1 Sept. 2022
Dear Friends,
Where did summer go? I am amazed it is September and our Fall term starts today. I hope you had a wonderful summer, and I look forward to sharing some of our courses with you. The September lineup is below.
Stay safe!
Sue
The Wisdom of the Crone, 9/1, 10/6, 11/3,12/1, 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4; 7-9PM; (Eastern Daylight time; contact Sue to confirm the time from November on); via Zoom; $90 (via PayPal or check in $US); to register, email us: info@jungiancenter.org
This reading/discussion course mines the wisdom in a variety of older women’s stories and memoirs, including those of Jungian analysts Jean Shinoda Bolen and Jane Wheelwright, artists Judy Chicago, Dolly Parton and Viola Davis, diplomat Madeleine Albright and journalist Katie Couric, as well as others. Led by Sue Mehrtens.
A Jungian Perspective on Current Events, 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6, 1/3, 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2;
7-9PM; (Eastern Daylight time; contact Sue to confirm the time from November on); via Zoom; $90 (via PayPal or check in $US); to register, email us: info@jungiancenter.org
Demagogues and dying democracy, global capitalism and civil wars, polarization and the power of just doing stuff–our news feeds these days seem overwhelming at times. But the perspective of Carl Jung offers us a necessary overview from which to assess what is really going on in our world, and how we might best traverse our fraught global landscape. In this nine-month reading/discussion course we will examine key features of our current reality toward gaining a very different viewpoint that can empower us to move into the future with optimism and understanding. Led by Sue Mehrtens
Shadow: Recognizing White Privilege, 9/7, 14, 21 & 28; 7-9PM (Eastern Daylight Time); via Zoom; $60 (via PayPal or check in $US); to register, email us: info@jungiancenter.org
A hands-on experiential workshop designed to help people get wise to racism and how concepts like white superiority and implicit bias serve to maintain our racist culture. Multiple readings and exercises drawn from sources by both whites and persons of color provide different perspectives and offer insights into how we all can benefit from becoming more conscious and self-aware of this powerful aspect of our collective and personal shadow. Led by Sue Mehrtens
Book Study Group: Man and His Symbols, ed. C.G. Jung, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18, 22 and 1/22/23; 1-3PM (Eastern Daylight Time for 9/18 & 10/16; contact Cecile to find out the start time for the November-January course meetings); via Zoom; a donation of $50 can be made out to the Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, via check or PayPal on the Center web site; we also offer a sliding scale;
to register, email Cecile at: gibougarden@gmail.com.
Join us for our new monthly Book Study Group. We begin our series featuring Man and His Symbols, with essays by C.G. Jung, Joseph Henderson, Marie-Louise von Franz, Aniela Jaffé, and Jolande Jacobi. For the serious student of C.G. Jung who seeks to explore the role of conscious and unconscious patterns and the inherent interplay between the personal, societal and subliminal, this book is a classic in Jungian literature. Each month we will examine one of the five parts of the books as follows: Part I–“Approaching the Unconscious,” by C.G. Jung; Part II–“Ancient Myth and Modern Man,” by Joseph Henderson; Part III–“The Process of Individuation,” by M.L. von Franz; Part IV–“Symbolism in the Visual Arts,” by Aniela Jaffé; and Part V–“Symbols in an Individual Analysis,” by Jolande Jacobi. This book series seeks to analyze the reading material, process in small group discussions and offers reflection time for those who seek to integrate this in-depth inquiry. Please join us! Pick up your copy of this paperback book (via your local bookstore or Amazon), as we will begin the first meeting with an analysis and discussion of Part I. This book discussion group meets via Zoom on the third Sunday of each month from September through January. Facilitated by Cecile Leriche, MA, LCMHC, artist, Art Therapist, Transpersonal counselor, Peacekeeper at the Sunray Meditation Society, student and teacher at The Jungian Center, teaching integrating conscious and unconscious patterns and exploring complexes of the mind and spirit by using archetypes, symbols and dreams to help people access their own healing potential; email Cecile (gibougarden@gmail.com) for payment arrangements, to register and get a study packet.
Fall Equinox Collective Channeling, 9/22; 7-9PM (Eastern Daylight Time); via Zoom; $20 (via PayPal , Zelle, Venmo or check to Kimia Maleki, sent c/o Jungian Center, 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT 05676); to register, email Kimia at projectalchemyhealing@gmail.com
“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.” C.G. Jung. As the Northern Hemisphere of our little garden planet moves into the portal of darkness, we are given an opportunity to create alchemical magic and own our spiritual resilience and inherent power. For more information: www.projectalchemyhq.com Led by Kimia Maleki.
How to Find Inner Calm in Times of Destabilization, 9/29; 7-9PM (Eastern Daylight Time); via Zoom; $20 (via PayPal , Zelle, Venmo or check to Kimia Maleki, sent c/o Jungian Center, 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT 05676); to register, email Kimia at projectalchemyhealing@gmail.com
As the world becomes more polarized and traumatized we have an opportunity to commit ourselves to being ancient wisdom keepers and lighthouses that feel our way into Peace and knowingness. This session is about finding beauty within Self and nature and how to extract our inner resource for goodness and compassion for humanity. For more information: www.projectalchemyhq.com
The link to our September essay is: