Jung Association of Central Ohio

In-Person, Experiential Workshop on Active Imagination, Presented by Maggi Colwell - View Also a Video Preview
2022-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | First Community, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212
Here is a brief preview video with Maggi.

Opportunities for engagement in art making activities will be included for this workshop. No art “talent” is necessary. Suggested minimum donation of $5 for material costs. Donate here. Scroll below to RSVP, please, so that Maggi has an idea of supplies they will need.
JACO Board member Maggi Colwell will be leading an in-person, experiential workshop on one of Jung’s core methods of Active Imagination and how you can incorporate active imagination for working with your dreams, art, and fantasies as an enriching part of your personal practice.
The word image and imagination come from the Latin word imago meaning “to imitate” or to form an image in the mind from a picture. This word speaks to the roots of how humans learn, form schemas, and use symbols. The imagination is the internal “image maker.” This is the same image-maker that utilizes symbols and images in our dreams.
In this workshop, Maggi, an art therapist, will lead an experiential process with participants to get hands-on experience with active imagination to work with your own symbols and images. Active imagination, as created by Carl Jung is a method for engaging with your unconscious that is outside normal rational cognitive thought. Like light trance, meditation, or daydreaming, active imagination exercises and techniques will be explored.
This workshop will be in person, experiential, and hands-on rather than lecture focused.
Maggi Colwell, MS, ATR-BC recognized a deep interest for both creativity and dreams at a young age. As a child, they had a burning desire for painting. They found the symbolism in renaissance paintings fascinating and the strangeness of surrealism enthralling. Maggi now considers their relationship with art-making a conversation with their soul.
Professionally, Maggi received their Masters in Art Therapy from Florida State University and is a board-certified, registered art therapist. Maggi lives in Columbus Ohio and is the owner of Chiron Art Therapy, where they have a private practice in art therapy. They focus on their client’s symbolism in their artwork, dreams, and archetypal patterns in their lives. You can find out more from columbusarttherapy.com.

Gifts of a Life Review of Your Lived and Unlived Life - Presented by Dr. Connie Zweig
2022-05-14 12:30 - 14:00 | OH
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This zoom presentation describes the traditional life review in midlife or beyond as the ego’s life review and adds the dimension of Shadow — how to connect what was expressed with what was repressed. In this way, the unlived life moves into awareness, and we can reclaim some of what was sacrificed. Using an animated Power Point, Dr. Zweig demonstrates how to review and connect our lived lives with our unlived lives, with time built into the program for self-reflection. PLEASE BRING A LARGE PIECE OF PAPER AND PENCIL/PEN.
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., is a retired therapist and writer. Known as the Shadow Expert, she is coauthor of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow and author of Meeting the Shadow of Spirituality and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Life of Sufi Poet Rumi. Her new bestselling book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, extends her work on the Shadow into midlife and beyond and explores aging as a spiritual practice. It won both the 2021 American Book Fest Award and the 2021 Best Indie Book Award for best inspirational non-fiction. Connie has been doing contemplative practices for more than 50 years. She is a wife, stepmother, and grandmother. After all these roles, she’s practicing the shift from role to soul.

Soul Collage Virtual Art Exhibit Featuring 11 JACO Members
2022-05-06 08:00 - 2022-07-31 15:00 | OH
https://www.jungcentralohio.org/gallery/

WELCOME

To JACO’S FIRST Virtual Art Exhibit

Soul Collage

Featuring 11 artists – all members of JACO
SoulCollage has been described as “snapshots of the Soul.” These small creations use simple materials and spontaneous technique to express dream-like images. Colorful and archetypal, the collage image often conveys to the artist and the viewer an archetypal vision, a fitting focus for contemplation and inner exploration.
We invite you to explore this virtual art exhibit to meet eleven women artists, all members of our JACO community, to listen to interviews about how they see their work and the process of SoulCollageÒ, and to reflect on their collages as windows into the collective unconscious.
This is the first of an ongoing series of quarterly virtual exhibits, allowing us to continue the tradition of a JACO Art Gallery.
You can view the show in our virtual gallery click here to see the artwork and video interviews from the participants.

WHAT IS A LIFE WELL-LIVED? Jungian Reflections on “The Three Feathers” Tale Presented by Dr. Richard Sweeney
2022-04-23 09:30 - 12:00 | First Community North Campus, 3777 Dublin Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43221, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
A description of the program follows, as well as a pointer to registration information. Here though is an interview with Dr. Sweeney about the program he is presenting.
https://www.jungcentralohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sweeney-intro-video-1.mp4
The Bauza lecture this year is dedicated to our long-time Jung Association member and recent board member, Donice Wooster, who passed from us in November. In her last weeks we asked her if there was a theme or topic she would like to see presented and discussed at an upcoming program. She spoke then of her love of fairytales and particularly the tale, “The Three Feathers.” We have chosen this tale as our topic, in part because, like many fairytales, it suggests ways to meet life’s conflicts and challenges. In short, it sheds light upon “what is a life well-lived.”
In the lecture portion of the program Jungian psychoanalyst, Richard Sweeney, will discuss how fairytales portray frequent human conflicts that call for a new attitude or consciousness. As Joseph Campbell once wrote, they “supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.” In this program we will examine the central symbols of this tale and explore their relevance for negotiating the personal and cultural conflicts confronting us today. Some dream material and clinical examples will provide additional illustration, and the contributions of participants will also be invited.
Richard J. Sweeney, Ph.D. is a Jungian psychoanalyst and a licensed professional clinical counselor in private practice in Columbus and Cincinnati. He holds a doctoral degree in psychology and religion from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley and a diploma in analytical psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich, where he remains a member of its international faculty wing.
Registration – Scroll below to tickets
$35 for Members of the Jung Association and Partner Organizations Partner organizations are 1) Universalist Unitarian Church; 2) First Community Church; King Avenue Methodist Church; 4) First Congregational Church. To become a Jung Association member click here.
$45 for Non-Members
3 CEU’s $15 CEU fee for non-members Member CEUs are free (scroll below to RSVP ticket)

Raffle Tickets for Jung's The Red Book
2022-04-08 08:00 - 2022-04-22 17:00 | OH
Donice Wooster was an angel who served JACO, First Community Church, First Congregational Church and Apple Farms. Her gifts to us all were legendary and sadly she died this past November. One of her treasures was a copy of Jung’s exquisite Red Book, which she has bequeathed as a fund-raiser. She wanted someone else to marvel at it, to hold it and behold it and she wanted it to be a means of providing an infusion of financial support to JACO. Scroll down to purchase tickets. They are $5 each (so be sure also to select the quantity you want) and for a bonus, you can buy a packet of 5 tickets for $20 (so be sure to indicate the number of packets you want to buy). When you purchase your ticket(s) we will email you your ticket number(s). We’ll have the drawing on April 23, when Dr. Sweeney is presenting his Bauza program, which pays tribute to our beloved friend.

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 | OH
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.

Animus – Anima: A Jungian Reset? – Presented by JACO Members Mary Marx and John Schuster
2022-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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.

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

What is your favorite book in JACO’s Murtha Library collection?
2022-01-31 08:00 - 2022-02-28 17:00 | OH
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.

Observations on Jung, Religion, and Spirituality, With Rev. David Hett
2022-01-08 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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.

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.

Understanding Self and Others Through Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, Presented by Stephen Weed
2021-11-13 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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.

Hand-Out for Understanding Self and Others Through Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, Prepared by Presenter Stephen Weed
2021-11-13 | OH
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The 2022 Annual Bauza Lecture Presented by Dr. Richard Sweeney
2021-10-29 | OH
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.

The Hopewell Earthworks: Spiritual Center of North America
2021-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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.

Bollingen Workshop: Human Dilemmas and the Everyday Truths of Folk Tales
2021-10-02 09:30 - 11:30 | OH
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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.

Bollingen Lecture: Human Dilemmas and the Everyday Truths of Folk Tales
2021-10-01 19:00 - 21:00 | OH
Click to see flier, though program is described here as well. rosenbarger flier 3
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.

Aroma, Psyche, & Body: Creating New Narratives, with Erika Galentin
2021-09-11 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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

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 | OH
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.

“The Soul's Twins - Emancipate Your Feminine and Masculine Archetypes” - Presented by Dr. Jean Raffa
2021-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | OH
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.

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 | OH
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 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 | OH
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.

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 | OH
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

Some Thoughts on Technology as Shadow by Dr. Doug Tyler
2021-02-27 11:00 - 12:30 | OH
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“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.

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 | OH
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.

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 | OH
“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.

Jung, Astrology, and the Star of Bethlehem - Presented by Dr. Jay Young
2020-12-18 19:00 - 20:30 | OH
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.

The Soul in Repose - A Healing Moment to Lift Us Up
2020-11-20 19:30 - 20:30 | OH
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.

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 | OH
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.

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 | OH
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.
