Finding the Self in Relationship: Intrapsychic and Interpersonal Paths to Psychic Development

The Self is one of Jung’s most important and original ideas.  It represents the divine within every individual, and also serves as the primary driver of the individuation process.  It invites, nudges, and challenges us to become more.  The Self is a somewhat elusive concept, and elusive as a psychological presence as well.  As a concept, the Self is an idea, a theory.  In a lived life, it is an encounter, an encounter with energies that may be large or small, penetrating or soft, beckoning us to the edge of the known and the unknown.   It is on that edge of the known and the unknown that psychic development occurs.  In short, the Self appears in the relationship between ego and ‘other’.

For Jung, that ‘other’ includes relationships in the world, with people we love and struggle with in everyday life, and with other kindred spirits, as well as relationships with one’s inner life, with the unconscious.  This seminar will explore ways in which the developmental energies of the Self arise in both forms of relationship.  We will consider the ego’s possible tasks and stance in these encounters, that is, how we might participate creatively with the  ‘other’ in becoming more of who we are.

Dates and Times

• Sundays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Schedule

• October 2, 2022 – Dunbar Carpenter
• October 9 – Dunbar Carpenter
• October 16 – Dunbar Carpenter
• October 30 – Maribeth Kallemeyn
• November 6 – Maribeth Kallemeyn
• November 20 – Maribeth Kallemeyn

Cost

• 12 hours of instruction: $205 (OFJ members: $195)
• Sorry, we are unable to offer refunds.
• Continuing Education Credits are available, with one hour of CE credit for each hour of attendance. CEUs will be available for purchase, at a cost of $15, which will cover all CEUs earned over the six-session seminar.

Reading

Reading assignments and material will be sent to participants well in advance of the start of the seminar, and may be supplemented during the seminar.

Seminar Size

• Attendance is limited to 15 people
• If seminar fills, and you would like to be added to our wait-list, please write us at [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call 503-223-3080.

Seminar Leaders

Dunbar Carpenter, Psy. D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in Portland. He is a member of the Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts and is the Society’s Director of Training. He has been a practicing analyst, teacher, and individual and group supervisor for the past twenty-five years and has lectured and taught in both the United States and Zurich. Dunbar received his analytical training at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.

Maribeth Kallemeyn, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in Salem, Oregon. She has been in clinical practice since 2001. She completed her analytic training with the C.G. Jung Institute Pacific Northwest in 2018, and she is a member of the Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts.