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SUMMARY:Active Imagination and the Romantic Poets
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar following the lecture of the same topic\, we will have a chance to explore the topic of active imagination in Romantic poetry\, Jungian psychology\, and other contemporary expressions in depth. The Jungian method of active imagination will be explained\, and the opportunity given to practice it\, if so desired. In addition\, we will have time for questions and discussion concerning the implications of the insights and intuitions of the Romantic poets and philosophers to contemporary debates on religious faith vs. atheism\, and a new relationship between mind and nature emerging today in depth psychology\, physics\, and neurobiology.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/active-imagination-and-the-romantic-poets-2/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180921T193000
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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
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SUMMARY:2018-2019 Season Preview
DESCRIPTION:Mark your Calendars!\nHere are are scheduled speakers and topics for our next season. In July we’ll post details on the Fall lectures and workshops\, as well as membership and program registration information. \n\n\n\n2018\n\n\nSeptember 21-22\nThomas Elsner\nActive Imagination and the Romantic Poets\n\n\nOctober 19-20\nJames  Hollis\nIn-Between Times: Something Gone\, Something Not Yet\n\n\nNovember 9-10\nFanny Brewster \nThe Creative Self: Dreams\, Secrets and Wishes\n\n\nDecember 7-8\nPenelope Tarasuk \nDreaming Animals:  Individuation in a Jungian Analysis\n\n\n2019\n\n\nJanuary 18-19\nJeffrey Kiehl \nA Jungian Take on Climate Change\nHealing the Split with Our Animate World\n\n\nFebruary 15-16\nGary Sparks\nJung’s Red Book for our Times\n\n\nMarch 15-16\nJutta Von Buchholtz \nThe Healing Power of Fairytales\n\n\nApril 12-13\nTess Castleman\nUnderstanding the World Dream\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://ofj.org/event/ofj-2018-2019-season-preview/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180531T150000
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SUMMARY:Fairy Tales: Archetypal Forays into the Deep Psyche
DESCRIPTION:This Event is Sold Out.\nSend an email to info@ofj.org if you wish to be placed on the waiting list. \nFairy tales surprise\, delight\, and inform. Revealing the dynamics of the psyche\, they speak to both personal and universal human experience through stories that are rich in images and symbols. In this seminar we will experience the vitality of fairy tales and\, using Jung’s essential ideas and concepts\, explore the ways in which the tales can be helpful in working with relationships\, dreams and the basic questions of existence. \nThe sessions will occur on six Sundays\, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. \nThe first three sessions will be led by Dunbar Carpenter. \n\nSept. 9\,   2018\nSept. 16\, 2018\nSept. 23\, 2018\n\nThe second three sessions will be led by Dominique Marguerite. \n\nSept. 30\, 2018\nOct. 7\, 2018\nOct. 21\, 2018\n\nContinuing Education Credits are available\, with one hour of CE credit for each hour of attendance. CEUs will be available for purchase\, at a cost of $10\, which will cover all CEUs earned over the six-session seminar. \nAttendance is limited to 12 people. If the seminar is full and you would like to be added to our waitlist\, please write to us at info@ofj.org. If you have any questions\,  please call 503-223-3080. \nRequired Reading:  \nVon Franz\, M. L (1982) An Introduction to the Interpretation of Fairy Tales. Asheville\, NC: Chiron Publications.  This will be our primary text\, in addition to the particular fairy tale or tales that will be the subject of each seminar meeting.  The fairy tales to be discussed at each meeting will be sent to each participant by email or distributed at the time of the seminar. \nFurther readings (optional): \n\nBirkhäuser-Oeri S. (1988). The Mother\, Archetypal Image in Fairy Tales. Toronto\, ON: Inner City Books.\nChinen\, A. B. (1993). Once Upon a Midlife. NewYork\, NY: Putnam.\nKast\, V. (1999). The Mermaid in the Pond. New York\, NY: Continuum.\nMurray Stein and Lionel Corbett  (Eds.). Psyche’s Stories\, Volume 1-2-3  (1991-1995). Asheville NC: Chiron Publications.\nJacobi\, M.\, Kast\, V.\, Riedel\, I. (1992). Witches\, Ogres and the Devil’s Daughter. Boston\, MA: Shambhala Publications.\nUlanov\, A. and B. (1983). Cinderella and Her Sisters. Philadelphia\, PA: Westminster Press.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/fairy-tales-archetypal-forays-into-the-deep-psyche/
LOCATION:OFJ Library\, 811 NW 20th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180414T100000
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SUMMARY:Finding the Untold Story:  Exploring Developmental Trauma Through the Lens of Contemporary Film
DESCRIPTION:When trauma strikes the developing psyche of a child\, a sacred core of the self retreats into the unconscious where it is surrounded by powerful forces that constitute a “system” of defenses.  This Self-Care System and its inner “powers” frequently appears in dreams during the psychotherapy of trauma-survivors.  Dr. Kalsched will tell some clinical stories\, accompanied by the patient’s dreams\, that illustrate these appearances and then illustrate his discussion with clips from several contemporary films.  Among the films from which vignettes will be chosen are Beasts of the Southern Wild\, The Golden Compass\, Birdman\, and Equus. \n 
URL:https://ofj.org/event/finding-the-untold-story-exploring-developmental-trauma-through-the-lens-of-contemporary-film-2/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180413T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180413T213000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180317T100000
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SUMMARY:Honoring Early Hermes: Shamanic Herdsman\, God of Paths and Open Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:Saturday morning we will explore his functions as open boundary-marker to wonder about the values we need to find for ourselves and those we are meeting in the ever-widening\, contemporary world. In the late morning session\, we will look at Hermes’ functions around which to explore dreams. We can share some of our own that may be dreaming us on to a security beyond collective walls and inevitable longing for tribal identities. Please bring your thoughts\, feelings\, and\, perhaps\, a dream to share. We will have paper and crayons.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/honoring-early-hermes-shamanic-herdsman-god-of-paths-and-open-boundaries-2/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T213000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180217T150000
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SUMMARY:Connecting with Culture through Psychological Types
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we’ll look at our cultural attitudes in depth and explore how they impact our lives and relationships.  We’ll also look at the interplay between psychological type and cultural attitudes. \nDr. Beebe will lead us in investigating the implications of the cultural attitudes for therapy.  We’ll also consider whether it is possible or desirable to try to develop the attitudes that we do not naturally prefer and ask whether we should be working in parenting or therapy to foster the development of the cultural attitudes. \n  \n 
URL:https://ofj.org/event/connecting-with-culture-through-psychological-types-2/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180216T213000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180120T150000
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SUMMARY:The Erotic Psyche: The Conception and Birth of Pleasure
DESCRIPTION:Using the archetypal backdrop of the myth of Eros and Psyche and their daughter Pleasure\, this workshop will continue the focus on the expression and experience of sex in our internal and external realities:  its instinctual\, animal nature\, its desire for life as well as its relation to death; its aggressive play of dominance and submission; its confrontation with collective ideals or values; its insistence on a journey to the Underworld and its conception and birth of Pleasure. \nThe archetypal motifs found in this myth have a personal effect that we can all feel and experience in our lives.  Helpful examples\, film clips\, participant’s experiences and group discussions will help flesh out the vital significance that sex has in our lives.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-erotic-psyche-the-conception-and-birth-of-pleasure/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180119T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20170806T205522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T155441Z
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SUMMARY:Managing and Making Sense of Life-changing Illness\, Accidents\, and Tragedies
DESCRIPTION:We all encounter hassles (the car breaks\, the plumbing leaks\, we catch a cold) on a regular basis and generally manage to cope; however\, catastrophes are beyond our coping skills. Experiences we cannot readily fix or control challenge us in fundamental ways\, indelibly changing our lives\, disrupting identity\, career\, relationships\, meaning\, hope for the future\, our highest god image\, and our personal narratives. Using lecture\, discussion\, and exercises\, we will explore experiences of tragic events (both personal and collective) and ways to provide self-care and assistance to others\, how to be a help rather than a nuisance. This program will present a holistic model of care. Participants will learn supportive theory and research for this topic from related fields and traditions.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/managing-making-sense-life-changing-illness-accidents-tragedies/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20170806T205514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205514Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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SUMMARY:Dreaming in Black and White:  Race and the Unconscious
DESCRIPTION:It is through the unconscious that we are most likely to “see” into our personal Shadow.  Our connection with others both known and unknown can appear in dream imagery to reveal a deeper understanding of what we truly believe in terms of Collective racial issues\, personal encounters and our connection with Other.  We will revisit our dreams through Active Imagination and spend time writing about our dreaming experiences. Please bring a personal journal.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/dreaming-black-white-race-unconscious/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171110T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20170806T205431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205431Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171014T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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SUMMARY:The Alchemical Hunt for the Green Lion
DESCRIPTION:We will review and discuss dreams and texts related to the Green Lion\, and with active imagination and writing exercises\, we will seek to co-create a subtle body field to support healing and discovery. Looking into life stories\, dreams\, film clips and related alchemical images\, such as the Tibetan snow lion roaring over the heart to awaken each seeker individually\, we may find our heart capacities grow.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/alchemical-hunt-green-lion-2/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170916T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20170806T205505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T205809Z
UID:11808-1505556000-1505574000@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Letting Go and Holding On:  The Role of Story in Holding On and Letting Go in Individuation
DESCRIPTION:We will explore the dynamics of Holding On and Letting Go as two aspects of a vital and ever-changing flow of beliefs that keeps life fulfilling. Using experiential techniques\, writing\, and small group sharing we will identify and explore the stories that we live by and how they affect our tendency to constrict or expand. Our process will encourage a bottom up process in which deeper aspects of the psyche can emerge and develop\, rather than a top down process in which the ego controls and limits.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/letting-go-holding-role-story-holding-letting-go-individuation/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170915T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170915T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170422T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T071115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161229T071115Z
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SUMMARY:Taking Your Life Back: Steps to the Recovery of a Personal Journey
DESCRIPTION:Tiny\, dependent\, and at the mercy of the world around us\, we all have to adapt\, adjust\, bury\, deny\, split-off and repress\, and thereby lose contact with our own sovereignty and natural source of guidance.   The core project of the second half of life is the recovery of that source.   This program/workshop will focus on twenty-one steps we may take toward the recovery of our personal journey. 
URL:https://ofj.org/event/taking-your-life-back-steps-to-the-recovery-of-a-personal-journey/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170421T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T070721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T020320Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170318T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T065623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161229T065623Z
UID:10298-1489831200-1489849200@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Alchemical Active Imagination
DESCRIPTION:Jung conceived of alchemy as a practice of what he called active imagination\, a meditative practice of transformation in which inner complexes and archetypal constellations are personified or experienced as images and then confronted and related to by the conscious ego. Writing\, painting\, dance\, music and other mediums in addition to unconscious projections onto matter\, can all be used to bring the unconscious to conscious expression. Having gone over the theory and history of alchemy in the presentation\, in this workshop we will learn how to practice active imagination. Practical recipes taken from alchemy will be introduced and we will provide ample time to apply these recipes to our own experience\, not just talking about alchemy but effectively becoming alchemists ourselves. We will also access the way in which Jung saw the value and importance of doing this type of work\, politically and culturally\, as well as individually.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/alchemical-active-imagination/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170317T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T065403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170326T210415Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170218T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T063616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170112T081948Z
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SUMMARY:Experiential Reflections on the Transcendent Function in Our Lives
DESCRIPTION:Jung’s writings on the transcendent function present multiple\, sometimes seemingly contradictory\, impressions of the transcendent function. In this workshop we will consider how these “contradictions” may reflect the mystery within and around the transcendent function. Excerpts from Jung’s writings about the transcendent function\, as well as material from Friday night’s lecture\, will be used to help awaken our curiosity about and openness to the transcendent function in our lives and in our work as therapists. Drawing and collage exercises will provide visual means for exploring our relationship with the transcendent function. After the exercises\, there will be time for communal sharing of impressions and reflections\, and an opportunity to identify and affirm attitudes or intentions we want to carry forward from the workshop.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/experiential-reflections-on-the-transcendent-function-in-our-lives/
LOCATION:Multnomah Arts Center\, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy\, Portland\, OR\, 97219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170217T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T063201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170123T042826Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T061227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T013948Z
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SUMMARY:Coyote\, the Great North American Trickster
DESCRIPTION:Claudio Orso-Giacon\, Moonlight & Serenade\, 2016. Woodblock. By permission.\nSee a slideshow of the workshop on Dyane’s Website\nDyane Sherwood will introduce you to Coyote\, who indulges his greedy and lascivious nature and tries to get what he wants through trickery and a disregard for cultural norms. He was a popular figure throughout native peoples in North America\, whose stories used outrageous humor to teach us about the Coyote in ourselves and warn us about the Coyote in others. \nEach person will have the opportunity to use paper clay\, paint\, and other art supplies to make your own Coyote figure. We will make the figures in the morning\, and then paint and decorate them after lunch. You may also wish to write a story of your own about an encounter with Coyote! \nWe will end the day by studying a no-longer practiced Navajo story and healing ritual that takes us more deeply into the evil and harm caused by Coyote when his path leads to addiction\, abuse\, and mental illness. \nNote:  Registration is limited to 30 attendees.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/coyote-the-great-north-american-trickster/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170120T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20161229T060448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170101T194239Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
CREATED:20160529T045504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160629T100505Z
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SUMMARY:Foreigner: Friend or Foe? Agent Of Change.
DESCRIPTION:In the workshop we will continue circumambulating the topic and attempt to answer some of the questions that arose during the lecture. We will add fairy tales and myths and additional images to help foster increased awareness of the shadowy other and the changes this archetype can bring about. This will be a participatory workshop – where you will engage with either a myth or a fairy tale in order to deeply connect with the ambivalent archetype of the Foreigner within and without\, as friend or foe.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/foreigner-friend-or-foe-agent-of-change/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161202T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161202T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T063814
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
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