This lecture will explore some aspects of the father archetype. What is this archetype and how does it influence our lives? Charlotte Brontë’s life and work will serve as a contextual backdrop for this presentation, but pre-reading is not necessary.
Frances Wright, M. Analytical Psychology, is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Melbourne, Australia. She is a graduate of the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Zurich. In addition to her practice, she conducts lectures and seminars on dreams, the fundamentals of Jungian psychology and the interpretation of fairy tales.
Learning objectives:
- Define and explain the father complex.
- Identify two negative aspects of the father complex.
- Identify two positive aspects of the father complex.