Lecture
Events for March 16, 2018
The Archetype of the Game: Sports as a Reflection of the Psyche
What psychic or spiritual energy is at the root of the fascination and enthusiasm which caused more than 1 billion persons to watch some portion of the 1984 Olympics? What is the nature and excitement which makes a World Series or Super Bowl better attended than church or synagogue? This lecture will explore the historical ... Read more
Fairytales as Mirrors of Psychopathology
Fairy tales are like collective dreams which, acting as x-rays of the psyche, reveal the structure and dynamics of personality. Many tales depict gross peculiarities of behavior. This workshop will use a selection of such stories which indicate various aspects of psychopathology. Suggested reading from Grimm: Clever Elsie, #34; Strong Hans, #166; The Sea Hare, ... Read more
What it Means to Go to War
What are we demanding of young men and women when we send them to war? Have we prepared them for what they will experience on the battlefield? In this keynote address, Karl Marlantes will draw upon his experience as a war veteran to explore the psychological realities of war at the personal and collective levels. ... Read more
Honoring Early Hermes: Shamanic Herdsman, God of Paths and Open Boundaries
We are living in a time of heightened border awareness as our old securities of containment and simple divisions of collective tribe and individual ego are forced open by new challenges. Walls don’t work well in the world of internet and drones, nuclear, biological, and informational contaminations, offshore banking, and moving populations of refugees. In ... Read more
