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"As the statues come down or are being debated; as the flags are being removed or changed. What kinds of responses have you observed in your areas? What arguments are being presented for the removal or retention of these symbols? What function does a…"
"So...after a LONG time away, I resurface and wonder who is still out there, esp. in the Carolinas and Virginia? Frankly, I took too great a chunk of real estate in my exuberance with the beginning of the DPA. Now hoping there are some still…"
"The actual phrase "depth psychology" about three times. The concepts and perceptions related to and introduced by depth psychology, most likely, 10+ times a week. Normally with people interested in dreams, synchronicity, religion, and philosophy.…"
"After a hiatus that included taking a new job, moving to a new state, and having, on the way, heart surgery, I am back and needing some mental stimulation! I'm in North Carolina now (New Bern) and looking for any groups that may be in the area,…"
"I am told that the shuttle information is coming out in the new E-News from the Journey Conferences. We'll both check when it arrives."
Oct 30, 2014 at 9:00am to Nov 2, 2014 at 6:00am
St. Francis Springs Prayer Center
"I'll be happy to check. Thanks for the positive review! :)"
"Fun. As I understand it, the collect unconscious of humanity is drawn from the combined unconscious dynamics of humanity passed down from the earliest times. If experience is the key, then the alien experience would be alien (couldn't resist) to our…"
"Absolutely. Even Jung postulated that archetypal images could change and new images added after long periods of acceptance by humanity."
"Just occurred to me that false memory creation has been going on for generations, just not along neuroscientific lines. How many times has history been rewritten and taught in our schools to generations not old enough to have their own memories of…"
"First, going back to the original question, in the context of the collective unconscious, is there such a thing as a false memory? Within the collective unconscious, no, for all human events are physical manifestations of the human condition. Within…"
"Glad to be back. Hope to be a steady presence from now on."
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"The collective unconscious - so far as we can say anything about it at all - appears to consist of mythological motifs or primordial images, for which reason the myths of all nations are its real exponents. In fact, the whole of mythology could be…"
"There have been Western thinkers who have posed similar perspectives although less "spiritual" and more social constructivist. They do agree, however, that there is a message for society within mental illness and the prevailing society doesn't want…"
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Sorry, I didn't know about the character limit...kind of an amusing idea in itself. This is my first social network.
However, the second reason has to with all of us in the field. As ones who study depth and continuously look back into our history we should never forget our origins, no matter how much they make us cringe. We once thought it was acceptable to do such a thing to people, let us learn from our mistakes.
Hello Ed,
Thank you for the welcome, it is great to be part of such a community. As for my choice of picture, where to begin and at what level? It is titled "The Madhouse" and it was painted by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya between 1812-1814. Something about his work seems to scratch a nerve for so many. His play with shadow and light on the canvas mirrors this play within ourselves and casts a light (even if a dusky light) upon society as a whole. So at one level, I enjoy the fact that his painting inspires one to look at society and those who have been cast out of society by the domination of what Jung called the "De´esse Raison." As well, Goya himself continuously used this theme to comment on the reality of Spanish life. Yet he also makes a social commentary on the leaders of the time, you see the military, the church, royalty and such presented as mad or maddening...I think this may strike a chord with the world today as well. However, the most striking aspect of this painting for me as of now and really why I chose it is two parted. Firstly, during a discussion with a friend, outside of the field, I brought up Jung's idea that the gods are in the symptoms and I attempted to clearly illustrate this point to a very ego centered thinker (not egocentric). I tried to explicate the idea that if someone who is suffering from what the average person would call insanity, say having hallucinations of specific people, creatures, etc., these hallucinations have a depth of meaning that is beyond the idea that they are not "real", but merely fantasy. There is a reason the unconscious produces specific images, per se, to this person, therefore they have meaning, meaning for the soul and it is not our duty to negate the reality, but to try to understand the story and personal meaning, possibly help bring this to the consciousness of the one who suffers in order to alleviate some of the pain and stigma that is placed upon the mentally ill.
Hi Ed
Thanks for checking in. I take a class in San Francisco at CIIS on Wednesdays with Richard Tarnas (as though, I don't have enough to do! but love it) So, I will try again tomorrow and definitely check in or you will realize I have succeeded when I am no longer wearing Jung's image which is of Archetypal proportions and somewhat challenging to ebody. I am realizing how spotty my technological knowledge is.
Thanks for your kind help!
Blessings Eva
Oh, so many answers! <grin> I paint in both oil and watercolor (with some acrylic thrown in). Printmaking: etchings and collgraphs, mostly. Occasionally monoprints.
I, too, encourage you to try your hand at watercolor. You will be surprised at how much control you have, particularly if you avoid the staining colors when you first begin. Good paper makes all the difference, because it's very forgiving.
Ah, yes, student loans. I returned from ZH with enough of those to sink a battleship --AND I had two daughters who were headed for college almost immediately after my return. (I had some mighty skinny cows in my herd for several years!)
The loans do seem to get paid off, though, and mine led me to some very interesting and creative ways to earn money.
Regarding Anima Mundi Journeys...thanks Ed. Yes, this is a yearly trip with the dates varying from late spring to early fall. I will post future journeys on this site. Bon Voyage. Jeannette Athena
Yes, Ed, I do paint. I started many years ago, when I was a training candidate in Zurich. I also do a bit of printmaking and I hook rugs.
I see that you are a student at Pacifica. When do you finish up? And what are your plans for using your degree?
It's kind of crazy project, but the goal is to help people find patterns in prime numbers using "natural" thinking, without the need to know math or do calculations, like happens with the gestalt. Human mind is better at pattern recognition than a computer. Captcha is a example of that.
Today we have a simple board game with black and with pieces representing the composite and prime numebrs, but the goal is to make it a more complex game.
My focus was counseling psych, but my calling is to teach, not be in practice. I spent more than 20 years in the field before going to Pacifica and realized when I was there that I do not want to go back to the mental health system as it is in California.
Also, my thesis which I just completed was on the nature of authenticity and I find myself preferring to be a person than a mental health professional. Does that make any sense?
Anyway, thank you for welcoming me. I have really missed the depth psychology community since my classes at Pacifica ended. When did you go there? What part of the world are you inhabiting?
Lee
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