A Day of Giving
2020-06-10
https://columbusfoundation.org/the-giving-store/nonprofit-directory-listing/CGJungAssociationofCentralOhio/14246
Click on the link above and it will take you directly to the Columbus Foundation site where you can make a donation to JACO – and the Columbus Foundation will supplement it! – starting June 10 and ending at 11 am on June 11. We hope you can help. Thank you!

The Racial Complex: A Conversation on Racism, Shadow and the Personal Unconscious - A Talk with Fanny Brewster, Ph.D., M.F.A
2020-07-11 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
This is a free Zoom based program but please email JACO at
jungaco@jungcentralohio.org
by Thursday July 9 so that we can get back in touch with you to provide the Zoom link to participate.
Just as the coloured man lives in your cities and even within your houses, so also he lives under your skin, subconsciously. Naturally it works both ways. Just as every Jew has a Christ complex, so every Negro has a white complex and every American (white) a Negro complex.
C.G. Jung Collected Works, Vol. 10, para 963
When we open the door of Jungian psychology, crossing the threshold to meet our racial complexes, the best way to proceed is gently. As our collective engages and struggles with issues of mortality, violence and racial relations, we are all affected in the most profound ways. Talking with one another, the hallmark of depth psychology, has always been a path to considerations of healing and wholeness. It can also teach us more about compassion as we begin to understand the human narrative of those we consider “Other”. Let us talk to one another in a way that opens our hearts, our deeper selves connected to personal racial complexes, and archetypal energies. Let us spend time together investigating what we desire to learn, engaging our ego and our unconscious shadowed selves, and releasing our fears in service of deepening consciousness.
Dr. Brewster is a Jungian analyst and Professor of Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is a writer of nonfiction including African Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows ((Routledge, 2017), Archetypal Grief: Slavery’s Legacy of Intergenerational Child Loss (Routledge, 2018) and The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and Race. (Routledge, 2019) Her poems have been published in Psychological Perspectives Journal where she was the Featured Poet as well as in other journals. Dr. Brewster is a lecturer and workshop presenter on Jungian related topics that address American Culture, Diversity and Creativity. She is a faculty member at the New York C.G. Jung Foundation and an analyst member with the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts. She has received two Gradiva Award nominations for her writing from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.

Encountering the Other: The White Shadow - A Talk with Karen Naifeh, Ph.D.
2020-08-22 13:00 - 14:30
There is no charge for this program but please email jungaco@jungcentralohio.org by August 20 so that we can get back in touch with you to provide the zoom link to participate.
How can we who identify as White learn to recognize the myriad things we do – often unconsciously – that are offensive to people of African heritage, Native Americans, and other People of Color. As members of the dominant group in our society we have learned not to see embedded forms of racism and oppression in our attitudes, conversation, and general behavior. In order to make lasting change, we are challenged to understand what forces keep unconscious racial bias alive and active. One answer lies in the concept of a Cultural Shadow, in this case the White Shadow in American society.
This presentation by Dr. Naifeh will draw on writings of Jung and post-Jungian writers such as Kimbles, Singer and Brewster, as well as examples from philosophy, relational psychoanalysis, film and literature to depict the Cultural Shadow. In one of his 1925 lectures Jung diagrammed the geology of the personality. Post-Jungian writers have connected the Cultural Shadow with archetypal evil and the formation of negative cultural complexes. An exploration of this powerful connection can lead us to new ways of understanding how the sense of Other is created and maintained in the psyche, thereby revealing ways for us to bring the Cultural Shadow into consciousness.
Dr. Naifeh’s talk will include dialogue about how to recognize how the Cultural Shadow impacts us personally and practical ways to deal with it.
Dr. Naifeh is co-chair of the ad hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity and an analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She holds doctorate degrees in medical physiology and in clinical psychology. She teaches candidates in the GCJISF’s analytic training program and clinic internship program and supervises doctoral interns in the Institute Clinic. She is a clinical supervisor at the Women’s Therapy Center in Berkeley.
Dr. Karen Naifeh Talk on the White Shadow

Dr. Karen Naifeh's Resources on Anti-Racism Studies
2020-09-08 00:00 - 2020-11-10 09:00
From Dr. Naifeh’s August 20, 2020 talk on Encountering the Other: The White Shadow
Naifeh Antiracism Studies
Naifeh Article Jung Journal Culture & Psyche Encountering the Other

Probing The Pandemic From A Jungian Perspective, Presented by Dr. Richard Sweeney - Friday Evening "The Pandemic as a Natural and Psychic Phenomenon"
2020-10-23 19:30 - 21:00
This is a zoom event so a link will be sent to all registrants. Be sure to include your email address when you register. Content information follows this paragraph. Scroll down to register and rsvp. You must register by October 21. The registration fee covers both Friday and Saturday. However – you must rsvp for each day you will attending. See end of ticket list October 23 and October 24 for rsvp’s. This is critical for us to be able to provide you the appropriate zoom link. To take advantage of member pricing, which includes CEU’s at no cost, please sign up at this link and then return to this page to register as a member. The member registration fee is also available to our partner church organizations: First Community; King Avenue Methodist; First Congregational and First Unitarian Universalist.
Program Description: C.G. Jung often said that large-scale historical events are neither sudden nor accidental but emerge from evolving unconscious forces. Consciousness always presses us to discover the nature of these forces. In this program we will begin to probe the meaning of the current pandemic and our responses to it.
Friday evening’s session will explore “The Pandemic as a Natural and Psychic Phenomenon.” We will consider two divergent historical views of the human relationship to nature and contrast them with Jung’s view of the relationship between psyche, spirit and nature. This will lead to a reflection on Jung’s concept of the anima mundi or “the soul of the world” and its relevance for our lives today.
Saturday’s session will address “Anxiety as a Response to Life’s Disruptions.” We will consider the increase of anxiety in our lives today, various understandings of anxiety, and a Jungian approach to anxiety that can serve personal, interpersonal and global development. In this view, disruptions like the pandemic as well as other difficulties in life can be experienced as potential vehicles of the movement toward wholeness. Practical examples and suggestions will be offered along with opportunity for participant discussion.

Probing The Pandemic From A Jungian Perspective, Presented by Dr. Richard Sweeney - Saturday Morning "Anxiety as a Response to Life's Disruptions"
2020-10-24 09:00 - 11:00

The Pandemic from a Jungian Perspective - A Video Recording of Dr. Richard Sweeney's October 2020 Bollingen Lecture
2020-11-14 01:00 - 2020-11-22 23:30
The recording will be available at a Zoom cloud site until November 22. Scroll below to purchase access to it. Once you have completed this step we can send you the link, where you can access and download the recording.

The Soul in Repose - A Healing Moment to Lift Us Up
2020-11-20 19:30 - 20:30
Still waters that calm the mind. A resting place for all our troubled thoughts.
In the ending weeks of this anxious year, John Schuster, Jung student and friend of JACO, will lead us in an interlude of healing thoughts, poetry, and music. This is a brief program, only 40 minutes long, and is being offered because a community focused on healing thoughts can act as a balm for the spirit. As a Friday night event we are thinking of it as an evening prayer for peace and serenity to hold us in the mantle of ever-present grace and a call to maintaining faith in our future. We hope very much that you can join us November 20 at 7:30 pm for a heartfelt community event. Because this is a Zoom presentation you will need to RSVP (scroll down to the rsvp) by noon November 20 in order for us to send you the link. We look forward to being together with you.

Jung, Astrology, and the Star of Bethlehem - Presented by Dr. Jay Young
2020-12-18 19:00 - 20:30
Because this is a Zoom event we ask that you purchase your ticket by noon December 18 so that we can the link to you in time. Scroll down to purchase ticket. Member price applies to members of JACO, First Community, First Congregational, King Avenue Methodist and Unitarian Universalist
For two thousand years Christians have puzzled over the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem, mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew and seen only by “Magi” arriving unexpectedly in Jerusalem with a startling question: “Where is he that is born King of the Jews?” Contemporary scholars believe the Magi were respected Persian astrologers – advisors to royalty – who recognized a truly magnificent astrological portent. While the Star may have been a myth or miracle, we will attempt to unravel its mystery from the astrological and astronomical perspective of a “Wise Man” alive at the time of Jesus’ birth. Additionally, the unfolding story of the nativity will be connected to Jung’s notion of synchronicity and the archetypes.
“The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection, in which are reflected the archetypes. In this vision, astrology and alchemy are the two classical functionaries of the psychology of the collective unconscious.” – C.G. Jung
Join Dr. Jay Young, former Ohio Dominican University faculty member, clinical counselor and a lifelong avid amateur astronomer, on a unique journey that will forever change the way you view the holiday nighttime sky.

A Non-Dual, Devotional Path: The Psycho-Spiritual, Jung-friendly Path of David Hawkins - John Schuster with Phil Meeks
2021-02-13 10:00 - 12:00
“Man cannot stand a meaningless life.” Carl Jung
Most of us entertain the questions of transcendence even as we lean into the daily realities of life—making a living, doing some good in the world, attending to family and friends. These questions come wrapped in any role we take on: careers, parenting, grand-parenting, citizenry, and church involvement.
Such questions do not have ready-made answers; likewise, questions such as where might I find a spiritual path that resonates for me?
One source of wisdom in exploring these questions is David Hawkins, whose popular book Power vs. Force, offers unique insights. For two long term JACO members (bios below) Hawkins’ writings have made major contributions to their inner life. Hawkins’ works and thinking will guide our conversation together, which will have a definite spiritual slant and touch on the non-dual perspectives.
We hope you can join us for this insightful, illuminating discussion.
THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM, ON ZOOM. PLEASE EMAIL jungaco@jungcentralohio.org to receive the link

John is an author, coach, and teacher, a former JACO board member and co-traveler on the path. He has an MA in Jungian Psychology and his books include one on purpose (Answering Your Call) and one on recontextualize our pasts so we can free escape the negatives and learn what lessons they hold. He sings, plays guitar, gardens and is a grandpa, and does what he can to help others find that original Self under the acquired self. Phil is a charter member of JACO and early board chair. He became a clinical social worker after a career as an international executive. He has been studying Hawkins for the past 10 years.

Recording of the February 13 Program A Non-Dual, Devotional Path: The Psycho-Spiritual, Jung-friendly Path of David Hawkins - Presented by John Schuster with Phil Meeks
2021-02-14 11:00 - 2021-03-13 23:30
This is the access link to the recording of the February 13 program A Non-Dual, Devotional Path: The Psycho-Spiritual, Jung-friendly Path of David Hawkins – Presented by John Schuster with Phil Meeks The link will be available until March 13, 2021. It can be downloaded to your computer though.
Here is the link: https://zoom.us/rec/share/0kJASnS2Cg4v0kpXToZTMIMmsJz5a4vFCKzbMJXb1VoEmCJYCosypETjqryem1Ai.S6LbZ-6GYYMGRmIw?startTime=1613228812000
This is the program description:
“Man cannot stand a meaningless life.” Carl Jung
Most of us entertain the questions of transcendence even as we lean into the daily realities of life—making a living, doing some good in the world, attending to family and friends. These questions come wrapped in any role we take on: careers, parenting, grand-parenting, citizenry, and church involvement.
Such questions do not have ready-made answers; likewise, questions such as where might I find a spiritual path that resonates for me?
One source of wisdom in exploring these questions is David Hawkins, whose popular book Power vs. Force, offers unique insights. For two long term JACO members (bios below) Hawkins’ writings have made major contributions to their inner life. Hawkins’ works and thinking will guide our conversation together, which will have a definite spiritual slant and touch on the non-dual perspectives.
John is an author, coach, and teacher, a former JACO board member and co-traveler on the path. He has an MA in Jungian Psychology and his books include one on purpose (Answering Your Call) and one on recontextualize our pasts so we can free escape the negatives and learn what lessons they hold. He sings, plays guitar, gardens and is a grandpa, and does what he can to help others find that original Self under the acquired self. Phil is a charter member of JACO and early board chair. He became a clinical social worker after a career as an international executive. He has been studying Hawkins for the past 10 years.

Some Thoughts on Technology as Shadow by Dr. Doug Tyler
2021-02-27 11:00 - 12:30
We are sorry but registration for this program has closed.
“Always when science tries to describe a “simple” life process, the matter becomes complicated and difficult.” —C.G. Jung
Technologies have become “necessary” tools for ego development (for individuals, companies, organizations, or institutions) by mirroring needs and desires in order to feel known and remembered. And very few of us reside outside the realm of this powerful influence. So, what are we to make of this process by which the ego and its attendant aspirations become drawn into such a powerful archetypal force? We continuously hear about or experience the benefits and the ease of locating information and communicating with others. What is missing, however, is a dialogue about technology as shadow.
There is no doubt our lives are enhanced by powerful emerging technologies and that these developments reflect a level of influence consistent with archetypal meaning. Unless we become conscious of the shadow working within the uses of our technological wonders, we will grow increasingly estranged in our relationships with our selves, each other, and the psyche. A preoccupation with technology and its effects on consciousness will result in an unconscious undertow of sorts—dragging us out to sea, into a reckoning with the psyche’s intentions.
Dr. Tyler practices as a Jungian Analyst in Knoxville, TN. He obtained his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee and his diploma in Analytical Psychology from the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA). He is a member of the IRSJA and is currently a training analyst with the Inter-Regional Memphis-Atlanta Seminar. Dr. Tyler has been a practicing psychologist for 25 years in Knoxville and lectures on various Jungian topics, including: Typology, the Holy Grail, the Hero archetype, the intersection of psychology and theology, and Merlin as multifaceted archetypal images.

Slideshow from a March 13, 2001 Second Saturday Exploration of the Enneagram Presented by Dr. Belinda Gore
2021-03-14 07:00 - 2021-03-28 23:30
THOUGH THE DATE FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS PASSED (IT WAS SATURDAY MARCH 13), DR. BELINDA GORE IS MAKING AVAILABLE FOR A TIME, THE POWERPOINT SLIDES OF HER PRESENTATION: A Second Saturday Exploration of the Enneagram – scroll to the end of the following descriptive information to access the slideshow.
You may visit the Enneagram Institute web site (https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/) where you can take a questionnaire for $12. You will get pages of information when the results are returned to you by the Institute (almost immediately).
What is the Enneagram? The Enneagram is a map of personality types and a dynamic description of how personality develops. The name, Enneagram, has its origin in the Greek words “ennea” related to nine and gram meaning “a model.” The Enneagram symbol is a circle with nine equidistant points around the circumference. These points identify nine personality type structures that are archetypal, relevant to all people. Dr. Gore discussed the enneagram types as nine ways of balancing the three Centers of Intelligence from Gurdjieff’s teaching: the Belly or Moving Center, the Heart or Feeling Center, and the Head or Thinking Center.
Belinda’s focus is teaching and guiding practices for living the awakened life. In coaching, workshops, and yearlong trainings her work brings together the Enneagram, the practice of Presence, Ancient Ritual Postures, and art as an expression of the personal and collective spiritual journey. Belinda is an inspired teacher as well as a psychologist, a coach, and an artist. The basis of her spiritual teaching is a practice that uses ancient ritual postures from the artwork of indigenous people around the world to access the world of spirit. It is the subject of two of her books and much of her art. She is also an expert in the Enneagram, teaching workshops internationally and virtual courses online. Her area of special interest is the development of personality through relationships as understood through Object Relations theory. Belinda is also a partner and senior faculty with The Deep Coaching Institute, a coaching school that trains coaches to use the Enneagram and a methodology based on somatic awareness and deep acceptance. The Deep Coaching approach guides clients in becoming more present and thereby experiencing Presence, the basis of the awakened life.
Belinda Gore Enneagram Slides

The Claire Hagan Bauza Lecture Presented by Dr. Michael Conforti: The Confluence of Psyche, Matter and Soul in Art, Story, and Contemporary Life. Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17. THE FRIDAY PROGRAM IS THE MIRACLE OF MARCELLINO: PANE E VINO (THE BOY WHO FED THE CRUCIFIX)
2021-04-16 19:00 - 20:30
The registration fee for members is $25 Friday and $35 Saturday or $50 both days. The registration fee for non-members is $30 Friday and $40 Saturday or $60 both days. CEUs are available: 1.5 for Friday and 2.5 for Saturday. These are free to members (just complete the RSVP below) and cost $10 each day for non-members. You must register by noon Thursday April 15. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant. Scroll down below for tickets.
Friday – THE MIRACLE OF MARCELLINO: PANE E VINO (THE BOY WHO FED THE CRUCIFIX)
This fairy tale is the story of a young boy who enters a church for the first time and sees a man, alone, naked, hanging on a cross. The boy’s compassion allows him to see that this man must be hungry, thirsty, and lonely, so he begins to talk to him, feeds him a bowl of pasta, offers him a glass of wine, and longs to bring him comfort. Reminding us of the transformative potential of fairy tales, this beautiful and difficult story illustrates how even when so many of us forget the reality of a living spirit, the numinous is ever present; indeed, the psyche and the divine are embedded within the world’s religious and spiritual traditions. The movie entitled “The Miracle of Marcelino” is based on this story. Please view the movie before the program. It can be accessed at the following link: https://tubitv.com/movies/458881/miracle-of-marcelino?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed
Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of the Assisi Institute. He is a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute – Boston, the C.G Jung Foundation of New York, and for many years served as a Senior Associate faculty member in the Doctoral and Master’s Programs in Clinical Psychology at Antioch New England. A pioneer in the field of matter-psyche studies, Dr. Conforti is actively investigating the workings of archetypal fields and the relationship between Jungian psychology and the New Sciences. He has presented his work to a wide range of national and international audiences, including the C.G. Jung Institute – Zurich and Jungian organizations in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela. He is the author of Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings (2007) and Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature and Psyche (2002). His articles have appeared in Psychological Perspectives, San Francisco Jung Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal, and his books has been translated into Italian, Russian and a soon to be released Spanish edition of his work.

The Claire Hagan Bauza Lecture Presented by Dr. Michael Conforti: The Confluence of Psyche, Matter and Soul in Art, Story, and Contemporary Life. Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17. THE SATURDAY PROGRAM IS: WELCOMING THE STRANGER: THE CALL OF PSYCHE
2021-04-17 11:00 - 14:00
The registration fee for members is $25 Friday and $35 Saturday or $50 both days. The registration fee for non-members is $30 Friday and $40 Saturday or $60 both days. CEUs are available: 1.5 for Friday and 2.5 for Saturday. These are free to members (just complete the RSVP below) and cost $10 each day for non-members. You must register by noon Thursday April 15. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant. Scroll down below for tickets.
Saturday – Welcoming the Stranger: The Call of Psyche
“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Carl Jung, Psychology and Alchemy It is the stranger who knocks on the door. Its terrifying features are proportionate to the degree to which its meaning has been exiled, and we are frightened because we know that its entrance and effects on our life will create a psychic dis-equilibrium. So we wash our hands, lock the doors, and do whatever is possible to keep these contents far away from our life — or so goes the illusion. The stranger, this creative unconscious, will not be silenced or muted by conscious intent. Ultimately, the unconscious will have its say, because The Self understands that we cannot live a meaningful life with such vital aspects of Psyche in exile. Welcoming the stranger is an important feature both in psychological development and in the treatment of trauma. We need to know the stranger at the door, and often are surprised to learn its identity. From myth, fairy tale, and opera we hear of these life altering encounters with Self, which allow us to recognize the painful reality of how our traumas and fears have constrained our life, while also asking what is needed to move beyond the contours of our possessions.
Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of the Assisi Institute. He is a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute – Boston, the C.G Jung Foundation of New York, and for many years served as a Senior Associate faculty member in the Doctoral and Master’s Programs in Clinical Psychology at Antioch New England. A pioneer in the field of matter-psyche studies, Dr. Conforti is actively investigating the workings of archetypal fields and the relationship between Jungian psychology and the New Sciences. He has presented his work to a wide range of national and international audiences, including the C.G. Jung Institute – Zurich and Jungian organizations in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela. He is the author of Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings (2007) and Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature and Psyche (2002). His articles have appeared in Psychological Perspectives, San Francisco Jung Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal, and his books has been translated into Italian, Russian and a soon to be released Spanish edition of his work.

“The Soul's Twins - Emancipate Your Feminine and Masculine Archetypes” - Presented by Dr. Jean Raffa
2021-06-12 10:00 - 12:00
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR YOU! ON JUNE 12 JACO IS HOSTING A RECENT AWARD WINNING AUTHOR TO GUIDE US THROUGH HER PARTNERSHIP PROFILE AND A DISCUSSION OF JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES.
To receive her Partnership Assessment Profile, RSVP below. She will discuss results during the second half of the program.
OUR GUEST JUNE IS DR. JEAN RAFFA
Dr. Raffa recently published “The Soul’s Twins – Emancipate Your Feminine and Masculine Archetypes”
This is the description of her book from the Nautilus Award press release:
Humanity today is plagued by a loss of meaning and alienation from self and others. The result is unprecedented levels of divorce, depression, anxiety, addictions, suicide, and crime. Because societal institutions have failed to resolve these and other everyday problems, it is now the task of each individual to heal and unite their divided self: body and spirit, conscious and unconscious, feminine and masculine. Drawing on Jungian psychology and wisdom traditions from world religions, Dr. Raffa offers a self-guided journey to heightened self-awareness and compassion for oneself and others. A self-assessment tool called the Partnership Profile gives readers a personalized status report on their inner forces, including the maturity of four feminine archetypes, four masculine archetypes, and a newly emerging archetype of egalitarian partnership. This awareness, combined with suggested practices, empowers readers to address their imbalances and create the lives for which they yearn.
A former television producer and college professor, Dr. Raffa changed directions in midlife to discover and write about her passions. Informed by over 30 years of psychological and spiritual study, her books and teachings guide others to growth and self-empowerment.

Dreams, Fantasy, and Art-Making: Revealing The Archetypal Themes Guiding Our Lives - A Second Saturday with Maggi Colwell, MS Art Therapy
2021-08-14 10:00 - 12:00
This will be a Zoom program that is free. However, to receive the Zoom link, please RSVP below. We very much hope to see you.
“My speech is imperfect. Not because I want to shine with words, but out of the impossibility of finding those words, I speak in images. With nothing else to express the words from the depths.” ~Carl Jung, “The Red Book”
Before we thought in words, we perceived our reality in images. Whether in dreams, fantasy, or art making, we image-ine our worlds and ourselves through images. Images hint and reveal the archetypal themes guiding our lives. In art therapy, images guide our conscious mind to attune with the inner workings of the unfolding of the Self.
Maggi will discuss how images give us clues to the archetypal workings in our lives through dreams and art therapy. They will lead us in an art therapy exercise for engaging in dialog with your own images.
Materials needed: paper and drawing materials (may be pen, pencil, highlighters, markers, etc.) No artistic talent necessary!
Maggi Colwell is an art therapist in private practice in Columbus. They offer art therapy, dream groups, and dream pattern
analysis. https://columbusarttherapy.com. They have a MS in art therapy from Florida State University and a masters level dream pattern analysis certificate from the Assisi Institute.

Aroma, Psyche, & Body: Creating New Narratives, with Erika Galentin
2021-09-11 10:00 - 12:00
This is a free zoom event. Please RSVP below no later than 9:30 am 9/11/2021. A zoom link then will be sent to you. The pdf flier can be found at this link: erika 2nd Sat Sept 11
Here as well is a program description:
“It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that tend to tie it back.” Joseph Campbell,
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Join medical herbalist Erika Galentin, MNIMH, RH (AHG) of Sovereignty Herbs for a lecture exploring the role of plant-based aromas as useful tools for supporting the psyche and our journey towards what Carl Jung referred to as individuation. We will begin with a brief tour of the inner workings of our sense of smell, how aromas are perceived, and their direct influence on our
memories and emotions. This will be followed by a discussion on how emotions such as grief and shame can have significant impacts on how our bodies function. We will also explore how we can use aroma from plants to create new memories and emotions through the myths, metaphors, and stories they can carry directly to the psyche. Lastly, Erika will explore how aroma from plants can be incorporated into daily acts of self-empathy.
Erika is a MNIMH, RH(AHG) Clinical Herbalist and an ITEC certified Clinical Aromatherapist consulting from Sovereignty Herbs in Athens & Columbus, OH. She holds a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK and Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, Glasgow, UK. She is a professional member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild (USA). She is also a proud member of Pi Alpha Xi National Honor Society in Horticulture (USA). With her dedication to medicinal plants native to Ohio and the Greater Appalachian region, Erika teaches, lectures, and writes on native medicinal plant conservation and applied ecology, propagation, herbalism, and clinical efficacy. She also participates as a member of the Education Advisory Committee of the American Herbalists Guild as well as the Stewardship Committee of Appalachia Ohio Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of land and water in Southeast Ohio. She is the author of The Family Guide to Aromatherapy: A Safe Approach to Essential Oils for a Holistic Home

Bollingen Lecture: Human Dilemmas and the Everyday Truths of Folk Tales
2021-10-01 19:00 - 21:00
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Scroll below to register (buy ticket). The registration fee covers both Friday and Saturday. Registration closes at midnight September 29 so that we can be sure registrants get their zoom links. The member ticket applies to members of the Central Ohio Jung Association; First Community Church; First Unitarian Universalist Church; First Congregational Church; and King Avenue Methodist Church. There is no charge for member CEU’s; however, members must request their CEU via the RSVP below.
According to the renowned Jungian analyst and scholar, Marie Louise von Franz, “since fairy tales through the world disclose certain common themes and structures, we may assume that they spring from the most universal substrate of the human psyche.” It is for this reason that fairy and folk tales portray frequent human dilemmas, the situations that give rise to them, and paths toward their resolution. Faced as we are at this time in our lives with serious personal, cultural and global conflicts, the everyday truths of fairy tales can offer us much needed wisdom and guidance. In this weekend program we will rely upon some of these tales to focus our attention on the archetypal or universal patterns, symbols and energies that are emerging today. Our hope is that this access to the symbolic meaning of folk tales will enable us to participate in a more conscious and responsible way in our personal and cultural lives. Hopefully, it will also illustrate the usefulness of a symbolic, psychodynamic view of these tales for psychotherapeutic work.
In our Friday night meeting we will look at one Japanese tale that presents both a magical being as well as a typical human problem and dilemma. We will talk about what the author Amy Tan calls the “knot” in the tangled mess or inherited problem of being human that is always evident in these tales. We will see how this and other tales open up the magical realm of possibility, offering us a path that is broader than our personal limited viewpoint might see. As time allows, we will also reference current fiction and film that continues this tradition of connecting with the imaginal realm as a source of new possibilities for our lives.

Bollingen Workshop: Human Dilemmas and the Everyday Truths of Folk Tales
2021-10-02 09:30 - 11:30
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According to the renowned Jungian analyst and scholar, Marie Louise von Franz, “since fairy tales through the world disclose certain common themes and structures, we may assume that they spring from the most universal substrate of the human psyche.” It is for this reason that fairy and folk tales portray frequent human dilemmas, the situations that give rise to them, and paths toward their resolution. Faced as we are at this time in our lives with serious personal, cultural and global conflicts, the everyday truths of fairy tales can offer us much needed wisdom and guidance. In this weekend program we will rely upon some of these tales to focus our attention on the archetypal or universal patterns, symbols and energies that are emerging today. Our hope is that this access to the symbolic meaning of folk tales will enable us to participate in a more conscious and responsible way in our personal and cultural lives. Hopefully, it will also illustrate the usefulness of a symbolic, psychodynamic view of these tales for psychotherapeutic work.
In our Saturday workshop we will discuss a western tale that again shows us a typical mundane problem and how a heroine finds her way to survival and homecoming after her journey through a magical realm. In effect, we will be probing the often subtle challenges that present themselves to us in initially unseen ways. There will be time for discussion and exploration of the symbols and development in this tale, with special focus on where we see these same patterns in our current everyday lives.
Mara-Lea Rosenbarger is a Jungian Analyst, with the Diploma from The C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. She has a private practice in Bloomington, IN and conducts on-going reading groups studying the works of Jung and Marie Louise von Franz as well as other writers, including modern novels. She has spent many years working in the public schools as an elementary teacher, a Reading Specialist, and as an Instructional and Literacy Coach. She is currently an Adjunct Faculty member at Indiana University in The School of Education. She is particularly interested in modern and not so modern fiction and how these writers revive and re-enliven the universal patterns that are so efficiently and elementally expressed in folk tales, making this great body of
human experience accessible to so many of us in so many ways.

The Hopewell Earthworks: Spiritual Center of North America
2021-10-09 10:00 - 12:00
This is a free Zoom Second Saturday program. To receive the link, please RSVP below. The program is described here though the flier may be downloaded as well: belinda hopewell flier May the chakras of Mother Earth and her ley lines guide you to us. And though the program is free, donations are deeply appreciated. https://www.jungcentralohio.org/donate/
Did you know that 2,000 years ago Newark and Chillicothe were considered the spiritual center of North America? The Newark Earthworks are among a group of seven sites from the Adena-Hopewell era in Ohio due to be inscribed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites in 2022. Yet so many people in central Ohio know very little about them. Learn more about these sophisticated monuments of incredible astronomical and geometric precision, and about the indigenous people of the land we live on here in Ohio.
Join Belinda Gore and Marcus Boroughs of The Great Circle Alliance as they introduce you to the Newark Earthworks, how they were built and the people who built them. You will learn about the Hopewell era two millennia ago and what may have happened to them.

The 2022 Annual Bauza Lecture Presented by Dr. Richard Sweeney
2021-10-29
The Bauza Lecture, April 2022 brings a special in-person, two-hour Bauza annual program presented by the venerable Dr. Richard Sweeney, in honor of JACO Board member, Donice Wooster, who has contributed invaluable time, talent and leadership to our organization. Dr. Sweeney’s talk will draw powerful lessons from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Dummling and the Three Feathers, one of Donice’s favorites. More information will be available as we move into 2022.

Hand-Out for Understanding Self and Others Through Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, Prepared by Presenter Stephen Weed
2021-11-13
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Understanding Self and Others Through Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, Presented by Stephen Weed
2021-11-13 10:00 - 12:00
This is a free JACO Second Saturday Program. More Please RSVP below to receive a zoom link. Click here for a preview.
Carl Jung’s theory of Psychological Type posits that each of us has a preferred primary or principal mental function that focuses and filters our understanding of the world. In this workshop, we will examine the 6 basic components that comprise this dominant mental function and give structure to each of his 8 psychological types.
Jung’s first distinction is between the two Attitude-Types of the Extraverted Type and the Introverted Type as a function of whether one’s energy is drawn to engage with objects in the outer world (Extraverted), or whether one’s energy tends to withdraw or disengage from objects in the objective world and focus on the inward, subjective impression within ourselves (Introverted).
Once we’ve established our preferred Attitude-Types, we will examine Jung’s descriptions of the four Function-Types – Thinking, Feeling, Sensation, and Intuition – and discuss how we may resonate with and employ each in everyday situations. Then we will look at how each of these Function-Types combines with each of the Attitude-Types to create 8 distinctive conscious orientations that characterize separate psychological types when differentiated into a dominant or principal function.
Lastly, in conversation as a group, we will share experiences and insights and develop some takeaway points for each of Jung’s 8 dominant functions.
Stephen T. Weed MS is a member of the C.G. Jung Association of Central Ohio and has presented on Jung’s Theory of Psychological Types at several Second Saturday gatherings since 2013. Stephen is a certified MBTI Master Practitioner and has worked with clients and students employing the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types in individual and small-group settings since 1996.
As a founding member of the teaching team at Relational Care Associates, LLC, Stephen created and facilitated personality type workshops consisting of 18 weeks of introductory, intermediate, and advanced level courses, including topics such as: Jungian Functions and Personality Type; Beebe’s Jungian Archetypes and Psychological Type; Emotional Intelligence; and David Keirsey’s Temperament Theory.
Stephen has worked or volunteered with a number of local non-profit organizations over the past 20 years, including the Friends of WOSU Public Media, Short North SID, St. Joseph Montessori School, CCAD, and the Susan Scherer Charitable Foundation. He is currently a board member with JACO and with North Central Mental Health Services.

Observations on Jung, Religion, and Spirituality, With Rev. David Hett
2021-12-11 10:00 - 12:00 | First Community, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212
The C. G. Jung Association of Central Ohio (JACO) grew initially out of depth psychology groups begun at First Community some 40 years ago. We have asked Rev. David Hett, Dean of The Burkhart Center, to present the December “Second Saturday” program, on the topic of Carl Jung’s (and followers) perspectives on religion and spirituality. Dr. Jung was the son and grandson of Protestant ministers and so brings much perspective on Christianity into his psychological work, as one of the preeminent founders of the depth psychology movement in the 20th century. Second Saturday programs are free and open to the public, and this one will be in-person at First Community South: 1320 Cambridge Blvd. 43212 Scroll below, please, to register (RSVP).

Rev. Hett, clergy member of First Community, has been a student of depth psychologist Carl Jung, and served for years on the JACO board of directors, and will bring his own insights into the interplay of Jungian thought and practice with Christian religious concepts particularly. With no claims to be an expert on Jungian psychology, he will, with his more extensive background in psychological-spiritual work, present observations on spirituality, psychology, and practice that foster personal growth and integration of personality and essence, of the human with the divine qualities of our true nature.

Observations on Jung, Religion, and Spirituality, With Rev. David Hett
2022-01-08 10:00 - 12:00
Rev. David Hett’s December program was so outstanding that the participants importuned him to present a follow-on. His material was so rich, deeply informed by diverse scholarly resources, that he said he easily could offer us more. He truly held everyone spellbound with his knowledge, humor, and engaging personality. Because we are unable to bring Dr. Fanny Brewster and Dr, Karen Naifeh in January as hoped, we have scheduled David for the January Second Saturday. It will be a free program, though the omicron variant of covid has necessitated its being a Zoom delivery. Thus it’s really important for you to RSVP (scroll down) in order to receive your zoom link. In order to get the link in time, RSVP NO LATER THAN 9 AM SATURDAY JANUARY 8.
The C. G. Jung Association of Central Ohio (JACO) grew initially out of depth psychology groups begun at First Community some 40 years ago. We have asked Rev. David Hett, Dean of The Burkhart Center, to present the January “Second Saturday” program, on the topic of Carl Jung’s (and followers) perspectives on religion and spirituality. Dr. Jung was the son and grandson of Protestant ministers and so brings much perspective on Christianity into his psychological work, as one of the preeminent founders of the depth psychology movement in the 20th century.
Rev. Hett, clergy member of First Community, has been a student of depth psychologist Carl Jung, and served for years on the JACO board of directors, and will bring his own insights into the interplay of Jungian thought and practice with Christian religious concepts particularly. With no claims to be an expert on Jungian psychology, he will, with his more extensive background in psychological-spiritual work, present observations on spirituality, psychology, and practice that foster personal growth and integration of personality and essence, of the human with the divine qualities of our true nature.

What is your favorite book in JACO’s Murtha Library collection?
2022-01-31 08:00 - 2022-02-28 17:00
The Art & Library Committee invites members of JACO to share a one paragraph review of their favorite book, which we hope to publish in the JACO newsletter. Email your review to jungcentralohio.org This is the catalog should you need to refresh your memory: JACO Library Catalog
Due to covid, the library is not yet open for browsing. Email jungaco@jungcentralohio.org if you have an interest in the library collection, which is available to members.

Van Gogh: Madness and Creativity – The Major Complexes that Governed his Life, Presented by Kathy Cleveland Bull
2022-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 | First Community, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212
Former Board member Kathy Cleveland Bull, who is exceptionally well-versed about artist Vincent Van Gogh, will discuss his life in the context of Jungian psychology. This program follows the Van Gogh Immersion and Columbus Museum of Art Van Gogh exhibits, so the timing is perfect! This is the second of a two-part program. It will go more deeply into the psychological dimensions of Van Gogh’s life. The applause after Kathy’s presentation of the first part was thunderous and sustained. The registration fee is $20, discounted to $15 for JACO members. Scroll below to register. This is an in-person event at First Community South 1320 Cambridge Blvd 43212
Kathy Van Gogh Flier

Animus – Anima: A Jungian Reset? – Presented by JACO Members Mary Marx and John Schuster
2022-03-12 10:00 - 12:00
C G Jung has been credited largely with the concept that men have an inner feminine and women have an inner masculine (i.e., the contrasexual self) which allows all people access to both gendered energies. The cultural limits of Jung’s life have created confusion for people working with and studying his writing for decades, and the non-binary choices that now exist go way beyond anything Jung saw in his time. Susan Rowland’s work on Jung and gender make an important contribution here. This session is a forum for discussion of anima and animus in a contemporary context.
Mary Marx taught English classes on myth and folktales at Chatfield College. She holds master’s degrees from UC and Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is past OLLI moderator of Myth and Symbols in Mary Renault’s The King Must Die, and Seamus Heaney’s Sweeney Astray (with R. Shanklin).
John teaches leadership coaching at Columbia University. He has an MA in literature and an MA in psychology. He is co-author of The Power of Open-book Management and author of Answering Your Call: A Guide to Living Your Deepest Purpose as well as The Power of Your Past: The Art of Recalling, Recasting, and Reclaiming. In 2018, John launched a podcast about aging with intention called Stories for the Ages on NPR.

Two Sets of Videos Available: 1. Van Gogh (Myths and Symbolic Narratives that Dominated his Life and Madness and Creativity – The Major Complexes that Governed his Life) 2. Anima/Animus: A Jungian Reset?
2022-03-21 08:00 - 2022-04-18 00:00
The Van Gogh two-part program (Kathy Cleveland Bull): Richly presented, stunningly researched and strikingly illuminating. Scroll down to tickets to access these remarkable videos.
The anima/Animus Reset program (Mary Marx and John Schuster): As a Second Saturday program, this recording is free to members. Just RSVP below. It is available to non-members for $10. Scroll below to purchase. This was a ground-breaking topic that generated much interest and much applause.
