The world of depth psychology places an enormous importance on the role of the unconscious in the well-being of individuals. Jung posited the existence of two layers to the unconscious, being the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. As the unconscious is essentially unknowable in its entirety, we have to find ways to demonstrate its…
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“From a psychological perspective, shamans can be described as community-sanctioned spiritual practitioners who claim to deliberately modify their attention in an attempt to access information not ordinarily available to members of their social group” (Krippner 2005, p. 204). This lectures examines the archetype of the shaman. In order to make sense of the vast material associated
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The movie is a classic example of how Jung’s model of the psyche can be seen. Each character in the movie represents an aspect of the psyche in the individuation process. In addition the movie is also an important vehicle for a discussion of morals, ethics, and good versus evil. Details Date: 9th March, 2013
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In this lecture, I am going to begin by presenting classical understandings of Active Imagination and the Transcendent Function. I then go on to present a different perspective on the Transcendent Function based on my analytical practice. To illustrate my thinking about this material I will review ideas about Jungian Analysis and the Transcendent Function
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Following from lecture on Portals to the Unconscious, presented on Friday 14th June, a dream interpretation group will occur the next day. We will work as a group to make sense of the spontaneous products of the unconscious in the form of dreams. The group can have a maximum of eight members. Please bring two
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