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THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS
Dreams as a Path to Personal Authority
MAIN TOPICS
We spend up to a third of our lives in the underworld of sleep, and we average six dreams per night. While many psychologists find such autonomous psychic production the random firing of neurons, careful observers, equipped with a knowledge of metaphor and symbol, discern that careful tracking of these phenomena leads us to perspectives on our lives far different from that observed by the ego. In this course we will learn dream theory, methods of interpretation, and actual practice working together on dream material.
What makes human dreams so remarkable
How did Freud and Jung view dreams differently
How you can gain more personal authority by paying attention at your dreams
What are the four main types of dreams
What are the most useful techniques for interpreting your dreams
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
James Hollis, Ph. D. is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst in practice in Washington, D. C. He served as Executive Director of the Jung Educational Center in Houston, Texas for many years and as Executive Director of the Washington Jung Society.
Dr. Hollis was first Director of Training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and is Vice-President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation. Additionally, he is a Professor of Jungian Studies for Saybrook University.
He has written a total of sixteen books and over fifty articles. His books have been translated into eighteen languages. He lives with his wife Jill, an artist and retired therapist, in Washington, DC. Together they have three children and eight grand-children.
Therapists, counselors, coaches, and caregivers who want to enrich their work with their clients
Everybody who wants to lay claim to their personal authority
Those who wish to find a wise counselor who will comment on how they are conducting their lives
Anyone who wishes to restore a sense of mystery and challenge to their life
Those who find their life blocked and wish to consider other ways of seeing their choices
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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
| Welcome! | |
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| Course Introduction (4:08) | Start |
| Part One: The Celebration of Beauty throughout History | |
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| 01. Beauty Seen by Inanna’s Priestess, by the lovers in the Song of Songs, by Plato (7:34) | Start |
| 02. Beauty Seen by St. Augustine, St. Francis of Assisi, and John Keats (7:34) | Start |
| 03. Beauty Seen by Rainer Maria Rilke (6:46) | Start |
| 04. Suggested Writing Exercise (2:22) | Start |
| Part Two: Beauty and C.G. Jung | |
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| 05. Beauty in Memories, Dreams, Reflections (16:43) | Start |
| 06. Beauty in The Red Book (9:38) | Start |
| 07. Suggested Exercise (2:57) | Start |
| Part Three: Beauty Celebrated by Contemporary Writers | |
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| 08. Thomas Merton: Epiphanies (9:01) | Start |
| 09. Annie Dillard: Two Ways of Seeing (5:36) | Start |
| 10. John O’Donohue: A Sense of Beauty (6:12) | Start |
| 11. Marion Woodman: Healing Beauty (4:27) | Start |
| 12. Active Imagination and Suggested Writing Exercise (3:31) | Start |
| Part Four: Teachings from Simone Weil and C.G. Jung | |
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| 13. Simone Weil and the Labyrinth, Suggested Exercise (10:57) | Start |
| 14. C.G. Jung and the Natural World (10:14) | Start |
| 15. Conclusion and Suggested Writing Exercise (4:53) | Start |
Michael, Program Participant
"James Hollis has a wonderful ability to bring Jungian concepts and ideas down to a very practical, personal level. Wonderful experience!"
Julianna, Program Participant
"The whole thing was fascinating! Dr. Hollis has such a clear and gentle way of making complex material relevant and understandable. I’m a practicing psychotherapist and I feel like this, my first real exposure to Jungian material, has given me a new pair of glasses and I’m seeing things from a whole new vantage point. I want more!"
Anne, Program Participant
"A wonderful open, rich, and spontaneous series explaining the nature and history of dreams – and us!"
Rick, Program Participant
"Dr. Hollis is a gem: a brilliant thinker and writer. It is a treasure to have any interaction with him, and a valuable experience to have him share his vast knowledge and great expertise."
David, Program Participant
"Dr. Hollis has inspired me to deepen my dream work."
Michael, Program Participant
"James Hollis has a wonderful ability to bring Jungian concepts and ideas down to a very practical, personal level. Wonderful experience!"
Julianna, Program Participant
"The whole thing was fascinating! Dr. Hollis has such a clear and gentle way of making complex material relevant and understandable. I’m a practicing psychotherapist and I feel like this, my first real exposure to Jungian material, has given me a new pair of glasses and I’m seeing things from a whole new vantage point. I want more!"
Anne, Program Participant
"A wonderful open, rich, and spontaneous series explaining the nature and history of dreams – and us!"
Rick, Program Participant
"Dr. Hollis is a gem: a brilliant thinker and writer. It is a treasure to have any interaction with him, and a valuable experience to have him share his vast knowledge and great expertise."
David, Program Participant
"Dr. Hollis has inspired me to deepen my dream work."
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
At this point, we do not offer CEUs.
This program is open for registration. You can take it at your own pace.
Yes. It's self-study.
You have lifetime access to the program.
How to approach dreams, how to sit with their ambiguity, how to discern recurrent motifs. Most of all, it can teach us the reality of a powerful source of insight, wisdom, and direction which lies within all of us.
Yes, you can post your comments into the Discussion Group. The instructor may choose to answer selected questions.
Access to a computer, an email account, and an eager and open mind!
No, dreams will not be posted. Your dreams are too personal, and there is no therapeutic privacy on the internet. Your privacy is paramount.
No, we ask that no one post their dreams here as this is not a private, confidential dream therapy group. We are here to educate, not do therapy.
No one knows, but we are more likely to remember them if we lie there awhile upon waking and call up images which linger. Writing them down at that moment makes it far more likely that you will remember them.
Yes, many times one can see how the psyche seemingly "knows" certain things long before they reach the threshold of consciousness. Also, one may also see how the attitude of the psyche toward certain images or issues is evolving over time.
Please contact support@jung.org. We are here to help!
WHAT YOU WILL GET
WHY THE TRANSCRIPT IS ESSENTIAL
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