The Guild of Pastoral Psychology
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The Archetype of the Binarius and the prehistory of the computer
The binary thinking of computer technology is omnipresent in the contemporary world and has deeply embedded itself in the modern psyche, but it has perhaps not been given due consideration at the archetypal and imaginal level. At the time when Francis Bacon first conceived the seed idea of the computer…
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Brush, with Death
Register for this Webinar Charles Zeltzer writes: "Each one of us, as we age, encounters death in increasingly intimate ways. Six years ago I endured a heart attack — an acute and dangerous event that was a powerful psychological and spiritual encounter with my mortality. Prior to the attack I…
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Oxford Conference – Cancelled
The Eros of Humility “Where love reigns, there is no will to power; and where the will to power is paramount, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other:…” Jung,C.G. (1917) ‘On the Psychology of the Unconscious’, CW7 Further details about this conference will be available early…
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Humility and Psychiatry, thoughts from a psychotherapist
Humility is often portrayed in a religious context as an ideal quality. It has something of an aspirational character; a saintly quality impossible to achieve. For psychotherapy to be effective the humility of the analyst may often be the essential element - something allowing them to acknowledge to themselves their similarities…
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Re-enchanting the World: Necessity, Theory and Experience
"Our civilisation is dangerously out of balance, dominated by our “disenchantment of the world” (Max Weber) and “monotheism of consciousness” (C.G. Jung).Re-enchanting the world offers a psychological approach to healing our broken relationship with nature within and nature without. Such a metanoia is needed if we are to negotiate the…
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“Too Humble is Half Proud” (Yiddish saying)
A psychological, Jewish and personal perspective on some of the paradoxes that surround the concept of humility. Howard Cooper has kindly agreed to reschedule his talk for next year. He has also agreed to write a piece to be published in early May. It will be available to all Guild…
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Who Can Teach Us how to Die?
Who can teach us how to die, not just physically but ‘to our natural self’ so that we can be reborn to our spiritual self? Patrick Hederman writes: "Such, as I see it, is the purpose of the mid-life crisis and also the ‘usefulness’ of spiritual vision. The second self…
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“If I did not show you my nothingness, what would I be useful for?” Jalal ad-Din Rumi
** CANCELLED ** Please accept our apologies: this talk has had to be cancelled as the speaker is suffering from the 'flu.
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Will the green agenda really get out of the margins?: towards a politics of knowing and not knowing.
Can depth psychology contribute to securing the place of a green agenda at the heart of mainstream politics? Andrew argues that to do this requires a dialling down or reduction in the certitude with which climate activists communicate, and a less condemnatory attitude to human civilisation, especially in our cities. …
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Winter Celebration
Winter Celebration is when members and friends gather around mulled wine and mince pies to share stories, poems and songs celebrating the dark days of winter. Tickets available on the door: FREE for Guild members, £15 for non-members, £9.00 concessions