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Greetings, and Thoughts On Commencing a New Year...
2012 is upon us, and with it, so many archetypal changes, implications, and connotations. It's hard to miss the attention to the end of the Mayan calendar and all the associated predictions, and there's so much going on in global markets, economic challenges, the ongoing Occupy movement and cultural shifts.
Climate change, human damage to the planet, natural catastrophes and unusual whether phenomena, and the loss of species continues at an ever-greater pace. When you look at how much changed in 2011, it's impossible to imagine we won't be seeing more of the same in 2012. Sometimes its hard to think about how we will maintain a center--both personally and culturally--in the midst of so much chaos.
Meanwhile, I am touched and amazed by the growth of the depth community and the intense pull many of us seem to be experiencing to gather together in community to understand and withstand the ongoing changes. I am thrilled by the activity in the Alliance with so many new members and participants in the Book Club and other new programs promoting learning and growth, and heartened by the tremendous outpouring of generosity evidenced during the recent call for volunteers to be on the reading committee for Depth Insights magazine. Additionally, it's wonderful to consider the new and increasing opportunities for those of us called to depth and Jungian psychology to meet face-to-face, in person and in community, to offer each other support, learning, and shared experience.
I encourage each of you will take some time in coming months to consider your role in community and in holding a center as we continue our work to create a container for a changing world. If you haven't checked in with Depth Psychology Alliance lately, take a look now and see what's calling to you. There is great need in the world for those who are willing to step and "see"....
In soul,
Bonnie Bright
Founder, Depth Psychology Alliance
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The Online Book Club is Going Strong. New Author Every Month. Join Today for FREE! |
In case you missed it, Depth Psychology Alliance is now offering a FREE online book club, an educational series for 2012. Each month is be tended by a different author who introduces his or her book, recommends readings, identifies themes, initiates discussion, and fields questions from Alliance members.
Participate online ANY or EVERY month to learn new material and engage with the authors. Each author introduces his or her book via an audio interview a few weeks before their designated month, giving you time to order it if you want to read along and participate--but you can order the books months in advance or even during the month if you want to jump in after its begun. |
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FREE SPECIAL ONLINE STUDY GROUP with Astrologer Kathleen Burt: Astrology, The Rising Sign, and the Second Half of Life Starts February 1
Alliance member and long-time Astrologer, Kathleen Burt, is offering a free Online Study Group in February based on her book Beyond the Mask: The Rising Sign and the Second Half of Life (Pt. 1). |
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"Beyond the Mask illustrates how midlife urgings bring forth new cycles of death and rebirth. Antiquated identities and roles die, old 'masks' must be pealed away before we can discover a new path. Kathleen Burt addresses specifically how each of the Rising Sign patterns guides us into new life and fresh experiences"--Monika Wikman, Jungian analyst
An astrologer in private practice for 30 years, Kathleen Burt has been a Fulbright scholar to India and completed her graduate work in South Asian history at the University of Chicago. It was the early 1980s when Kathleen Burt stayed up all night reading C. G. Jung's biography, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Through Friends of Jung San Diego, Kathleen took a mask making workshop and found such a strong connection between the Mask and the astrological persona, or Rising Sign she eventually wrote the book Beyond the Mask: The Rising Sign and the Second Half of Life, the text for the free online study group on Depth Psychology Alliance for February 2012.
Kathleen is also the renowned author of Archetypes of the Zodiac, about Sun Signs from the perspectives of mythology, psychology, and esoteric astrology. In Feburary, Kathleen will guide us through the ways in which astrology can help us better understand ourselves and world around us and to recognize our resources and talents and live a more fulfilling life. Kathleen will be offering a 60-minute teleseminar on February 29 at 8pm ET, also available to listen at a later date. |
Learn more
Order the Beyond the Mask
Join the online study group with Kathleen Burt now
Click for details on a SPECIAL 60-MINUTE TELESEMINAR WITH KATHLEEN BURT>
February 29: 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. $10.
REGISTER FOR THE TELESEMINAR NOW |
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: The Cycles of Life
with Jungian Analyst & February Alliance Book Club Author Erel Shalit
Depth Psych Alliance is pleased to welcome Dr. Erel Shalit, a Jungian psychoanalyst in Ra'anana, Israel, and Academic Director of the Jungian Analytical Psychotherapy Program at Bar Ilan University as the featured author for the February Book Club. |
Dr. Shalit's book, The Cycle of Life: Themes and Tales of the Journey explores crucial archetypal images of the journey and the stages of life, illustrated by dreams, myths and tales. The sense of meaning along one’s individual journey through life is exemplified by personal stories and clinical vignettes. Jung also speaks about the Cycles of life. On our journey through the stages (or ages) of our life, we encounter the archetypal essence of each phase, and are challenged by the essence of meaning that we are requested to deal with on our journey. Click here to read more about the February book
Articles from Dr. Shalit have appeared in Quadrant, The Jung Journal: Psyche and Culture, Spring Journal, Political Psychology, Clinical Supervisor, Round Table Review, Jung Page, Midstream, and other professional and cultural journals. He is on the editorial board of Quadrant. Other recent works include Requiem: A Tale of Exile and Return (2010), Enemy, Cripple & Beggar: Shadows in the Hero’s Path (2008; the book was a nominee for the 2009 Gradiva Award for Best Theoretical Book, National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis). Learn more about Dr. Erel Shalit
Don't miss Dr. Shalit in the U.S. as he will be lecturing in Colorado and New Mexico in the spring of 2012. Watch his blog for more details. |
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Listen or Watch an interview on Depth Insights radio with Dr. Shalit on The Cycle of Life |
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FIRST ALLIANCE LOCAL CHAPTER MEET-UP Set for March 23: "Jung, Crop Circles & the Re-Emergence of the Archetypal Feminine"
>>> Click here to REGISTER for this event |
Meet other members of Depth Psychology Alliance in the San Francisco Bay Area for an evening of conversation, refreshments, and an engaging presentation by Gary Bobroff on "Jung, Crop Circles & the Re-Emergence of the Archetypal Feminine."
Crop circles have been a source of deepening wonder for many over the course of time. I spent a few days myself tramping through wheatfields in England last July to experience the phenomenon and am profoundly intrigued. I can't wait to see Gary's presentation.
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Here's what Frank Beurskens, President, Analytical Psychology Society of Western New York, had to say about Gary's recent presentation for the Jung Society in Buffalo:
"Gary Bobroff delivered an engaging lecture and follow up workshop that inspired and challenged believers and skeptics alike. Gary's in-depth research from both a scientific and Jungian perspective, successfully bridged preconceived notions to access the unconscious realm; a feat seldom executed in such an authentic manner. As an organization, we were concerned that the topic would limit participation, yet the program generated record turn out for both lecture and workshop. Gary is a gifted presenter whose presence and perspective is destined to grow in popularity. I highly recommend Gary to any organization willing to stretch and explore the shadow in a creative and innovative manner." |
Learn more about Gary & his book, Jung, Crop Circles & the Re-Emergence of the Feminine
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Friday, March 23, 2012 |
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6:30pm -7:30 PST, mixing, community, & refreshments;
7:30 to 9:30pm, speaker |
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Marin County, Details forthcoming |
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$30 -- includes mixer, refreshments & speaker (Guests, Budget-conscious rate: $20) |
>>> Click here to REGISTER for this event
To receive further information for events in the Bay Area, join the Bay Area Alliance Chapter group
If you are interested in helping organize this initiative or starting local Alliance chapters for other regions, please contact Bonnie Bright |
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New 4-week Teleseminar with Dr. Michael Conforti, "Seized by Mystery: Further Explorations into Self and Psyche" on Jung's Red Book Starts January 23 |
Our on-going exploration of the Red Book continues with this four week teleseminar series XI: "Seized By Mystery." Welcome back to those of you who have already been a part of this fascinating journey and please know that it is not necessary to have participated in previous teleseminars in order to join in the fascinating conversations each Monday evening as we plumb the depths with Jung!
In this seminar series, we will look at how it was that Jung came to understand the archetypal, universal and spiritual meaning of the images that reside within the deep unconscious. More details
Call or email to register for either event! (802) 254-6220, assisi@together.net Be sure to say you heard it through Depth Psychology Alliance. |
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SAVE the DATE for the 2012 Annual Assisi Conference in Assisi, Italy: July 10-18. It would be great to have a special session for Alliance members to meet and share the experience. Many of us are already planning for it... More details plus info on other upcoming Assisi events |
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Limited Number of DVDs Available from ICC's Memorable "These Women" Conference 2011 |
Limited number> "These Women" now available on DVD--ICC has made available one of its most memorable events: THESE WOMEN 2011! In June, ICC honored leading women in Depth, Archetypal, & Jungian Psychology: Pat Berry, Lyn Cowan, Chris Downing, Nor Hall, Ginette Paris, Hendrika De Vries, Mary Watkins & Marion Woodman. Each woman shared unique stories, life experiences and new ideas & writings. Get yours while supplies last. |
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Need Help with Writing or Editing? -- Our excellent Depth Insights E-zine Editor and Alliance Member Rebecca Livingston Pottenger offers excellent professional writing services: |
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Community is essential,
for alone our vision
is too narrow to
see all that
must be seen.
Together, our
vision widens
and strength
is renewed.
~Mark Morrison Reed
“Astrology is a science
in itself, and
contains an
illuminating body of knowledge. It has
taught me many things,
and I am greatly
in debt to it."
~ Albert Einstein
“Astrology represents
the summation
of all the
psychological
knowledge
of antiquity”
~C.G. Jung
We must be willing
to get rid of the life
we've planned so as
to have the life
that is waiting for us.
~Joseph Campbell
""Trust that which
gives you meaning
and accept it
as your guide."
~ C.G. Jung
The world, because
of its breakdown, is
entering a new moment
of consciousness:
by drawing attention
to itself by means of
its symptoms, it is
becoming aware of
itself as a
psychic reality.
~James Hillman
It is in the swamplands
where soul is fashioned
and forged, where we encounter, not only
the gravitas of life
- but its purpose,
its dignity, and
its deepest meaning."
~
James Hollis
“Deep inside us is
a wilderness. We call it
the unconscious
because we can’t
control it fully, so
we can’t will to
create what we
want from it. The collective unconscious
is a great wild region
where we can
get in touch
with
the sources of life”
~Carl Jung |
