"Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent." -Carl Gustav Jung
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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.