Perhaps never before has the world been engulfed in such a trifecta of crises: the pandemic crisis, the climate crisis, and the ongoing mental health crisis have converged on this moment in history. In a recent article in The Guardian, award-winning author, Ben Okri, writes:
“…we are on the edges of the biggest crisis that has ever faced us. We need a new philosophy for these times, for this near-terminal moment in the history of the human.” Okri goes on to propose something he calls, “existential creativity.”
With this idea of existential creativity in mind, Pacifica Online is pleased to present The 2022 Sophia Talks: Redreaming A World in Crisis. Featuring presentations from internationally recognized academics, analysts, and authors, the focus of this series will be to highlight new perspectives that offer relevant and related insights on the crises we are collectively facing, from the worlds of psychoanalytic psychology, archetypal psychology, art, and activism.
We invite you to join us for this Sunday Series of thought-provoking and culturally relevant conversations. Each presentation will be followed by a Q & A discussion with attendees.
Reconsidering Individuation in the 21st Century: When Archetypal Patterns Shift March 6th, 2022
Prophesy to These Bones! The Promise of Post-activism at the End of the World March 13th, 2022
Writing the Flawed Woman as Hero in an Age of Crisis March 20th, 2022
Hope and Despair: Existential Dimensions of the Soul March 27th, 2022
Pandemic As Teacher: Minimalism, Creativity and the Soul April 10th, 2022
An Alchemical Apocalypse: A Myth for Our Time April 24th, 2022
Toward Existential Intimacy in Higher Education: A Case for Noetic Learning May 1st, 2022
Phantom Narratives and the Uncanny in Cultural Life May 8th, 2022
Alchemy, Jung and Remedios Varo: Cultural Complexes and the Redemptive Power of the Abjected Feminine May 15th, 2022