The epic novel\u00a0Moby Dick\u00a0<\/i>will be the topic of exploration in this 9 month journey with author and magnificent teacher of mythology Dennis Patrick Slattery.<\/p>\n
Slattery will lead this \u2018psychological book club\u2019: a series of 9 live webinar classes. Herman Melville\u2019s\u00a0Moby Dick<\/i> is more than just a story about a white whale. It is an adventure, a philosophical and mythical quest. In this bookclub we are invited to explore the human spirit in search of meaning as well as our own personal myths. Each class (1.5 hrs) will be followed by a break-out group of 30 minutes in which participants get the opportunity to connect and reflect together. As usual the live class will be recorded and will be added to your Jung Platform account for later (re)viewing.<\/p>\n
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Moby Dick is Herman Melville\u2019s epic white whale tale that relates the story of Ishmael, an isolato. He discovers on board the Pequod his own identity and his membership in the world community. But the whales themselves are also the prime movers in this saga, which evokes in us readers the fragile nature of our earthly world and the need not to exhaust it but to nurture it. And, at the heart of the story is one white whale that weaves and binds the story into a cohesive whole.<\/p>\n
Herman Melville\u2019s epic fiction reveals to all of us what a mythless life can look and feel like. How it can leave one feeling hollow, empty, and yes, even suicidal. Pursuing the contours of one\u2019s personal myth is a task that all of us should undertake to enjoy a life of meaning and purpose.<\/p>\n
Each of us needs a myth to live by. It includes both personal and collective values, assumptions, opinions and beliefs. Myths are organizing principles that offer our lives coherence, purpose and meaning. Without a living, organic myth, which is always subject to editing and renewal, our lives would contain little or no meaning.<\/p>\n
In this psychological book club, Dennis Patrick Slattery explores the human spirit in search of meaning. In addition he will help us recognize the contours and particulars of our own myth and the meaning it affords our life.<\/p>\n
Required reading:<\/strong> Reading the entire epic is not required. Although if you would like to, the\u00a0Norton Third Edition of Moby-Dick<\/i>\u00a0is a good one to choose.<\/p>\n Course Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n January 10, 2024 Time:<\/strong><\/p>\n 3-4:30pm PT \/ 6-7:30pm ET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The epic novel\u00a0Moby Dick\u00a0will be the topic of exploration in this 9 month journey with author and magnificent teacher of mythology Dennis Patrick Slattery. Slattery will lead this \u2018psychological book club\u2019: a series of 9 live webinar classes. Herman Melville\u2019s\u00a0Moby Dick is more than just a story about a white whale. It is an adventure, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":104958,"template":"","level_of_course":[982],"class_list":["post-104957","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","level_of_course-intermediate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDennis Patrick Slattery, Our Daily Breach: Exploring Your Personal Myth Through Herman Melville\u2019s Moby-Dick (Fisher King Press, 2015).<\/p>\n
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