significance of Gebser’s genius and contributions, he designed and led a seminar program on Gebserian consciousness and its important and coherent relationship with Jung’s understanding of soul and access to the unconscious. In 2023, he designed and led a seminar program that focused the unity of the physical body and consciousness in the context of Gebserian consciousness, and how integral consciousness impacts freedom and morality.

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. In private practice, he works with people from the US and many other countries.

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.

With the exception of the course on Jung and Gebser, these are online courses, given through the program Zoom. Please download the Zoom program in advance of the first class session at Zoom.us

The Jung and Gebser course is given in-person only at the Jung Center, 28 East 39^th Street, NYC.

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.

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