BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oregon Friends of Jung - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ofj.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oregon Friends of Jung REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20190720T164201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T010544Z UID:36771-1575660600-1575667800@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Essence of Kundalini DESCRIPTION:As we participate in spiritual practices and inner creative work\, kundalini energy may rise up the chakras located in the astral spine and awaken us spiritually. When this happens in a contained environment\, it slowly merges the north and south poles of our being (feminine and masculine\, negative and positive) and creates a greater wholeness in our well-being. In this presentation \, we will focus on the meaning of kundalini\, its images in creative expressions as in sandplay\, and how to use our understanding of kundalini for personal change. We will then experience what kundalini may feel like through guided meditation and sound. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-essence-of-kundalini/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/geri_grubbs-e1573607122133.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191108T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20190720T163446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190802T002626Z UID:36765-1573241400-1573248600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Between the World and Me: Where the Wild Things Live DESCRIPTION:In this historical moment we unconsciously live out the reality of a split between the psyche (personal) and the sociopolitical world. Emotional suffering is located in the individual and his/her relationships. The social context is rarely acknowledged as major contribution to our psychological health as it is seen as a backdrop. Within such a perspective\, we lose the opportunity to create and use the potential space in cultural life for engaging and processing the most pressing problems of our times: racism\, sexism\, gender\, poverty\, class social justice and the traumatogenic environment of uncertainty\, pain and suffering they create for all of us. \nIn this talk Sam Kimbles will address a way of thinking and working with the kinds of issues that cut across the artificial divide between inner and outer. Two stories from literature will serve as springboards for this evening’s talk:  Maurice Sendak\, Where the Wild things Are and Ta-Nehisi Coates\,Between the World and Me will be used to look at destructive attitudes in our culture that reflect issues that challenge us all. URL:https://ofj.org/event/between-the-world-and-me-where-the-wild-things-live/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/samuel_kimbles.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191018T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191018T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20190720T162216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190802T002223Z UID:36758-1571427000-1571434200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Changing of the Gods: Weathering the Storm in an Archetypal Cosmos DESCRIPTION:In their distinct and brilliant ways\, both C. G. Jung and James Hillman broke free of limiting modern assumptions and recognized that psyche was not confined to the human\, that it permeated all of nature\, the cosmos itself. Both also recognized the extraordinary value of astrology in shining an unexpected light on the archetypal dynamics of human life in synchronistic correlation with planetary movements. Our moment in history clearly represents a threshold of of great consequence\, and the current planetary alignments can provide us with valuable insights about the deeper impulses at work in the drama now facing the Earth community. What is the planetary situation now\, what are the historical precedents\, and how might our contemporary culture be transformed by the recognition that an intimate bond exists between the deep psyche and the cosmos? Join Richard Tarnas for a “state of the world report” on the archetypal context of our national and global moment. URL:https://ofj.org/event/changing-of-the-gods-weathering-the-storm-in-an-archetypal-cosmos/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/richard_tarnas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190920T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190920T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20190720T001946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190802T001927Z UID:36744-1569007800-1569015000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Living the Imaginal Life: Dreams\, Active Imagination and Synchronicity DESCRIPTION:The term “Imaginal World\,” made popular by the great French writer Henri Corbin\, refers to a dimension of life outside the norm\, a dimension only perceivable through the imagination. The imagination\, however\, is not something unreal or ungrounded\, a creator of fantasies and illusions. Rather\, it is a powerful mode of perception that connects us with a world just as real as our ordinary world of everyday reality. As Robert Johnson has said\, the imaginal is not real\, it is realer than real. In this lecture I shall discuss the nature of the imaginal\, its relationship to Jung and the process of individuation\, as well as the transformative nature of imaginal experience. I shall also outline ways in which one can begin to live an imaginal life. URL:https://ofj.org/event/living-the-imaginal-life-dreams-active-imagination-and-synchronicity/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/jeffrey_raff.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20181211T044449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T031455Z UID:32168-1555097400-1555104600@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Little Dream that Doesn't Mean Anything DESCRIPTION:When a dream is forgotten\, dismissed\, ignored or called names (“worthless\, a snippet\, stupid\, etc.”)\, important information is lost.  A discussion with clinical examples will explore what many miss:  the quiet beginnings of consciousness evidenced in what is often overlooked.  The beginning of a process is sacred ground to stand upon.  Alchemical parallels\, world dreams\, fairy tale imagery and elements of dreaming that are routinely misunderstood will be discussed as well. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-little-dream-that-doesnt-mean-anything/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/dream-diver-section-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190315T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190315T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20181211T044315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190221T165200Z UID:32192-1552678200-1552685400@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Healing Power of Fairy Tales DESCRIPTION:Why fairy tales – Märchen?  When C.G. Jung discovered the archetypal realm of the collective unconscious\, he also found that through the ages myths\, fairy tales and legends provided a “clothing” so to speak for these\, otherwise invisible\, potentially healing psychodynamics. When we listen to fairy tales our soul is invited to journey into lands of horror and violences well as enchanting rescues and romances. The original fairy tales are ever so much more grim and violent than the Walt Disney versions we are familiar with. Fairy tales assure the listener – adult and child alike – that while evil\, danger and violence do exist\, they can be transformed. By entering into the magic of a fairy tale\, our psyche re-connects with the healing potential of the archetypal realm. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-healing-power-of-fairy-tales/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/fairy-tale-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190215T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20181211T044143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190121T223628Z UID:32156-1550259000-1550266200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Carl Jung's Red Book: Healing the Chaos DESCRIPTION:In 1913 Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung embarked on a remarkable inner journey.  Devotedly attending to his dreams and fantasies\, for the next fifteen years Jung exquisitely calligraphed and painted the emotions and images he found within.  This record of his venture was published in 2009 in his superbly illustrated Red Book. \nAs he focused inside\, Jung was immediately inundated with inward scenes of global catastrophe—at a time when Europe spoke only of peace and prosperity.  In less than a year\, beginning in 1914\, the First World War ravaged his continent with a bloodthirst unknown to history.  Observing his heart of hearts\, Jung found vivid symbolic experiences that not only personified his personal psychology\, but also revealed the devastating war’s underlying dynamics. \nThe world now stands dangerously close to annihilating chaos\, both on the domestic and international stage.  In Friday’s lecture and Saturday’s workshop\, we will explore what Jung’s descent taught him about the turmoil orchestrating his epoch’s horror.  Despite the passing of a century\, the clarity of those lessons will guide us through precious insight into the seething cauldron of our own era. \nThis will be a multimedia presentation with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.  The presentation does not assume prior familiarity with Jung’s Red Book. \n  URL:https://ofj.org/event/carl-jungs-red-book-healing-the-chaos/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/red-book-solar-barge2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190118T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20181211T043915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T175900Z UID:32143-1547839800-1547847000@ofj.org SUMMARY:A Jungian View of Climate Change DESCRIPTION:  \nNobody can afford to look around and to wait for somebody else to do what he is loath to do himself. But since nobody seems to know what to do\, it might be worthwhile for each of us to ask himself whether by any chance his or her unconscious may know something that will help us. \n– C.G. Jung (CW 18\, par. 599) \n  \nHuman caused climate change has placed life on the planet in a precarious state. It is imperative we address this situation as soon as possible\, for the longer we wait the more we commit future generations to great disruption. Yet there is great resistance to addressing this issue\, especially within the United States. Jungian psychology provides a unique means to understand the problem of climate change for it recognizes the importance of the unconscious in our lives. In this presentation\, I explore how the dynamics of unconscious processes relate to climate change and how these processes provide pathways to addressing the problem. I consider further the current myths that lie at the root of our collective dissociation from Earth. The presentation concludes with a discussion of how to reconnect to the sacredness of Earth\, which is essential to address the issue of climate change. URL:https://ofj.org/event/a-jungian-view-of-climate-change/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Ireland-Tree-Smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20180801T143901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181021T212740Z UID:30799-1544211000-1544218200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Dreaming Animals: Individuation in a Jungian Analysis DESCRIPTION:… the animal is sublime and\, in fact\, represents the “divine” side of the human psyche. You remember that the purpose of the Dionysian mysteries was to bring people back to the animal…the animal within…which then forms a bridge between (her) self and the original primordial man concealed beneath the historical layers of the past… \nFollowing a series of animal dreams from a profoundly creative woman artist; we move into and through the individuation process of her eight-year analysis through her dying and conscious death.   Here we find psyche’s deep instruction\, beauty\, and assistance in life’s completion. Epiphany–the direct experience of Deity–came via dreams and in a vision of an animal before her death. I use this series of dreams as I feel that dignity and depth of Jungian Psychoanalysis are illustrated and accessible. \nThis presentation grew out of my deep interest in nature and appearance of animals in dreams and in the lives of patients over the course of forty years of practice. \nWhat is the meaning and function of animals visiting us in dreams or meeting them by chance? Which animals bring us education\, wisdom\, humor\, terror\, beauty\, and joy? Can we relate to a creature with interest? Who are we afraid? Do we dream or imagine mythical or other beings? How do we treat animals in dreams and in waking life? What is the relationship between our body and instinctual life? What does this tell us about ourselves\, about us as a society and culture? URL:https://ofj.org/event/dreaming-animals-individuation-in-a-jungian-analysis-2/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/tarasuk-animal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181109T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20180801T143208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181021T214952Z UID:30791-1541791800-1541799000@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Shadow of Creativity DESCRIPTION:When Jung experienced his Anima-Muse in The Red Book he declared himself to be a man of science rather than an artist.  How might we abandon our creative selves in shadow rather than allowing the light of consciousness to reach into the darkness and allow our creativity to emerge?  This emergence may be accompanied by suffering and periods of emotional growth that the ego is unwilling to experience. Yet\, as Jung did\, we see that we must continue our Psyche-led process if we are to have an authentic life.  In our discussion we will share the struggles and lessons of creativity through viewing the creative lives and works of authors as we explore and discuss avenues for developing our own creativity. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-shadow-of-creativity/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/6064609-Indonesian_Shadow_Puppetry-500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20180704T002450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T085631Z UID:30716-1539977400-1539984600@ofj.org SUMMARY:In‑Between Times:Something Gone\, Something Not Yet DESCRIPTION:  \nWandering between two worlds\, one dead\,\nThe other powerless to be born… \n-Matthew Arnold\, 1885 \nAs individuals\, we often find ourselves in in-between times\, somewhere between a world we knew\, and a world that has not yet emerged.  These times are hours of crisis\, disorientation\, loss\, and enormous anxiety.   Similarly cultures\, eras\, civilizations go through in-between times.   Ours is such a moment in history.    How can we recover our bearings\, sustain dignity and integrity when things fall apart?   What abides amid such discontinuity?   Together we will reflect on what we may do to recover a sense of personal autonomy when our roadmap whirls from our grasp and leaves us confounded. URL:https://ofj.org/event/in-between-times-something-gone-something-not-yet/ LOCATION:First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 1126 SW Park Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Orpheus-Leading-Eurydice-from-the-Underworld-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20180730T184304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T024344Z UID:30704-1537558200-1537565400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Active Imagination and the Romantic Poets DESCRIPTION:Through the contemplation of his inward nature\, the art of writing poetry became\, for Wordsworth as for many of the Romantics\, a “dark” and “inscrutable workmanship”\, in which the “discordant elements” operative between the “two consciousness” within himself might “cling together / In one society” and realize “a soul in the process of making itself.” Wordsworth’s experience of poetic composition will be familiar to those in the field of Jungian psychology as active imagination. When Wordsworth imagines his poetry as “spousal verse” announcing a marriage of the human mind “to this goodly universe / In love and holy passion” (Prospectus to the Recluse\, 53-5)\, Romantic active imagination aims at healing the split between psyche and nature. \nFor those interested in a unified vision of mind and nature\, the psychology of creativity\, and the emergence of a new image of God beyond both fundamentalism and materialistic atheism\, there is much to be learned from the Romantic poets and philosophers. This lecture will explore the practice of active imagination in Romantic poetry and Jungian psychology\, and apply insights gleaned from both to contemporary debates on the nature of religion\, politics\, physics\, and neuroscience. URL:https://ofj.org/event/active-imagination-and-the-romantic-poets/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/romantics3-e1532979230491.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180413T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180413T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20171214T033659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171215T015210Z UID:28059-1523647800-1523655000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Finding the Untold Story: Exploring Developmental Trauma Through the Lens of Contemporary Film DESCRIPTION:According to C. G. Jung\, patients who come to us for healing often have… \n….a story that is not told\, and which as a rule no one knows of.  To my mind\, therapy only really begins after the investigation of that wholly personal story.  It is the patient’s secret\, the rock against which he is shattered.  If I know his secret story\, I have a key to the treatment…but how to gain that knowledge?  In most cases exploration of the conscious material is insufficient.  Sometimes [projective techniques] can open the way\, so can the interpretation of dreams\, or long and patient human contact with the individual (Jung\, 1963:117). \nAnother avenue through which we can “open the way” to our untold stories is through film. Not only do contemporary films give a vivid portrait of the shattering caused by trauma\, but they also point the way towards healing\, and in this way\, set the stage for enhanced personal and clinical understanding.  We might even say that films are themselves part of the solution to the problem of trauma in our time\, aiding in the creation of moving and meaningful stories out of the shattering experiences that otherwise leave us fragmented and lost. \nFriday Evening Film and Discussion:  As It Is In Heaven\, a Swedish film by Kay Pollak\, 2005. \nEarly developmental trauma always involves an injury to the capacity to feel.  And when this happens\, the window to life closes. Overwhelmingly painful feelings that were part of the trauma are dissociated and become part of the untold story that must finally be opened and the original pain re-experienced.   As It Is In Heaven is a moving film about the traumatic closing—and then re-opening–of the protagonists (Daniel’s) capacity to feel.  Through his conscious suffering\, a window to life re-opens.  We will see the film together and discuss its implications for the understanding and healing of trauma. URL:https://ofj.org/event/finding-the-untold-story-exploring-developmental-trauma-through-the-lens-of-contemporary-film/ LOCATION:OR CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/as-it-is-in-heaven.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20171214T032539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171215T041943Z UID:28048-1521228600-1521235800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Honoring Early Hermes: Shamanic Herdsman\, God of Paths and Open Boundaries DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn this fluid\, open and expanding world\, simple divisions don’t work well even in psychology. Beyond the tidy\, binary separation into conscious and unconscious factors\, we have become attuned to the rich plurality of complexes or ‘self-states’ operative in every interchange between people. We are also becoming accustomed to working with the reality of open and interpenetrating borders between our various complexes and their field effects on the neurology and coherence of others in our immediate and global environment. \nSo we are increasingly aware of the impossibility of neat borders and must attend to the multiple effects of subtle neurological pulsations\, of mirror neurons\, hemispheric attunements\, bodily sensations\, emotional flavors and field dynamics that are alive across the threshold between us as we sit in the multi-dimensional flow that is rich but also often fearful. Such open consciousness forces us to levels of complexity and integration that psychologists began to explore more than a century ago. Jung beautifully understood then the values of seeking images for orientation. \nIn our current globalizing crisis\, which stirs anxiety\, I have been gripped by an image that comes from an era where similarly vast\, cultural shifts were underway and managed by figures representing the qualities needed to survive. For me the ancient\, shamanic herdsman\, Hermes\, god of paths and open boundaries\, has become a marker from which to expand towards such complexity. His early stories\, more emotional and cosmic than the ones from Hellenic Greece or medieval alchemy\, shape a presence that can orient consciousness in a world with wide open borders. They also connect to tales of boundary-making from Neolithic\, Northern Europe\, when the Goddess of the vast earth and sky was divided into tribal lands\, and shamanic elders sang the moving clans back to themselves. \nIn the Friday evening talk\, I will present Hermes as an early herdsman and shamanic deity\, showing pictures and telling stories of his origins and qualities\, which are important for our own time. He represents the threshold where energies and forms interweave\, where consciousness rises from and opens back into the fluid matrix of psyche to bring perception of multifaceted order\, creativity\, and healing. URL:https://ofj.org/event/honoring-early-hermes-shamanic-herdsman-god-of-paths-and-open-boundaries/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/cloghstuckagh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180216T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20171212T040659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T043725Z UID:27962-1518809400-1518816600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Connecting with Culture through Psychological Types DESCRIPTION:C.G. Jung’s theory of psychological type offers us tremendous insight\, yet people who are identical in type may still approach the world with very different attitudes and assumptions. How we make sense of the world involves emotional investments and intellectual frameworks that tie to\, but also go beyond\, type. \nJoseph Henderson\, a co-author\, with Jung\, of Man and His Symbols\, worked on this problem in his book\, Cultural Attitudes in Psychological Perspective. Henderson observed that different people apply different cultural values as they engage with the world around them. He called these the social attitude\, the religious attitude\, the philosophical attitude\, the aesthetic attitude\, and\, a relative latecomer\, the psychological attitude. \nUsing illustrative clips from recent and classic films\, John Beebe will lead us in exploring these orientations toward what is offered already by our culture. Participants will take away a new way of observing and understanding themselves and others. URL:https://ofj.org/event/connecting-with-culture-through-psychological-types/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/splendor-solis-II.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180119T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20171210T195201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171215T232917Z UID:13897-1516390200-1516397400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Sex: The Flesh and Blood of It DESCRIPTION:  \nThere is a close association between the sexual instinct and the striving for wholeness. With the exception of religious longing nothing challenges modern man more consciously and personally than sex. \n– C.G. Jung\, CW10\, par. 653 \nJung repeatedly emphasized the role that sexuality plays in the individuation process\, claiming that a disturbed sexuality was at the core of many complexes that hindered a person’s ability to individuate or develop. He also recognized the difficulties of addressing sexual phenomena because it often brings with it forbidding moral dictates and shadow material that can challenge one’s beliefs and ideas about oneself. But avoiding issues of sexuality means that we may be missing the opportunity of inviting and deepening the vital energy it brings for us at any age. \nIn the Jungian community we typically move to interpret the symbolic value of sex and to embrace the spiritual meaning of this instinctual experience. The spiritual aspect is of course an invaluable component\, and yes\, we want to go there. But we may miss or lose the soul’s longing\, pleasure and suffering if we cannot first explore the intensely fulfilling bodily sensations\, passions\, behavior and emotional communications contained in its ageless expression – in our objective reality\, in fantasies and our dreams. \nThis presentation will attempt to open a discussion about the instinctual aspects of sex\, to examine personal and collective attitudes toward sex\, to invite a deeper reflection of everyone’s personal biases and experiences with sex and to increase an understanding of the potential role sexual phenomena plays in individuation. The aim of the presentation and workshop is to address the positive\, pleasurable\, life-giving expressions of sex and not its negative\, destructive\, or abusive experiences. URL:https://ofj.org/event/sex-flesh-blood/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171208T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171208T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20170806T205514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205514Z UID:11876-1512761400-1512768600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Living in the Fire: The Wisdom of Uncertainty DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be human in a chaotic world? How are we to cope? There are times\, personally and collectively\, in which we fall back into chaotic states: of anger\, fear\, confusion\, ignorance\, meaninglessness. In moments of chaotic breakdown familiar and cherished positions become unraveled. This lecture explores mythic and psychological patterns to help guide us through uncertain times. URL:https://ofj.org/event/living-fire-wisdom-uncertainty/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Liao_Dynasty_Avalokitesvara_Statue_Clear.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20170806T205431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205431Z UID:11843-1510342200-1510349400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Exploring Our Jungian Racial Shadow: Brightening the Light DESCRIPTION:The Eurocentric roots of Jungian Psychology have strengthened in American soil but have remained exclusive in areas of growth. The racialized language pertaining to people of color considered as “Other” has cast a Shadow that continues to affect how we live together psychologically while practicing a Psychology birthed and languaged in homogeneity. This lecture focuses on the historical development of Jungian Psychology and racial othering and supports us being in conversation about racial issues specific to Jungian Psychology while members of a heterogeneous Collective. URL:https://ofj.org/event/exploring-jungian-racial-shadow-brightening-light/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/rb-racial-shadow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20170806T205428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205428Z UID:11819-1507923000-1507930200@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Alchemical Hunt for the Green Lion DESCRIPTION:Following the tracks of this alchemical mystery of the Green Lion through myths\, ancient texts\, poetry\, and dreams\, we’ll seek that Presence in the psyche which leads into the growth of the subtle body heart. The alchemical Green Lion mysteries start in the “rag and bone shop of the heart” where our awareness grows of the subtle ways we learn to guard the heart and live out of unconscious values and archaic defenses against psyche and life. Our “hunt for the Green Lion” brings us into contact with this green vitalizing force where we may discover our capacity to see these shadow attitudes\, and simultaneously open the heart. Here in the subtle hermetic light between the opposites\, we may uncover a potential growing center between the conscious and the unconscious that helps light and guide our way in life. URL:https://ofj.org/event/alchemical-hunt-green-lion/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/alchemical-green-lion.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170915T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170915T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20170806T205827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205827Z UID:11798-1505503800-1505511000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Letting Go and Holding On: Essential Archetypal Tools for the Journey of Individuation DESCRIPTION:Jung suggested that in the journey of individuation the ego needs to let go of control and defer to the Self\, submitting to a principle greater than personal identity. Relinquishing old stories of a heroic ego is essential to the individuation process. Yet holding closely the values that bring us joy\, strength and meaning are also essential as we enter new stages of life. This talk will explore the essential role that these deeply embedded tools play in individuation\, from the viewpoint of human development\, Jung’s own life\, scientific research\, and mythology and religion. URL:https://ofj.org/event/letting-go-holding-essential-archetypal-tools-journey-individuation/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/snake-shedding.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170421T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170421T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20161229T070721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T020320Z UID:10300-1492803000-1492810200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Living Life More Fully in the Shadow of Mortality DESCRIPTION:Jung observed that “life is a short pause between two mysteries.” That fact is not in  debate; what does matter\, then\, is how we live that short pause. Given that mortality frames our brief journey\, how can we live more fully in its presence without being defined by morbidity\, fear\, and denial? What are the attitudes and practices which enable us to live more fully? And what psychological maturation brings us to experience this short pause as rich with meaning? URL:https://ofj.org/event/living-life-more-fully-in-the-shadow-of-mortality/ LOCATION:First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 1126 SW Park Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/jim-hollis-ii.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170317T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170317T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20161229T065403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170326T210415Z UID:10295-1489779000-1489784400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Alchemy and Jung’s Red Book DESCRIPTION:All of Jungian psychology as we know it – the story of how Jung became Jung – originates in the Red Book. The Red Book is the story of Jung’s confrontation with the unconscious undertaken over the course of 16 years from 1914 – 1930 and expressed in 400 calligraphic pages of writings and 53 full page color paintings. Central to Jung’s reflections in 1912-13 before he began the Red Book\, was one main question that became the question of all questions: “What is the myth of my life?” To his great surprise Jung discovered that his myth\, the myth of the Red Book\, was the alchemical myth. \n“I had very soon seen that analytical psychology coincided in a most curious way with alchemy. The experiences of the alchemists were\, in a sense\, my experiences\, and their world was my world. This was\, of course\, a momentous discovery.” \nMany alchemists were not literally trying to turn lead into gold\, but were speaking in a language of symbols about the imagination of transformation. This the reason why Jung observed in alchemical texts the same symbols that he experienced in himself and saw in the dreams of his patients. Three of the main themes in alchemy involve the confrontation with the shadow\, the return of the repressed feminine\, and the relationship between psyche and matter. Connecting these themes is the alchemical mysterium coniunctionis or the union of sun and moon\, of the conscious day world with the unconscious night world. In this presentation we will track the original texts and imagery of the alchemists into their reappearance in Jung’s Red Book and\, finally\, reflect on the meaning and value of the alchemical myth for our lives today in the contemporary world. \nView the slides and videos from this event URL:https://ofj.org/event/alchemy-and-jungs-red-book/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/retort2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170217T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170217T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20161229T063201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170123T042826Z UID:10288-1487359800-1487367000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Panther’s Prints: Tracking the Transcendent Function Through Imagery DESCRIPTION:Panther ©2013 by Jane Zich\nSomething works behind the veil of fantastic images\, whether we give this something a good name or a bad.  It is something real\, and for this reason its manifestations must be taken seriously.  -C.G. Jung \nIn her lecture\, Jane Zich will explore impressions of the transcendent function based on her Vision Journey painting series.  This image-mediated dialogue with the unconscious\, which has spanned twelve years\, was initiated by the arrival of a numinous blue Panther. Panther’s presence not only opened the possibility of an “I-Thou” relationship with imagery\, but also became a symbol of the transcendent function.  Paintings from the Vision Journey series\, and experiences during that painting process\, will be examined as Panther’s metaphorical footprints. We will explore these “tracks” to see what they seem to reveal to us about the transcendent function\, about its course and patterns of movement\, and about the circumstances or psychological terrains in which the transcendent function is apt to become most apparent to us. Applications to clinical contexts will be discussed. \nImage: Panther © 2013 by Jane Zich URL:https://ofj.org/event/panthers-prints-tracking-the-transcendent-function-through-imagery/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170120T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20161229T060448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170101T194239Z UID:10276-1484940600-1484947800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Living in Harmony with the Natural World: The Lakota World View DESCRIPTION:Dyane Sherwood will speak about the symbolic and experiential way that the Lakota (“Sioux”) tribe’s ancient spiritual tradition situates the individual within the natural world and within community. We will look at fundamental symbols and rituals\, as well as a story that teaches the value of feminine wisdom. This will be related to the alienation and suffering expressed by many people seeking psychotherapy today\, who have lost their orientation and sense of belonging in the natural world and within a community with shared values. The lecture will be followed by a ritual of drumming as a form of active imagination\, as practiced by the late Donald Sandner. Wear comfortable clothing and bring drums and rattles so we can celebrate together at the end. URL:https://ofj.org/event/living-in-harmony-with-the-natural-world-the-lakota-world-view/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161202T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161202T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160529T045135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160703T052702Z UID:8839-1480707000-1480714200@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Archetype of the Foreigner - Feared or Embraced? DESCRIPTION:The immigration crisis points to burning humanitarian issues. Foreigners\, walls\, outsiders and disturbing changes are accompanying the powerful emergence of the archetype of the Foreigner in our nation\, as well as globally. How are we to understand the constellation of the foreigner in our midst? To paraphrase C.G. Jung: what we don’t make conscious we will inevitably and tragically meet outside as fate. How does this apply now? \nWe will explore the archetype of the Foreigner on the objective as well as the subjective levels. When do we roll out the welcome mat and when do we bar the doors\, culturally as well as inner-psychically? A wide selection of images will guide us in our exploration of the topic. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-archetype-of-the-foreigner-feared-or-embraced/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/jutta-small-e1467084911384.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161111T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161111T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160529T040722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160924T005127Z UID:8831-1478892600-1478899800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Healing Trauma: The Lost and Recovered Soul in Depth Psychotherapy DESCRIPTION:According to C. G. Jung\, the human personality embodies a divine ”spark” or animating essence\, often described as the human soul or spirit. Under normal circumstances\, this core of selfhood incarnates in the individual and evolves into a unique personality through a process of tolerable suffering that Jung called individuation. \nHowever when severe trauma strikes the developing psyche of a child\, this sacred core of the person cannot embody and is split off from the developing personality\, retreating into “God’s world\,” i.e.\, into a deep layer of the unconscious for safe keeping. There it continues to exist as a lost soul in suspended animation under a spell cast by the powers of the psyche’s survival system. \nWith the self thus divided\, the trauma survivor feels “broken” or “unreal” and may even lose sight of the lost parts of the self\, living a joyless\, one-dimensional outer existence concerned more with survival than with true-self living. Clinical depression is often the result. \nIn this weekend’s lecture and workshop\, we will see how Depth Psychotherapy offers the opportunity for renewed contact with the lost core of the self\, and hence for renewed feeling-life\, creativity\, and relatedness. We will also see how the forces of repression resist this healing and are ready to wage a fierce battle for possession of the soul (as seen in Blake's image of the Good and Evil Angels fighting for possession of a child). How this dramatic struggle between life-and anti-life forces comes out in the end often depends on the strength of connection between the analytic partners and whether their relationship can weather the many storms and stresses that threaten to de-rail the therapy venture or end it prematurely. \nIn this slide-illustrated lecture\, Dr. Kalsched will describe a series of dramatic moments in the psychotherapy of trauma survivors where a breakthrough occurred in the client’s access to dissociated feelings. These moments were accompanied by vivid dreams in which a lost or abandoned “child” appeared– often menaced by the psyche’s repressive powers. The speaker will then show the parallels between these dreams and those ancient myths that describe the birth and trials of the archetypal Hero– the one who always carries a dual destiny– part human\, part divine\, and whose ”purpose” is to renew the community. URL:https://ofj.org/event/images-of-the-lost-soul-in-the-psychotherapy-of-early-trauma/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Donald-Kalsched-II.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161014T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160526T015239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160924T005223Z UID:8826-1476473400-1476480600@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Gods at Play: Archetypal Powers and Patterns in the Arts DESCRIPTION:As ancient poets and modern depth psychologists have long recognized\, the arts represent an especially vivid expression of the archetypes that inform and inspire the human psyche. The aim of this weekend’s program is to provide a rewarding interplay of instruction and entertainment\, each enhancing and illuminating the other. \nThe capacity to discern archetypes – the cultivation of what James Hillman called an “archetypal eye” – requires not only our thinking but our emotions\, imagination\, aesthetic and moral intuition\, our bodies: our whole being. Because the arts engage all these dimensions of the human sensibility\, these presentations will use representative works of art as windows into the archetypal character of different eras and individuals\, and into the archetypes themselves. \nWe’ll focus especially on major examples from music and comedy. Music provides perhaps the most profound and direct expression of the archetypal psyche\, reaching back to the earliest origins of human culture\, capable of touching the depths of our souls. Comedy is ancient as well: the Trickster\, whether in the individual psyche\, in a tribe or a royal court\, or commenting on a presidential campaign\, is crucial to the self-regulating and regenerative play of the whole. It is the agent of the unconscious\, rebelling against the conventional rulers\, speaking the truth from below. \nOur approach will be facilitated by the combined lenses of depth psychology and archetypal astrology\, which permit an extraordinarily precise focus on the specific archetypal complexes most prominently at work in a given individual\, work of art\, or cultural era. URL:https://ofj.org/event/lecture-the-gods-at-play-archetypal-powers-and-patterns-in-the-arts/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Tarnas-Profile-color.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160923T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160923T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160526T012113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160924T004753Z UID:8816-1474659000-1474666200@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Soul in Anguish: Depth Psychological Approaches to Suffering DESCRIPTION:When suffering strikes\, it is helpful to find a framework through which we may understand it. The approach of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is of limited help\, because there are many normal forms of suffering given the circumstances of a person’s life. Even in the presence of emotional disorder\, people with the same diagnosis suffer in unique ways and require a personalized approach. Traditional religions offer explanations and reasons for suffering\, and we will consider some\, but depth psychology has unique approaches. This lecture will describe some ways to search for meaning in suffering\, and consider it as an experience of liminality and initiation into a new level of consciousness. We will discuss an approach to suffering based on radical acceptance. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-soul-in-anguish-depth-psychological-approaches-to-suffering/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Lionel-Corbett-Croppe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160415T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160415T143000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160229T144447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160331T064253Z UID:8603-1460723400-1460730600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Individuation after 70 DESCRIPTION:Jung said\, “The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego\, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.” Indeed\, he is well known for his theory of adult development and his work on individuation in the second half of life. With this lecture I would like to propose a third phase of life after the first phase (building up a life structure) and second phase (developing a relationship with the inner world). This third phase is especially relevant now as many of us can expect today to live well past the 20th century life expectancy of 65 years old. I have chosen to talk about individuation after age 70 because I want to change this analytical focus on end of life for older adults as a time of preparation for death and instead talk about life and the new possibilities after 70. This phase is not a further continuation of the second half of life but a distinct third ‘half’; a new phase of individuation with its own distinct purpose. URL:https://ofj.org/event/individuation-after-70/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/Karen_EversFahey1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160318T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160318T143000 DTSTAMP:20260604T120011 CREATED:20160229T144100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160325T104705Z UID:8601-1458304200-1458311400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Courting Experiences of the Subtle Body DESCRIPTION:Between the concrete world of matter and the world of spirit resides the realm of imagination and the subtle bodies. Any life crisis\, in which the ego learns it does not have the answers\, can open us to this third realm where healing potential and a redirection of life energy reside. And beyond crisis\, consciousness can also learn to court the subtle body as individuation unfolds. Many healing arts tap this realm of being where the body and psyche can rebalance and find healing.The entire cosmos and we humans participate in the subtle body mysteries. Dr. Marie Louise von Franz wrote before her death that growing the subtle body before one dies is of utmost value to the life of the soul. This lecture will explore what this means in the reality of our daily lives\, and will explore images and experiences of the subtle body in alchemy\, dream\, myth\, poetry and waking life. The aim of the presentation is to help us increasingly recognize and open to experience the dialectic with the subtle body realm present in all life. Attention will also be given to various psyche – body healing arts that tap this realm of being. URL:https://ofj.org/event/courting-experiences-of-the-subtle-body-2/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ofj.org/wp-content/uploads/wikman.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR