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SUMMARY:The Healing Value of Personal Narrative: How Writing One’s Memoir Facilitates Individuation
DESCRIPTION:It is well known that self-disclosure in journals and autobiography in general promotes emotional and physical health. On Friday evening\, Dr. Rosen will illustrate the healing value of writing a personal narrative in the form of autobiography with a single case-study: himself. He will demonstrate the process of writing a memoir as a “haibun”-a combination of prose and haiku about his life-long pilgrimage to the center of profound mystery. His own autobiography (presented as an inner and outer journey based on his life-review\, an analysis of interviews with family and friends\, as well as dreams and experiences recorded in journals since his eighteenth year) emerged as a painful yet healing experience. When such a review is carried out in an honest and thorough way\, one’s lost soul can find its way home. As the Zen writer Matsuo Basho revealed: “Each day is a journey and the journey itself home\,” an insight echoed by Soen Nakagawa Roshi: “If you cannot return home\, your self is not your true self.”
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-healing-value-of-personal-narrative-how-writing-ones-memoir-facilitates-individuation/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071013T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071013T213000
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SUMMARY:Dream Tending
DESCRIPTION:In the Saturday workshop\, Dr. Aizenstat will expand upon the concepts presented Friday night. He will further elaborate on the idea that images are alive and\, at root\, elemental – part of Nature’s Dreaming. Participants will learn methods of phenomenological dream animation and tools to work with the “indigenous image.” Attending to these potent “seed” images enhances psychological health and authentic being. This workshop combines DreamTending demonstrations by Dr. Aizenstat with experiential activities. Also\, he will offer training in skills intended to help participants work with their own core images.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/dream-tending-2/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071012T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071012T213000
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SUMMARY:Dream Tending
DESCRIPTION:The “heartbeat” of DreamTending\, Dr. Aizenstat’s orientation to dreams\, is the recognition that dream images are alive. In his Friday night lecture\, he will describe his unique approach to dream work and invite us to experience dream images as living\, embodied beings — engaged in their activity\, not ours alone. DreamTending will be introduced as a system of healing\, useful in working with the afflictions of personal life as well as the conditions of the world soul\, the anima mundi. Examples and elaborations will be offered.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/dream-tending/
LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070922T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T202613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T202613Z
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SUMMARY:Eros and Addiction
DESCRIPTION:During the workshop on Saturday\, we will amplify our exploration of these symbolic and analytic themes with revealing episodes taken from myth\, fairy tale\, literature and film that will allow participants to identify these patterns in their own experience and to understand their archetypal dynamics more clearly through guided exercises and group discussion.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/eros-and-addiction-2/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070921T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
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SUMMARY:Eros and Addiction
DESCRIPTION:The power of Eros can take us to ecstatic heights\, but also to the depths of despair. We experience this power whenever we fall in love or whenever longing for another overtakes us. As long as we remain unaware that the ideal image of the beloved is a projection of our own psychic content\, and the more our longing for wholeness is confused with the external satisfaction of erotic fantasies\, the more we can get lost in compulsive longing\, destructive relationships and sexual addictions. Understanding the archetype of Eros can help us develop a sense of how Eros can become destructively connected with addiction. We will seek to understand the nature of Eros and erotic longing in both its sensual and spiritual aspects.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/eros-and-addiction/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070602T210000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20210917T035549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T035549Z
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SUMMARY:Light-Hearted Evening and Annual Member Meeting: Jungian Concepts Presented in Song
DESCRIPTION:Miss Ruby Diamond (a/k/a Jozie Rabyor)\, Gardner Mein and The Archetones
URL:https://ofj.org/event/light-hearted-evening-and-annual-member-meeting-jungian-concepts-presented-in-song/
LOCATION:Friendship Masonic Lodge\, 5626 NE Alameda St\, Portland\, OR\, 97213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070512T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070512T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T204424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T204424Z
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SUMMARY:Engaging the Personal Shadow
DESCRIPTION:What is our personal Shadow? How may we come to know that which is by definition unconscious within us? A series of exercises and questions will help provide greater self-awareness. Our learning objectives will be to explore: \nWhat is meant by the concept of the Shadow? \n\nHow does the Shadow show up in personal\, psychological life?\nHow does the Shadow manifest collectively in social settings?\nHow does one gain a greater awareness of the personal and the collective Shadow?\n\nPlease bring a pen and journal for these exercises.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/engaging-the-personal-shadow/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070511T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070511T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T204330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T204330Z
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SUMMARY:Why Good People Do Bad Things: Revisiting the Shadow
DESCRIPTION:For each of us there are energies\, motives\, agendas which operate outside our conscious control and sometimes are contrary to our professed values. These energies\, which Jung collectively identified as the Shadow\, might best be defined not as evil\, but as that which makes us uncomfortable with ourselves. Such energies represent an enormous invitation for greater consciousness\, for living more ethically\, and whose integration brings a greater possibility of wholeness. This program will define and illustrate the many ways in which the Shadow operates in personal and social life.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/why-good-people-do-bad-things-revisiting-the-shadow/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070414T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070414T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T204226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T204226Z
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SUMMARY:Cosmos and Psyche: Jungian Archetypes and Astrology
DESCRIPTION:Saturday will be devoted to a more in-depth survey of the observed archetypal correlations\, the relevant principles of astrological analysis\, and the new horizon of possibility this perspective opens up for facilitating both individuation and collective self-awareness.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/cosmos-and-psyche-jungian-archetypes-and-astrology-2/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070413T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070413T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T204132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T035712Z
UID:30199-1176492600-1176499800@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Cosmos and Psyche: Jungian Archetypes and Astrology
DESCRIPTION:Jung began to examine astrology as early as 1911\, when he mentioned his inquiries in a letter to Freud. That interest gradually developed into a major focus of investigation\, and in his later years Jung devoted himself with considerable passion to astrological research. “Astrology\,” he stated\, “represents the sum of all the psychological knowledge of antiquity.” Insights from these studies influenced many of his most significant formulations in the final\, extraordinarily fruitful phase of his life’s work\, including archetypal theory\, synchronicity\, and the philosophy of history. Since his death\, reports from his family and others close to him have revealed that in his last decades Jung came to employ the analysis of his patients’ astrological charts as a regular and integral aspect of his clinical work. \nYet astrology runs so directly counter to the long-established cosmology that encompasses the modern world view that one can appreciate Jung’s reluctance to make public the extent of his use of astrology\, and the resistance of many Jungian analysts to further explore the astrological direction their founder had pursued. However\, recent research by Richard Tarnas and Stanislav Grof gives new support for Jung’s intuition of the value of astrology and of the trans-psychic (or “psychoid”) nature of the archetypes. These observations suggest the existence of an extraordinarily consistent synchronistic correspondence between planetary movements and the archetypal patterns of human experience\, reflecting something like a cosmic anima mundi in which the human being participates. \nOn Friday\, Dr. Tarnas will summarize this evidence\, discuss the new light it sheds on the human psyche and the unfolding drama of history\, and explore the implications it holds for Jungian psychology.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/cosmos-and-psyche-jungian-archetypes-and-astrology/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070310T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070310T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T204020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T204020Z
UID:30197-1173520800-1173538800@ofj.org
SUMMARY:How to Recognize the Eight Function-Attitudes: An Approach to Psychological Typing
DESCRIPTION:To recognize at first glance the true “psychological type” of a person one is starting to get to know is no doubt a knack\, but to be able to identify the particular kind of consciousness that the person is presenting at a given moment of interaction is something that can be learned. The eight-function\, eight-archetype model of the types that John Beebe has developed greatly facilitates this learning. With the aid of clips from classic American film\, Dr. Beebe will demonstrate how this model can enable us to recognize each of the eight “functions of consciousness” that Jung described in his 1921 classic\, Psychological Types. The systematic use of Dr. Beebe’s new model\, developing Jung’s theory for our time\, is a good way to assess the results of taking an MBTI paper and pencil instrument to see if the test findings really match the conscious orientation of the person. \nTaking us into his cinematic workshop\, Dr. Beebe will share with us how he determines that one function-attitude and not another is being presented to us on the screen at a particular moment. He will show how he then goes about assessing that consciousness using Jung’s typology. He will present some telling examples of how particular archetypes colors the presentation of a particular function\, such as feeling\, thinking\, intuition\, or sensation\, and its attitude\, extraversion or introversion\, often so much as to make it seem like some other function and attitude. The goal of this daylong event is to sharpen the audience’s talent for type recognition.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/how-to-recognize-the-eight-function-attitudes-an-approach-to-psychological-typing/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070309T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070309T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T203924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T203924Z
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SUMMARY:Trauma and Psychic Creativity
DESCRIPTION:One of the most remarkable capacities of the psyche is its ability to manage traumatic experiences. Taking as examples major innovative works of art from the history of painting and film\, Dr. Beebe will illustrate the strategies the psyche adopts when forced to manage its sense of violation and disillusionment through creativity. He will then relate the solutions endorsed by artists in times of cataclysmic social upheaval\, with the choices analytic patients sometimes are able to make when faced with overwhelming life events.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/trauma-and-psychic-creativity/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T203827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T203827Z
UID:30193-1171706400-1171724400@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Many are Called – But How to Answer?
DESCRIPTION:The word “vocation” means “a calling\,” experienced as an inner voice that prompts us to follow a certain path in life. But “vocation” is more than an occupational aptitude or career path; it involves a sense of Destiny\, of purposefulness – not merely blind Fate –that deepens our sense of self as we grow older. Jung’s theory of individuation suggests that we are each “called” to become distinct personalities\, to become conscious of ourselves and our differences\, both interpersonal and intrapersonal. But how can we answer this call in a world pressing more insistently for conformity for safety’s sake? What sort of heroism and personal responsibility is required for us to both hear and answer psyche’s call?
URL:https://ofj.org/event/many-are-called-but-how-to-answer/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary\, 1211 SW Main St\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070216T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T203731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T203731Z
UID:30191-1171654200-1171661400@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Seabiscuit:  The Little Horse that Could\, and Did\, and Still Does
DESCRIPTION:The word “hero” is so broadly used in our day that it begins to lose its mythic sense. But the mythic Hero – larger than life and required to accomplish impossible tasks at great risk\, bringing hope and redemption to lesser mortals – stands in an important relationship to the Self. Implied in the Hero’s grand mission are ideas of personal responsibility and vocation\, two themes we meet frequently in Jung’s theory of individuation but do not often examine. This presentation\, illustrated with film clips from the feature film\, Seabiscuit\, will invite conversation about the collective psychological phenomenon that was a horse named Seabiscuit – a true mythic Hero\, and the human partners who engaged with him in a mutual process of transformation.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/seabiscuit-the-little-horse-that-could-and-did-and-still-does/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary\, 1211 SW Main St\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T203625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T221229Z
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SUMMARY:Writing: The Door In
DESCRIPTION:Using innovative techniques inspired by Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron in their presentations on creative writing\, as well as Tess Castleman’s own approach devised from fifteen years of conducting writing seminars\, workshop participants will engage in an experiential writing process drawing upon their inner world. Participants will benefit from giving expression to their own voices\, especially if they have been told that writing is not one of their talents or special abilities. (They will not be required to read their writing to the group\, but will be given the opportunity to do so if they choose to.) During the day\, a series of different exercises will guide us as we travel into the labyrinth of our inner resources to discover potentials that generally are unknown to us and largely untapped in our lives. Please bring journals or notebooks\, at least two pens\, or a laptop to record the results of our exploration.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/writing-the-door-in/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070119T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20070119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T203531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T203531Z
UID:30187-1169235000-1169242200@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Creativity: The Holy Other as Transcendent Healer in Analysis\, Community and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Although neither traditional nor radically alternative\, creative expression in Jungian analysis arises as the third transcendent healing opportunity\, completing the dyad of analyst and analysand. This creative third can be a dream or an active imagination\, sometimes in the form of a work of art\, sometimes not\, but always expressing the transcendent function of the Self in its creative play of the tension of opposites. Using examples from clinical cases\, social experiments\, and excerpts from the films of the Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa\, the function of creativity will be explored both on a personal basis and in its larger collective and cultural role in our societies and our world community.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/creativity-the-holy-other-as-transcendent-healer-in-analysis-community-and-culture/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T223129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T223129Z
UID:30234-1165658400-1165676400@ofj.org
SUMMARY:The Crises and Conflicts of Spiritual Awakening
DESCRIPTION:Jung wrote\, “The experience of the Self is always a defeat for the ego.” Since spiritual awakening offers a direct challenge to the primacy of ego consciousness and the myth of separation\, it is no surprise that such a challenge can produce a period of confusion and unbalance. Jung himself endured such a crisis. His ego was overwhelmed by an infusion of spiritual energies\, which at first he was unable to integrate. We find warnings about perils on the path in most spiritual traditions. Becoming attached to various powers or siddhis\, preoccupation with inner visions\, splitting between “higher” and “lower” parts of the personality\, ego-inflation and deflation are examples of how spiritual awakening can go awry. We will contemplate Jung’s own crisis of spiritual emergence and discuss how to recognize and work with psychospiritual conflicts in ourselves. Psychotherapists will find this workshop pertinent to their daily work.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-crises-and-conflicts-of-spiritual-awakening/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T223036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T223036Z
UID:30232-1165606200-1165613400@ofj.org
SUMMARY:The Coming of Light at Times of Darkness
DESCRIPTION:Tonight we celebrate the coming of the holiday season. The Winter Solstice\, the longest night and the shortest day of the year\, is a symbol of the coming of light when the powers of darkness are at their strongest. Darkness eventually gives way to light\, just as dark nights of the soul soften our egos and lift our faces to the Self. Moreover\, if we ponder them from the perspective of Sufi\, esoteric Christian\, and related paths\, darkness and light also refer to states of consciousness that are healing if we access them. Darkness is the holding\, containing Mother-Father consciousness\, sometimes called the Absolute\, which gives birth to Light\, symbol of the Holy Child and the essential Self of every human being. Tonight\, Dr. Wittine will describe these states of consciousness by drawing on Jungian theory\, esoteric teachings\, and experiences of people doing inner work. He will also discuss techniques of meditation to help us enter these states. The Crises and Conflicts of Spiritual Awakening.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-coming-of-light-at-times-of-darkness/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222934Z
UID:30230-1163239200-1163257200@ofj.org
SUMMARY:An Unlikely Heroine
DESCRIPTION:Together\, we will watch Dangerous Beauty\, the story of a sixteenth century Venetian courtesan who has been tutored in the fine art of lovemaking\, poetry and conversation. Ironically\, it is she who is uniquely positioned to stand on her own long enough to be valued for herself\, providing a remarkable role model for those of us in search of feminine strength. In our discussion of the film\, we will delve deeper to excavate the too easily idealized\, then quickly maligned\, but very precious archetypal feminine. This is not just a women’s issue! Men and women alike are suffering the severe consequences of a marginalized feminine. We all carry a form of the feminine within and are better off if we have a good relationship to Her. So\, men\, please feel welcome; you are sorely needed in this discussion.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/an-unlikely-heroine/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061110T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222816Z
UID:30228-1163187000-1163194200@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Oh\, Sister Where Art Thou?
DESCRIPTION:We live in a remarkable time\, a time in which our intellectual prowess is unsurpassed and seems to grow in leaps and bounds. We can soar to the moon\, design life in a test tube and condense the entire encyclopedia into a tiny chip. Our brains are in overdrive and yet\, something is sorely missing. Some characterize this element that is lacking as a HER – a more feminine way of being. Despite years of progress within the women’s movement\, the breadth and depth of the feminine archetype has plenty of wilderness yet to be explored. By Her very nature\, She is hard to describe – emotional\, relational\, closer to the instinctual and natural worlds. Rather than trying to get to know Her\, we prefer to tame\, control and manage Her. She complies as She adapts\, adorns and abdicates Her own genuine authority. And everybody loses. What sets Her apart? Why is She so easily demonized? What are we afraid of? What is your relationship to the feminine? How do you respond to the feminine in others? How can we help Her thrive in this world?
URL:https://ofj.org/event/oh-sister-where-art-thou/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061014T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222712Z
UID:30226-1160820000-1160838000@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Pathways to the Numinous
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore the Divine Within via an extensive survey of spiritual paths\, including Zen Buddhism through the Ox-Herding Pictures\, Hinduism through Kundalini yoga\, and Judaism through the Kabbalah. By examining various spiritual paths in depth\, discovering their similarities and differences in spirit\, we may be able to see our own path more clearly. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and share with a learned and devoted investigator of world religions and psychology. Lively discussion is expected.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/pathways-to-the-numinous-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary\, 1211 SW Main St\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061013T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20061013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222623Z
UID:30224-1160767800-1160775000@ofj.org
SUMMARY:Pathways to the Numinous
DESCRIPTION:Christians honor God on their knees\, Jews rock back and forth on their heels\, Muslims prostrate themselves\, and all thereby connect with what Jung called the numinous. There are similarities and differences among religious practices that awaken numinosity\, mirrored in our images of their founders – Moses climbing a mountain\, Jesus walking through crowds\, Mohammed on his steed\, and the Buddha seated in meditation. In this lecture Dr. Spiegelman will present brief examples of the ways followers of various spiritual paths experience the numinous: the Taoist from “within”\, the Muslim “among” other Muslims during the Hajj\, “between” in alchemy\, while the Hindu finds it all “around” through nature\, art\, music\, and synchronicity.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/pathways-to-the-numinous/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary\, 1211 SW Main St\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222445Z
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SUMMARY:The Practice of Ally Work
DESCRIPTION:One of C.G. Jung’s greatest contributions to contemporary spiritual practice was his reintroduction of active imagination\, a method by which one can encounter the world of the unconscious normally accessible only in dreams. Building on Jung’s ideas\, Dr. Raff has developed a series of exercises and practices by which one can not only encounter the inner world\, but reach beyond the psyche to experience psychoidal entities – spiritual beings who have a life of their own and do not belong to the psyche. In particular\, Dr. Raff has developed practices through which one can encounter and create a relationship with one’s ally. As the personal and unique expression of the divine\, the ally is a combination of guide\, divine lover\, and psychopomp.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-practice-of-ally-work/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060908T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060908T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T222253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T222336Z
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SUMMARY:The Two Faces of Enlightenment
DESCRIPTION:In almost every spiritual tradition there appear two aspects of the Divine: the immanent and the transcendent. Although some traditions favor one or the other of these faces of God\, most try to find a means of uniting them. The immanent face of God looks to the world and seems involved in our daily lives\, while the transcendent face looks away from the world and seems unconcerned with normal day to day life. Both aspects reflect truth about divine reality\, but also about the needs of the human psyche. For the psyche to experience its own awakening and fulfillment\, it needs to discover two forms of enlightenment: one that unites it with the immanent and one with the transcendent. Dr. Raff will address these two forms of enlightenment in this lecture from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-two-faces-of-enlightenment/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20210917T034618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T010112Z
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SUMMARY:Light-Hearted Evening and Annual  Meeting: Potluck Dinner Gathering
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URL:https://ofj.org/event/light-hearted-evening-annual-member-meeting-potluck-dinner-gathering/
LOCATION:West Hills Unitarian Fellowship\, 8470 SW Oleson Rd\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060513T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060513T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T225114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T225114Z
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SUMMARY:Personal and Cultural Complexes
DESCRIPTION:The workshop provides a deeper examination of the ideas presented in the Friday night lecture.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/personal-and-cultural-complexes-2/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060512T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T224949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T224949Z
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SUMMARY:Personal and Cultural Complexes
DESCRIPTION:“Private and public cannot be separated.” – James Hillman \nAccording to Jung\, personal complexes are “splinter psyches.” One implication of this is that as individuals we disavow parts of ourselves when a complex is activated within our psyches. This is a common occurrence for all of us\, as complexes express themselves in powerful moods\, affects\, repetitive behaviors and tones of voice and body language.The disavowed part of ourselves is typically projected onto others. Jung frequently asserted that a complex is a natural\, essential ingredient of psychological life. But we often suffer with our complexes as they cause intrapsychic and interpersonal unrest in our lives. Consciously reclaiming\, integrating\, and healing our personal complexes is a curious and demanding life task\, but one necessary for our individuation process. \nThe dictionary defines a culture as “the way of life of a people\,” and Jung frequently asserted that a complex is a natural\, essential ingredient of psychological life. San Francisco analysts\, Kimbles and Singer\, have formulated the concept of the cultural complex. Their new perspective asserts that a group or culture has a psyche\, similar to the individual psyche\, and that within the collective psyche complexes can manifest. These manifestations can cause chaos and danger\, but this modern development of Jung’s complex theory also holds the hope that we may eventually understand the forces of conflict\, acknowledge and own our group participation in the complex\, and transform the complex into a collaborative and peaceful resolution. While this hope may seem idealistic\, a new vision of how groups relate with one another is imperative for an individuation process to occur within cultures.Without this vision we will continue to operate within the age-old perils. In this lecture and workshop\, Dr Hone will identify and illustrate with slides the nature of personal and cultural complexes and how they are enacted in our everyday lives as well as in the global arena. She will explore how we project the disowned parts of ourselves onto our spouses\, children\, bosses and onto other races\, religions and genders. In dialogue with the participants in the workshop\, Dr Hone will demonstrate how it is possible to reclaim the disavowed parts of our psyches and she will demonstrate how differentiation of complexes can clarify and give meaning to the individual and collective confusion in our psyches and lives.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/personal-and-cultural-complexes/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060408T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060408T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T224818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T224818Z
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SUMMARY:The Symbolic Life\, Preparation and Practice
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Dr. Stein will give an overview of the methods for pursuing the symbolic life\, i.e.\, the individuation process. This will include Jung’s dream hermeneutic and the method of active imagination. He will give comments on the historical background of this work\, the method of active imagination as used in analysis\, and how to do active imagination\, with exercises.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-symbolic-life-preparation-and-practice/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060407T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060407T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T224714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T224714Z
UID:30251-1144438200-1144445400@ofj.org
SUMMARY:The Opus of Individuation
DESCRIPTION:Within the Jungian framework of understanding\, living a symbolic life is equivalent to engaging consciously in the individuation process. The Friday evening lecture is entitled\, consequently\, “the Opus of Individuation.” This talk will focus on the two great movements of the individuation process\, the analytic and the synthetic. The first has to do with “preparation\,” or “clearing the ground” of complexes\, identifications\, and fixations\, in order to make room for new psychological development. The second takes up the task of integrating elements of the collective unconscious into identity and behavior. The methods for doing this are primarily dream interpretation\, and the practice of active imagination. The talk will include examples.
URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-opus-of-individuation/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Sanctuary\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060311T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20060311T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T090333
CREATED:20180605T224523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T224523Z
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SUMMARY:Jung Embodied
DESCRIPTION:This experiential weekend will explore elements from Marion Woodman’s BodySoul approach and “embodied active imagination\,” rooted in the work of C.G. Jung. \nOn Friday\, the presenters (Tina Stromsted and Meg Wilbur) will discuss theoretical aspects of Jung’s and Woodman’s work. They will highlight significant learnings from their extensive participation and training with Marion Woodman at her Intensives\, informed by their own unique backgrounds in dance\, theater\, Jungian and Somatic Psychology. \nSaturday offers an opportunity to explore these theories in practice\, deepening our connection to mind and body. Such work supports the reawakening of resonant consciousness in our cells\, invites the play of imagination\, and promotes integration through embodied dreamwork\, movement\, and voice\, enhanced by music and art. \nAuthentic Movement is a gentle\, natural means to nurture oneself\, connect with buried energies\, and unfold one’s inner dance. Simple exercises in freeing the voice involve relaxation\, breath\, and sound to help release one’s authentic voice. These creative processes do not involve performance\, and are attuned to the needs of the individual. \nCome explore “Jung embodied” through these gateways to the unconscious!
URL:https://ofj.org/event/jung-embodied-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary\, 1211 SW Main St\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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