This program explores Jung’s concept of shadow as experienced through the child archetype, amplified through the medium of film. We will view through this visually stunning film, themes of the transpersonal, dreams, fairytale, grief and truth which emerge throughout. Jung believed that there is an inherent psychic instinct towards wholeness within everyone, which can be assimilated in what he describes as an encounter with the greater personality.
*Note: The film will be viewed during the program.
Educational Goal
This program through the film “A Monster Calls” will provide insights from a Jungian perspective into the potential for transformation within the child archetype through active imagination and shadow integration.
Learning Objectives
- 1. Explain what Jung means by “an encounter with the greater personality”.
- 2. Identify and describe two examples of Jung’s concept of shadow as illustrated in the film.
- 3. Discuss two ways the child archetype provides an avenue for consciousness and transformation.
- 4. Describe and name two ways the Self supports the psyche of an individual.
- 5. Explain the importance and provide one rationale for why the attitude the individual has towards the unconscious is fundamental in the healing process.