"Whereas the personal unconscious consists for the most part of "complexes", the content of the collective unconscious is made up essentially of "archetypes". The concept of the archetype, which is an indispensable correlate of the idea of the collective unconscious, indicates the existence of definite forms in the psyche which seem to be present always and everywhere. Mythological research calls them 'motifs'; in the psychology of primitives they correspond to Levy-Bruhl's concept of "representations collectives," and in the field of comparative religion they have been defined by Hubert and Mauss as 'categories of the imagination'... My thesis, then, is as follows: In addition to our immediate consciousness, which is of a thoroughly personal nature and which we believe to be the only empirical psyche (even if we tack on the personal unconscious as an appendix), there exists a second psychic system of a collective, universal, and impersonal nature which is identical in all individuals." The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (1934)
The Analytical Psychology Society of Western New York, APS-WNY, is a not-for-profit educational organization with nearly 100 members. It is run by a volunteer board drawn from the membership. For 32 years APS-WNY has brought to Buffalo eminent psychoanalysts, educators, poets, visual and performing artists from around the world to present lectures, workshops, seminars, conferences, readings and performances.
EVENTS AT A GLANCE
1. YOU MAY PRE-REGISTER FOR ANY PROGRAM PLEASE EMAIL REGISTRATION REQUEST TO: inquire@apswny.com
, Friday, January 1st, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
2. SIGN UP FOR e-Mail PROGRAM REMINDERS !YOU CAN RECEIVE EMAIL UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY BY JOINING MEETUP CG Jung Center.
, Saturday, January 0th, 12:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
3. WOMEN’S STUDY GROUP ON THE FEMININE Meets every Monday evening
Ongoing Study Group, Monday evening study group at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
4. Film To Talk About Series: "House of Sand and Fog"
Film, Friday, January 13th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
5. JUST WORDS Poetry workshops with Ann Goldsmith, PhD, poet
Poetry Workshop, Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 and February 7; 7:00 – 9:00 pm (additional dates see below) at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
6. SYMBOLS OF 2012 Cassandra Butler, Astrologer
Presentation, Wednesday, January 18th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
7. A JANUARY - POT LUCK EXTRAVAGANZA! Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
Annual Celebration, Friday, January 20th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
8. CONDITIONAL CHANGE: Fourteen Artists Take on Janus
, Friday, February 3rd, 6:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
9. CIRCUMAMBULATION: Exploration of an Experience by Jennifer Fendya
Presentation, Wednesday, February 8th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
10. Film To Talk About Series: “Ponyo”Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Film, Friday, February 10th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
11. HAYAO MIYAZAKI’S ‘PONYO’: A FILM TO TALK ABOUT With discussion by Jacyra Guard, APS Board member
Animation Film and Discussion, Friday, February 10th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
12. FEELING BLUE: AN ALCHEMY SEMINAR Classes with Susan Quaintance, APS Board Member
Tuesday Three Part Class, Tuesdays, February 14, 21 and March 6 at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
13. BECOMING KURT WEIBERS: A DECADE OF ART THROUGH VIRTUAL IDENTITY Presentation by Jamie O’Neil/Kurt Weibers, Video and performance artist
Friday Artist, Friday, February 17th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
14. FIRST THOUGHT, BEST THOUGHT: ART FROM BUFFALO SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP
Art Opening, Friday, March 2nd, 6:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
15. SYMBOLS OF THE ZODIAC: CLUES FOR ‘DIS-EASE’, HEALTH & HEALINGSaturday Workshop with Cassandra Butler, Astrologer
Workshop, Saturday, March 3rd, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
16. CHANGE & THE UNCHANGING TRUTH: THE I CHINGClasses with Franklin La Voie
Tuesday Three Part Class, Tuesdays, March 13, 20 and 27, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
17. A Life in Rough Draft: Three StoriesA Reading by Lyn Cowan, PhD, Jungian Analyst, Author
, Friday, March 23rd, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
18. Falling Apart on the Job; Or, Letting Myth Work When You Can - Workshop with Lyn Cowan, PhD, Jungian Analyst, Author
, Saturday, March 24th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
19. SPRING POETRY CLASSES with Ann Goldsmith
Class, April 24: May 8, 15, & 22: 7 - 9 p.m. More dates below at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
20. FINDING MEANING IN SUFFERING: The Book of Job and Jung’s Answer to Job. An exploration with Paul Kochmanski, MA, APS Board Member
Tuesday Three Part Class, Tuesdays, April 3, 17 and May 1, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
21. WRITING PRACTICE AS A TOOL FOR SELF-DISCOVERY Writing classes with Pat Pendleton, MA, art therapist
Writing Workshop, Wednesdays, April 4, 11 and 18 , 7:30 - 9:00 pm at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
22. CANCELLED DUE TO MEDICAL EMERGENCY - NURSE AS ARCHETYPE Lecture by Elizabeth Ann Robinson, RN, PhD - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Lecture, Friday, April 20th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
23. CANCELLED DUE TO MEDICAL EMERGENCY - THE ALCHEMY OF WRITING Writing workshop facilitated by Lawrence Henry Spann, PA-C, PhD - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Saturday Workshop, Saturday, April 21st, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
24. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!!)Exploration of a symbol with Frank Beurskens, APS President
Tuesday Presentation, Wednesday, April 25th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
25. BETRAYAL: Abstract & Representational Confessions by Richard Christian
Art Opening , Friday, May 4th, 6:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
26. SAME OLD GRIND: A HARD LOOK AT THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK Lecture by Tim Pilgrim, Jungian Analyst, Toronto
Jungian Analyst , Friday, May 11th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
27. SAME OLD GRIND: APPRENTICING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORK ‘Work’shop with Tim Pilgrim, Jungian Analyst
Jungian Analyst , Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)
28. RICHARD III AND A MID-SUMMER NIGHT Classes with Ted Bickford, APS Publicity Chair and Chris LaBanca, Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Tuesday Four Part Class, Tuesdays, June 5, 12, 19 and 26?, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at 408 Franklin Street - (side entrance)