Event Title: THE INNER REACHES OF OUTER SPACE: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion by Joseph Campbell

Where: The Jung Society Library

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Book Exploration
Who: April Barrett
When:Six Tuesdays
Fees: $50.00, members; $75.00, nonmembers

We are interrupting our study of books on dreams to include Joseph Campbell's The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, which is divided into four parts: Myth and the Body, Cosmology and the Mythic Imagination, Metaphor as Myth and as Religion, and The Way of Art. It is anticipated that this work will help support the larger study, which we will resume in the fall. As usual, copies of this book will be given to the first six registrants. Please read the Prologue, Myth and the Body, for the first class meeting.

April Barrett is in service to the dissemination of Jung's thought through her participation and training with the Creative Initiative Foundation, the Guild for Psychological Studies, and the Jung Society of Washington, for which she is program director, executive director, and vice-president of the board.

Event Title: LISTENING TO THE ORACLES: An Introduction to Occult Tools

Where: The Jung Society Library

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Geraldine Amaral
When: Five Thursdays
Fees: $125:00, members; $150.00, nonmembers; $100.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Is the Universe whispering to us? Is there an "oracular consciousness?" How can we attune ourselves to hear its voice? Synchronicity, described by Carl Jung as meaningful relationships that are acausally connected, suggests a wholeness of existence - an underlying oneness and interconnectedness of all things. Identifying, honoring, and working with synchronicity is a means of exploring "meaningful coincidence." Using a variety of both modern-day and ancient oracles, such as Tarot, I Ching, and Rune Stones, this course will help us tap into the deeper realms of the psyche. These tools work by means of synchronicity and can teach us to align ourselves with their source and our inner sage.

If life is an intricate and interconnected web, the universe is whispering to us in every moment -- through various signs and symbols -- whether we are conscious of it or not. Even ordinary events in our lives may carry communications from the numinous realms. Synchronicity is one way to understand some of the mysteries of human consciousness, and this course invites us to explore aspects of the underlying Oneness of Life through a variety of Oracles. Each one of us has an innate ability to listen to the universe, to allow the universe to reveal how to connect with our inner selves, and to receive the wisdom of the inner sage. Join us as we explore some ways that coincidence, intuition, and synchronicity are not accidents but cosmic "nudges" that can move us along our path of growth and healing, helping us become awake and aware.

Geraldine Amaral is the co-author of Tarot Celebrations: Honoring the Inner Voice and publisher of Celebrating the Tarot Journal. She is also the creator of Tarot 1-2-3, a Tarot instructional DVD. She conducts a series of unique and creative Tarot classes in the Washington, D.C., area, utilizing Jungian and archetypal psychology, applying the Tarot's esoteric principles in highly pragmatic ways. Her book, journal, video, and classes provide a unique blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy, literature, and personal empowerment. Geraldine holds a BA in psychology and an MA in English. You may visit her website at www.tarotcelebrations.com.

Event Title: ENTERING THE UNDERWORLD OF DREAMS

Where: The Jung Society Library

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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What: Workshop
Who: Julie Bondanza
When: Saturday
Fees: $150:00, members in advance; $175.00, general; $125.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

An unexamined dream is like an unopened letter from God. -Talmud Dreams speak to us in images whose meanings are often elusive, just beyond reach. In this series of workshops, we will use various forms of expression to help us go more deeply into our dream images. We will work with poetry, collage, memoir, and movement to approach our dreams with the spirit of inquisitive play. Using a variety of expressive techniques, we may reveal our dreams' healing messages and enlarge our sense of ourselves. No prior experience with art, writing, or movement is necessary. Bring dreams you would like to explore.

This series of four three-hour workshops will be led by Julie Bondanza, Ph.D., a Jungian analyst in Takoma Park, Maryland. Dr. Bondanza is presently Director of Training at the Philadelphia Seminar and is the former Director of Training for the New York Institute. She is on the board of the Jung Foundation in New York and has taught extensively. She will be joined by Joanne (Rocky) Delaplaine, a yoga therapist, poet, and graphic artist, who will work with collage and dreams; by Janice Gary, a professional writer and memoirist, who will help the participants to use writing to go further into their dream imagery; and by Kate Amoss, a licensed professional counselor, who works with movement and improvisation and who will bring that expertise to our work with dreams.

For this program, we intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers.

Event Title: THE INNER REACHES OF OUTER SPACE: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion by Joseph Campbell

Where: The Jung Society Library

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Book Exploration
Who: April Barrett
When:Six Tuesdays
Fees: $50.00, members; $75.00, nonmembers

We are interrupting our study of books on dreams to include Joseph Campbell's The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, which is divided into four parts: Myth and the Body, Cosmology and the Mythic Imagination, Metaphor as Myth and as Religion, and The Way of Art. It is anticipated that this work will help support the larger study, which we will resume in the fall. As usual, copies of this book will be given to the first six registrants. Please read the Prologue, Myth and the Body, for the first class meeting.

April Barrett is in service to the dissemination of Jung's thought through her participation and training with the Creative Initiative Foundation, the Guild for Psychological Studies, and the Jung Society of Washington, for which she is program director, executive director, and vice-president of the board.

Event Title: LISTENING TO THE ORACLES: An Introduction to Occult Tools

Where: The Jung Society Library

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Geraldine Amaral
When: Five Thursdays
Fees: $125:00, members; $150.00, nonmembers; $100.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Is the Universe whispering to us? Is there an "oracular consciousness?" How can we attune ourselves to hear its voice? Synchronicity, described by Carl Jung as meaningful relationships that are acausally connected, suggests a wholeness of existence - an underlying oneness and interconnectedness of all things. Identifying, honoring, and working with synchronicity is a means of exploring "meaningful coincidence." Using a variety of both modern-day and ancient oracles, such as Tarot, I Ching, and Rune Stones, this course will help us tap into the deeper realms of the psyche. These tools work by means of synchronicity and can teach us to align ourselves with their source and our inner sage.

If life is an intricate and interconnected web, the universe is whispering to us in every moment -- through various signs and symbols -- whether we are conscious of it or not. Even ordinary events in our lives may carry communications from the numinous realms. Synchronicity is one way to understand some of the mysteries of human consciousness, and this course invites us to explore aspects of the underlying Oneness of Life through a variety of Oracles. Each one of us has an innate ability to listen to the universe, to allow the universe to reveal how to connect with our inner selves, and to receive the wisdom of the inner sage. Join us as we explore some ways that coincidence, intuition, and synchronicity are not accidents but cosmic "nudges" that can move us along our path of growth and healing, helping us become awake and aware.

Geraldine Amaral is the co-author of Tarot Celebrations: Honoring the Inner Voice and publisher of Celebrating the Tarot Journal. She is also the creator of Tarot 1-2-3, a Tarot instructional DVD. She conducts a series of unique and creative Tarot classes in the Washington, D.C., area, utilizing Jungian and archetypal psychology, applying the Tarot's esoteric principles in highly pragmatic ways. Her book, journal, video, and classes provide a unique blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy, literature, and personal empowerment. Geraldine holds a BA in psychology and an MA in English. You may visit her website at www.tarotcelebrations.com.

Event Title: SANDPLAY – LIVING INTO THE TIDES OF UNCERTAINTY TOWARDS WHOLENESS: Healing through the Creativity Within the Psyche

Where: The Jung Society Library

Friday, April 11, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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What: An Evening With . . .
Who: Lynda Joslyn
When: Friday
Fees: $15.00, members; $20.00, nonmembers; $10.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Sandplay, a form of active imagination, allows one to penetrate the depths of personality to experience aspects of the Self. In the milieu of relaxation, conscious and unconscious, rational and irrational, images and words meet. Grounding a more naturally balanced relationship between ego and Self, one has the opportunity to live a more conscious, authentic life. Experience how this process augments individuation.

Lynda Joslyn, LCSW-C is a certified sandplay therapist with Sandplay Therapists of America. She is in analytic training at the C.G. Jung Institute in New York. Lynda is a former president of our board of directors.

Event Title: THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: What Does Jungian Astrology Reveal About the Presidential Candidates?

Where: The Jung Society Library

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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What: Workshop
Who: Janet Kane
When: Saturday
Fees: $30:00, members in advance; $40.00, general

In this workshop, we will review the birth charts of the major presidential candidates to understand the basic archetypal patterns in their psyche that shows their strengths and weaknesses. What kind of leader would they be? How would they handle the various challenges of the presidency? We will also look at the United States birth chart (the people) to determine what we look for in a leader, comparing the candidates' birth charts to the planetary transits next November to predict who might win the election. You will have a handout of astrological keys so that you will be able to read the charts and find the archetypes along with me. Knowledge of astrology is not necessary.

Janet Kane is a professional astrological counselor, teacher, and writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She uses fairy tales and classical myths to describe the archetypes or psychological patterns in her client's charts. She emphasizes bringing the archetypes to consciousness, understanding them, and developing the most positive aspects of these archetypes as the best way to transformation. Janet publishes a free online newsletter, Janet's Planets. Janet can be contacted at

Event Title: I WEAVE MY OWN WILES: Reweaving the Odyssey from Penelope's Point of View, part II

Where: The Jung Society Library

Monday, April 14, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Bonnie Damron
When: Five Alternate Mondays
Fees: $125:00, members; $150.00, nonmembers; $100.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Most of us think of Homer's Odyssey as the story of the 20-year homecoming of the hero Odysseus. However, this story belongs equally to his wife, Penelope. How does she fare during this long time? Homer loved the fully-human Penelope. When he created her, he gave her the heart and soul of a flesh-and-blood woman, with real values, feelings, and conflicts. She is Queen and mother, but is she wife or widow? Penelope's home-coming is different from that of Odysseus; it's the story of her coming home to herself. In this rich course, begun in the fall and now open to new participants, we bring Penelope to the center of her own story and her own life. Please join us as we celebrate Penelope's inner odyssey and her significance for us today.

For this program, we intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers.

Bonnie Damron, Ph.D., M.S.W., is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in northern Virginia who also leads seminars on the plays of Shakespeare, considering his work an exceptional lens through which to view soul's becoming. Bonnie is a long-time Jung Society member who has contributed lecture, workshop, and several courses to our programs.

Event Title: THE INNER REACHES OF OUTER SPACE: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion by Joseph Campbell

Where: The Jung Society Library

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Book Exploration
Who: April Barrett
When:Six Tuesdays
Fees: $50.00, members; $75.00, nonmembers

We are interrupting our study of books on dreams to include Joseph Campbell's The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, which is divided into four parts: Myth and the Body, Cosmology and the Mythic Imagination, Metaphor as Myth and as Religion, and The Way of Art. It is anticipated that this work will help support the larger study, which we will resume in the fall. As usual, copies of this book will be given to the first six registrants. Please read the Prologue, Myth and the Body, for the first class meeting.

April Barrett is in service to the dissemination of Jung's thought through her participation and training with the Creative Initiative Foundation, the Guild for Psychological Studies, and the Jung Society of Washington, for which she is program director, executive director, and vice-president of the board.

Event Title: LIVING WITH GUILT'S CONTRADICTIONS: A Clinical Template for Working With Guilt

Where: The Jung Society Library

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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What: An Evening With . . .
Who: Nancy Carter Pennington
When: Friday
Fees: $15.00, members; $20.00, nonmembers; $10.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

The very word guilt makes us feel bad. Recalling a guilty deed conjures up judgment and self-condemnation. But Jung tells us that guilt is necessary for consciousness. If we can suspend judgment, we may find out what our guilty actions are trying to bring to our lives. They may be like the tiny green shoots of new plants breaking through the soil at winter's end.

Nancy will provide a clinical template for working through painful guilt to redeem some of it's meaning in our lives.

Nancy Carter Pennington MSW, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has been in private practice in the Washington, D.C., area for more than 30 years. Her long interest in the clinical aspects of guilt grew out of her early work with alcoholics and alcoholism. During the past 10 years, she has collaborated with Jungian analyst Dr. Larry Staples in the research and preparation of a soon-to-be-published book on the subject of guilt and psychological development. Nancy is the co-author of another forthcoming book on the mental health and clinical dimensions of guilt. She works broadly as a psychotherapist and has special interests in the problems of midlife, addictions, and anxiety disorders

Event Title: LISTENING TO THE ORACLES: An Introduction to Occult Tools

Where: The Jung Society Library

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Geraldine Amaral
When: Five Thursdays
Fees: $125:00, members; $150.00, nonmembers; $100.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Is the Universe whispering to us? Is there an "oracular consciousness?" How can we attune ourselves to hear its voice? Synchronicity, described by Carl Jung as meaningful relationships that are acausally connected, suggests a wholeness of existence - an underlying oneness and interconnectedness of all things. Identifying, honoring, and working with synchronicity is a means of exploring "meaningful coincidence." Using a variety of both modern-day and ancient oracles, such as Tarot, I Ching, and Rune Stones, this course will help us tap into the deeper realms of the psyche. These tools work by means of synchronicity and can teach us to align ourselves with their source and our inner sage.

If life is an intricate and interconnected web, the universe is whispering to us in every moment -- through various signs and symbols -- whether we are conscious of it or not. Even ordinary events in our lives may carry communications from the numinous realms. Synchronicity is one way to understand some of the mysteries of human consciousness, and this course invites us to explore aspects of the underlying Oneness of Life through a variety of Oracles. Each one of us has an innate ability to listen to the universe, to allow the universe to reveal how to connect with our inner selves, and to receive the wisdom of the inner sage. Join us as we explore some ways that coincidence, intuition, and synchronicity are not accidents but cosmic "nudges" that can move us along our path of growth and healing, helping us become awake and aware.

Geraldine Amaral is the co-author of Tarot Celebrations: Honoring the Inner Voice and publisher of Celebrating the Tarot Journal. She is also the creator of Tarot 1-2-3, a Tarot instructional DVD. She conducts a series of unique and creative Tarot classes in the Washington, D.C., area, utilizing Jungian and archetypal psychology, applying the Tarot's esoteric principles in highly pragmatic ways. Her book, journal, video, and classes provide a unique blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy, literature, and personal empowerment. Geraldine holds a BA in psychology and an MA in English. You may visit her website at www.tarotcelebrations.com.

Event Title: WISEWOMAN/CRONE'S FORUM: A discussion group for women

Where: The Jung Society Library

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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What: Discussion Group for Women
Who: Janet Kane
When: Saturday
Fees: $5:00 per session, pay at the door; or register online for all three sessions for $15.00

Join with other women to explore and discuss the crone arche- type, women's unique gifts to society, how we can contribute our wisdom to heal and transform our global problems, and other relevant topics.

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History - General Discussion. Based on the book of the same name by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, we will bring in mini-biographies of women in history that we admire.

Event Title: I WEAVE MY OWN WILES: Reweaving the Odyssey from Penelope's Point of View, part II

Where: The Jung Society Library

Monday, April 28, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Bonnie Damron
When: Five Alternate Mondays
Fees: $125:00, members; $150.00, nonmembers; $100.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Most of us think of Homer's Odyssey as the story of the 20-year homecoming of the hero Odysseus. However, this story belongs equally to his wife, Penelope. How does she fare during this long time? Homer loved the fully-human Penelope. When he created her, he gave her the heart and soul of a flesh-and-blood woman, with real values, feelings, and conflicts. She is Queen and mother, but is she wife or widow? Penelope's home-coming is different from that of Odysseus; it's the story of her coming home to herself. In this rich course, begun in the fall and now open to new participants, we bring Penelope to the center of her own story and her own life. Please join us as we celebrate Penelope's inner odyssey and her significance for us today.

For this program, we intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers.

Bonnie Damron, Ph.D., M.S.W., is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in northern Virginia who also leads seminars on the plays of Shakespeare, considering his work an exceptional lens through which to view soul's becoming. Bonnie is a long-time Jung Society member who has contributed lecture, workshop, and several courses to our programs.

Event Title: GOING ON A QUEST: Exploring The Symbolic

Where: The Jung Society Library

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Sandy Geller
When: Six Tuesdays
Fees: $150:00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Event Title: THE SYMBOLIC LIFE, PART I OF III: Jung's Collected Works, Volume XVIII

Where: The Jung Society Library

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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What: Course
Who: Weaver Stevens
When: Six Wednesdays
Fees: $150:00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, full-time students and seniors over 65

Volume XVIII is Jung's longest and most eclectic work. It seems feasible to approach it in three courses, the first including sections I -III; the second, sections IV - X; the third, sections XI - XVI, plus the addenda. This unique volume ranges from a brief elementary (1901) glance by a young Jung reviewing Freud's treatise "On Dreams" to a couple of insignificant papers before his death in 1961. In between is a rich collection of thinking and postulation, ranging from the substantive Tavistock lectures, through many of his principle concerns, and touching upon a kaleidoscopic probing of the human condition. It is an excellent way to garner a sense of this astounding mind without being trampled by the difficulties inherent in other volumes. Come, enjoy, and share your reactions; please read pp.5-69 for the first class.

For this program, we intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers.

Weaver L. Stevens, M.Div., M.Litt., received his Batchelor of Arts from UCLA, his Masters of Divinity from Virginia Seminary, and his Masters of Literature from Oxford University. Weaver is a practicing Jungian psychoanalyst in the Washington, D.C., area and is a member of NAAP, the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. Weaver has taught several courses for us; they are always well received.

Note: The Jung Society library has reserved copies of The Symbolic Life (CW XVIII) on hold for loan to class members, only.