“We are born at a given moment in a given place and like vintage years of wine we have the qualities of the year and the season in which we are born.” —C.G. Jung
The inner loss from Jung’s break with Freud matched the outer loss he experienced by the events occurring in Europe. It was a time when Jung thought that he was breaking down into a psychosis. However, this time period opened Jung up to a whole new experience which has been described in The Red Book. He found his soul from the Spirit of the Depths and not from the components of the Spirit of the Times which he could not sanction.
During Jung’s encounters in the depths, he experienced GOD coming down into mortality, which included the darkness of below as well as the light of above. This turning point fueled Jung’s future life and work. In The Red Book we see how Jung met the God that climbed into mortality which then transformed the God image. The shift gave humanity a part in creating meaning with God who mediated “The Way.” Jung discovered the significance of following your own way. This new way consists of individually entering into the depths. In the depths one brings forth the unconscious into consciousness through images and symbols which are manifestations of God.
In this workshop we will learn the origin and history of Jung’s experiences and will discuss the birth of Jung’s new God Image. We will apply Jung’s new “Way” to compare our childhood images of God to our current image, creatively. Client images of God present in dreams and reflection will also be shared.
Please bring drawing materials to the workshop.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The participants will be able to:
1. Identify transformed images of God in clinical dream examples.
2. Describe the history of Jung’s experiences and findings and the impact on his theoretical and clinical work.
3. Discuss the importance of the feminine within the transformed God image.
4. Employ spontaneous drawing with clients and self to retrieve unconscious communication.
