election - DIALOGUE - Depth Psychology Alliance2024-03-29T13:42:49Zhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/electionU.S. Election: Holding the Tension of Loss and Despairhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/u-s-election-holding-the-tension-of-loss-and-despair2016-11-10T05:51:51.000Z2016-11-10T05:51:51.000ZBonnie Brighthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/BonnieBright<div><p><span>Dear members of the depth psychology community, </span></p>
<p><span>Like many of you, I was stunned by the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election yesterday, November 8, and have spent the day mourning for so many things that feel like they have been lost. As a woman, I am keenly aware that the moment for electing our first woman president has evaporated, but on a much deeper level, I am also profoundly distressed by the election of someone who is so clearly disrepectful of women and lacks compassion and understanding for so many who are marginalized, including other minorities, other species, and planet itself. I wonder how all these deep feelings, including anger, are going to be manifest in coming weeks, months, and years.</span></p>
<p>Like some of you, also, I seem to bounce between feeling numb and being distraught, even questioning on some level what role I play in all of this, and whether the calling I feel to make depth psychology more accessible in the world actually does a bit of good on some many levels. And yet, I know I must have hope: hope for our future, for our young people and generations to come; for everyone who is suffering and will continue to suffer in the face of a political system that favors certain groups over others. </p>
<p>We live in a world that is as challenged as it has ever been, and yet I maintain a powerful faith in the patterns at work in a world where change is the only constant. I know there is something bigger at work. I am certain I see only a narrow slice of what's at work. I believe in the idea that nature is constantly reaching out to us to pull us back from the brink of extinction (an idea I first encountered in Jerome Bernstein's groundbreaking work, <em>Living in the Borderland</em>.) Some part of me wonders if Donald Trump had to be elected because it will serve as a catalyst to something new; because people will be more innovative in creating change, be inspired to action in a different way, collaborate together with those they may not have engaged with before.</p>
<p>Ten years ago I experienced a profound awakening of my own—so powerful it sent me into what Stan Grof aptly terms "spiritual emergency"—basically, when something spiritual happens that sends one spiraling into emergency. Somehow, at that time, I believe I managed to tap into something bigger than me, a pattern at work in which I play a part and which is playing out not only for the good of each of us individually, but for us as a collective, a species which is resilient, conscious, and able to evolve and learn and love one another. What I experienced then was a taste of what we truly are as divine souls, and the stunning realization that as earthly beings caught up in human bodies and conditioned by culture outside our control, we have truly "settled" for something we can't begin to grasp. Each of us is different, and perceives our lives on earth in different ways, and we each must find our way to carry the torch for new beginnings, for hope in humanity, for belief that we can truly evolve as a species. I think being willing to participate in community is one of the ways these things can manifest. I hope you believe that too.</p>
<p>If anyone feels moved to share your own thoughts and feelings about all of this, please feel free to respond below. If you have criticisms or comments on political parties or policies, maybe your forum is elsewhere. If you wish to provide a depth psychological response or lens, or simply an authentic contribution (it could even be in the form of art or poetry), please respond below, and let us each hold one another in love, compassion, and a willingness to hold the tension as much as we possibly can.</p></div>Listen to my interview with Attorney and Family Therapist Bill Eddy on Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths!https://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/listen-to-my-interview-with-attorney-and-family-therapist-bill2019-08-14T18:43:16.000Z2019-08-14T18:43:16.000ZDavid Van Nuyshttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/DavidVanNuys<div><p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-207749" src="https://shrinkrapradio.com/images/Bill-Eddy-165x150.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="150"/></p>
<p>Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist, mediator, and co-founder and Training Director of the High Conflict Institute. He obtained his law degree from the University of San Diego, a master’s degree of social work from San Diego State University, and a psychology degree from Case Western Reserve University. He has taught at the University of San Diego School of Law and the National Judicial College. Eddy currently provides training to professionals worldwide on the subject of managing high-conflict personalities and is a part-time faculty member at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and at Monash University Law Chambers. He has written 15 books, the latest of which is<span> </span><em>Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths… And How We Can Stop!<span> </span></em>He lives in California.</p>
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<p><a href="https://youtu.be/O6hpP-jnehc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here for video clip</a></p></div>A Collection of Depth-Oriented Election Blog Posts from Pacifica Graduate Institutehttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/a-collection-of-depth-oriented-election-blog-posts-from-pacifica2016-11-19T23:38:41.000Z2016-11-19T23:38:41.000ZPacifica Graduate Institutehttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/PacificaGraduateInstitute<div><p class="p1"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Pacifica Graduate Institute has put together a </b>collection of election-oriented posts:</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="http://www.pgiaa.org/category/election/"><b>Browse a collection of depth psychology-oriented election blogposts</b></a></span><span class="s1"><b> </b>aggregated by Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association, including posts from Michael Meade, Susan Rowland, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Francis Weller, more.</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s3"><a href="http://www.pacificapost.com/in-communitas"><b>Read a post-election note from Dr. Stephen Aizenstat, Chancellor and Founding President</b></a></span><span class="s4"><b>,</b> along with reflections from others in the community (on Pacifica Post)</span></p></div>REPLAY—Focus & Fire: What Do We Do Next? led by Kim Hermanson, Ph.D.https://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/replay-focus-fire-what-do-we-do-next-led-by-kim-hermanson-ph-d2016-11-18T04:20:50.000Z2016-11-18T04:20:50.000ZBonnie Brighthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/BonnieBright<div><div><div>Hi everyone,</div>
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<div>Here is the link for the audio replay if you'd like to listen in (or listen again) to the post-election event, Focus or Fire, led by Him Hermanson, Ph.D. on November 15, 2016.</div>
<div>Kim led us through a short guided exercise to find an image, and then worked with several people to go more deeply into those images to see what wisdom they contained. I found it very touching, very helpful, and I personally gained tremendous insight for the image that came up for me and for others.</div>
<div><br/> We had a very large number of registrants and were gratified to see the wonderful and warm response to a community event that used depth psychological ideas to bring forth understanding and healing, especially in this time of extreme polarity, anxiety and unrest for so many. Our hope is that each of us may continue to propagate this spirit of communion and openness out in the world.</div>
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<div><strong><a href="http://depthinsights.com/audio/Focus-or-Fire-Post-election-Metaphor-Kim-Hermanson-Depth-Psychology-Alliance.mp3" target="_blank">ACCESS THE REPLAY HERE</a></strong></div>
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<p><a href="http://depthinsights.com/audio/Focus-or-Fire-Post-election-Metaphor-Kim-Hermanson-Depth-Psychology-Alliance.mp3" target="_blank"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868859604?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
</div></div>Free Access to Conference Papers: “Politics, Culture, Soul: A National Conference on the Psychology of the 2016 Presidential Election” via Jung Institute San Franciscohttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/free-access-to-conference-papers-politics-culture-soul-a-national2016-11-15T00:07:32.000Z2016-11-15T00:07:32.000ZBonnie Brighthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/BonnieBright<div><p><em>Passing along some news posted by <a href="http://www.pgiaa.org/politics-culture-soul-october-conference-c-g-jung-institute-san-francisco/" target="_blank">PGIAA-Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association</a>, with many thanks for making it available.</em></p>
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<p><a href="https://aras.org/newsletters/aras-connections-special-edition-2016-presidency-papers" target="_blank"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2868860017?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-right"/></a>On October 14-15, the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco gave a program entitled <strong>“Politics, Culture, Soul: A National Conference on the Psychology of the 2016 Presidential Election.”</strong> This was their fifth political conference held in advance of each presidential election since 2000. </p>
<p>The event gave a group of international, national and local speakers the opportunity to explore the workings of psyche at the individual and collective levels in the context of the current political climate. There was a highly dialogical quality to the program as attendees – who came from Europe, Canada, the East Coast, and of course California – questioned and commented upon the talks, and responded to one another.</p>
<p><strong>All of the papers given at the conference have been made available, free, to anyone who wants them in a special collectio</strong>n that can be found courtesy of ARAS (Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism) Connections: <a href="https://aras.org/newsletters/aras-connections-special-edition-2016-presidency-papers" target="_blank">https://aras.org/newsletters/aras-connections-special-edition-2016-presidency-papers</a>. </p>
<p>ARAS Connections has a circulation of 10,000 so this timely conference will continue to have reverberations in the Jungian world and beyond.</p></div>Regardless of your Political Affiliation, Honor your Reflective Capacity and PLEASE Go Vote! From the Late James Hillman....https://depthpsychologyalliance.com/forum/topics/regardless-of-your-political-affiliation-honor-your-reflective-ca2012-11-06T07:13:29.000Z2012-11-06T07:13:29.000ZBonnie Brighthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/BonnieBright<div><p><span class="font-size-2">In honor of living in a culture that increasingly may be losing it's way--but still has the freedom to take a stand, read these excellent posts by Pythia Peay:</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">Part 1: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pythia-peay/psychology-political-polarization_b_816913.html" target="_blank">Jungian Analyst Explains the Psychology of Political Polarization by Pythia Peay with James Hillman</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">Part 2: <a href="http://ww.huffingtonpost.com/pythia-peay/election-anxiety_b_1981971.html" target="_blank">High Anxiety and the Risks of Democracy: The Psychology of the American Voter by Pythia Peay with Jungian Murray Stein</a></span></p>
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