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The Hephaestus Problem: An Exploration of the Wounded Creative Instincts
February 19, 1994 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm PST
The Greek god Hephaestus, blacksmith and artist, and patron of artists and crafts people, provides a compelling insight into the problem of wounded creativity. Himself lame and imperfect, yet ingenious and resourceful, Hephaestus symbolizes the painful outcome of the clash between matriarchal and patriarchal cultural values.
This two-part weekend program will utilize the Hephaestus myth and its effects on contemporary men and women, with a focus on therapeutic strategies for the healing and enhancement of creative potential.
Hephaestus and the Wounded Creative Instinct in Men and Women will focus on an exploration of both masculine and feminine psychology and the attempts, by men through the men’s movement and by women through spiritual creativity, to heal this wound. The workshop will incorporate journaling, active imagination, and discussion groups.
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Murray Stein, Ph.D. is a training Analyst at the International School of Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society for Jungian Analysts (USA) and the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. He was president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology from 2001 to 2004. He has written several books, including Jung’s Treatment of Christianity, In MidLife, Transformation – Emergence of the Self, and Jung’s Map of the Soul. He is the editor of Jungian Analysis (Open Court), and a publisher (Chiron Publications), where he has edited the Chiron Clinical Series.