The C. G. Jung Center
October 2011 Newsletter
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 Late October is my favorite time of year. Although we are moving into winter, a time of dark and stillness, nature gives a last burst of energy that is the most brilliant; the leaves change to rainbows, and we see at last the form of the branches beneath.
I feel it is apt that October is the month when we are celebrating June Singer. Dr. Singer and her husband were the founders of the first C. G. Jung Center in the Chicago area. Throughout her adult life Dr. Singer remained closely connected to the Jung Center and was especially interested as the Center began to plan for a Depth Psychotherapy Clinic. Shortly after she died in 2004, the Center was notified that she had made a bequest to the Center. It was decided to use that gift to establish an annual memorial event in honor of her dedication to promoting Jung's psychology to the general public. Dr. Singer was in her 50's when she wrote her most famous book, Boundaries of the Soul, demonstrating the reality of Jung's insistence that the second half of life is a time of individual and spiritual accomplishment.
This year Dr. Kenneth James will give the June Singer Memorial lecture and workshop on October 21st and 22nd. In the Friday evening lecture, Dr. James will explore the meaning of the basic Jungian concepts of "archetype", "collective unconscious", "synchronicity" and "complex", and speak about the individual and cultural importance of Analytic Psychology. Saturday's workshop will explore Jung's concept of the Transcendent Function, specifically its role in our everyday lives, such as the creation of dreams and symbols in our psyche. Both the lecture and workshop will introduce basic Jungian concepts and are appropriate for beginners, as well as seasoned participants and therapists.
I hope to see many new and familiar faces as we honor Dr. Singer.
Megan Belniak, M.S., L.P.C.
Administrative Coordinator
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June Singer Memorial Lecture and Workshop |
 The Serious Business of Analytical Psychology
Friday October 21, 7:00-9:00 pm
Kenneth W. James, Ph.D.
$25, $30 day-of CEUs: 2
In this lecture and discussion, participants will be led on an exploration of the territory of Jungian psychology. The individual and cultural importance of Analytical Psychology will be highlighted, including an introduction to the Jung's true definitions of concepts such as "archetype", "collective unconscious", "synchronicity" and "complex", which are so often misused by pop-culture. Because Jung was unafraid to write about any and all subjects that interested him, and due to the openness with which he discussed his own psychic structure and dynamics, the foundations of Analytical Psychology have been denigrated as being unempirical, anecdotal, and, Aphrodite forbid, even mystical. However the clinical effectiveness of Analytical Psychology is evident within the consulting rooms around the world. Every day, more and more people seek this nurturing and challenging means to attain consciousness and wholeness. A consideration of ways to bring the world to Jung will be presented, including recommendations for future research with a clinical focus.
Living as Though the Archetypes Really Matter:
The Transcendent Function and the Creation of Everyday Life
Saturday October 22, 9:30-1:00 pm
Kenneth W. James, Ph.D.
$50, $65 day-of, CEUs: 3.5
The Transcendent Function is an enigmatic aspect of Jung's Analytical Psychology, considered to be the source of symbols that arise as a means of equilibrating the conscious and unconscious aspects of psyche. The activity of the transcendent function is facilitated by the archetypes of the collective unconscious, which select and intensify contents from personal experience and organize and amplify these contents through symbols. Usually, the transcendent function is viewed as the generator of dream imagery and the phenomena of active imagination, and its relevance to daily life is not usually explored. In this workshop, the critical role that the transcendent function plays in the creation of what we consider daily experience will be examined. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and experimental exercises, participants will come to understand how the transcendent function is implicated in the formation of life events. In the service of this exploration, fundamental concepts from Jungian psychology, such as the complex, the archetype, the Self, and the Ego-Self axis will be examined, and the role of the archetype in the creation of experience will be investigated.
Kenneth W. James, PhD is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Chicago. He has written and lectured internationally on dream interpretation, divination and synchronicity, The Tarot and Individuation, and at the Jung Center has presented courses and workshops on Depression, Jung and the New Age, and various aspects of spirituality. He facilitates workshops on meditation, dream interpretation, and divination at The Soulwork Center in Chicago.
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Dreaming of the Dalai Lama: Happiness as a Discipline
Debra McGowan, MA, MS
Friday October 14, 7:00-9:00 pm
$25 pre/$30 day of, CEUs: 2
All human beings wish to have happiness and avoid suffering; therefore all human beings are connected in this way. True happiness is an inside job. Happiness, the ability to maintain a joyful mind, regardless of external circumstances, is not only a worthy personal goal, but is of benefit to our families, friends and all the people we come into contact with. True happiness does not exclude sadness, sorrow, distress, but is big enough to hold all human experience. Happiness opens the heart to greater love and compassion; love and compassion open the heart to happiness. This workshop will examine happiness, based on the teachings of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism, teaching specific techniques for increasing happiness. No previous experience with happiness required.
Working with Dreams Saturday November 5, 1-4 pm Laura McGrew, MA, LCPC $30 pre, $40 day-of
Previously open to clinicians only, Working with Dreams is being offered for anyone who is interested in learning Jung's approach to dream work. Jungian Analyst Laura McGrew will walk participants though the interpretation process, including Jung's perspective on dreams, Jung's association method, objective and subjective levels of interpretation, and the reductive and prospective views. The workshop will include lecture, discussion and work on dreams Laura will offer for investigation. Participants are asked to bring in one dream of their own which will allow them to privately experiment, using the association method, to gain insight into their dream and possibly move into a meaningful interpretation. This activity will be accomplished without any sharing in class.
 Men, Poetry, and Active Imagination: An Experiential Workshop Daniel Ross, RN & David Koenig, PhD Saturday November 12, 10:00-4:00 pm $75 pre, $90 day-of, CEUs: 5
Dan and David have spent many hours at the pancake house writing, talking, and philosophizing about personal and collective men's issues around being a husband, father and son in a culture in which role boundaries tend to become blurred. This unique program for men will guide participants through using poetry as active imagination, a Jungian technique in which the unconscious can actively be understood. It will focus on men's issues by exploring archetypes of the masculine. Mythology, fairy tale and poetry will be read and discussed in the context of understanding the role of the masculine in our lives. Lecture, journaling, discussion, poetry reading and writing will be utilized to explore this realm. The stories we will use to explore men's themes represent both western and eastern tradition.
Hildegard of Bingen: Has A Message for Us Today Mary Ellen O'Hare-Lavin, PhD Friday November 18, 7-10 pm $20 pre, $25 day-of, CEUs: 3
Hildegard of Bingen was a Benedictine abbess in Germany (1098-1179), a medieval author, linguist, philosopher, naturalist, poet, visionary, composer, and pharmacologist. In addition to her prolific involvement in scholarly and scientific areas, she was an outspoken and charismatic feminist who in the Middle Ages fought for equality of women. Little was known of her work until the early days of the women's movement in the 1970s. Since then Barbara Newman of Northwestern University has written the outstanding Hildegard of Bingen: Visions and Validations. The recently released movie Visions: The Life of Hildegard of Bingen (German with English subtitles) gives a full and powerful exploration of her life. We will view the film followed by PowerPoint discussion about how Hildegard's life can be viewed and interpreted by and for us today.
To register call 847-475-4848 x 221 or visit |
Viewing and Discussion: Another Year
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 Friday November 4, 7-10 pm Jackie Mattfeld, PhD & Cate Rondenet, LCSW
$15 pre or drop-in
Another Year, like life, only comes alive once you plug in the people. In this film, Mike Leigh takes us, through the seasons of a year, into the home of Tom and Gerri, a couple who have been happily married for a great many years. In the course of his visit, he helps us see the acceptability of ordinary life - the fun, the foibles, the heartache, and the shelter that real love can provide. In contrast to their life, there is Mary, a woman who works with Gerri, a behavioral counselor, who drops in on them often. Mary is an unmarried woman who drinks too much and is looking for the perfect husband, seemingly as a defense against the hard work and inevitable pain that is a part of real-world relationships. Spending time in Tom and Gerri's life feels like a visit to a house where healing is possible. Both partners are express love and kindness, and acceptance without judgement, as they provide a space of shelter that beckons us to enter.
To pre-register call 847-475-4848 x 221 or visit
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 Is Man God? The Advaitic View
Weekly Drop-In Study Group
Mondays 7-8:30 pm,
Weyler Greene, PhD
$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).
To register please call 847-475-4848 x221 or click here
There is a $15 processing fee for CEUs
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The C. G. Jung Center
Holiday Party will be held
Saturday December 3, at 6:00 pm
Join us for an evening of food, drink, and celebration!
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