Only what is really oneself
has the power to heal. - C.G. Jung
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C. G. Jung: Transforming Compulsion
Morgan Stebbins, D.Min, LMSW, LP, Certified Jungian Analyst Sponsored by The Jungian Psychoanalytic Association Course time: 8 Weekly meetings by Zoom, CEU’s available Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm Sept 20-Nov 22 For more information or to register please refer to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transforming-compulsion-jungian-topics-in-psychology-2022-2023-tickets-390172966847 Contemplativepsychology.com Or email: [email protected] REGISTRATION IS DONE ON EVENTBRITE. PLEASE GO TO THEIR SITE FOR DETAILS General Description: Transforming Compulsion What is it that compels us? What is a compulsion? Where does it come from and what is it for? This 8-week course will work with both clinical and personal material to re-imagine compulsive actions and ideas from within a Jungian framework. We will tease apart the difference between what is compelling in the sense of inspiring and how that can slide over into the compulsive in the sense of loss of agency and the question of fate. Historically, compulsions have been seen as signs of evil, as the lack of willpower, or as environmentally caused. In none of these explanations is the question of ‘what is it for’ ever asked. Our exploration will be guided by what Jung writes in Mysterium: Compulsion is the great mystery of human life. It is the thwarting of our conscious will and of our reason by an inflammable sulphuric element within us, appearing sometimes as a consuming fire and at others as life-giving warmth. The efficient and final cause of this lack of freedom lies in the unconscious and forms that part of the personality which still has to be added to the conscious person in order to make them whole (Mysterium Coniunctionis 154). Learning Outcomes: Fall Trimester Learning Objectives: • Attendees will learn the difference between the traditional and symbolic understanding of compulsion: it's genesis, development and function. • Attendees will learn about the paradoxical nature of compulsion and inspiration . • Attendees will be exposed to the Jungian idea that what arises against our will is itself an aspect of wholeness, and that what is transformed is ourselves. • Attendees will develop a beginning facility with translation of literal compulsions into symbolic understanding, as well as examining their own unwanted patterns. Morgan Stebbins, M.Div., D.Min, is a supervising analyst and former Director of Training at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association in New York, where he also maintains a private practice. He has studied and practiced contemplative traditions for 40 years beginning with his residency at the SF Zen Center monastery in the late 70s. In seminary, he studied Christian contemplatives, then yoga, and later teacher training. His abiding interest is in helping people live a spiritual life in modern times. 10 CE Units available for Licensed Social Workers and Licensed Psychoanalysts Jungian Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0025 Jungian Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #SW-0438 Winter preview: Please note the 2022-2023 schedule: - Fall term: Transforming Compulsion - Winter term: Symbolism of The Hebrew Bible and Old Testament From a Jungian standpoint, all sacred text contains secrets of the human heart. This is because sacred texts are records of some important experience but encoded in a language that is obscured by time and political context. If we can carefully translate the text into symbolic language we can “illuminate the hidden chambers of the soul” as Jung writes, and that can help cure our disorientation. One of the greatest of all ancient sacred texts is that which is known as the Hebrew Bible (by Jews) or the Old Testament (by Christians and Muslims). As such, it is a tremendous storehouse of wisdom if we can make the subtle move to navigate between theological and historical readings – that is, by seeing it symbolically. This course is intended for both beginners and experts as it will cover the main story arcs of Bible and also present a way of reading any sacred text from a respectful but distinctly psychological point of view. Story arcs covered will include Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Exodus, Abraham and the patriarchs, the 10 Commandments, many of the laws, the Prophets, and Psalms. Spring preview: Myths and the Problem of the Collective Religion – images, history and personal practice The Basics of Alchemy II Working with Dreams III |