Greetings Depth Psych Friends,
Bright fall sunlight caresses my window as I sit this November morning, beckoning me to wander into the garden and observe the flora in various states of growth, decline, and decay. I am wholly conscious in this moment of the cycles of nature and of life, and feel tendrils of nostalgia at the things that have gone by the wayside this year. In particular, the passing of James Hillman is very moving--bringing both grief at his loss as well as gratitude at the thought of the vast web of knowledge he wove while in this lifetime.
All of it seems so poignant, and yet even in the throes of despair I see what's here, now. Hillman's "Revisioning Psychology" sits under my right elbow, dog-eared, page corners turned down throughout, yellow highlighting on almost every page accenting wisdom. New green shoots are already pushing up through the brown earth alongside the mums out my window, and my cat, Truman, nudges me and purrs softly at my feet. The cycles of life go on. The lifeforce which underlies the web of all things thrums with vibrant potentiality.
Wishing you each joy and abundance in whatever ways it shows up for you at this time. Thanks for your presence in this wonderful community. Don't forget to check in and see what's new and share some moments with each other now and in coming days.
In soul,
Bonnie Bright, Founder
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Exciting New 2012 Program: Alliance Online Book Club! |
Depth Psychology Alliance is pleased to bring you the FREE online book club educational series for 2012. Each month will be tended by a different author who introduces his or her book, recommends readings, identifies themes, initiates discussion, and fields questions from Alliance members.
You can participate any or every month to learn new material and engage with the authors. Each author will introduce his or her book via an audio interview a few weeks before their designated month, giving you time to order it if you want to read along and participate. Additionally, some authors may also choose to offer a 60 minute teleseminar (cost $10) to deepen the knowledge and the work during the month.
Look for our exciting line-up of authors, topics, and books coming soon! |
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Regional Alliance Chapters & In-Person
MeetUp Opportunities |
In September, we conducted a survey to see how the Alliance could better enrich your life. Overwhelmingly--but not surprisingly--you asked for more opportunities to connect in person as well as online.
Therefore, coming in 2012 will be Regional Alliance chapters and in-person meetups for Alliance members. While there are no firm dates yet, we'll start a pilot in the SF Bay Area. if anyone is interested in helping organize this initiative or heading up chapters for other regions, please contact Bonnie Bright
To join the upcoming Bay Area Chapter for local notifications & networking, click here. |
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Audio Interview: "On Poetry, The Muse, and Why We Create"
with Jungian Analyst & Poet Naomi Ruth Lowinsky |
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| Click to Listen>Bonnie Bright M.A. talks to Jungian Analyst, Poet, and Author Naomi Ruth Lowinsky on poetry, the muse, and what drives us to create in our lives. Naomi’s recent memoir, The Sister from Below: When the Muse Gets Her Way (published by Fisher King Press) tells stories of her pushy muse. Naomi is also the author of The Motherline: Every Woman’s Journey to Find her Female Roots and three books of poetry—the most recent of those is called Adagio & Lamentation and features lots of poems about her own grandmother, who was a refugee from the Shoah and a fine painter. Naomi says her grandmother he taught her the practice of making art of one’s life.
Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, author of "The Sister from Below: When the Muse Gets Her Way" is an analyst member of the San Francisco C.G. Jung Institute, and a widely published poet. Read Naomi's blog and learn more about her work at http://www.sisterfrombelow.com. |
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Audio Interview: "The Myth of American Innocence & the Call for Grieving"
with Author & Mythologist Barry Spector |
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| Click to Listen>Bonnie Bright M.A. talks to Barry Spector about grief, the archetype of Dionysis in our culture, the Myth of American Innocence and about Barry's book "Madness at the Gates of the City"
Barry writes about American history and politics from the perspectives of myth, indigenous traditions and archetypal psychology. He is the author of Madness At The Gates Of The City: The Myth Of American Innocence. His essays can be found on his websites (www.barryandmayaspector.comand www.madnessatthegates.com).
Barry and his wife Maya conduct an annual Day of the Dead grief ritual in the San Francisco Bay Area |
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The persistence of an inner nudging, that gnawing feeling compelling us to action, the message hidden in a dream that we find ourselves preoccupied with upon waking; these each speak to us about the beckoning of what Jung speaks of as the "numinous" and of a world far greater than anything we can grasp with our prevailing conscious attitudes. The language of the dream is a symbolic one - where images tell the stories of transcendence, the need to change, and those influences which hold us back from the realization of our destiny. More details.
Red Book X: Four-Week Teleseminar Series with Dr. Michael Conforti: The Primacy of the Self, The Emergence of Psyche & Spirit
Through his encounters with Salome and Elijah, Jung came to see the reality of a domain of psychic life that far exceeded anything that existed in consciousness. In seeing the limitations of his own personal beliefs and biases, he came face to face with a wisdom - an eternal wisdom - contained within the psyche. He later understood this to be the workings of archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the Self. More details.
Call or email to register! (802) 254-6220 assisi@together.net |
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Christine Downing Dissertation Fellowship for 2012
OPUS Archives and Research Center is announcing the Christine Downing Dissertation Fellowship for 2012.
This Fellowship carries the name of Professor Downing in acknowledgement of her contribution to the fields of depth psychology and mythology, her many years of teaching at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and her gift to OPUS of her own archival materials. The purpose of the Downing Fellowship will be to award an annual scholarship to dissertation students of any accredited graduate level institution in the fields of depth psychology and mythology. Once awarded, the winning student must use the collections at OPUS for a significant amount of her or his dissertation research.
The archival collections available for research at OPUS include Joseph Campbell, Marija Gimbutas, James Hillman, Jane and Joseph Wheelwright, Christine Downing, Marion Woodman, Adolf Guggenbuhl-Craig, and Katie Sanford.
The fellowship award is $5000.These funds are for one (1) year of research to be conducted between October 1, 2012 and October 1, 2013. Deadline for Submission: June 30, 2012. Visit www.opusarchives.org for more information. |
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Check out the Ecopsychology Training Intensive Certificate program starting in February 2012 from the Institute for Cultural Change. ICC is also planning some new and exciting events for the coming year. Visit ICC to learn more and see what's new. |
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CALL FOR SUBMISSONS!
The deadline for the next issue of Depth Insights Scholarly E-zine is Dec 1. Details & Guidelines here.
IMPORTANT!-- If you have already submitted for the upcoming issue and did NOT receive a confirmation, please
re-submit!
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What's Hot on the Alliance
The Alliance is buzzing with new events and postings. If you haven't checked in lately, do it today |
NEW VIDEO on the Alliance:
Grail Wound: Healing the Split between Father and Son, Eros and the Beloved"-Talk given at the Seattle Jung Society by Jungian author Ken Kimmel.
A sampling of UPCOMING EVENTS:
Soul Collage Workshop, Nov 19, SF Bay Area
--Four-Week Red Book Teleseminar Series with Dr. Michael Conforti: The Primacy of the Self, The Emergence of Psyche & Spirit, Starts Nov 14
--Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples with Harville Hendrix, Earthrise Retreat Center, Dec 9-11
--The Face of Wisdom, The Voice of Transcendence: Understanding the Language of Dreams--A Weekend Residential in Dream Patterning with Dr. Michael Conforti ***Alliance DISCOUNT
NEW GROUP on the ALLIANCE - Come join the discussion!
Jung, Crop Circles & the Archetypal Feminine
NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS
for "Occupy Psyche"--a cutting edge book project
Visit the Alliance now! |
Some of our RECENT DISCUSSIONS & BLOGS:
Remembering the Brilliant, Cantankerous, Imperfect James Hillman
From Indigenous Cultures to Western Worldview
Spirit of the Times: War Against the Self
The Vampire Archetype
Psychology or Religion?
Earn C.E. credits by listening to "Shrink Rap Radio" podcasts with Alliance member Dr. David Van Nuys
Beverly Rubik: Amazing Insight into the Conjunction of Psyche & Science
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“What we plant in the
soil of contemplation,
we shall reap in the harvest of action”
~Meister Eckhart
"I nod to a passing stranger, and the
stranger nods back,
and two human beings
go off, feeling a
little less anonymous."
~Robert Brault
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