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 The C. G. Jung Center
September 2009 Newsletter
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From the Executive Director
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 As the summer ends, many people find themselves considering therapy as the vacations and other sunny distractions are over and the pressing concerns they thought they had left behind in the Spring begin to re-emerge. From those who have not been in therapy before, I often hear a fear of what they might "find," implying that the unknown things inside them can only be bad or shameful. Certainly depth psychotherapy offers a process to move beyond where one is comfortable, but in that engagement with what is inside and outside one's psyche there is the opportunity to discover not just difficulties, but the gem in that shadowy, dark cave. We consider it a crucial part of our mission to offer the only sliding-scale Jungian-oriented psychotherapy clinic in the Midwest. As well we feel very fortunate and grateful to our donors and volunteers that we have openings for new clients at a time when many other social service agencies have had to drastically cut staff and programs. Find out more about the June Singer Clinic on our website www.cgjungcenter.org
Another essential part of our mission is to offer public education programs to the general public and clinicians. I hope you have had a moment to review the wonderful selection of programs being presented this Fall at our website, by clicking here.  Pat Cochran, Psy.D.
Executive Director
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Upcoming September Programs
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 Book Club: Fairytales
Facilitated by Linda Goranson, PhD, LCPC and Gary Wilson, MA
3 Tuesdays: 9/15, 10/20, 11/17 from 7-9 pm
$40 for 3 sessions or $15/session
For this fall's book club meetings we will be reading, examining, and discussing excerpts from three of Marie Louise Von Franz's books on fairy tales. This series will provide insight and understanding into the marvelous stories we call fairy tales. Von Franz views the images, feelings, thoughts and actions illustrated in fairy tales as archetypes and these "archetypal images afford us the best clues to the understanding of the processes going on in the [individual and] collective psyche." (Interpretation of Fairy Tales, pg. 1). You may attend all sessions or selected sessions. You are welcome to read each book in its entirety; however the following chapters of each book will be focused on, and copies will be available for participants:
9/15- Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Chapters 1-3: Theories and methods of interpretation Chapter 7: Shadow, anima and animus 10/20- Individuation and Fairy Tales: Chapters 1, Conclusion 11/17- Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales: Chapters 1 & 2: The concept of the shadow in the tale The Two Travelers
Cultivating the Feminine Soul
6 Fridays: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 from 9:30-12:30 pm
Facilitated by W. Keren Vishny, MD, MA
CEUs: 18, $175 before 9/11, $200 after
The Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093
This group is meant for women wishing to take time out to nurture
soul-connections and restore inner balance. Based in the BodySoul
approach developed by Marion Woodman, Mary Hamilton and Ann Skinner,
the roots of this work grow out of a deep respect for dreams, embodied
wisdom, and C. G. Jung�s understanding of the psyche. In addition, the
BodySoul approach is committed to honoring the Feminine aspect of the
Sacred in our lives. In an atmosphere of curiosity and respect,
participants will use dreams, movement, voice and simple art forms as
vehicles to connect to inner experience and to each other. Participants
will also explore ways of bringing this inner work into meaningful
relationship with the outer world, clarifying values and finding
expression for embodied wisdom. Myth, fairytale and poetry will serve
as a backdrop for these explorations. The group will meet on Friday mornings, from 9:30 to 12:30. The initial
term will be 6 sessions, beginning on September 18. We understand that
it may not be possible for participants to attend every session, due to
competing life commitments, and have priced enrollment accordingly.
However, we ask that each woman make a good faith commitment to
attending most sessions. New participants may not join for this term
after the second session. Women who have participated in previous
sessions of Cultivating the Feminine Soul or Embodied Dreaming will be
given priority in enrollment. This group welcomes women of all ages and
backgrounds.
 Introduction to Intuitive PaintingKaren McGinnisSaturday September 19, 9-12 pm$30 by 9/11, $40 afterCEUs: 3
This
workshop is for anyone wishing to explore creativity, intuition, or
gain personal insights. Intuitive painting is a unique and
revolutionary way to explore and awaken creative potential by learning
to trust one�s Inner Voice. This workshop will guide participants to
the mysterious realms of intuitive creation where the unpredictable and
unexpected are encountered. Participants will practice creating from an
authentic place not bound by rules or techniques. No previous art
experience needed. All painting supplies included. Held at the Open
Studio Project, 901 Sherman Ave, Evanston, 60202.
 Jung's Dreams
Weyler Greene, PhD
8 Wednesdays beginning September 30
7-9 pm
CEUs: 16
$160 by 9/23, $180 after
In his autobiography Memories, Dreams, Reflections Jung considers about
forty of his own dreams. In this course we will explore those dreams
and the meanings they had for Jung and focus on how those dreams led to
the formulation of the principle ideas and concepts of his own
psychology. We will also explore other possible meanings, had we had
those dreams ourselves. Required text: Memories, Dreams, Reflections by
C. G. Jung.
 Peer Consultation GroupUpcoming dates: Friday September 18, October 16 (1-2:30 pm)$30 (includes 1.5 supervision CEUs per session)
For clinicians, this monthly peer consultation group at the Center is facilitated by Deb McGowen, LCPC who has many years of experience practicing Jungian oriented psychotherapy. This group is an opportunity to develop a stronger connection to colleagues as well as engage in professional growth. It meets the third Friday of the month, unless otherwise noted. This group is free to June Singer Clinic volunteer therapists.
To register please call 847-475-4848 x221 or click here
There is a $15 processing fee for CEUs
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This is our space for reflections on quotes from Jung. We invite you to share a favorite quote along with your thoughts by e-mailing us at jung@cgjungcenter.org
"The treatment must do more than destroy the old morbid attitude; it must build up a new attitude that is sound and healthy. This requires a fundamental change of vision. Not only must the patient be able to see the cause and origin of his neurosis, he must also see the legitimate psychological goal towards which he is striving. We cannot simply extract his morbidity like a foreign body, lest something essential be removed along with it, something meant for life. Our task is not to weed it out, but to cultivate and transform this growing thing until it can play its part in the totality of the psyche." (CW 16, para. 293)
"...He must also see the legitimate psychological goal towards which he is striving." This idea--that even our neurosis has a meaningful goal towards which it is propelling us--is why I found Jung's psychology so compelling so many years ago, and still compelling today. Instead of looking at the difficulties and struggles of each person as something to be given a pejorative label and then rejected, Jung proposed this radical idea, that our very afflictions hold the germ of "something essential . . . something meant for life" which should be cultivated. This engagement with both the despised and unlived aspects of our unconscious is what most people fear in psychotherapy; it is their notion that there cannot be anything worthwhile about these deeper aspects of their psyche. Yet Jung posits the very opposite viewpoint; it is our unknown, unconscious aspects that hold the key to an undivided, whole self.
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