Monday, 20 April 2009

Steve Myers and The Fundamentals of Jung's Theories

The next workshop run by 'London Type' will be on Tuesday, 22 September, at the University Women's Club in Central London. It will be an all day workshop, led by Steve Myers, a renowned expert on Jungian theory and will be on the subject of "The Fundamentals of Jung's Theories".

Contact me to be sent more information on timings and costings, and to reserve your place.
And put the date in your diary!

The topics covered will include the following:
Introduction
Jung and Myers Briggs
- similarities and differences between Jung's and Briggs Myers' theories of psychological type
- consciousness and unconsciousness (personal/collective)
- compensation and the inferior function
- normality, neurosis, complexes and archetypes
- ego, persona and psychological type
Jung's model of normal growth/development
- the key archetypes (shadow, anima/animus, self/god-image)
- myth, symbol and the transcendent function
- otherness, opposites and the integration of evil
- individuation as a natural process
- the role of dreams for non-neurotics
- alchemy and transformation
Religion and Christianity
- Did Jung believe in God?
- Jung's critique of Christianity
- Christianity and Alchemy
- Synchronicity
- Jung's myth of the incarnation of God
Applications of Jung's ideas
- Illustration of some principles through the examination of the impact of President Obama's leadership on international relations


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