The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
C. G. Jung
Upcoming Workshops:
A Members Only Workshop
Fire and Light: From the Depths of Darkness
to Luminous Creativity
Mark Unno, PhD
In this workshop, Mark Unno will present two cases of individuals who found themselves in the utter darkness of violence and violation. Not only did they find their way out of the darkness, but they went into its very depths to find the fire within, out of which emerged remarkable light, healing, and creativity. These cases will be framed in terms of a distinct synthesis of depth psychology and individuation, on the one hand, and great compassion as found in Pure Land Buddhism, on the other.
Location: Buddah Eye Temple, 2190 Garfield St., Eugene, OR 97405
Date: February 8, 2020, Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m.
A total of four CEU's will be available for attendees of this workshop.
This is an EFJ member-only event. If you are a current member of EFJ, you are welcome to attend to this workshop at no extra cost. If you would like to attend but are not a member yet, please become one. No registration is required for this workshop.
Location: Buddah Eye Temple, 2190 Garfield St., Eugene, OR 97405
Date: February 8, 2020, Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m.
A total of four CEU's will be available for attendees of this workshop.
This is an EFJ member-only event. If you are a current member of EFJ, you are welcome to attend to this workshop at no extra cost. If you would like to attend but are not a member yet, please become one. No registration is required for this workshop.
A Members Only Workshop
The Burden of Judgement
The Joy of Compassion
Dean Schlecht, MDiv
The Burden of Judgement
The Joy of Compassion
Dean Schlecht, MDiv
We have one choice to make above all others. Shall I approach my life from an attitude of control and separation or from a spirit of connection and affirmation? Jung called these two options, "The Spirit of This Time," and the "Spirit of the Depths." The rationalistic, divisive predisposition of the "Spirit of This Time" fosters a mentality of control and judgment. The "Spirit of the Depths" nurtures openness to connection, compassion, and love. Choosing which spirit to embrace is not a choice we can avoid. If we are not intentionally choosing our path, the culture will determine it for us. Depending upon which path we end up on, life will either be an unending struggle or an unfolding, nurturing wonder.
Those who are invested in control as a primary value will be preoccupied with judgment. They will be continually making right/wrong, good/bad assessments about creation, others, and themselves. This proclivity leads to alienation from nature, suspicion of those who are different, and shame when judgment is turned inwards. Fear is the hallmark of this path. Those who choose the path of connection inhabit an entirely different world. Theirs is a gentle world. It is filled with meaning, wonder, beauty, altruism and self-compassion. Uncaused joy is the hallmark of this path.
This workshop will help participants discern how much these two different paths influence their lives. Emphasis will be given on how to choose the path of connection. Tools will be offered to help participants learn to live in acceptance, appreciation, and a spirit of allowing in their relationships with nature, others, and themselves.
Lecture and discussion, Active Imagination, and various experiential exercises will be used to help facilitate a more connected and meaningful approach to life.
Date & Time: March 7, 2020, Saturday, 1:30 -4:30
Location: The Garden Club, 1645 High St, Eugene, OR 94701
This is an EFJ member-only event. If you are a current member of EFJ, you are welcome to attend this workshop at no extra cost. If you would like to attend but are not a member yet, please become one. No registration is required for this workshop.
Upcoming Presentation:
Robert Romanyshyn, Ph.D.
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Lecture: Friday, May 8th, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Baker Center, 975 High St. Free for EFJ members; $15 for non-members Free for students with student i.d. Workshop: Saturday, May 9th, 2020 9:00 am - 3:00 pm The Baker Center $60 for EFJ members; $75 for non-members $50 for students with student i.d. |
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Friday Lecture ~ May 8, 2020
Using Mary Shelley's classic story of Frankenstein as an illustration of Jung's notion of a visionary work of art, I will summarize it and then discuss it as a cultural-historical dream that lingers today as prophecy. Specifically, I will show how Victor Frankenstein's desire to become a new God who would use the powers of technology to erase the stain of death from life haunts us now as the dying of nature. In addition, I will discuss how a psychological reading of her work draws us to the margins of the story where the Monster's untold tale carries the shadow side of his maker's dream but is also a seed of hope for a new kind of ethics that re-members our broken connections with the natural world.
Saturday Workshop ~ May 9, 2020
In the context of the lecture, workshop participants are asked to bring their stories of the natural world which have inspired wonder and have displayed the splendor of the simple, the miracle in the mundane, the extraordinary in the ordinary. The workshop will focus on two practices that can prepare one for such experiences. One of them is a way of working with dreams and the other is the cultivation of a poetic sensibility whose characteristics I will describe. Participants are invited to bring examples of creative ways they have used to express their re-awakened sense of wonder.
Bio:
Robert D. Romanyshyn is an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, an Affiliate Member of The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and a Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Author of eight books including his most recent Victor Frankenstein, the Monster and the Shadows of Technology: The Frankenstein Prophecies, he has published articles in psychology, philosophy, education and literary journals, a book of poems, written a one act play about Frankenstein, and created a multi-media DVD entitled Antarctica: Inner journeys in the Outer World, a psychological reflection on the melting polar ice. In addition to on line seminars and interviews, he has given lectures and workshops at universities and professional societies in the U.S., Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand.
Website: robertromanyshyn.com
Using Mary Shelley's classic story of Frankenstein as an illustration of Jung's notion of a visionary work of art, I will summarize it and then discuss it as a cultural-historical dream that lingers today as prophecy. Specifically, I will show how Victor Frankenstein's desire to become a new God who would use the powers of technology to erase the stain of death from life haunts us now as the dying of nature. In addition, I will discuss how a psychological reading of her work draws us to the margins of the story where the Monster's untold tale carries the shadow side of his maker's dream but is also a seed of hope for a new kind of ethics that re-members our broken connections with the natural world.
Saturday Workshop ~ May 9, 2020
In the context of the lecture, workshop participants are asked to bring their stories of the natural world which have inspired wonder and have displayed the splendor of the simple, the miracle in the mundane, the extraordinary in the ordinary. The workshop will focus on two practices that can prepare one for such experiences. One of them is a way of working with dreams and the other is the cultivation of a poetic sensibility whose characteristics I will describe. Participants are invited to bring examples of creative ways they have used to express their re-awakened sense of wonder.
Bio:
Robert D. Romanyshyn is an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, an Affiliate Member of The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and a Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Author of eight books including his most recent Victor Frankenstein, the Monster and the Shadows of Technology: The Frankenstein Prophecies, he has published articles in psychology, philosophy, education and literary journals, a book of poems, written a one act play about Frankenstein, and created a multi-media DVD entitled Antarctica: Inner journeys in the Outer World, a psychological reflection on the melting polar ice. In addition to on line seminars and interviews, he has given lectures and workshops at universities and professional societies in the U.S., Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand.
Website: robertromanyshyn.com
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