The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
C. G. Jung
Upcoming Workshops:
Eugene Friends of Jung Roundtable
Sunday, February 23, 2020
A Members Only Event
Meaninglessness inhibits fullness of life and is therefore equivalent to illness.
Meaning makes a great many things endurable--perhaps everything.
No science will every replace myth, and myth cannot be made out of any science.
Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, p. 34
Within the images and motifs of world mythology, Jung discovered a virtual lexicon of the psyche, revealing meaning and order within the seemingly chaotic fantasies of his patients at Burghölzi hospital and, later, in the dreams of his analysands. His assiduous study of mythology revealed how the allegories of myth disclose to human consciousness its own beginning, and point the way toward individuation. “Myths and fairy tales give expression to unconscious processes, and their retelling causes these processes to come alive again and be recollected, thereby re-establishing the connection between conscious and unconscious” (Jung, Aion, CW 9ii, ¶ 280).
Mythological thinking, which Jung termed as “fantasy thinking” (Jung, Symbols of Transformation, CW 5, “Two Kinds of Thinking”) provides a meaningful perspective for the tempestuous times through which we find ourselves living. Let us renew and refresh our capacity for “fantasy thinking” with a viewing, followed by a roundtable discussion, of the seminal PBS series The Power of Myth, featuring renowned mythological scholar Joseph Campbell. This six episode series, originally released in 1988, remains profoundly relevant to the struggles and strife of our 21st century Western culture.
We begin this six episode, free for Members Only, series of meetings with Episode 1, “The Hero’s Adventure”, at the Good Samaritan Village, 3500 Hilyard, Eugene, 97405, on Sunday, 23 February, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, in the chapel. We hope to see you there! (See below for the full schedule of dates in this series)
This is an EFJ members-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.
Gina Edwards, PhD, received a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (1997) and a PhD in Depth Psychotherapy (2015) from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has been a practicing psychotherapist for 23 years, and resides with her husband and two dogs in the southwest hills of Eugene, Oregon. She currently serves as Board Secretary for Eugene Friends of Jung.
Meaninglessness inhibits fullness of life and is therefore equivalent to illness.
Meaning makes a great many things endurable--perhaps everything.
No science will every replace myth, and myth cannot be made out of any science.
Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, p. 34
Within the images and motifs of world mythology, Jung discovered a virtual lexicon of the psyche, revealing meaning and order within the seemingly chaotic fantasies of his patients at Burghölzi hospital and, later, in the dreams of his analysands. His assiduous study of mythology revealed how the allegories of myth disclose to human consciousness its own beginning, and point the way toward individuation. “Myths and fairy tales give expression to unconscious processes, and their retelling causes these processes to come alive again and be recollected, thereby re-establishing the connection between conscious and unconscious” (Jung, Aion, CW 9ii, ¶ 280).
Mythological thinking, which Jung termed as “fantasy thinking” (Jung, Symbols of Transformation, CW 5, “Two Kinds of Thinking”) provides a meaningful perspective for the tempestuous times through which we find ourselves living. Let us renew and refresh our capacity for “fantasy thinking” with a viewing, followed by a roundtable discussion, of the seminal PBS series The Power of Myth, featuring renowned mythological scholar Joseph Campbell. This six episode series, originally released in 1988, remains profoundly relevant to the struggles and strife of our 21st century Western culture.
We begin this six episode, free for Members Only, series of meetings with Episode 1, “The Hero’s Adventure”, at the Good Samaritan Village, 3500 Hilyard, Eugene, 97405, on Sunday, 23 February, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, in the chapel. We hope to see you there! (See below for the full schedule of dates in this series)
This is an EFJ members-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.
Gina Edwards, PhD, received a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (1997) and a PhD in Depth Psychotherapy (2015) from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has been a practicing psychotherapist for 23 years, and resides with her husband and two dogs in the southwest hills of Eugene, Oregon. She currently serves as Board Secretary for Eugene Friends of Jung.
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.
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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