Join authors and artists Sally Gillespie, Suzanne Cremen, Joel Kroeker, Brian Clark, Larisa Bardsley and Karen Hopkins whose work is featured in this exciting new issue of Quadrant. Discover more about their work contemplating ecological themes through a Jungian and archetypal lens, and embracing indigenous, mythological, phenomenological and arts-based perspectives including painting, music, and dance.

A one hour webinar presented by the Life Artistry Centre in association with the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology (New York).

Friday, May 5, 2023, 7.30pm, New York (EDT);
Saturday, May 6, 2023, 9.30am Sydney / Brisbane / Melbourne (AEST);
Saturday, May 6, 11.30am, Auckland (NZST)

All products of the human imagination have an archetypal basis, including the most sublime art, ingenious ideas, and political and social movements. In this class you’ll learn about archetypes as structuring patterns of the psyche, that influence our ways of perceiving and responding to the world. We will consider different metaphors for understanding archetypes as universal patterns of human experience. We’ll also look at archetypes in terms of typical ecological networks which structure a system of relations, such as a family – like a field or network that is constellated around or exists between people.

Presented by Dr Suzanne Cremen, Life Artistry Centre and Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Understanding the archetypal basis of a culture’s psyche is vital for those called to lead or be change agents in a society. Jung understood that the psyche is not just interior but also collective and social, and that archetypes “belong as much to society as to the individual”. In this lecture hosted by the International Assisi Institute, Dr Suzanne Cremen draws on rich imagery and research to discuss and lay out the web of interactive symptoms and complexes in the Australian psyche.

Who among us does not think (or fret) about money? Yet money is one of the most neglected issues psychologically.  Money is not just a rational medium of exchange. It can fill us with compelling desire, anxiety, envy and greed. This fascinating seminar–workshop explores depth psychological and mythological perspectives on the paradoxical nature of money, as both a motivator and a complex. In a safe and contemplative space, we will reflect on our personal, family, gendered and cultural money histories, with a view to discerning their larger purpose. 

Presented by Dr Suzanne Cremen, Melbourne, 25 May 2019

Places for this workshop are limited. Register now to avoid disappointment - click here for details.

Who among us does not think (or fret) about money? Yet money is one of the most neglected issues psychologically.  Money is not just a rational medium of exchange. It can fill us with compelling desire, anxiety, envy and greed. This fascinating seminar–workshop explores depth psychological and mythological perspectives on the paradoxical nature of money, as both a motivator and a complex. In a safe and contemplative space, we will reflect on our personal, family, gendered and cultural money histories, with a view to discerning their larger purpose. 

PRESENTED BY DR SUZANNE CREMEN, HOSTED BY THE C.G. JUNG SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND  

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Could your sensitivities, wounds and preoccupations – your complexes – hold the missing key to your vocation?  A complex is an impulse, pattern of behaviour, recurring mode of imagination, obsessive thought or particular fantasy which keeps you in its grip. Drawing on fascinating life stories, this lecture explores how a more conscious understanding of your complexes can be revelatory for the discovery and conduct of your vocation.

A lecture by Dr Suzanne Cremen, hosted by the C.G. Jung Society of Queensland

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In clinical practice, we learn that it is the future generations who reap the benefits but must also retire the karmic debt of their grandparents and ancestors. This seminar integrates the ancient wisdom of the Hindu traditions with the latest insights psychology and psychoanalysis offer in understanding the dynamic of family karma and how to resolve it. Examine the authenticity of your career choices and how your family karma impacts these.  Details and registration now open.

Presented by Ashok Bedi MD, psychiatrist & Jungian analyst (USA)

This workshop incorporates wisdom stories and myths from a variety of cultural traditions as we seek to rebalance the 'masculine' and 'feminine' aspects of ourselves and transform our communities and culture.  We need to move away from actions/systems of domination and control, and towards actions/systems that incorporate partnerships and authentic collaboration. What does that movement mean and require from each of us? What are our unique gifts that may be hidden treasures? October Special - Registration now open!

Presented by Dr Cynthia King, mythologist and organisation/communication consultant (USA). 

Vocation arises by attuning to the liminal space between matter and spirit, and is lived on the edge between self and world.  This innovative and timely seminar will explore ideas from ecopsychology, spiritual and indigenous traditions, and look at what these may teach us about the nature of vocation and calling, at the individual and collective levels.  Register now for FINAL places.

Presented by Professor David Tacey and Dr Suzanne Cremen.  

Who among us does not think (or fret) about money? Yet money is one of the most neglected issues psychologically.  Money is not just a rational medium of exchange. It can fill us with compelling desire, anxiety, envy and greed. This fascinating lecture explores depth psychological and mythological perspectives on the paradoxical nature of money, as both a motivator and a complex.

Presented by Dr Suzanne Cremen.  Click here for details.

How can we align our creativity more with our character and calling? Join Dr Jennifer Selig from Pacifica Graduate Institute (USA) to explore the imaginative ideas offered by archetypal psychologist James Hillman and the metaphoric insights of poets such as Mary Oliver, Gregory Orr and Jorge Luis Borges, around how we are born coded with a calling and given the specific character to live out that calling. 

The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne. Tuesday 28 June 2016, 6.30pm AND 7:30pm

Due to popular demand, a SECOND lecture has now been scheduled at 7.30pm - tickets available here!

Could your sensitivities, wounds and preoccupations – your complexes – hold the missing key to your vocation?  A complex is an impulse, pattern of behaviour, recurring mode of imagination, obsessive thought or particular fantasy which keeps you in its grip. Drawing on fascinating life stories, Suzanne Cremen Davidson explores how a more conscious understanding of your complexes can be revelatory for the discovery and conduct of your vocation.

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How can we engage the mythic imagination to uncover a path of meaning and a sense of soul?

Dr Safron Rossi from the Pacifica Graduate Institute and Opus Archives (USA) discusses Joseph Campbell’s mythological hero’s journey and the task of the hero to surrender to a deeper call—the mythic twin of the union of the unconscious and conscious aspects of our being. We will explore Campbell’s work on the hero’s journey, look at hero myths both ancient and modern, and discuss how this archetypal pattern provides a map for the discovery of one’s own calling. Click here for full details and registration

A sense of calling is generated deep in the psyche and comes to us via imagination and unexpected experiences. It occurs alongside the feeling of living a story that is unique to us and, at the same time, part of some larger significance.  

Dr Glen Slater from the Pacifica Graduate Institute (USA) presents the first of two fascinating seminars aimed at discerning and nurturing this sense of calling by engaging archetypal patterns and figures that are most relevant to the discovery of deeper purpose.  Click here for full details and registration