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Anima, Animus and the Ego-Self Axis

First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

Saturday will begin with a viewing of Nicholas Roeg’s groundbreaking movie Walkabout. We shall then discuss the way in which the animus attempts to open a young woman to world she has never known, how she responds, and how it ends up. We shall then look at the cultures the film brings together, and how ... Read more

The Archetypal Dynamics of Relationships

Kaiser Permanente Town Hall 3704 N Interstate Ave, Portland

How is it that relationships, which bring us the greatest joy in life, also confront us with the greatest difficulties? Why do so many of us simply give up in the face of the humiliating hurts that relationships engender? Well, acording to Jung, it’s all in the service of our individuation. The more conscious we ... Read more

Relationships: The Psychodynamics of Self and Other; What Creates Our Attractions, Our Patterns, Our Yearnings, Our Repetitions?

First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

We will seek to discern, through a series of questions and exercises, the sense of "self," the percepts about the Other, and the transactions which have been generated by our history. What creates our attractions, our patterns, our yearnings, our repetitions? These are the open-ended questions we shall examine together.