Over four classes, we will examine a range of poems and poets whose work raises philosophical and existential questions. For the first hour of each class, I will survey the poems and offer a reading and review of them.  Then I’ll invite the class members to ask questions or respond to the issues raised with their […]

  “Marie Louise von Franz quoted Jung as saying that to be in a situation where there is no way out or to be in a conflict where there is no solution is the classical beginning of the process of individuation. Fairy tales begin this way as well. Once upon a time, a queen is […]

The artist, the alchemist/magician, and the activist are distinct archetypal manifestations, yet their patternings merge in a powerful hybridity that blurs distinctions and challenges perceptions of the nature of creativity and its power to reveal and transform. This talk will highlight the work of contemporary creator/theorist/activists who exhibit this type of hybridity alongside the work […]

The world is increasingly at war—literally and metaphorically. To cope, many seek personal methods of gaining peace—through meditation, yoga, time in nature, exercise, even therapy. But these methods are often utilized to escape difficult emotions like fear and anger. Even developing emotional intelligence can be motivated by a desire to think about emotions rather than […]

One-eyedness is slippery, uncanny, and paradoxical. As the result of loss, both as a human experience and as a theme in dreams and myth, it conducts us into the archetypal regions of sacrifice, wounding, and initiation, in which to lose an eye can disable—but also mysteriously empower. But inherent monocularity, as with the disembodied eye, the Eye of God, […]

We make origami hearts first, and then make Valentine’s Day cards by glueing hearts onto cards! Rie Kojima Angeli is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a staff clinician at the MendCenter in the Heights. Rie incorporates the arts in therapeutic treatment and explores how origami and listening to and playing music can promote healing […]

Waking up to the depth, wisdom, and intelligence of our body and imagination can open us to inner resources and life-given wholeness. In this half-day in-person experiential workshop, through conscious body movement, image-making, and creative writing, participants will call on a new kind of inward attention to explore feeling states, kinesthetic sensations, intuition, and body […]