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Becoming Conscious: A Jungian Lens on Artist Hilma af Klint
World Soul, American Culture and the “Trump” Phenomenon
Public Programs
The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles offers comprehensive educational programs in the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology.
Our seminars, workshops and conferences are directed toward the interests of the general public, mental health practitioners and interested individuals from other disciplines. Programs elaborate and amplify the ideas of C. G. Jung by exploring:
- diverse perspectives of Analytical Psychology;
- related fields of knowledge such as mythology, religion, history, anthropology, and the creative arts.
We hope to see you at the upcoming events!
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The Analytical Psychology Club presents:
Creative Aging and Individuation
Presented by JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez, L.C.S.W., Ph.D. Later life provides degrees of freedom to creatively transcend traditional roles, conventional perceptions and ways of relating based on personal history. This requires a newly improvised dance of the ego and the Self. Jung saw the latter half of life as asking us to deeply listen to our Self and claim the wholeness of our life. Though the world may present quite different views, older age is the fertile ground to harvest the lifelong cultivation of individuation. Bring your…
The Analytical Psychology Club presents:
Where a Healthy Psychology and a Healthy Spirituality Meet
Presented by Rev. Jim Clarke, M.Div., Ph.D. Everyone has a psychology (an understanding of the human person) and a spirituality (a particular value system). The question really amounts to: is your perspective conducive to living a productive, authentic life? The task of both of those areas of human interest is actually the same: to develop a praxis for human growth and individuation. In this program, we will explore that terrain and offer some possible connections that can sustain us for…
Series in Irvine:
The Agony of Perfectionism
Presented by Sherri Mahdavi, Ph.D. 4 Tuesdays: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020 When we discover an inferiority in ourselves we should not be depressed, no disaster has taken place, but we have discovered our humanity. —C.G. Jung, Modern Psychology, Vol. 2, p. 153 Clinical research has related perfectionism to depression, anxiety, procrastination, and feelings of shame and guilt. In this series of seminars we will discuss clinical perfectionism in its many forms and its root causes from Jungian perspective.…
Myth of the New World
Presented by Deborah O'Grady and Melinda Haas, L.C.S.W. Underneath the sense of hope and expansiveness in the New World is a shadow that has been there from its first colonization to the present moment. Dvořák set out to find and compose “American music.” What he created is a collage, suggestions of the hope of immigrants in the boundless space; the presence of slavery; the treatment of Native Americans; the pristine beauty of the natural resources. Even more poignant today, we…
Levinas, Existentialism, and the Making of the Modern Self
Presented by Rabbi Tal Sessler, Ph.D. This lecture will explore the secular West’s journey for identity, and for the consolidation of authentic individuality for the modern person, in light of all the upheavals of the 20th century. We examine some of the psychological, social and political aspects in the work of ethicist and philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, in conjunction with some of his contemporaries including Heidegger, Sartre and Martin Buber. Levinas' concepts of treating others ethically, with compassion and empathy are rooted in…
A Painting Class:
Persona and Beyond
Presented by Marion Anderson, Ph.D. 4 Thursdays: March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020; 11:15 am-1:15 pm Jung named the different aspects of ourselves that we show the world the persona. In this workshop we will discuss the concept of the persona, how it develops to protect the more vulnerable parts of the personality, when is it used as a form of protection, as well as its defensive and protective aspects. Using painting as a form of active imagination, participants will…
