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SYNCHRONICITY AND NUMBERS IN DREAMS

with J. Gary Sparks, Jungian Analyst

"Synchronistic events appear to be linked up with an individual's

inner development and dependent on it...."  Marie-Louise von Franz

The psychology of numbers intrigued Carl Jung in the final creative phase of his life, and he came to see number as the archetype of order within our psyche.  When we see numbers operating in our dreams, we are being guided by a manifestation of spirit, which Jung understood as the "capacity of the psyche to develop forward sequentially."

 

This lecture will explore the role of numbers in dreams as they present dynamic symbols of life's most significant processes: the birth of selfhood; the growth of destiny; the life of synchronistic phenomena; the bridge between matter and spirit, desire and meaning.  Becoming conscious of this inner direction, and bringing our inner potential into external reality gives more meaningful experience of life.

 

Gary will draw on dreams from the analytic practice as well as his book, Valley of Diamonds: Adventures in Number and Time (Inner City, 2007).

 

J. Gary Sparks, Jungian Analyst, is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.  He maintains an analytical practice in Indianapolis  and lectures throughout the U.S. and Canada.  He is the author of  At the Heart of Matter: Synchronicity and Jung's Spiritual Testament,  and Valley of Diamonds: Adventures in Number and Time with Marie-Louise von Franz.  Books will be for sale.

 

Friday, September 27, 2013

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

(Registration from 7:00 p.m.)

Cost:   $8 members,  $10 non-members  

NEW THOUGHT UNITY CENTER OF CINCINNATI

1401 E. McMillan St.

(Use side entrance on Grandview - parking lot on McMillan)

          Call 513-984-2059 or go to Home and select Events and       

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RENEWED CREATIVITY IN LATER LIFE:

A JUNGIAN PERSPECTIVE

with Susan Olson,  Jungian Analyst

"A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning .... the afternoon of life must have a significance of its own...."  C.G. Jung

C.G. Jung examined in "The Stages of Life" the profound changes that occur in midlife, as the first half opens into the second.  This transition occurs in our forties and is marked by increasing interest in our inner life and spiritual development.  Jung documented and illustrated his own midlife crisis in The Red Book, written during his confrontation with the unconscious from 1912 to 1919.

 

Another major turning point occurs in our sixties as we enter the Autumn of Life.  In his late sixties, Jung suffered a near-fatal heart attack  and had a near-death experience.  After recovering from this illness, he entered a period of renewed creativity that lasted until the end of his life in 1961.

 

The Autumn of Life often begins with a physical or spiritual crisis, signaling that our life energy is shifting once again.  In this workshop, we will explore the perils and joys of this season, often overlooked in our culture's negative attitude toward old age.  We will examine the lives of older men and women who, like Jung, lived fully into the Autumn and Winter of Life.  As we consider their stories, images of late-flowering creativity may emerge.  Whatever our stage in life, reflections on the fruits of Autumn can be an enriching experience.

Susan Olson, L.C.S.W, Jungian Analyst, graduated from the C.G. Jung Institute (Zurich) in 1992 and practices as a Jungian analyst in Atlanta.  She previously lectured on grief dreams in Cincinnati and is the author of several articles and the book:  By Grief Transformed (Spring, 2010).  Her work with clients and her own entry into the Autumn of Life inspired her interest in this season.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

(Registration from 9:00 a.m.)

Cost:  $35 members,  $45 non-members

CEUs pending

New Thought Unity Center of Cincinnati

1401 E. McMillan St.

(Use side entrance on Grandview - parking lot on McMillan)

Call 513-984-2059 or go to Home and select Events and       

Membership Payment Form to register.

 

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