About Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung About our Fall 2019 presenters The visionary Swiss psychiatrist Jeffrey Raff, PhD Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) Jeffrey earned his MA in Psychology from The remains a source of inspiration and New School for Social Research, and his PhD enlightenment for those who wish from Union Graduate School. He is a 1976 graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Zurich to explore the wisdom, creativity, and is in private practice in Denver. He is a and healing potential of the psyche. Senior Analyst and former president of the C.G. Jung Institute of Colorado, where he taught. He has also taught at Pacifica Graduate Jung invited us to connect with the powerful uncon- Institute, has given workshops on Alchemy and Active Imagination scious energies that move through each of us, are across the country, and is the author of four books, including Jung present in our dreams and creative imagination, and and the Alchemical Imagination, and numerous articles. speak to us in symbolic language. By engaging in this Richard Tarnas, PhD inner work, Jung believed we are able to discover and integrate our undeveloped or neglected capacities, Richard is a professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of embody our authentic selves, and gain meaning in Integral Studies, where he founded the grad- our lives. uate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He is the author of The Passion Since 1974, Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung has invited of the Western Mind, a history of the Western world view from the leading Jungian analysts and scholars from around ancient Greek to the postmodern widely used in universities. His the world to bring their insightful and innovative second book, Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical perspectives to our community in Portland. OFJ’s Network, and is the basis for the upcoming documentary film, annual program season features eight weekends Changing of the Gods. of Friday Talks and Saturday Workshops in which Jungian ideas are explored in depth. Samuel Kimbles, PhD Samuel is a clinical psychologist, Jungian ana- We are a community of people seeking to enlarge and lyst, member of the faculty and former presi- deepen our understanding of life’s challenges and dent of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, stages through an inner exploration that offers an and a clinical professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University abiding sense of shared meaning and purpose. of California, San Francisco. He is a clinical consultant, has taught We invite you to join us. at colleges and universities, and has trained mental health and LIVING THE IMAGINAL LIFE: DREAMS, analytic professionals. His internationally presented papers are ACTIVE IMAGINATION, SYNCHRONICITY board of directors significant contributions to the theory and practical applications SEPTEMBER 20 – 21 of analytical psychology. His published work includes The Cultural Our board members come from all walks of life, united Complex: Contemporary Jungian Perspectives on Psyche and Society (Singer in their interest in promoting the spirit of inquiry, which & Kimbles, eds.), and Phantom Narratives: The Unseen Contributions of CHANGING OF THE GODS: was the hallmark of Jung’s work. Current board members Culture to Psyche. WEATHERING THE STORM IN are Rick Brodner, Warren Buss, Jelly Helm, Rebecca Lam, AN ARCHETYPAL COSMOS Brian Lanahan, Jolinda Osborne, Leonora Perron, Cleo Geri Grubbs, PhD, LCSW OCTOBER 18 – 19 Reilly, and Katharyn Waterfield. Write to us at info@ofj. Geri is a 1998 diploma graduate of the C.G. org or leave a message at 503-223-3080. Jung Institute, Zurich, and a training analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute of Seattle. She is a WHERE THE WILD THINGS LIVE certified teaching member of the International 20th Avenue TURNING GHOSTS INTO ANCESTORS Society of Sandplay Therapists (ISST/STA). nw Her many publications include Bereavement Dreaming and the NOVEMBER 8 – 9 pnsja analyst seminars 223-3080 (503) 811 97209 OR Portland, Individuating Soul, a book detailing dreams people had following the Last year, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest sudden death of a loved one. Spiritual practice is an important part Society of Jungian Analysts, OFJ launched a series of of Geri’s work as an analyst. She is a long-time devotee of Indian THE ESSENCE OF KUNDALINI three in-depth, small-group seminars, on the topics of guru Paramhansa Yogananda and a certified meditation instructor in EXPERIENCING THE CHAKRAS Fairy Tales, Symbols, and Individuation. They filled up the Ananda tradition. DECEMBER 6 – 7 quickly, with members receiving priority. This year we’re offering a new series. Another reason to join OFJ! For more information, visit ofj.org. Information about our Winter/Spring programs and presenters will be in the OFJ Winter/Spring brochure, December 2019 FALL 2019 Membership & program registration Oregon Friends of Jung 2019/2020 Season Fall 2019 program descriptions & details Become an OFJ Member Fall Winter/Spring SEPTEMBER Living an Imaginal Life: NOVEMBER Between the World and Me: A membership in Oregon Friends of Jung brings you into a vibrant, diverse SEPTEMBER 20/21, 2019 JANUARY 17/18, 2020 Dreams, Active Imagination, Where the Wild Things Live community of other engaged individuals on the journey to understanding Living an Imaginal Life: Dreams, How to Love a Synchronicity SAMUEL KIMBLES, PhD and wholeness. Annual (Sept 1, 2019 – Aug 31, 2020) benefits include: Active Imagination, Synchronicity Narcissist In this historical moment we unconsciously live jeffrey raff susan schwartz JEFFREY RAFF, PhD Friday Talk • Free admission to all eight Friday Talks (Value: $160) out the split between the psyche (personal) and the Friday Talk The term “Imaginal World” refers to a dimension November 8 • Reduced Saturday workshop fees — save $20 per workshop sociopolitical world. Emotional suffering is located (Value: $160) OCTOBER 18/19, 2019 FEBRUARY 21/22, 2020 of life outside the norm, a dimension only perceiv- 7:30 – 9:30 pm September 20 in the individual and his/her relationships; social • Library privileges — borrow books, audio/video from our vast collection Changing of the Gods: Weathering Soul Lost and Found Between able through the imagination. The imagination, Unity of Portland 7:30 – 9:30pm context is rarely acknowledged as a major contri- • Online audio streaming — listen to archival recordings of OFJ Friday Talks however, is not something unreal or ungrounded, 4525 se Stark St the Storm in an Archetypal Cosmos Persona and Authentic Living Unity of Portland bution to our psychological health, as it is seen as • Reciprocal membership — Jung Society/Seattle and Eugene Friends of Jung a creator of fantasies and illusions. Rather, it is a richard tarnas ann ulanov a backdrop. Within such a perspective, we lose the 4525 se Stark St powerful mode of perception that connects us with • Early bird-registration for PNSJA Analyst Seminars opportunity to create and use the potential space a world just as real as our ordinary everyday world. NOVEMBER 8/9, 2019 MARCH 20/21, 2020 in cultural life for engaging and processing racism, Membership — includes free admission to all eight Friday talks and Jeff Raff discusses the nature of the imaginal, its Between the World and Me: Alchemical Ecology sexism, gender, poverty, class social justice and the reduced fees for Saturday Workshops (Value: $320+) .............................. $95 relationship to Jung and the process of individu- traumatogenic environment of uncertainty, pain Where the Wild Things Live Jung & the New Sciences ation, and the transformative nature of imaginal and suffering they create. Dr. Kimbles will address samuel kimbles jeffrey kiehl experience. Become an OFJ Journey Member a way of thinking and working with issues that cut OFJ Journey Membership is designed for those seeking deeper engagement DECEMBER 6/7, 2019 APRIL 17/18, 2020 Saturday Workshop We will continue our exploration of the theoretical across the artificial divide between inner and outer. nature of the imaginal and imagination, concen- Two stories from literature: Maurice Sendak, with the work of Carl Jung. Journey Members receive all of the above The Essence of Kundalini Love Between Equals: September 21 Where trating on experiencing several methods for living and Ta-Nehisi Coates, benefits, plus: Experiencing the Chakras Relationship as a Spiritual Path 10am – 3 pm the Wild Things Are Between the imaginal life. There will be opportunity to will illustrate destructive cultural Unity of Portland the World and Me • Free admission to all eight Saturday Workshops geri grubbs polly young-eisendrath practice and discuss our experiences with dream- attitudes that challenge us all. (Value: $880) 4525 se Stark St ing, active imagination, and working with inner Journey Membership — includes free admission to all eight We welcome all people, in all stages of life, at all impulses and synchronicities. We will also discuss Turning Ghosts into Ancestors Friday talks and eight Saturday workshops (Value: $1,040+) .................. $445 ways to live the imaginal life on a daily basis. The levels of familiarity with Jung’s work. practices used in the workshop are suitable for Saturday Workshop Intergenerational traumas are living memories Individual Friday Talks & Saturday Workshops both those new to Jung and active imagination, as November 9 that express and perpetuate themselves through Our sixty-minute Friday Talks provide a stimulating introduction to the group unconscious story formation, i.e., phan- well as those more advanced. 10am – 3 pm Living the Imaginal Life: Dreams, Active Imagination, Synchronicity speaker and their ideas. Programs run from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, including a tom narratives. They offer us an opportunity to Unity of Portland Jeffrey Raff, September 20-21 short break and time for questions and discussion. Lobby doors open at 6:45 acknowledge, engage, and mourn the unresolved, 4525 se Stark St Friday Talk ..................................................................................