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The Guild has an archive of 350 papers dating back to the 1930s and 600 recordings dating from the 1970s. You can browse these using the search facilities below; they are free to download for Guild members.

Disclaimer: The Guild’s written and audio resources are for members’ personal and non-commercial use only. The views expressed in them are those of the authors; they may not necessarily be shared by Guild members, nor represent the collective opinion of the Guild.

  • Rediscovering the Margins: looking at life on the edge

    Rediscovering the Margins: looking at life on the edge

    Date: Thursday 7th June 2007

    Speaker(s): David Hart

    Abstract David describes his own margins as an immigrant to the United Kingdom from his South African homeland. His lecture offers a brief introduction to that thinking which justifies a centralist culture: the centre that gives power, privilege and protection. A case is made for rediscovering the margins, in which…

  • In Search of Soul

    In Search of Soul

    Date: Wednesday 22nd August 2007

    Speaker(s): Bracha Newman

    The Guild of Pastoral Psychology’s 2007 Summer Conference was entitled In Search of Soul: the Realisation of the Self in Personal Life and in the World. This is the introductory lecture to that conference given by Bracha Newman, the Chair of the Guild at the time. It is, however, much…

  • Oxford Conference 2007

    Oxford Conference 2007

    Date: Wednesday 22nd August 2007

    Author(s)/Speaker(s): David Tacey, William Ventimiglia, Bracha Newman

    All the talks from the Oxford Conference 2007, which took place at St Hilda's College, Oxford between 22nd and 25th August 2007. The recordings of the talks are displayed in the order in which they were delivered.

  • The Challenge And Opportunity Of Radical Fundamentalism

    The Challenge And Opportunity Of Radical Fundamentalism

    Date: Thursday 23rd August 2007

    Author(s)/Speaker(s): William Ventimiglia

    This talk looks at the causes of fundamentalism and its violence. ‘The loss of our external locus of divinity in the West has become catastrophic ‘ The author also takes a hard and balanced look at the West’s affront to Muslims. It is a lecture which helps in trying to…

  • After Tradition: Closer Encounters with the Sacred

    After Tradition: Closer Encounters with the Sacred

    Date: Thursday 23rd August 2007

    Author(s)/Speaker(s): David Tacey

    We must experience our exile – its opposite is home coming. What are we coming home to? not back to the past but to the depth of our own being. Paradoxically, as we move further away, we move towards the mystical depths that give us life. This is the theme…

  • The Hell Of Initiation

    The Hell Of Initiation

    Date: Friday 24th August 2007

    Author(s)/Speaker(s): David Tacey

    David Talks about Jung’s ambivalence about modernity. He takes a wide sweep of the influences which contribute to Jung’s ground-breaking concepts – especially that of the necessity of experiencing the dark forces of the psyche.

  • Shadow Dancing with Maya

    Shadow Dancing with Maya

    Date: Friday 24th August 2007

    Speaker(s): William Ventimiglia

    Through the power of stories, dreams and scriptures both East and West, Bill Ventimiglia takes the listener on a journey towards an understanding of what Jung meant by ‘the dark side of the Self’. This talk is about the now of our world and touches on the conflicts before and…

  • C G Jung, S P Huntington and the Search for Civilisations

    C G Jung, S P Huntington and the Search for Civilisations

    Date: Monday 27th August 2007

    Speaker(s): Revd John P Dourley

  • Teresa Of Avila And Depth Psychology

    Teresa Of Avila And Depth Psychology

    Date: Thursday 4th October 2007

    Author(s)/Speaker(s): Julienne McLean

    St Teresa of Avila, the 16th Century Spanish mystic, contemplative and writer has left us numerous books, regarded as some of the most sublime writing of Western Christianity. The core of this talk is an exploration of the similarities and analogies between Jungian Psychology and the Christian mystical tradition as…

  • “If you Gotta Ask…”

    “If you Gotta Ask…”

    Date: Saturday 12th January 2008

    Speaker(s): Andrew Taylor

    This is a lecture for people who like Jazz and for those interested in theology – and a must for anyone keen on both! Andrew speaks of the origin of jazz, its performers and its meaning. He also discusses theology, particularly processed theology, and how jazz can enable theological reflection.…