BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oregon Friends of Jung - ECPv6.16.3//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:20020407T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20021027T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20030406T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20031026T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20040404T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20041031T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20050403T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20051030T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20060402T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20061029T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050212T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T150944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T150944Z UID:30295-1108202400-1108220400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Dionysus and Aphrodite: Desire and the Search for Beauty DESCRIPTION:From Socrates or Euripides to the Inquisition to Jim Morrison or the Rocky Horror Picture Show\, the irresistible power of Dionysus plays essentially the same role. Arousing erotic desires\, fomenting revolt\, conjuring visionary experience\, Dionysus unveils religious dimensions of sexuality and the body that normative institutions invariably condemn. While the cosmos of Dionysus includes an entourage of phallic deities\, his beloved Aphrodite (whose identity extends to maenad\, Ariadne\, Persephone\, Great Goddess) remains the prime image of Beauty on which eros focuses. Dr TePaske will explore this archetypal pair in various social and individual contexts\, emphasizing the intrapsychic tandem of desire and Beauty so central in the soul’s realization. (slides and video excerpts will be used). URL:https://ofj.org/event/dionysus-and-aphrodite-desire-and-the-search-for-beauty/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050211T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T150849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T150849Z UID:30293-1108150200-1108157400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Aphrodite’s Shadow in Beverly Hills and Hollywood DESCRIPTION:No mere sculpted image or poetic fragment from ancient time\, Aphrodite lives mightily today in the lilt\, glance\, style\, indeed — in the Fate of countless women and the bedazzled admirers who pursue her. Whatever Aphrodite’s claim to Beauty and the ‘erotic moment\,’ hers is a shifting image whose nocturnal associations may have as much to do with a night of death as a night of love. Drawing upon a childhood in Beverly Hills and her ten years as a Hollywood actor\, Dr. Landau will thus explore the impact of the archetype on women¹s lives with clinical examples\, tales of bygone actresses\, mythical amplification\, and feminine typology generally in this uniquely personal analysis of the Aphrodite archetype. URL:https://ofj.org/event/aphrodites-shadow-in-beverly-hills-and-hollywood/ 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:20050122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T150741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211017T205121Z UID:30291-1106388000-1106406000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Symbolic Images and Energies of Inner Transformation DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, we will look at an all-encompassing “circumambulatory” transformation\, as depicted in an important set of Renaissance alchemical illustrations. \nAll three of these image systems function much like dream images which can facilitate a dialogue in depth between consciousness and the unconscious. These systems belong to psychological and spiritual lineages\, which promote practical ways of working on oneself aimed at fundamental inner transformation. We will discuss them in light of the seminal insights of C. G. Jung. URL:https://ofj.org/event/symbolic-images-and-energies-of-inner-transformation-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050121T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20050121T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T150638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T150638Z UID:30289-1106335800-1106343000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Symbolic Images and Energies of Inner Transformation DESCRIPTION:In a time of cultural fragmentation and danger\, many of us yearn for wisdom and practical guidance that can help us live meaningful lives. Such wisdom and direction must speak directly to our inner lives as individuals at least as much as to our outer conduct in the world and our relations with others. Contemporary and traditional depth psychologies aim at facilitating essential processes of inner transformation and renewal. \nOn Friday evening\, we will explore “horizontal” and “vertical”transformations\, using two symbolic images: that of an inner psychic “law” and its liberating transgression\, and that of the psyche as an “oil lamp” which transforms itself by consuming itself. URL:https://ofj.org/event/symbolic-images-and-energies-of-inner-transformation/ 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:20041211T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T161256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161256Z UID:30326-1102759200-1102777200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Your Personal Myth DESCRIPTION:A myth is an energy charged force field with an implicit narrative and a predictive scenario in which we move\, and which moves us\, whether we are conscious of its presence and effects or not. What are the outlines of your personal myth? \nThis workshop will use journaling to respond to a series of questions and exercises designed to lift this force field into greater consciousness.Without consciousness\, no real choices are possible. URL:https://ofj.org/event/your-personal-myth/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041210T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T161159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161159Z UID:30324-1102707000-1102714200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Divining Divinities: Reflections on the gods DESCRIPTION:Archetypal psychology employs the metaphor of “the gods” to refer to the primal\, archaic energies which course through the cosmos\, through nature\, and through ourselves.Who or what are “the gods\,” and where are they observed in the conduct of daily life? Why does this matter to us? URL:https://ofj.org/event/divining-divinities-reflections-on-the-gods/ LOCATION:Unity of Portland\, 4525 SE Stark\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041113T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T161035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161035Z UID:30322-1100340000-1100358000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Riding the Untamed Dragon: A Workshop on Active Imagination DESCRIPTION:Active Imagination is the technique\, first described by C.G.Jung\, through which we enter the imaginal realm. Used properly\, active imagination creates a union between the ego and the unconscious\, enriches the individuation process and empowers one’s inner voice. It is the means by which the inner world becomes real. Dr. Raff has developed a series of exercises that allows beginners\, as well as those more advanced in inner work\, to engage in active imagination. This workshop is primarily experiential with some discussion of theory where required. The goal of the workshop is to increase the ability of participants to perform active imagination on their own. URL:https://ofj.org/event/riding-the-untamed-dragon-a-workshop-on-active-imagination/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041112T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T160817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161442Z UID:30320-1100287800-1100295000@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Wedding of Sophia DESCRIPTION:Sophia\, Goddess of Wisdom\, is the moving force behind alchemy and the feminine aspect of the Philosopher’s Stone. Dr. Raff presents Sophia as a living being still present in the world today\, but repressed and ignored. Only by learning to engage the world of the imagination can we find a way to bring Sophia back into our world. Through an understanding of alchemical symbolism it is possible to learn more about Sophia\, the imaginal realm\, and the feminine principle. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-wedding-of-sophia/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041023T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041023T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T160713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T160713Z UID:30318-1098525600-1098543600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Bedazzled Charisma and Its Ways DESCRIPTION:With the help of some practical exercises and in depth discussion we will explore how the charisma of certain individuals has changed our own lives\, and what this change means\, as well as\, how we can recognize and use our own charisma in a way that is both responsible and inspiring. URL:https://ofj.org/event/bedazzled-charisma-and-its-ways-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20041022T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T160621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T160621Z UID:30316-1098473400-1098480600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Bedazzled Charisma and Its Ways DESCRIPTION:Falling under the charm or power of someone’s charisma has happened to all of us some time in our lives. Whether that someone was a teacher\, a guru\, a passionate lover or Princess Diana\, charismatic individuals have the power to provoke unpredictable and extraordinary emotions in us.They can even change the course of our lives\, for better or for worse. \nCharisma is not just a characteristic of the famous or the powerful. Many ‘normal’ people have charismatic traits but few know how to own these qualities consciously.There’s always the temptation to either refuse one’s charisma and hide one’s light under a bushel\, or to abuse it without regard for the consequences. \nIn our modern world\, charisma is getting more and more attention\, often replacing other kinds of authority and leadership. How then to recognize it\, understand it and even use it for the benefit of all? URL:https://ofj.org/event/bedazzled-charisma-and-its-ways/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040918T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040918T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T160523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T160523Z UID:30314-1095501600-1095519600@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Hero Journey DESCRIPTION:In honor of Joseph Campbell’s centenary\, we will focus on what he called the monomyth. The three-fold process of 1) departure\, 2) initiation\, and 3) return\, are the essentials of the journey. One can see this formula in all myth and sacred story. Can one see this process in one’s own story? This workshop will help make us conscious of how individuation follows this formula\, in some form\, for each of us. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-hero-journey/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040917T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040917T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T160420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T160420Z UID:30312-1095449400-1095456600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Burn the Barn DESCRIPTION:The Zen Poet Masahide writes: \nThe barn’s burnt down. . .\nNow I can see the moon. \nSpirituality is the deep human longing to move the transcendent into the immanent through experience and reflection. This lecture/workshop will consider the illusions the ego builds as defenses against life’s inevitable anxiety and pain. These illusions may keep us from seeing the transcendent truth\, thus leaving us dis-illusioned. What are the barns we build that keep us from seeing the moon? URL:https://ofj.org/event/burn-the-barn/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040605T210000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20210917T033643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T231621Z UID:53178-1086462000-1086469200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Light-Hearted Evening and Annual Meeting: Potluck Dinner Gathering DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ofj.org/event/light-hearted-evening-annual-member-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Unknown venue\, unknown\, OR CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040515T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T163707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T163707Z UID:30348-1084615200-1084633200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Active Imagination and the Living Body DESCRIPTION:By using the body to access and express the imagination\, individuals may discover experiences that bridge the realms of body and psyche\, instinct and spirit\, affect and image\, memory and emergence. \nThis one-day workshop will introduce movement as a form of active imagination. Sometimes called “authentic movement” or “movement in depth”; we focus attention on bodily sensations\, images\, and feelings\, which are then allowed to develop into spontaneous movement. The mover works with eyes closed\, in the presence of a witness\, whose task it is to hold and contain the experience of the person moving.   Morning and afternoon sessions include lecture\, discussion and movement experience\, with special attention to the inner experience of the mover\, the inner experience of the witness and the dynamics of their relationship.  Participants are invited to bring journals and/or art materials. URL:https://ofj.org/event/active-imagination-and-the-living-body/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040514T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040514T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T163557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T163858Z UID:30346-1084563000-1084570200@ofj.org SUMMARY:Emotions and the Archetypal Imagination DESCRIPTION:This lecture will look at the nature of the emotions as they have evolved and continue to develop\, from the primal\, untransformed depths toward the highest values of human culture. The tendency in recent decades toward deconstruction of values may potentiate a compensatory development as individuals in many walks of life seek a differentiated experience of affects and their symbolic expression\, shaped by eternal ideals that appear to be wired into the psyche.  Lecture includes slides to illustrate. URL:https://ofj.org/event/emotions-and-the-archetypal-imagination/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040417T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040417T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T162611Z UID:30344-1082196000-1082214000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Jung\, Tolkien\, and the Fate of Mythopoesis in Post Modernity DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we will expose the residency of these themes in the tedium of daily life. Participants will bring stuff that seems the least psychologically deep. These contents are those most under the aegis of the hero\, and live\, in what Tolkien calls “Mordor”. In Jung’s theorization\, they would thus attract the most empathy from the psyche. Foreshadowed in this empathic process\, is the post-heroic figure needed in each psyche now to live past the ego’s encapsulation of consciousness and in so doing effect the transformations in consciousness necessitated by our postmodern condition. URL:https://ofj.org/event/jung-tolkien-and-the-fate-of-mythopoesis-in-post-modernity-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040416T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040416T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T162504Z UID:30342-1082143800-1082151000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Jung\, Tolkien\, and the Fate of Mythopoesis in Post Modernity DESCRIPTION:In Western Thought\, the hero\, the mythic expression of ego-development\, expands consciousness by subduing the dragon \, i.e. the “chaos” sensed by ego-consciousness in the categories of nature\, instinct\, mother. In this program we will explore the idea that while Jung initially abided by this traditional fantasy of ego-development\, there is a persistent dimension in his work that recognized the implications of consciousness becoming encapsulated in the ego-complex; this obliged Jung to accentuate the actions in the psyche that strive toward a post-ego mythology. \nThough nowadays consumed as a fashionable expression of a classic hero myth\, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings \, exposes the perplexing failure of the hero to effect psychic transformation in the contemporary ‘postmodern’ psyche. This incapacity\, ironically present as the hero’s triumph\, or\, in psychological terms the pinnacle of ego-development\, signifies\, in Tolkien\, a threat to “middle earth”\, an unprecedented waning of the mythopoeic factor of the psyche. The claim is that the hero\, through this deconstruction\, presently\, leads not\, as it once had\, into progressive states of originality\, but into regressive states of compliance. This is manifest politically as globalization\, and in current psychopathology as an “empty” depression\, both of which are instinctively felt as a distance from “mother”. I take these to be the abiding concern of Jung’s analytical psychology\, and Tolkein’s Trilogy; taken together they inform a radical rereading of the developmental psychology and heroic mythology that dominantly impose upon the current practice of psychotherapy. URL:https://ofj.org/event/jung-tolkien-and-the-fate-of-mythopoesis-in-post-modernity/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040320T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T024814Z UID:30340-1079776800-1079794800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Images in a Melancholic Voice DESCRIPTION:The melancholic mood has a distinctive tone which can be heard as clearly in certain kinds of writing as in music.  Our discussion will continue themes introduced in the lecture\, particularly the idea that melancholy\, unlike depression\, is a creative matrix\, seeing to answer these questions:  How can we hear the Muse in our own melancholic moments?  What sort of expression does the Muse give us when we try to express something from a melancholy place in the psyche?  Why is this important for our psychic health?  Participants are asked to bring paper and pen and\, if possible\, a photograph or snapshot that has personal meaning. URL:https://ofj.org/event/images-in-a-melancholic-voice/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040319T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040319T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T162302Z UID:30338-1079724600-1079731800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Images in a Melancholic Eye DESCRIPTION:Until the mid-19th century\, melancholy was imagined as a sacred affliction from the gods\, a madness characteristic of genius and the most difficult and complex temperament.  At the height of the Renaissance\, it was imagined in personified form as a majestic female figure; artists and poets looked to her as their Muse.  But\, in the twentieth century\, melancholy all but disappeared from the professional imagination\, to be replaced by the diagnostic categories of depression.  Where did Melancholy go?  How did she lose her voice?  How can we call her into life again\, listen to her wisdom\, take new creative heart from within her depths?  This lecture/slide presentation will use both spoken word and photographs to re-discover Melancholy as Muse. URL:https://ofj.org/event/images-in-a-melancholic-eye/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040214T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T162158Z UID:30336-1076752800-1076770800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Longing and Its Shadow DESCRIPTION:The workshop provides a deeper examination of the ideas presented in the Friday night lecture. URL:https://ofj.org/event/spiritual-longing-and-its-shadow-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040213T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040213T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T162021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T162021Z UID:30334-1076700600-1076707800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Longing and Its Shadow DESCRIPTION:The religions and myths of many times and cultures tell us that the human soul’s deepest desire is its longing for God.  Even people who feel disillusioned with traditional religions or disenchanted with spiritual teachers still yearn for something transcendent. \nWhenever we long for the transcendent\, however\, forces from the deep unconscious also swing into play.  Walking a spiritual path not only evokes states of illumination; it challenges us to face the darkness within ourselves. \nIn this lecture and workshop\, Dr. Wittine will explore spiritual longing and its shadow. Spiritual longing might overwhelm the ego\, cover over wounded parts of the personality\, perpetuate our inner critic\, lead to a split between “higher” and “lower” self-needs\, and derail individuation. We might project our longing onto lovers and teachers\, onto food\, sex\, and drugs\, or find it hidden in our grandiosity and desire for power. Dr. Wittine concludes that if we internalize our longing rather than externalizing it onto images\, people\, and things\, it will guide us toward a new experience of God\, which recognizes the transcendent in all aspects of life. URL:https://ofj.org/event/spiritual-longing-and-its-shadow/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040117T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T161912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161912Z UID:30332-1074333600-1074351600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Integrating the Shadow Functions DESCRIPTION:Just as ego-consciousness is unevenly distributed between different function-attitudes that define our strengths and weaknesses\, so too is the unconsciousness of our shadow deployed in weaker and stronger ways. Getting to know the archetypes and psychological types of our shadow helps us to recognize the shadow and make use of its defensive power in a self-enhancing way.  Dr. Beebe will demonstrate in dialogue with the participants how this method of analysis can clarify certain difficult personal interactions\, dreams\, and forms of self-attack and sabotage. URL:https://ofj.org/event/integrating-the-shadow-functions/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20040116T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T161803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T161803Z UID:30330-1074281400-1074288600@ofj.org SUMMARY:Types of the Shadow DESCRIPTION:According to Jung’s theory of psychological types\, it is our birthright to differentiate\, in the course of individuation\, four function-attitudes that together define the wholeness of our mature standpoint.  But Jung has postulated a possible eight functions of consciousness. What about the four functions that remain in shadow? How do they operate\, and what is their role in our development as human beings? In this lecture\, illustrated with clips from popular films\, Dr. John Beebe will help us identify the different archetypal characteristics of our shadow functions and will show how they go about their work of challenging\, undermining\, and defending the ego. URL:https://ofj.org/event/types-of-the-shadow/ 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:20031206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031206T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T165412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T165412Z UID:30368-1070704800-1070722800@ofj.org SUMMARY:Psyche and Story DESCRIPTION:Beneath the visible plane of existence\, a story is always at work . It may be the tribal story\, or the mythos of the family of origin\, or the personal complexes at work . The story may be conscious or unconscious\, but it is always present. What are the archetypal stories which have moved human history and where are their traces today? URL:https://ofj.org/event/psyche-and-story/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031205T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031205T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T165313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T165313Z UID:30366-1070652600-1070659800@ofj.org SUMMARY:On the Psychology of Comedy DESCRIPTION:What is comedy? Why is it so often paired with its dark twin tragedy? Why do we laugh? Is comedy healthy\, or is it pathological? (Freud\, who was rather dour\, wrote a book on the subject\, and Jung\, known for his earthy humor and voluminous laugh\, did not.) Bring a joke or bring a funny story to share! URL:https://ofj.org/event/on-the-psychology-of-comedy/ 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:20031115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031115T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T165214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T165214Z UID:30364-1068890400-1068908400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Dream Group DESCRIPTION:The Lakota People inspired the dream group model used in this workshop where dreams are seen as possible inform at i o n for the entire community\, not just for the individual. Some dreams are collective visions. Some “ordinary” dreams are inspiring/enlightening/healing even for others to hear. In this workshop\, participants will be invited to share dreams on an individual level as well as to explore a dream’s potential for the group process. “Why did I need to hear this dream? ” is a salient question for those listening to another’s dream . This workshop is experiential . Care will be taken to insure confidentiality\, set boundaries \, and operate from compassion. All who volunteer to experience this unique process for dream work will be respected and honored for what it brings to all of us collectively. URL:https://ofj.org/event/dream-group/ LOCATION:Kaiser Permanente Town Hall\, 3704 N Interstate Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97227\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031114T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T165028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T165047Z UID:30360-1068838200-1068845400@ofj.org SUMMARY:Threads\, Knots\, and Tapestries: Our Dream Stories and the Collective Unconscious DESCRIPTION:We are connected and dream in more objective ways than has previously been acknowledged by traditional psychology. Objective dreams compensate or give one factual data about waking reality – relationships\, health\, life choices\, etc. Some dreams are meant for more than the dreamer – a bigger audience – the family\, the community\, the tribe. Often these experiences of unconscious connection happen at the cross roads of our existence\, e. g.\, death or critical opportunity. Then\, the psyche speaks in a rare way – and one is healed by listening. Humans are pack animals and the dream make r k n ows well this ancient rule of our tribal nature. Within one’s own dream theat re\, our stories unfold using the characters from our lives to weave a pattern – each connected to the other in fascinating complexity. The “communal unconscious” which is the territory that resides between the personal and collective unconscious\, will be introduced using examples from synchronicities and dreams. URL:https://ofj.org/event/threads-knots-and-tapestries-our-dream-stories-and-the-collective-unconscious/ LOCATION:Kaiser Permanente Town Hall\, 3704 N Interstate Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97227\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031018T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T164759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T164759Z UID:30358-1066471200-1066489200@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Mask of Dionysus: Possession and Healing DESCRIPTION:How do we draw from this indestructible life stream to vitalize our lives instead of our egos being obliterated by Dionysian energy? The Romans gave the god his due in the form of a ceremony\, depicted in the intense\, colorful frescoes from the Villa of Mysteries at Pompeii.The images reveal Dionysus’ psychological impact on both men and women. In this seminar\, after a showing of slides of the ceremony\, we will create an altar evoking mystery initiation\, share a Roman feast\, and explore personal dreams in small groups for meaning in the larger scope of Dionysian myth. Please bring an altar object and a dream or poem that speaks of initiation for you.We will investigate what it means to honor this god of paradox. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-mask-of-dionysus-possession-and-healing-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20031017T213000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T164554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T164554Z UID:30356-1066419000-1066426200@ofj.org SUMMARY:The Mask of Dionysus: Possession and Healing DESCRIPTION:Twice-born Dionysus is the Greek god who suddenly appears out of absence. Dismembered and reconstituted\, surrounded by women\, Dionysus is the giver of wine\, healer who causes madness\, and ecstatic lover. His strangely masked appearance called listeners to join his orgiastic celebrations. For both those who answered the call\, and for those who refused\, there were intense consequences. Jung described the Dionysian psychological quality as “a flood of overpowering universal feeling which bursts forth irresistibly\, intoxicating the senses like the strongest wine…something instinctive and blindly compelling finds its expression in an affection of the bodily sphere\, the breaking loose of the unbridled dynamism of animal and divine nature.” \nIn analysis\, when the archetype of Dionysus erupts in the psyche\, the individual’s fate is deeply impacted by the encounter. This lecture examines epiphanic moments such as possession by love or attraction and addiction to drugs or alcohol. How do we struggle consciously with such energy\, and let it express itself without destroying what is already built? Slides of Dionysian initiation in Greece and in Roman Pompeii will be shown to amplify the clinical material. URL:https://ofj.org/event/the-mask-of-dionysus-possession-and-healing/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Collins Hall\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20030920T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20030920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260702T061828 CREATED:20180606T164449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T232955Z UID:30354-1064052000-1064070000@ofj.org SUMMARY:Encountering Our Animal Guides DESCRIPTION:Animals speak to us in dreams and at crucial moments in our lives.Their roles seem to guide us in the task of becoming human and thus more true to our own animal natures. In this workshop\, the animals in our lives and dreams will be p resented as embodiments of energy\, as prototypes of spontaneity\, as models of natural integrity\, and as guardians and healers. Dr. Russack will share stories of how differe n t animals have helped individuals to discover how to live their human lives more fully and authentically. Therapists will learn new perspectives for incorporating animal symbolism in their practice. Participants are invited to bring material for discussion. URL:https://ofj.org/event/encountering-our-animal-guides-2/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Fireside Room\, 1838 SW Jefferson Street\, Portland\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR