Upcoming Events at the Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences Late Summer/Early Fall
Despite the blisteringly hot summer weather (most unusual for Vermont‹but that may change, with global warming), we have been busy preparing a host of courses and workshops for the Fall (now just a few weeks away), interviewing new faculty, and working with newspaper ad reps and others to get the word out about who we are and what we do.
If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! Please check out our Web site, if you haven¹t done so already. We update our site through this blog every month, and you will find here news of new faculty, upcoming courses and ideas about what the Center might do in the longer-term future.
If you have thoughts, hopes or dreams about how the Center might grow, and the services it might provide to the public (in line with our organizational mission and values), please let us know.
Upcoming Courses and Workshops
Here are some of the courses that are in the works for our Fall term, which begins on September 12th. The courses that can be taken via distance learning are marked with a *. More detailed descriptions of the content of these courses are at the end of this blog.
INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION, 9/12,19,26, 10/3; 7-9PM at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $50. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Get a basic orientation to an essential practice of the spiritual journey; learn over a dozen techniques in this workshop that is more experiential than intellectual. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
*THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DREAMING, 9/13,20,27,10/4,11,18,25,11/1,8; 7 to 9PM, at
55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $100. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn the historical, cultural and theoretical underpinnings of dreams along with dream interpretation techniques. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
*INTRODUCTION TO JUNG, 9/14,21,28,10/5; 7-9PM, at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $50. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Get a basic overview of Jung, his thought & legacy, along with hands-on work; learn your type, your unique set of activated archetypes and more. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
PSYCHODRAMA & THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, 9/30, 12-4PM, 138 Main St., Montpelier; $50. Info, call Herb, 802-223-6822. Explore your personal connections to archetypes and discover how they can inform and enrich your life. Led by Dr. Herb Propper, certified psychodrama trainer and therapist.
*VISIONEERING, 9/18, 10/16, 11/13, and 1/8/07, 6:30-9PM at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $90. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn a scientifically-based technology to harness the power of vision that allows you to create the future out of the future and move your life ahead. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
New Faculty
Over the summer Janet Schneider has joined our faculty as a teacher of Jung-related creative projects. Janet is a poet, published author, student of herbalism and a devotee of Jungiana. She is currently creating a series of creative writing courses that she will be teaching for us in the coming months. We welcome Janet to the Center!
For those of you based in central Vermont who want to develop your creativity in an on-site format (that is, not via distance learning), we have another teacher of creativity based in Randolph, Carmella Cyr. For more information about Carmella¹s courses, you can contact her at (802) 728-4698; or 1781 Tatro Hill Road, Randolph.
Course Content in Detail:
tIntroduction to Jung: A basic overview of Jung, the man, his thought, and his legacy to psychology and our world. As a primer on Jungiana, this course introduces key concepts in Jung¹s thought, e.g. the shadow, the anima/animus, archetypes, the 4 functions, the 2 orientations, the personality types, the collective unconscious, the complex, compensation, enantiodromia, imagoes, individuation, introjection, libido, the night sea journey, the levels of the unconscious, projection, identification, the psyche, the Self, the self-regulation of the psyche, the meaning and value of symbols, the temenos, synchronicity, and the transcendent function. In addition, the course describes the major stages in the individuation process (like the mortificatio, the transitio, the coniunctio), and offers a portrait of the process of Jungian analysis. In the experiential component, participants gain hands-on experience doing dream interpretation, identifying their personality type, and discovering their unique set of activated archetypes. Highly recommended for all who plan to take courses in alchemy, archetypal psychology, field theory, the psychonaut¹s journey, Jungian dream theory and practice, the Mysterium Coniunctionis, and the psychology of dreaming.
tIntroduction to Meditation: This course provides a basic orientation to one of the most essential practices of the spiritual journey. Called ³receptive prayer,² ³contemplation,² ³sitting,² zazen, and ³the art of inner listening,² meditation offers manifold benefits to the spiritual seeker. We consider some of the schools of meditation as we work with over a dozen techniques drawn from Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Tibetan and zen traditions. Because the purpose of the course is to equip students with this most valuable tool, the format is much more experiential than intellectual, although some readings are discussed and a lengthy bibliography is provided. The goal is both to inform and to immerse participants in meditation, to encourage the development of a regular, daily practice.
tThe Psychology of Dreaming: This 9-session workshop explores the methods, experiences and applications of dream work. It covers historical and cultural perspectives along with the psychological theories underpinning the study of dreams and dream work. The format includes a combination of discussion of the readings, dream sharing and dream interpretation. We consider the value of dreams, the history of dreaming, dream theory and the scientific research on dreaming, as well as a variety of techniques for incubating and interpreting dreams. Each session will combine theory with ³hands-on² activities working with the students¹ dreams, so participants gain personal experience working in the unconscious. The goals are: to help participants become aware of the reality of the psyche; to give participants multiple opportunities to get to know their ³Inner Friend,² while they learn a variety of techniques to work with and interpret their dreams. Readings include a packet of excerpts from several books as well as a tips and techniques pamphlet.
_Psychodrama and the Collective Unconscious: Archetypes in Our Personal Life. This 4-hour workshop introduces participants to the spontaneous group role-playing methods of psychodrama, which can be a powerful vehicle for exploring personal connections to archetypes. It also allows us to discover new ways in which we can inform and enrich our lives. ³The human brain is the vehicle of imagination. PsychodramaŠgives us courage, returns us to our lost unity with the universe and re-establishes the continuity of life.² J.L. Moreno, father of psychodrama.
Visioneering: This workshop applies Bernouilli¹s principle (the basis for all forms of aerodynamics) to the realm of personal life, to jump-start dreams and hopes we have for the future. Participants learn what vision is, the power it has, and how to use it in very practical, grounded ways, to bring about changes in their own lives. With over 30 exercises, and a modicum of readings, this 10-hour workshop runs over 4 months (meeting on one evening a month), to allow members the time to develop a vision, apply the principles and use the exercise to realize a dream.
If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! Please check out our Web site, if you haven¹t done so already. We update our site through this blog every month, and you will find here news of new faculty, upcoming courses and ideas about what the Center might do in the longer-term future.
If you have thoughts, hopes or dreams about how the Center might grow, and the services it might provide to the public (in line with our organizational mission and values), please let us know.
Upcoming Courses and Workshops
Here are some of the courses that are in the works for our Fall term, which begins on September 12th. The courses that can be taken via distance learning are marked with a *. More detailed descriptions of the content of these courses are at the end of this blog.
INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION, 9/12,19,26, 10/3; 7-9PM at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $50. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Get a basic orientation to an essential practice of the spiritual journey; learn over a dozen techniques in this workshop that is more experiential than intellectual. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
*THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DREAMING, 9/13,20,27,10/4,11,18,25,11/1,8; 7 to 9PM, at
55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $100. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn the historical, cultural and theoretical underpinnings of dreams along with dream interpretation techniques. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
*INTRODUCTION TO JUNG, 9/14,21,28,10/5; 7-9PM, at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $50. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Get a basic overview of Jung, his thought & legacy, along with hands-on work; learn your type, your unique set of activated archetypes and more. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
PSYCHODRAMA & THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, 9/30, 12-4PM, 138 Main St., Montpelier; $50. Info, call Herb, 802-223-6822. Explore your personal connections to archetypes and discover how they can inform and enrich your life. Led by Dr. Herb Propper, certified psychodrama trainer and therapist.
*VISIONEERING, 9/18, 10/16, 11/13, and 1/8/07, 6:30-9PM at 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury VT; $90. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn a scientifically-based technology to harness the power of vision that allows you to create the future out of the future and move your life ahead. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
New Faculty
Over the summer Janet Schneider has joined our faculty as a teacher of Jung-related creative projects. Janet is a poet, published author, student of herbalism and a devotee of Jungiana. She is currently creating a series of creative writing courses that she will be teaching for us in the coming months. We welcome Janet to the Center!
For those of you based in central Vermont who want to develop your creativity in an on-site format (that is, not via distance learning), we have another teacher of creativity based in Randolph, Carmella Cyr. For more information about Carmella¹s courses, you can contact her at (802) 728-4698; or 1781 Tatro Hill Road, Randolph.
Course Content in Detail:
tIntroduction to Jung: A basic overview of Jung, the man, his thought, and his legacy to psychology and our world. As a primer on Jungiana, this course introduces key concepts in Jung¹s thought, e.g. the shadow, the anima/animus, archetypes, the 4 functions, the 2 orientations, the personality types, the collective unconscious, the complex, compensation, enantiodromia, imagoes, individuation, introjection, libido, the night sea journey, the levels of the unconscious, projection, identification, the psyche, the Self, the self-regulation of the psyche, the meaning and value of symbols, the temenos, synchronicity, and the transcendent function. In addition, the course describes the major stages in the individuation process (like the mortificatio, the transitio, the coniunctio), and offers a portrait of the process of Jungian analysis. In the experiential component, participants gain hands-on experience doing dream interpretation, identifying their personality type, and discovering their unique set of activated archetypes. Highly recommended for all who plan to take courses in alchemy, archetypal psychology, field theory, the psychonaut¹s journey, Jungian dream theory and practice, the Mysterium Coniunctionis, and the psychology of dreaming.
tIntroduction to Meditation: This course provides a basic orientation to one of the most essential practices of the spiritual journey. Called ³receptive prayer,² ³contemplation,² ³sitting,² zazen, and ³the art of inner listening,² meditation offers manifold benefits to the spiritual seeker. We consider some of the schools of meditation as we work with over a dozen techniques drawn from Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Tibetan and zen traditions. Because the purpose of the course is to equip students with this most valuable tool, the format is much more experiential than intellectual, although some readings are discussed and a lengthy bibliography is provided. The goal is both to inform and to immerse participants in meditation, to encourage the development of a regular, daily practice.
tThe Psychology of Dreaming: This 9-session workshop explores the methods, experiences and applications of dream work. It covers historical and cultural perspectives along with the psychological theories underpinning the study of dreams and dream work. The format includes a combination of discussion of the readings, dream sharing and dream interpretation. We consider the value of dreams, the history of dreaming, dream theory and the scientific research on dreaming, as well as a variety of techniques for incubating and interpreting dreams. Each session will combine theory with ³hands-on² activities working with the students¹ dreams, so participants gain personal experience working in the unconscious. The goals are: to help participants become aware of the reality of the psyche; to give participants multiple opportunities to get to know their ³Inner Friend,² while they learn a variety of techniques to work with and interpret their dreams. Readings include a packet of excerpts from several books as well as a tips and techniques pamphlet.
_Psychodrama and the Collective Unconscious: Archetypes in Our Personal Life. This 4-hour workshop introduces participants to the spontaneous group role-playing methods of psychodrama, which can be a powerful vehicle for exploring personal connections to archetypes. It also allows us to discover new ways in which we can inform and enrich our lives. ³The human brain is the vehicle of imagination. PsychodramaŠgives us courage, returns us to our lost unity with the universe and re-establishes the continuity of life.² J.L. Moreno, father of psychodrama.
Visioneering: This workshop applies Bernouilli¹s principle (the basis for all forms of aerodynamics) to the realm of personal life, to jump-start dreams and hopes we have for the future. Participants learn what vision is, the power it has, and how to use it in very practical, grounded ways, to bring about changes in their own lives. With over 30 exercises, and a modicum of readings, this 10-hour workshop runs over 4 months (meeting on one evening a month), to allow members the time to develop a vision, apply the principles and use the exercise to realize a dream.
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