Beginning in the years leading up to the Great War, both C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien independently began to undergo profound imaginal experiences. They had each stepped across a threshold and entered into another world, the realm of imagination, the world of fantasy. Jung recorded these initially spontaneous visionary experiences, which he […]

Money is highly symbolic, to talk about money can be unacceptable, even more so than sex, religion or politics. It is sometimes likened to libido, our life energy that is best when it is in flow. Guggenbuhl Craig refers to the relationship with money as a “white sheet”, against which our unconscious self can be […]

Money is highly symbolic, to talk about money can be unacceptable, even more so than sex, religion or politics. It is sometimes likened to libido, our life energy that is best when it is in flow. Guggenbuhl Craig refers to the relationship with money as a “white sheet”, against which our unconscious self can be […]

In the Seven Sermons to the Dead, instructions are given to the dead, those who have not reached their place of rest, in order that they may do so. In this talk we will explore the commonalities and differences between these dead and Amadlozi-Mudzimu according to the Southern Africa Ndebele and Shona tribes. We will also discuss […]

The Self, in its profound essence, is the guide within. Just as a river effortlessly flows toward the sea, the Self beckons us to embrace the natural course of our own becoming. In this plenary about the Self, van Eenwyk provides some clues how we can recognize the presence and role of the Self in […]

Poseidon is best known as the fierce and temperamental god of the sea, angry, vengeful, causing sea storms and earthquakes. But he was much more, and his rich mythology and history is largely unknown. Poseidon was a king god before Zeus, an archaic chthonic god, a source of primordial energies, a father figure, a savior […]

Ever since the dawn of time, there has been an art-based approach to spirituality. People have created and developed ritualistic relationships with artefacts in order to help them understand, express, and communicate with the divine. From jewellery to iconography, music, garments, sculptures, architecture, incense, and more, these objects of art have encapsulated and preserved religious […]