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| 13 Jul 2026 | |
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The Singer, the Hero, the Cult Founder, the Victim – Orpheus lends his name to widely differing myths and is a paradigm for distinctive spiritual and social practices in ancient Greece.
The myth of Orfeo and Eurydice has captivated the human spirit and continues to appear in new guises even now. Yet, grief and loss are only one facet of the prima materia contained within the images of the various versions of this myth. We will explore various settings of the myth, from poetry to theatre pieces, to opera, to film. These settings span a period of more than 400 years – the spirit of Orfeo is very much with us up to our current Zeitgeist.
The Orphic hymns provide a set of images that may serve as a template for spiritual practice, orienting us to the sacred presence of Mystery and to the higher order of Nature. They may be encountered as a book of the hours, a devotional, a calendar of life, and a set of alchemical images, asking us to encounter all the possible experiences of human life as both necessary and holy
PLEASE NOTE: In your registration confirmation, you will find a list of recommended assignments for the course, which include film, opera, and a Broadway musical!
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David Solem MSW, MA is a diplomate Jungian analyst through the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJ) and the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP). He is a training analyst on the faculties of the C.G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe, the C.G. Jung Institute of Philadelphia, and of the Memphis-Atlanta Jungian Seminar. He holds advanced degrees in music from the Peabody Conservatory and in spirituality, pastoral counseling, and social work (three separate degrees) from Loyola University. His publications appear in Psychological Perspectives (2017), Quadrant (2018), and the Journal of Analytical Psychology (2019 and 2021). David is a current lecturer for the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York and the C.G. Jung Foundation of Washington, D.C. and has a private clinical practice in Santa Fe, NM. |
