The article was written for “The Mandala”, a journal produced by the C.G. Jung Society Victoria, B.C. The rest of the journal can be found at the C.G. Jung Society Victoria A Jungian Interpretation of Grimm’s ‘The Shoes That Were Danced To Pieces.’ “Too much time in the unconscious can be a dangerous thing” INTRODUCTIONTHE…
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Fairy Tale as a mirror for the basic patterns of the psyche. Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes. They represent the archetypes in their simplest, barest and most concise form. This lecture deals with their powerful imagery and examines why their interpretation is so crucial to the Jungian tradition. Who hasn’t been enthralled
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The purpose of the workshop is to work through a Grimm’s Fairy Tale and complete a Jungian Interpretation of the material. The basis for the interpretation will be the practical guidelines developed from Marie-Louise von Franz’s ideas by Jungian Analyst Catherine Moreau. Members of the workshop will work on small groups (2 or 3) for
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As we head into the long dark nights of winter, like our people in the past, we draw ourselves closer to the fire and tell stories in the flickering light. The stories for this lecture are those of chivalry, heroism, damsels in distress, Merlin’s trickery, tales of valour, and the royal court of Arthur. In this lecture I first want to outline the history of the Grail in terms of the Arthurian
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Presented to: Camosun Psychology Club Young Building Rm: 216 Time: 19:00-20:45 Lecture material available at : www.youtube.com/user/Jungianpsychoanalyst Tuesday, 27th September, 2011
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“ . . . the thing a person has no wish to be”(C.G. Jung., CW 16, para. 470) We can never get rid of our Shadow. We can only come to terms with it. The Shadow is an intriguing aspect of our psyche. We tend to think of the Shadow as that part of the
“….the experience of film offers a special place where the psyche can come alive, be experienced and be commented upon.” (Hauke, 2002, p. 2) Pan’s Labyrinth has been described as a modern-day fairy tale. Whatever your perspective, the movie, like all forms of art, clearly demonstrates central ideas within Jungian theory. First, we’ll all view
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An approach to working with the symbolic nature of dreams Presented to: Camosun Psychology Club Tuesday, 18th January, 2011
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What do animals mean in my dreams? What are my dreams telling me? Why do I get chased in dreams? What does it mean to dream of a place we grew up in? Why are dreams of animals seen as a comment on instincts? What are the parts of the psyche that are represented by
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As we head into the long, dark nights of Winter, we, like our people in the past, draw ourselves closer to the fire and tell stories in the flickering light. The stories for this lecture are those of chivalry, heroism, the royal court of Arthur, damsels in distress, Merlin’s trickery and tales of valour. In
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