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An introduction to Fairy Tales
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED This seminar series is limited to a maximum of 25 participants. It is recommended to register for all three seminars as there will be continuity between the seminars. “Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes. Therefore, their value…
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In Praise of the Goddess Kali: A Jungian Perspective
Hinduism can offer an apt and nuanced way of understanding the complex workings of the psyche. The focus of this talk will be on the goddess Kali, whose name refers to time, black and death. Often depicted in horrific form, she has generally been portrayed as an image of the…
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Emma Jung: Dedicated to the Soul: The Author’s Years of Self Liberation
The creative work of Emma Rauschenbach Jung has been brought to light after decades of obscurity. For the first time we are able to see many facets of her inner life and recognize her as a full partner in the ground breaking work of her husband. While Emma Jung adopted…
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Projection: It’s Many Forms
Projection is as basic to the psyche as breathing is to our body. It establishes a network of relationships to our world and to each other. And, "we always see our unavowed mistakes in our opponent" (CW 8, 507). Left undiscovered, the two way traffic of projection can cause divisiveness, even…
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Older Women in European Myth and Fairy Tales: An Archetypal Analysis
There is no clear image of a viable female elderhood in the contemporary cultural mythology of the West; it seems not to be an archetype we recognise any more. Older women are mostly ignored, encouraged to be inconspicuous, or held up as objects of derision and satire. But our myths…
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The Eternal Feminine Draws Us on High
The Eternal Feminine Draws Us on High (Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan): Jacob Boehme, Sophia and the Eternal Feminine In Hellenistic philosophy and in Judeo-Christian theology the figure of Sophia is a personification of Divine Wisdom. More recently, in Orthodox theology a school of Sophiology has emerged, building on the…
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The Red Book (A New Series of Seminars)
A Depth Psychological Approach to the Premonitions and Visions of the Future in The Red Book This is a new series of four seminars given by Brenda Crowther, which follow on from those given by her in 2023 and 2024. It is not compulsory to have attended one or other…
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Guild Summer Conference 2025 – WEBINAR
Please note: Booking for this event closes at 14:30 BST on Friday 22nd August, three and a half hours before the first talk. Dancing with God - Striving for Wholeness: Reflections of Archetypal Patterns in the African Psyche The significance for Jung of his travels in Africa is strongly…
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Guild Summer Conference 2025 – IN PERSON
Dancing with God - Striving for Wholeness: Reflections of Archetypal Patterns in the African Psyche The significance for Jung of his travels in Africa is strongly expressed in his autobiographical work, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Upon glimpsing a distant figure standing motionless, leaning on a long spear and looking down at…
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In Service to the Inexplicable and Paradoxical
“The spirit of the depths took my understanding and all my knowledge and placed them at the service of the inexplicable and the paradoxical.” - C.G. Jung (The Red Book p. 229) Jung’s view of psyche is rooted in an appreciation of opposites and their role in our individuation process.…