“We can be truly betrayed only where we truly trust-by brothers, lovers, wives, husbands, not by enemies, not by strangers. The greater the love and loyalty, the involvement and commitment, the greater the betrayal. …Wherever there is trust in a union, the risk of betrayal becomes a real possibility. And the betrayal, as a continual possibility to be lived with, belongs to trust just as doubt belongs to a living faith.” Daryl Sharp: Jung Uncorked: Book One
On Thursday April 1, 2010 at 7PM Jungian Analyst Sherrie Shumavon will speak on the connection between Betrayal and Individuation. Betrayal is a timeless archetypal theme expressed in all cultures through myths, fairy tales, and songs. Most of us will experience betrayal at some point in our lives. So common is this motif that we must ask whether and how betrayal might serve a deeper psychological purpose. Using brief examples from mythology, literature and film, we will consider betrayal from a Jungian perspective with an emphasis on its relationship with the process of individuation.
Sherrie Shumavon received her training at the C.G. Jung Foundation in Toronto, Canada. She currently maintains a private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Our meetings are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis located at 615 W. 43rd St. Indianapolis. Directions can be found above under the heading Meetings.
Next Meeting: Thursday May 6, 2010 Jungian Analyst Mara-Lea Rosenbarger: The Inside-Out World of Fairy Tales.
“Living with Forgiveness-Living with the Unforgivable: Learning from the Wisdom Traditions”.
With Dr. Michael Conforti
Christian Theological Seminary
Friday March 12, 2010 7pm-9pm Shelton Auditorium, CTS Registration 6:30pm
Saturday March 13, 2010 10:00 am-2:30 pm CTS
Fee: $75.00 if registration is received prior to Feb. 19th
$95.00 after Feb. 19th
deadline March 5, 2010
Register at www.cts.edu/events
CEU’s 5.5 Hours
One challenge that must be faced is whether and if one is able to forgive. We are often overtaken by the intense emotions of the events and relationships in question, and we remain captive by these states. The issue becomes one of redemption rather than forgiveness. Dr. Conforti will present findings from his many years of research and clinical practice to illustrate the presence of emotional states that parallel what we have come to know as possessions and spells. Drawing from his forthcoming book, Hidden Presence: Possessions, Spells and Redemption, Dr. Conforti will explore the life and work of Elie Wiesel, reflect on contemporary initiatives such as restorative justice, the Peace and Reconciliation Movement, and weave together stories from literature, the Bible and other sacred texts that take us into the heart of redemption and it’s relationship to forgiveness.
Dr. Michael Confori, Ph.D. Is a Jungian Analyst, author and founder/director of the Assisi Institute. His work has resulted in a training institute based on his discoveries as well as the development of Archetypal Pattern Analysis as a discipline. He lectures nationally and internationally and acts as consultant to businesses and government institutions. He served as script consultant on the recently released film Pride and Glory and authored the forthcoming book Dream Patterning: From Archetype to Living Reality.
His web address is: www.assisiconferences.com
On Monday November 2, 2009 at 7pm Jungian Analyst, Warren Sibilla Ph.D. will present a program on the sacred geometry of the Gothic cathedral and C.G. Jung’s concept of archetype.
Jung linked his definition of archetype with the Imago Dei, the God image. For medieval culture, this Imago Dei found it’s grandest expression in the Gothic Cathedral. The evening’s lecture will explore Jung’s notion of archetype in a circuitous and labyrinthine manner by discussing Plato and Pythagoras as the philosophical building blocks of the mysticism and science that served as the foundations for the great cathedral. Jung’s various definitions and thoughts about his seminal concept of the archetype will be discussed.
Dr. Warren Sibilla holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. He earned a post-doctorate certificate in Object Relations Theory and Practice from the International Institute for Object Relations Therapy in Washington, D.C. He is a 2007 graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Sibilla is in private practice in South Bend, Indiana where he has recently founded The Center for Jungian Studies. He teaches psychology at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels and is actively involved in teaching candidates at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
www.centerforjungianstudies.com
Our meetings are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis located at 615 W. 43rd St. Indianapolis. Directions to the locations can be found above under the heading Meetings.
On Monday October 5, 2009 at 7pm Jungian analyst, Thomas Kapacinskas will explore the psychological significance of the ancient Lithuanian folktale, Egle the Queen of Serpents. He will present the tale as a collective dream addressing the multi-layered themes such as: how consciousness grows through dialectics; sexual coming of age and rites of passage; the plight of women in patriarchal culture contending with male will-to-power; the “falling-in-love” experience and female transference of “control” from father to husband; feminine individuation.
Thomas Kapacinskas, JD. NCPsyA, is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in South Bend, Indiana. He completed his Zurich diploma in 1972 and for many years has been associated the University of Notre Dame community, teaching in the university, organizing conferences, and maintaining a practice in Jungian Analysis and British Object Relations psychoanalysis. He is a founding member of both the Inter Regional Society and the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and teaches in their training institutes. His paper on Initiatory Knowing in the lives of Simone Weil and C.G. Jung can be found in Jungian Odyssey 2008: Venturing the Uncertainties of the of the Heart, published by Spring Publications.
You can read the tale HERE.
Our meetings are held at the Unitarian Universalists Church located at 615 W. 43rd in Indianapolis. Directions are available on the Meetings page.
Monday October 5, 2009 An Evening with “Egle, The Queen of Serpents” presented by Jungian Analyst, Thomas Kapacinksas.
Monday November 2, 2009 How Circles Become Squares: The Sacred Geometry of the Gothic Cathedral and the Historical Basis for Jung’s Notion of Archetype presented by Jungian Analyst, Warren Sibilla.
March 12 and 13, 2010 CTS Spring Conference with Jungian Analyst, Michael Conforti.
Thursday April 1, 2010 Betrayal and Individuation: A Jungian Perspective presented by Jungian Analyst, Sherrie Schumacher.
Thursday May 6, 2010 The Inside-Out World of Fairy Tales, presented by Jungian Analyst, Mara-Lea Rosenbarger.
