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According to Jung, myth making is a natural and impersonal potential present in the collective unconscious of all peoples throughout all times. Drawing on the contributions of Jung, Campbell, and Eliade, this course explores the role of myth in human life. Five of the major mythological themes prominent in world mythology are examined in terms of their contemporary psychological and cultural significance. This tape discusses mythology of the Apocalypse.

According to Jung, myth making is a natural and impersonal potential present in the collective unconscious of all peoples throughout all times. Drawing on the contributions of Jung, Campbell, and Eliade, this course explores the role of myth in human life. Five of the major mythological themes prominent in world mythology are examined in terms of their contemporary psychological and cultural significance. This tape discusses mythology of the Hero.

The alchemy of the grieving process dissolves the conscious mind and its intentions, and in a descent into the soul’s seasons of grief one meets the Oprhan, an encounter which can transform personal loss into a journey of homecoming. Grief can be home-work, and the Orphan, the most homeless of all, can lead us into that place where the wounds to love are the cracks through which a sense of the Divine shines through. The wonder, even miracle, of this moment is the recognition that our human tears of grief are mirrored in the tears of the Divine who hungers for an encounter with us. We grieve because we have dared to love, and we can love again in an expanded way and allow ourselves to be loved because we have taken the time to grieve.

Poetry helps one breathe better. It is to the soul and heart what vitamins are to the body. The images which poetry evokes, as well as the moods and memories, feed a hunger that soul has for beauty, mystery, and a sense of the sacred.Through readings and exercises, participants are invited to appreciate the powerful healing gifts of poetry. In addition, they are invited to attune their ears to the melodies and rhythms of poetry when it is read aloud, so that they can experience something of the joy that comes from exercising the muscles of the soul when the voice sings its song. Finally, participants will be encouraged to try their hand at writing a poem. In preparation for the workshop, participants are asked to bring a poem that has chosen them, or has been with them in their lives.

We will address other questions in the workshop, including ?What is my Shadow, and how do I bring it to consciousness?? Please bring pad and pen and be prepared for personal reflection.

This presentation features a lesser-known side of Jung ? practical, down-to-earth, and deeply concerned over the loss of connection with Nature. Jung emphasizes that Nature includes spirit as well as matter. Efforts to ?conquer Nature? have left matter without its nature spirits and humans without a natural spiritual life. A pioneer in exploring the psyche?s evolution, Jung discovered its primordial foundation, which he named ?natural man.?Interwoven with dreams and stories from Jung?s travels and his life at Bollingen, this program showcases his challenging observations and prophetic predictions about technology and modern life. Following the tradition of the Taoist rainmaker whom he admired, Jung speaks as a culture shaman who shares our malaise and knows that restoring our own living connection with Nature contributes to healing the whole.

The workshop will explore applications of this myth for both men and women: for women, we will look at how today we live the myth ‘backwards’, beginning psychologically in Hades and having to find the wholeness and powers of the Mother/Daughter archetype before we can deal with the cultural shadow that Hades represents; we will also look at men’s experiences of this shadow side of the patriarchal Masculine and at the Hades-identified man and his transformation through the Eleusinian Mysteries. The format for the workshop will be both didactic and experiential, allowing ample time for exchange and discussion