"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. Women's Monday Evening Study Group on the Feminine
Study Group, Monday Evenings at 7:30 p.m. ongoing at 408 Franklin Street
2. Art Opening - Coni Minneci "A to Z: An Historical Survey of Women Artists: Art by Coni Minneci "
, Friday, January 8th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
3. APSWNY - WINTER PARTY! Bring a dish to share and something to drink. We look forward to seeing you!
, Friday, January 15th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
4. Artist Talk – Coni Minneci with
, Wednesday, January 20th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
5. Jung’s Red Book Revealed! Live from Zurich via Webinar"Live Internet based “webinar” broadcast from Zurich, Switzerland featuring Murray Stein, Jungian Analyst"
, Friday, January 22nd, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
6. The Poem as Coiled Spring: Ann Goldsmith Saturday Poetry Class (Limited to 12 participants)
, Saturday, January 23 & 30, & February 6 & 13: 10 – 11:30 a.m. at 408 Franklin Street
7. "Bly & Woodman on Men & Women" with Paul Kochmanski
Video & discussion series, Sundays, Jan. 24 & 31, Feb. 7; 2:00 - 5:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
8. The Poem as Coiled Spring: Ann Goldsmith - Poetry class (Limited to 12 participants)
, Tuesdays, February 9, 16 & 23, March 2: 7:30 – 9 p.m. at 408 Franklin Street
9. Curious About Carl? An Introduction to Jungian Psychology by Paul Kochmanski
Lecture, Wednesday, February 10th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
10. Susan Olson, Jungian Analyst - By Grief Transformed: Dreams and the Mourning Process
, Friday, February 19th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
11. Honoring our Grief Dreams - A Workshop with Susan Olson, Jungian Analyst
, Saturday, February 20th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
12. Art Opening – Tim Raymond "Invisible Cities/Churning of the Milky Ocean" by Tim Raymond
, Friday, March 5th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
13. Kathy Goldblatt – The Comic Female Trickster: Seeding Change and TransformationLecture by Kathleen Goldblatt
, Wednesday, March 10th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
14. Peter Pan and the Myth of Eternal Youth - Ann Yeoman, Jungian Analyst with Ann Yeoman
, Friday, March 19th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
15. Peter Pan and the Myth of Eternal Youth - A Workshop with Ann Yeoman, Jungian Analyst
, Saturday, March 20th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
16. Charles Olson and The Agonistes of Intuition, by Kenneth Warren with Kenneth Warren
, Wednesday, April 14th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
17. "Resurrection" - Part of the Marvelous Metaphysical Movie series at Unity Church
Film & discussion, Friday, April 16th, 7:00 PM at Unity Church, 1243 Delaware Ave. (near Gates Circle)
18. Psychopathology and Personality Type - A
, Friday, April 23rd, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
19. The (Hidden) Language of the Body - Writing class with Linda Drajem and Kathy Shoemaker (Limited to 12 participants)
, Tuesdays: April 27, May 4, 11, 18; 7:30 – 9 p.m. at 408 Franklin Street
20. Art Opening – Laurie Tanner “un raveled” by Laurie Tanner
, Friday, May 7th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
21. A Collective Unconscious Reconsidered: Archetypal Imagination in the Light of Contemporary Psychology and Social Science. - Lecture by Harry Hunt, Ph.D
, Wednesday, May 12th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
22. Art Opening - Joshua Nickerson "Strata – Art by Joshua Nickerson "
Open to the public, Friday, July 9th, 7:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
23. Shirley Ma, Jungian AnalystSept. 10 & 11 – Friday Lecture and Saturday Workshop
, Friday, September 10th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
24. Michael Conforti, Jungian analystOct. 1 & 2- Friday Lecture and Saturday Workshop
, Friday, October 1st, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
25. Jan Beurskens - “Death and Dying”Oct. 19, 26 & Nov. 2 - Tuesday evening classes
, Tuesday, October 19th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street
26. Stan Marlan, Jungian analyst Nov. 12 & 13 – Friday Lecture and Saturday Workshop
, Friday, November 12th, 7:30 PM at 408 Franklin Street