The Hermetic Roots of Jung’s Undiscovered Self—with Mervat Nasser, MD, MPhil
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Carl Jung Jung is perhaps one of the most Hermetic/Gnostic thinkers of our era. He […]
Death, the Concept —with Eileen Murphy, MD
My presentation is on the concept death and the various ways Western philosophers, artists and, more recently, AI researchers have explored it. The idea of death has been trending. Many people are […]
Jung on Personality—Talk-Circle
Tonight, all are invited to share our various points of view about human personality. Many powers are converging to mutilate—but also to enhance the development of—our personalities. What is the […]
The Meaning of Meaning: Jung, Jaffé, and Bohm
What do we mean by meaning? Such as, the meaning of being, as we take it up in our weekly dialogues. The lack of meaning in life is a soul-sickness […]
Projection and Re-Collection in Jungian Psychology: Reflections of the Soul by Marie-Louise von Franz
What is projection? What happens when we become aware of our projections, individual and collective? We will take up chapters 5 and 6 on demons and daimons to understand how […]
WHAT DID THE THUNDER SAY?—with Elizabeth Wrightman and John Dotson
In a duo-exhibition, Elizabeth will show paintings and John will show sculptures at the Pacific Grove Art Center from September 6 through October 24—under the title, WHAT DID THE THUNDER […]
Reclaiming the Soul: A Map for Our Time—with Eva Rider
McGowan House Center 381 High St, Monterey, CA, United StatesThis presentation and discussion will explore the three triangles in Hermetic Kabbalah linking Cosmos, Psyche/Soul and Matter/Body/Earth as a map to finding meaning in the epoch-changing times we navigate. Whether […]
Projection and Re-Collection in Jungian Psychology: Reflections of the Soul by Marie-Louise von Franz
McGowan House Center 381 High St, Monterey, CA, United StatesWhat is projection? What happens when we become aware of our projections, individual and collective? We will take up chapters 5 and 6 on demons and daimons to understand how […]
The Fabric of Misinformation -with Gregory Brun
We live in a world flooded with information, yet true understanding feels more out of reach than ever. This evening, we’ll explore how the way we consume information came to […]
Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter—with Andrea van de Loo
McGowan House Center 381 High St, Monterey, CA, United StatesBorn during WWII in the Netherlands, Andrea van de Loo experienced a traumatic childhood. Her father’s past as a member of the Nazi SS cast a long shadow over her […]
The Earth Has a Soul: Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life
McGowan House Center 381 High St, Monterey, CA, United StatesAs the environmental crisis on Earth deepens, we are consulting Jung for his insights concerning Anima Mundi, the soul of the world. As he writes: “Nature, psyche, and life appear to me […]