If you're doing written welcomes to new members, here's some update text you can use now that January is over. I'm sure you've noticed the number of new members has slowed drastically now that the initial run for the Addiction teleseminar and the Red Book group have passed. I don't have anything new planned for February--I just couldn't sustain it--but just so you know, I'm working with Jung Platform to do something on Mindfulness/Zen & Jungian psych starting in March, followed by a program with Robert Waggoner on Lucid Dreams at some point. For now--enjoy the breather while it lasts!...

Here's the text:

Hi (Cecilia)  Welcome to the online depth psychology community. I'm so glad you've joined us. 

As you may know, we currently have over 2050 members from all over the world and we're growing. I hope as you explore the community a bit you find a dynamic group of like-minded people who are all deeply drawn by the field of depth psychology. While there are many Jungian analysts and clinical psychologists here, our members come from various walks of life including artists, writers, doctors, scientists, healing professionals, counselors, students, business people, etc--so there is much cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience here to be shared.

On that note, please take a moment and introduce yourself in the Forum and let the community know what brings you here or what your background is. Also, there are many opportunities to engage as you browse the site. When you're ready to jump in, please feel free to post a topic for discussion in the forum, respond to someone else's post, or share a link to an article or web site you like.

The January online book club featuring  "The War of the Gods in Addiction" with David E. Schoen has just ended, but you can still read the archived comments and listen to the four weekly archived teleconferences with David if you want--or browse the written discussions from past months as well. We'll have more Book Club groups in coming months.

Otherwise, we've just launched an ongoing special study group on the Red Book with Robert Bosnak which you can join anytime if you wish.

In case you need detailed help getting started and navigating the site, you can use the following link----http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/page/navigating-the-site --and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all! I look forward to seeing you around the community. ~(Bonnie Bright, Founder)