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Saturday’s Child: a Down-to-Earth Look into the Spiritual Problem of Our Time

First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

It is now the last day, the Saturday, of the twentieth century and the eon, and we are face to face with what Jung saw as the spiritual task of the new age: uniting the opposites of the human psyche-conscious and unconscious, light and dark, good and evil, ego and Self. To pretend to be ... Read more

Sex in the Forbidden Zone: A Focal Point in the Struggle for Personal Transformation and Cultural Evolution

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

Dr. Rutter’s work on sexual exploitation does more than focus attention on seldom discussed areas of sexual boundary violation. He shows how forbidden-zone relationships, when ethically pursued, have immeasurable value in providing us access to the deepest resources of self, which, in turn, can help us to explore and integrate personal shadow issues relating to ... Read more

Sex in the Forbidden Zone: When Men in Power Betray Women’s Trust

First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

Dr. Rutter’s recently published book has challenged both professionals and their clients to confront the hidden epidemic of sexual contact between male professionals-therapists, doctors, clergy, lawyers, teachers, and mentors-and women under their care or tutelage, Dr. Rutter will elaborate on his Jungian understanding of the archetypal power emanating from the unconscious that can invest forbidden-zone ... Read more