“Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.”
- Carl Jung (via fuckyeahcarljung)
"Giving laws, wanting improvements, making things easier, has all become wrong and evil. May each one seek out his own way, the way leads to mutual love in community. Men will come to see and feel the similarity and communality of their ways."
Carl Jung (via thesuperstitious)
"Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent."
Carl Jung (via thingsandschemes)
Individuation: Our Journey of a Lifetime
What great possibilities hide beneath the surface of the ordinary life? Individuation, C.G. Jung’s core term for the lifelong process of conscious, meaningful psychological development, asks that we step aside from the ways others define us. Are we willing to listen to that insistent voice within us that calls us to our own, singular journey toward wholeness?
Using lecture, film, exercises, and discussion, this workshop will offer an opportunity to identify and reflect on some of the early challenges, accomplishments, and unfinished tasks along the pathway of individuation. Then, focused on moving forward, we will examine where we find ourselves today along this journey of becoming the person we were born to be.
Saturday, March 24
10 am - 4 pm (1 hour lunch break)
$100 ($90 Jung Center members)
5 CE hours
Box lunch included with registration fee
Ethics: First, Do No Harm
Why do we believe we do this work? How much ethical awareness do we have about what we have come to do? How conscious are we of the origins of our professional beliefs and theoretical methods? Awareness of the choices we make, and those we set aside for another day, can be critical in unexpected moments of treatment. In these moments, does the ground on which one stands guarantee that no harm will be done?
Using lecture, film, individual exploration, and group discussion, we will focus on our ethical obligation to continually question how we carry out our professional tasks. We will explore the need for a witnessing eye and a consciousness that includes the desires of the ego as well as the quiet, more centered knowing of our deeper selves. And we will discuss what it means to remain aware of the limits of our best intentions and professional training and knowledge.
Friday, February 24
(workshop will repeat June 8)
9 am - 12:15 pm
$25 ($20 Jung Center members)
3 CE hours | Limit: 45
Is There an Afterlife?: Perspectives from Psychology’s Pioneers
Does some element of personality survive death? The idea that there might be life after death has been nearly universal in all cultures throughout history. While mainstream psychology largely dismisses the notion as illusion, some major pioneers of modern psychology were less ready to renounce the possibility. Such towering figures as William James, Frederic Myers, and Theodore Flournoy—all of whom influenced Carl Jung—supported empirical investigation of the question. They constructed a model of the psyche, and a theory of its relationship to the brain, that could make afterlife plausible to scientifically oriented minds. This presentation will review their contributions and explore the relevance of their work to some contemporary discussions about the nature of the psyche and the possibility of life after death.
Four Thursdays: Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 15
5:45-7:15 pm
Per evening: $20
($15 Jung Center members)
1.5 CE hours per evening
The Summons of the Soul: Graduate Studies Open House
The great psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that we must start with a deep understanding of ourselves if we want to make a lasting impact on our community and the world. Honor your vocation and enrich your personal and professional life with a doctorate degree, master’s degree, or a professional certificate offered by Saybrook University’s highly original Jungian studies program. Held in partnership with The Jung Center of Houston, this innovative educational collaboration immerses students in the original thinking and writing of C.G. Jung, with a core focus on the twenty volumes of his Collected Works and contemporary Jungian and post Jungian scholarship, such as The Red Book.
Students work closely with a distinguished faculty of Jungian analysts and scholars, such as James Hollis, J. Pittman McGehee, Ron Schenk, Jerry Ruhl, Lyn Cowan, Priscilla Murr, Alan G. Vaughan, and others, in seven monthly, annual weekend seminars held at The Jung Center during the academic year, from September through April. Graduates of this program receive master’s or doctoral degrees in psychology from Saybrook University, an institution of higher education, fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Those not interested in completing a full degree can earn a certificate in Jungian studies.
Join us at The Jung Center on Saturday, March 10, for “The Summons of the Soul,” a lecture with James Hollis, and the Saybrook University Open House, at which you will have the opportunity to join an ongoing Jungian studies seminar and meet Saybrook faculty and students. Representatives from Saybrook University will be on hand to answer questions about admissions, financial aid, degree planning, and beyond.
Saybrook University is the world’s premier institution for psychology and humanistic studies, human science, organizational systems, mind-body medicine, and the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS). Focused on what it means to be human in modern times, its programs study who we are and what empowers us to be better people as we work toward a more humane and sustainable global society. Saybrook attracts leaders in industry, government, academia, the arts, and the helping professions of psychiatry, psychology, social work, and counseling, who see that the world needs creative human solutions. Focused as much on the street as on the library, Saybrook has an innovative hybrid model of residential and community-based distance learning that allows its students to continue their careers, working anywhere in the world—and making a difference—while receiving a transformative, world-class education. For your accommodation, RSVP as early as possible to 713.524.8253.
Saturday, March 10
10 am-5 pm
Free
Location: The Jung Center
