In the history of humankind, there have always been seeming psychotic features accompanying authentic religious experience, and there have often been apparent religious images and\/or identifications associated with psychotic disorders. In our transitioning and liminal culture, what Jung has called the “transcendent function” acts like a balancing pole for those of us who feel “called” to walk the tightrope between madness and religious ecstasy.<\/p>\n
This course examines the work of C.G. Jung and others to help develop imaginal strainers to sift the sounds of the many voices which call to us. It explores our perceptions of the presence of the divine in madness and the madness in the divine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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