"No one goes so far as the person who does not know where he is going." - C.G. Jung
Friday/Saturday: Lectures and Workshops
1. Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology
Lecture by Shirly Ma, Jungian Analyst
Friday, September 10th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $15.00; Members and Students, $12.00
The Jungian perspective on the Chinese tradition of footbinding considers how it may be used as a metaphor for the suffering of women in other cultures, as well as the repression of the feminine. It is also a symbol of hope, creativity and spiritual transformation.
“New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Dr. Shirley See Yan Ma is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Hong Kong. She is a training analyst and faculty member at the C. G. Jung Institute and the International School of Analytical Psychology, both in Zurich, Switzerland. Ma is Honorary Asst. Professor of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong and founder/director of Jung Centre Hong Kong. Her book, "Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology" has recently been published by Routledge, UK.
2. Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology
Workshop with Shirley Ma, Jungian Analyst
Saturday, September 11th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $70; Members and Students, $60 / Student, $30
This workshop continues with the lecture theme, and drawing on personal history, fairytales and work with clients, discusses how modern women still symbolically find their feet bound through this ancient practice. Selected case studies will demonstrate how Jungian analysis can loosen these psychological bindings allowing the client to reconnect with the feminine archetype, discover their own identity and take control of their own destiny.
“New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Dr. Shirley See Yan Ma is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Hong Kong. She is a training analyst and faculty member at the C. G. Jung Institute and the International School of Analytical Psychology, both in Zurich, Switzerland. Ma is Honorary Asst. Professor of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong and founder/director of Jung Centre Hong Kong. Her book, "Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology" has recently been published by Routledge, UK.
3. Dreams: Expressions of Eternal Wisdom
Lecture by Michael Conforti, Jungian Analyst
Friday, October 1st, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $15; Members and Students, $12
Dreams are the language of the soul. Abiding in a domain that transcends conscious perception, dreams provide an objective and meaningful portrayal of our lives. Rather than simply retelling our past, dreams offer an intimation of a life waiting to be lived, and orientation into this new world, and a way to traverse its waters. In working with dreams, we embark on a journey to discover the wisdom residing in the psyche. The universal themes of redemption, birth, death, love, career, and destiny are clearly expressed in our dreams through the same archetypal images found in the world’s wisdom tales and sacred stories.
Using illustrations from actual dreams and emphasizing their archetypal dimension, Dr. Conforti will discuss ways to understand the images and symbols found in our our dreams. Examples include finding objective meaning and discovering universal images, leading toward the development of a truly spiritual approach to life.
“New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Michael Conforti, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, author, and founder/director of the Assisi Institute. Dr. Conforti’s work has resulted not only in a training institute based on his discoveries, but also the development of a new discipline, Archetypal Pattern Analysis. He lectures nationally and internationally, and applies his insights as a sought-after consultant to businesses, government institutions, and the film industry. Dr. Conforti served as a script consultant on the recently released film, Pride and Glory, and is the author of Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature & Psyche;Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings and the forthcoming Dream Patterning: From Archetype to Living Reality.
4. Dream Patterning: From Archetype to Living Reality
Workshop with Michael Conforti, Jungian Analyst
Saturday, October 2nd, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $70; Members and Students, $60
We look to the dream in much the same way we looked to the Wise Ones for a deeper understanding about our life and destiny and perhaps most importantly of all, of the reality of a creative daimon in our life, calling for recognition and expression.
Modern approaches to working with dreams tend to overlook their archetypal a priori nature, and attempt to understand these impersonal, archetypal images through the lens of the conscious, subjective mind. Archetypes cannot be muted by conscious intent, but will reveal their true nature when we strive to step into their world, habits, and tendencies. Dream patterning, an approach developed by Michael Conforti, builds on the approach to dreams developed by C. G. Jung and Yoram Kaufman, and the practices found in Wisdom Tradition. Dr. Conforti will discuss: the Objective Psyche, the relationship between the personal and objective psyche, dream thresholds, the dominant and innate meaning of images, and the importance of initial dreams.
“New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Michael Conforti, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, author, and founder/director of the Assisi Institute. Dr. Conforti’s work has resulted not only in a training institute based on his discoveries, but also the development of a new discipline, Archetypal Pattern Analysis. He lectures nationally and internationally, and applies his insights as a sought-after consultant to businesses, government institutions, and the film industry. Dr. Conforti served as a script consultant on the recently released film, Pride and Glory, and is the author of Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature & Psyche;Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings and the forthcoming Dream Patterning: From Archetype to Living Reality.
5. The Philosophers' Stone
Lecture by Stanton Marlan, Jungian Analyst
Friday, November 12th, 8:00 PM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $15; Members and Students, $12
The enigmatic notion of the Philosophers' Stone was considered by many as the ultimate achievement of the "Great work of Alchemy" and it was the sought-after, if elusive goal of, alchemical transformation. It has appeared in many forms, and has been described in numerous recipes and in ancient manuscripts, many of which disagree with one another. These differences in the way the stone is understood continue to be controversial in the Jungian tradition. In this lecture we will explore the archetypal and mercurial image of the stone and the various ways in which it remains a powerful image in contemporary life and analysis.
“New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Stanton Marlan, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Jungian psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist and adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University. He is a training and supervising analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and President of the Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts. He holds diplomates in both clinical psychology and psychoanalysis from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is the former editor of the Journal of Jungian Theory and Practice and is on the editorial board of Spring. He has published numerous articles on Jungian psychology and has edited three books: Salt and the Alchemical Soul (Spring, 1995), Fire in the Stone: The Alchemy of Desire (Chiron, 1997), and Archetypal Psychologies: Reflections in Honor of James Hillman (Spring Journal Books, 2008). He is the author of The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Texas A&M Press, 2005). He is currently working on a book on The Philosophers' Stone.
6. Dreams: Expressions of Eternal Wisdom
A Workshop with Stanton Marlan, Jungian Analyst
Saturday, November 13th, 10:00 AM at 408 Franklin Street
Non-Members, $70; Members and Students, $60 (Student $30)
Dreams have been described as "the Royal Road to the Unconscious," "a Portal to the Source," and in many other ways, all pointing to their importance as an access to the core of our human existence. For the analyst, dreams are a regular companion in our work, a mirror of the depths of the mind and soul, and a valuable guide to the unfolding of the inner essence of our patients. They are mirrors to our complexity, and perhaps as well, they reveal to us an ordering principle of psychic reality that is indispensable to analytic work.
Learning how to listen to and work with dreams is essential for those wishing to become analysts, useful for psychotherapy, and of value for anyone interested in exploring a deeper life. It is an art and a skill learned through personal experience and careful guidance. In this seminar we will struggle with personal dreams to learn something about their mysterious language of images and symbols, but in addition, we will attempt to develop a sensibility to the twists and turns of psyche that require an open and receptive attitude—one that helps us to think on our feet without relying on fixed categories of thought that too often only translate dreams into the all too familiar categories of psychological jargon.
Jung's notions of amplification and active imagination will be explored along with some new reflections on the use of ritual as a way of engaging the psychic reality of dreams.
"New York Council for the Humanities” provided funding assistance for this program. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
Stanton Marlan, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Jungian psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist and adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University. He is a training and supervising analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and President of the Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts. He holds diplomates in both clinical psychology and psychoanalysis from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is the former editor of the Journal of Jungian Theory and Practice and is on the editorial board of Spring. He has published numerous articles on Jungian psychology and has edited three books: Salt and the Alchemical Soul (Spring, 1995), Fire in the Stone: The Alchemy of Desire (Chiron, 1997), and Archetypal Psychologies: Reflections in Honor of James Hillman (Spring Journal Books, 2008). He is the author of The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Texas A&M Press, 2005). He is currently working on a book on The Philosophers' Stone.