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July 2010 Newsletter


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Contents
From the Executive Director
July Programs
Ongoing Programs
Social Media
Other Programs
Jung Corner



From the Executive Director




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What is freedom?  I suppose we often think of it as a right that we enjoy here in the United States, and having to do with our constitution, government and the like.  Thus it can seem to be something that is bestowed upon us rather than emanating from within us.  Paradoxically, it is usually those who have been oppressed who understand that freedom is an attitude that comes from within, not from without.  As I was thinking about this, my mind went to Dr. Martin Luther King, and in looking up a quote to use, came across this line from his letter written while he was imprisoned in Birmingham, Alabama:  "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed."  There are many ways we can be oppressed, and in my years as a therapist, one of the most potent I have found is the voice inside our own minds that tells us (at times relentlessly) how worthless, shameful, or undeserving we are.  My wish for you this Independence Day weekend is that you may begin to find ways to demand freedom from this internal oppressor.
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Pat Cochran, Psy.D.
Executive Director

July Programs

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Movie Viewing and Discussion: It's Complicated
Friday July  9, 7-10 pm
Pat Cochran, PsyD
$15 pre or drop-in

In this (complicated) romantic comedy, life becomes rather complicated for Jane (played by Meryl Streep) when, after many years of being a single, divorced woman, she begins two relationships with different men-one of whom is her ex-husband!  Nancy Meyers (director of "Something's Gotta Give") again gives us a modern romantic comedy in which the main characters are all well over 40, but certainly not over the hill in spirit.  Come explore the Jungian themes of individuation in the second half of life, the dynamics of anima and animus in relationships, the impact of secrets, and others, while watching Ms. Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin light up the screen with their snappy and insightful dialogue that harkens back to the best screwball comedies of the past.


pencilsProcess and Image:  Art Therapy as a
Transformative Tool in the Treatment of Trauma
Monday July 12, 1-3 pm
Joanne Ramseyer, MA, ATR-BC, LCPC
$45 (includes 2 CEUs)

This clinical case seminar will focus on the integration of art and other creative therapies in treating the effects of trauma. The creative process will be discussed not only as a tool for accessing encoded memories, regulating emotions and increasing resilience, but also as a metaphorical means of recognizing both internal resources and unhealthy patterns developed in response to traumatic events.   Examples of client artwork will illustrate methods of exploring visual and written images with clients, including both personal and archetypal meanings.  Discussion will emphasize how to respond empathically to clients' images and efforts to make the trauma more visible - in order to restore their connections to self, others and community.   For clinicians and students only please.


To register please call 847-475-4848 or click here
There is a $15 processing fee for CEUs
Classes are held at The C. G. Jung Center, unless otherwise noted


Ongoing Weekly Programs



stone pileIs Man God? The Advaitic View
Weekly Drop-In Study Group
Mondays 7-8:30 pm,
Facilitated by Sy Ginsburg,  Weyler Greene, PhD & Diane Miller, MA, LPC
$10/week

In this group, we study Eastern esoteric non-dual wisdom through the words of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, an Advaitic sage and 20th century proponent of this philosophy.  The group supports one another in applying this non-dualistic thought to our Western lifestyle through reading, discussion, and weekly self-awareness/meditation exercises designed to help us transcend our thoughts, fears, and desires and understand our true nature and ultimately realize Who we really are.  Required text: I Am That, talks with Sri Nisargatta Maharaj (The Acorn Press, 2005).


evening skyOngoing Dream Circle
Wednesdays, 7-9 pm
Weyler Greene, PhD
$15/week or $80 for 8 weeks

Dream sharing has been an integral part of many indigenous cultures, allowing individuals to deepen their relationship with others in their community and with the physical and metaphysical world at large.   Each week, a group of people gather to share their own dreams and dreams of others in the group. The purpose of the group is not psychotherapy, but simply to deepen participants' experience of their own dreams.  This group will be experiential, so feel free to bring a dream! New and returning participants welcome.


To register please call 847-475-4848 x221 or click here
There is a $15 processing fee for CEUs


Join Us on Social Media!

We're fairly new to social media, but you may not be!  If you've had a great experience here, please let others know.  You can post a review on yelp or friend us on Facebook.


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Other Programs

From time to time, we would like to pass along information about events or programs in which we think you might have an interest.  Coming up in October:

Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD, Diplomate Analyst, and author of Women Who Run With the Wolves will be the keynote speaker at the Women's Leadership Conference, October 8-9 in Lake Forest.  Please click here for details. 

Early bird registration (savings of $50) will end August 1st.


Jung Corner


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

This is our space for reflections on quotes from Jung.  We invite you to share a favorite quote along with your thoughts (you can email us via the link below).

"What America needs in the face of the tremendous urge towards uniformity, desire of things, the desire for complications in life, for being like one's neighbors, for making records, et cetera, is one great healthy ability to say "No."  To rest a minute and realize that many of the things being sought are unnecessary to a happy life, and that trying to live exactly like one's successful neighbor is not following the essential different dictates, possibly, of a widely different underlying personality which a person may possess and yet consciously try to rid himself of, the conflict always resulting in some form, sooner or later, of a neurosis, sickness, or insanity."  [C.G. Jung Speaking: Interviews and Encounters, W. McGuire & R.F.C. Hull, Eds.. 1977 pp. 48-49]

In light of the Independence Day holiday, I thought it would be interesting to have a quote from Jung regarding some of his thoughts about America.  Jung traveled here many times during his life, and he was fascinated by our "extraverted, one-sided" culture.  This excerpt is from a 1931 interview with the American journalist Whit Burnett and was published in the New York Sun newspaper.   It's interesting to note that this dates from 1931, long before the post-WWII trends towards consumerism and suburbanization that stressed the cultural "ideals" of materialism and conformity.  More recently, the negative economic effects of these cultural dictates to "keep up with the Joneses" played a large part in the financial collapse through which we have been suffering.  But here, Jung notes the cost resulting to each of us personally from the drive to be like everyone else (including wearing/driving/having the same things they do): neurosis, sickness or insanity.  And, he gives the remedy:  just say no!  Well, to truly begin to pay attention to yourself and begin to find that "widely different underlying personality" is not a simple task, especially when this requires you to swim against the cultural tide (and the influence of this "tide" can be difficult to discern since one has always been carried along by these waters).  So as we celebrate this weekend all that is good and fine about America, let us also be aware of this more shadowy side and pledge to ourselves to take stock of our own distinct individuality and find ways to live that out.



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