Activism, Jung, Ecopsychology, and the Green Man. September 24, 2023, OAJA Analyst Training Program, Toronto
Jungian Ecopsychology and the Green Man. November 6, 2015. C.G. Jung Foundation, Toronto
The Green Man Lecture- an Archetypal Image of Masculine Oneness with Nature.
Friday October 17, 2014. Calgary Jung Society.
The Green Man Workshop- an Archetypal Image of Masculine Oneness with Nature.
Saturday October 18, 2014. Calgary Jung Society.
Active Imagination Lecture: Jung's system of Meditation.
Friday May 16, 2014. 7.30 - 9 pm. Analytical Psychology Society, C. G. Jung Center, Buffalo.
Active Imagination Workshop: Jung's system of Meditation.
Saturday May 17, 2014. 10 am - 1 pm. Analytical Psychology Society, C. G. Jung Center, Buffalo.
Friday January 21, 2011 Combination Room, Trinity College, University of Toronto 8-10 pm
"C G Jung's The Red Book or Liber Novus: a Lecture and discussion"
The publication in late 2009 of Carl Jung's Red Book has set the field of Jungian studies and Analytical Psychology abuzz. Suddenly, we have a new source for insight into what we've read in Jung’s Collected Works, Memories, Dreams, Reflections and elsewhere. The Red Book was like Jung’s private diary from 1914 to 1930. The pages, never published and unavailable to the public until now, contain his own words and hand-drawn pictures of his inner journey and struggles. We can see how he recovered his soul and founded a psychology.
This lecture and discussion is suited to all interested persons, from novice to advanced, and whether you have a copy of the book yet or not. The lecture will particularly note the wellsprings of Jung’s psychological theories in his own experiences as detailed in the Red Book. Laurie, with his degrees in Religious Studies and interest in Gnosticism, will particularly focus on what the Red Book reveals of Jung’s spiritual journey and the legacy for us of his ideas of spirituality.
Friday November 6, 2009 Michigan Friends of Jung, Detroit
"The Green Man : an Archetypal image of Masculine Oneness with Nature"
Images of the "foliated face of a man" or a "green man" are found in many places around the world and from different time periods. The Green Man continues to appear in modern peoples' dreams and in modern rituals. This masculine archetypal image of oneness with Nature is intriguing to both men and women. It has been suggested that the Green Man mediates between our imaginative world and the physical world. And that he may be the source of inspiration for our creative endeavours. This lecture explores the stories, images and meaning of this archetype.
Friday October 23, 2009 C. G. Jung Foundation, Toronto
"The Gnostic Jung"
How do we know what we know? What is truth? The Greek word gnosis translates as “knowledge” or “insight.” Gnosticism, past and present, is a system that explores the alienation of people from their true selves.
Jung ‘discovered’ Gnosticism early in his career but continued to write about it into the late 1950s. Jung viewed Gnostic myths as expressing psychological meaning and he considered the Gnostics to be psychologists exploring the unconscious.
Friday April 17, 2009 Location : University of Toronto
The Green Man : an Archetypal image of Masculine Oneness with Nature
Images of the "foliated face of a man" or a "green man" are found in many places around the world and from different time periods. The Green Man continues to appear in modern peoples' dreams and in modern rituals. This masculine archetypal image of oneness with Nature is intriguing to both men and women. It has been suggested that the Green Man mediates between our imaginative world and the physical world. And that he may be the source of inspiration for our creative endeavours. This lecture explores the stories, images and meaning of this archetype.
Friday October 12, 2007 "Active Imagination Explained"
The truly Jungian technique of active imagination is one of the most powerful tools utilized in analysis. It is a method to raise into consciousness those contents that lie immediately below the threshold of the unconscious. This lecture will explain this practical method at both the beginner and advanced stages, and also how it can be used by people not in analysis.
Friday, April 13, 2007 "Synchronicity Explained"
We have probably all experienced meaningful events or coincidences that did
not seem to obey the rules of causality, space or time. Jung developed the
concept of synchronicity to help us understand a connecting principle that
links the material world with the psychic or psychological world. In
tonight's lecture, Jung’s ideas on synchronicity and the ways it may be of
therapeutic value will be discussed.
Friday, November 10, 2006 "Introduction to Essential Jungian Ideas"
A clear, concise introduction to the fundamental concepts that form the basis of Jungian psychology. This is an excellent opportunity for beginners and puzzled readers to learn how the ideas fit together.
Saturday January 14, 2006 "Jungian Expressive Arts Workshop"
This day-long workshop opens with a lecture on the expressive arts. Participants will then create their own art, pictures or sculpture. After lunch, Jungian therapeutic approaches will be applied to the interpretation and understanding of these media.
Friday January 14, 2005 "Archetypes Explained"
Jung’s theory of archetypes stands as one of his most basic concepts, yet it remains generally misunderstood. Tonight’s mini-lecture will explain Jung’s ideas about archetypes and archetypal images. Slides will be used to illustrate typical motifs that we find in dreams, religion, art, literature and culture.
Saturday October 16, 2004 "Art Therapy Workshop"
Friday October 15, 2004 "The Symbolic Attitude" at Michener Institute, Toronto.
This lecture will take a closer look at Jung’s view of the way that symbols form within our psyches. We’ll then consider what Jung calls the “symbolic attitude.” Jung says that the symbolic attitude is “a definite view of the world which assigns meaning to events, and attaches to this meaning a greater value than to bare facts.” This lecture will serve as a practical guide to show you how you can work to develop a symbolic attitude in your everyday life.
Sundays May 9 &16, 2004 "Eating Disorders and Desire: A Jungian Approach"
Many people’s relationship with food is, quite literally, a complex one. This lecture-seminar presents some of the Jungian approaches to eating disorders. There will be a particular emphasis placed upon the role of desire in the patterns of body image disturbances, dieting, binge eating, anorexia and bulimia.
Sunday March 21, 2004 "Archetypal Psychology: Its Place in Jungian Psychology"
Sunday January 18, 2004 "Symbolic Healing"
Thursday January 15, 2004 "A Commentary on the Mutus Liber, the Alchemical Mute Book"
Sunday December 14, 2003 "The Art of Weaving: Images from the Imagination"
Friday November 28, 2003 "Introduction to Essential Jungian Ideas"
A clear and concise introduction to fundamental concepts that form the basis of Jungian psychology. An excellent opportunity for beginners and puzzled readers to learn how the ideas fit together.
Thursday November 13, 2003 "The Medicalization of Feelings" at Friends of Jung (Niagara Region), St. Catherines.
A lecture and discussion about the effects upon consciousness of psychoactive prescription and non-prescription drugs.
Thursday May 15, 2003 "Colour Symbolism in Alchemy"
Sundays Jan 19, and Feb. 23, 2003 "Projection and Reality"
Thursdays Dec. 12, 2002 and Jan. 16, 2003 "Rites of Passage"
Sunday November 10, 2002 "Dream Interpretation: a Jungian Approach" at The Omega Centre Bookstore, 29 Yorkville Ave., Toronto.
Saturday September 28, 2002 "Reading Rock Art"
Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov 21 2002 "The Trickster in North American Native Peoples' Stories: Inuit; Algonkian & Iroquoian; N.W. Coastal "
Saturday June 1, 2002 "Dream Interpretation: a Jungian Approach" at The Omega Centre Bookstore, 29 Yorkville Ave., Toronto.
Saturday February 23, 2002 "The Lady and the Unicorn: The Cluny Tapestries, Paris"
Friday February 22, 2002 "The Unicorn"
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