From a Jungian standpoint, all sacred text contains secrets of the human heart. We can see these texts as records of numinous experience expressed in symbolic language. If we can translate the text into psychological terms we can “illuminate the hidden chambers of the soul” as Jung writes, and that can help cure our modern disorientation.
One of the greatest of all western sacred texts is that which is known as the Hebrew Bible (by Jews) or the Old Testament (by Christians and Muslims). As such, it is a tremendous storehouse of wisdom if we can make the subtle move to navigate between theological and historical readings – that is, by seeing it symbolically. This course is intended for both beginners and experts as it will cover the main story arcs of Bible and also present a way of reading any sacred text from a respectful but distinctly psychological point of view. Story arcs covered will include Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Exodus, Abraham and the patriarchs, the 10 Commandments, many of the laws, the Prophets, and Psalms.
Course time: 8 Weekly meetings by Zoom/ per semester | Tuesdays: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Winter term: January 17 – March 14 2023 (excluding February 14)
General admission: $350.00 (for 8 weeks course) | Returning Attendees fee: $300.00 (for those who have taken Morgan Stebbins’ course previously)
