Here are the talks and workshops that happened at the Monterey Friends of CG Jung.
Jung and Pauli discussed the nature of dreams and their relation to reality, finding surprising common ground between depth psychology and quantum physics and profoundly influencing each other’s work. This portrait of an incredible friendship will fascinate readers interested in psychology, science, creativity and genius. All are welcome to join our ongoing discussions.
Just because you have a dream animal doesn’t mean you can forget about the real animal. — James Hillman Andrea Wells’ life-long love of animals in addition to her decades long relationship with Dream animals carries her to Africa every year for two months in the bush asa wildlife conservation boots-on- ground volunteer. She has beenexploring and writing about the threat to our own inner wildness as directly related to the threat of wild animals and the ecological grief that runs deep within the psyche. She looks forward to a wild conversation!
The clay-relief sculptures I create begin with intuitive sketching. At first, this process and the ensuing sculptures felt solely personal. However, as I exhibited and viewers reacted, my objective understanding of this subjective process and the wider meaning perceived by a community of viewers grew. Viewers knew things about these pieces that I did not. From my process and through their understanding, the potential for a much wider social impact emerged. In addition, my initial understanding of the archetypes as discussed by Jung has evolved into an understanding of how contemporary archetypal images might be generated and what their role might be in leading scientific discovery and cultural evolution. Brad Burkhart is a sculptor who is also trained in native habitat restoration horticulture. He has maintained dual careers in these areas for much of his working life. Since 1994 he has presented his sculpture and his ideas about the manifestation and identification of archetypes in his work in various community and international venues, including the Florence Biennale in 2003. He has shown his work in Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Tucson, Ann Arbor, and Santa Barbara. From 1975 to 2014 he also mounted numerous shows in the small gallery associated with his habitat restoration business in San Diego. Since moving to Santa Cruz in 2014, he has shown his work at several local galleries and has participated in the Santa Cruz Open Studios program for the past three years.
The Rebel Wisdom YouTube channel features speakers who help make sense of the uncertain times we live in. They support the notion that there needs to be a platform for ideas that the mainstream media don’t give airtime. I will show a few clips, and we can discuss in light of Jung, Gebser, Hillman, etc.