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The vision thing: Myth, politics and psyche in the world
October 14, 2000 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT
Building on the basic premises of the lecture, this workshop will explore in greater depth the relationships between mythology, politics and psyche. Drawing from several essays in The Vision Thing: Myth, Politics and Psyche in the World, we will explore the complex intermingling of mythological themes, psychological forces and political conflicts in contemporary life. Everywhere we look — be it politics, sports, economics or entertainment — the experience of our individual and collective lives is permeated by the interplay of myth and psyche. The workshop will examine several “case studies” that tease out these relationships. Some of the material includes: the feminine in politics; race relations in America; ethnic conflict in Bosnia and Pol Pot’s Cambodian genocide; the relationship between myth and vision in leadership; the link between Alexander the Great and cyberspace; and the challenge of practicing politics in the economic myth. Even the Wizard of Oz has an honored place in the exploration of The Vision Thing.
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Thomas Singer, M.D., is a psychiatrist and Jungian psychoanalyst based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Trained at Yale Medical School, Dartmouth Medical School, and the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, he writes and lectures internationally on symbolism and cultural complexes. Singer has edited a multivolume series mapping cultural complexes across regions, including Australia, Latin America, Europe, the United States, and East Asia. He has also co-edited works exploring myth, city life, and the contemporary psyche. He is closely connected with ARAS, the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism, and has been a prominent voice linking collective imagery to psychological life. His new book is A Field Guide to American Cultural Complexes: The Battleground of the Splintered American Psyche.
