Events

Join us in our library for another informal, cafe-style discussion. We will delve into the symbolism and psychological implications of the Cross. We invite you to explore intersections of rites of passage, universal and cultural representations, and the multifaceted meanings this symbol has carried in human lives through the millennia—and in our lives. Let us […]

Given our inescapable awareness that the environmental crisis on Earth is deepening, we continue to consult Jung for his insights concerning Anima Mundi, the soul of the world. As he writes: “Nature, psyche, and life appear to me like divinity unfolded—what more could I ask for?”

Julia Yusupova is a master’s student at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco and has been independently studying consciousness and synchronicity for over a decade. Years ago, after learning to meditate, she began to experience enhanced intuitive abilities, precognitive clairvoyance, kundalini, and high rates of synchronicity. In tonight’s discussion, Julia will […]

What is projection? What happens when we become aware of our projections, individual and collective? We will dive into Chapter 4, “The Hypothesis of the Collective Unconscious,” perhaps the most exciting chapter so far. Von Franz both distills and elaborates the ancient and now unconventional idea—anima mundi, world soul—referring to Jung’s exposition of its mythological […]

In the philosophy of organism, Alfred North Whitehead finds that reality consists of vibratory events of self-realization, processes growing out of processes in societies of societies. Each nexus of the cosmo-organic process brings together the World of Facts and the World of Values. Actual occasions arise from the primordial nature of God in all things […]

Given our inescapable awareness that the environmental crisis on Earth is deepening, we continue to consult Jung for his insights concerning Anima Mundi, the soul of the world. As he writes: “Nature, psyche, and life appear to me like divinity unfolded—what more could I ask for?”

In part 1, we talked about some basics of what I'm calling "the language problem" so tonight we will get further into the weeds. I will introduce some ideas that could help us deal with some of the problems we took up last time. These will introduce us to some of the ideas I propose […]

What is projection? What happens when we become aware of our projections, individual and collective? We will dive into Chapter 4, “The Hypothesis of the Collective Unconscious,” perhaps the most exciting chapter so far. Von Franz both distills and elaborates the ancient and now unconventional idea—anima mundi, world soul—referring to Jung’s exposition of its mythological […]

February 29 is an oddity of calendar time. But are you among the many who for a variety of reasons have feelings that your sense of Time-In-Itself has become disjointed, difficult to keep in mind—or apocalyptic? Tonight, we will discuss multiple structures of time, using the term temporics introduced by Jean Gebser. Reference will also […]

Carl Jung was, among many other things, an historian. His distinctive approach to the human past involved the application of concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetypal patterns, and individuation to particular events or processes including the spread of Christianity, the European Renaissance, and the World Wars. It is also interesting to ponder how Jung's […]

Given our inescapable awareness that the environmental crisis on Earth is deepening, we continue to consult Jung for his insights concerning Anima Mundi, the soul of the world. As he writes: “Nature, psyche, and life appear to me like divinity unfolded—what more could I ask for?”