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Insights into the Achievement of True Immortality
September 28, 2013 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT
After watching a short filmed presentation of The Epic of Gilgamesh, we will discuss the contemporary search for immortality. We will then examine the epic for clues that relate to King Gilgamesh and his afterlife role as the central figure of a religious organization devoted to learning the secrets of life after death. Along with recognizing the archetypal pattern of the return in dreams, art, and religious symbolism, we will use the epic to help us understand the importance of the relationship between ego and the unconscious as the key to overcoming the fear of death. We will conclude with an exploration of the roots of our own yearning for immortality. Participants are encouraged to share dreams, images, and stories about our final goal in life.
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JIM KLINE, PH.D., received his Ph.D. in psychology with a Jungian Studies specialization from Saybrook University, San Francisco, California. He also holds an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, California, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He currently works in the Social Sciences and Fine Arts Department of Northern Marianas College (NMC) and for the past several years has served as professor of psychology within the department. He has published numerous articles in various Jungian-themed professional psychological journals and is the author of The Otherworld in Myth, Folklore, Cinema, and Brain Science (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019). His most recent publication is Nonrational Logic in Contemporary Society: A Depth Psychology Perspective on Magical Thinking, Conspiracy Theories, and Folk Devils Among Us (Routledge, 2023).
