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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST
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What: An Evening With . . .
Who: Heidi Lindemann and Michel Perry (Two Swamis)
When: Friday
Fees: $15.00, members; $20.00, nonmembers;
$10.00, full-time students and seniors over 65
Alchemical traditions draw on the symbolic languages of astrology, tarot, kabbalism and metallurgy to take the "alchemist" into a process of self-transformation. In traditional symbolic language, this is described as "transmuting lead to gold" by means of the Philosopher's Stone. This psychic process is not unlike the hero's journey, whereby one is irrevocably transformed by adversity, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and rough terrain. This process can cast one into feelings of self-doubt and isolation, and yet, it is only through experiencing such circumstances that one can discover the hero within. In idiomatic language this is called "testing your mettle" and discovering that within us is the incorruptible quality of gold, the tenacity of iron, and the darkness of lead - all working in tandem to bring greater self-awareness into one's life.
This evening's program will also introduce "Uncovering the Philosopher's Stone, a course running concurrently with Weaver Stevens' course on the Mysterium Coniunctionis. Proceeds for this evening's program will support someone who would like to attend the course who would otherwise be unable to do so.
Heidi Lindemann and Michael Perry (Abhipadananda & Jyotir Vakyananda) are initiates, practitioners and swamis in the Kriya Yoga tradition, a living alchemical tradition practiced all over the world and originating in India.
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
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What: Wisewoman Forum - A Discussion Group for Women
Who: : Janet Kane
When: Saturday
Fees: $5.00 per session at the door
The 2009 Mami Wata (mother water) exhibit at the National Museum of African Art was a fascinating view of how some West African cultures still worship the water goddess. Other female goddesses are also important in West Africa, such as Oya, storm goddess, Oshun, love goddess, and the powerful Yemaya, goddess of the sea. Worship of these goddesses is alive and well. Learn about what anthropologists have written about them, and learn about a 1929 women's war in Nigeria.
Beverly Fourier has been a student of Jungian concepts since 1989, and
applies the ideas of Carl Jung to gender studies. She is a frequent
contributor to the Wisewomen sessions, starting with her original talk about
the new "Fierce Venus" archetype.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Heidi Lindemann and Michael Perry
When: Six Tuesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
"The factors which come together in the coniunctio are conceived as opposites, either confronting one another in enmity or attracting one another in love."
Jung's opening sentence in the Mysterium points to alchemy as a means to self-inquiry. Contained within us are both our most vitriolic thoughts and the aqua vitae - the living water. Are they one, or opposite? The alchemical term V.I.T.R.I.O.L. itself will help us explore this question. The term is an acronym for a Latin phrase that translates: "Enter deep into the interior of the earth, and you will find the secret stone." It is through the doorway of the greatest trials (the fiery core of earth) that we discover, and polish, the secret and sacred stone.
This course, Uncovering the Philosopher's Stone, will run con-currently with Weaver Stevens' course on the Mysterium Coniunctionis to help elucidate the value of basic alchemical symbolism and its relevance to your life. We will consider the alchemical symbolism of Jung's carved stone at Bollingen, along with a number of images from alchemical texts such as the Rosarium Philosophorum. The text Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum by Alexander Roob (Taschen Books, available online for under $10.00) is highly recommended. This book contains images useful for both this class and for a deeper reading of Jung's Mysterium, which does not include the alchemical images to which he refers.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
Swami Abhipadananda (Heidi Elizabeth Lindemann) and Swami Jyotir Vakyananda (Michael Anthony Perry) are lineage holders in the Kriya Yoga tradition and are authorized to initiate and teach Kriya Yoga and its related teachings. The Swami order is one of the oldest, continuous, living initiatory systems extant. Ordained priests, they perform all traditional sacraments and initiations; they derive great meaning from making Indian yogic teachings accessible to western minds. They are a married couple who reside the Washington metropolitan area and teach and write around the United States and in Europe.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Weaver Stevens
When: Six Wednesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
For one who, like the creator of Alice, would appreciate exploring a land underneath the surface of the earth or a land on the other side of the mirror, you might consider joining other intrepid souls to explore together this masterpiece, the last of Jung's books. It takes the position that the alchemists possessed this same human psyche that we enjoy today and that by viewing the symbolic alchemical patterns we will gain a significant understanding of the symbolic patterns that infuse our current lives. The book is long and difficult; therefore, we will study it throughout four sessions of six classes each: this fall, next spring and fall, and the spring of 2011. This fall we will limit ourselves to Parts I and II. For the first class, the Foreword and to page six is sufficient. Supportive reading: AION (volume IX/2), vols. XII and XIII, and vol. XVI, pp. 163ff.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
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.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Heidi Lindemann and Michael Perry
When: Six Tuesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
"The factors which come together in the coniunctio are conceived as opposites, either confronting one another in enmity or attracting one another in love."
Jung's opening sentence in the Mysterium points to alchemy as a means to self-inquiry. Contained within us are both our most vitriolic thoughts and the aqua vitae - the living water. Are they one, or opposite? The alchemical term V.I.T.R.I.O.L. itself will help us explore this question. The term is an acronym for a Latin phrase that translates: "Enter deep into the interior of the earth, and you will find the secret stone." It is through the doorway of the greatest trials (the fiery core of earth) that we discover, and polish, the secret and sacred stone.
This course, Uncovering the Philosopher's Stone, will run con-currently with Weaver Stevens' course on the Mysterium Coniunctionis to help elucidate the value of basic alchemical symbolism and its relevance to your life. We will consider the alchemical symbolism of Jung's carved stone at Bollingen, along with a number of images from alchemical texts such as the Rosarium Philosophorum. The text Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum by Alexander Roob (Taschen Books, available online for under $10.00) is highly recommended. This book contains images useful for both this class and for a deeper reading of Jung's Mysterium, which does not include the alchemical images to which he refers.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
Swami Abhipadananda (Heidi Elizabeth Lindemann) and Swami Jyotir Vakyananda (Michael Anthony Perry) are lineage holders in the Kriya Yoga tradition and are authorized to initiate and teach Kriya Yoga and its related teachings. The Swami order is one of the oldest, continuous, living initiatory systems extant. Ordained priests, they perform all traditional sacraments and initiations; they derive great meaning from making Indian yogic teachings accessible to western minds. They are a married couple who reside the Washington metropolitan area and teach and write around the United States and in Europe.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Weaver Stevens
When: Six Wednesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
For one who, like the creator of Alice, would appreciate exploring a land underneath the surface of the earth or a land on the other side of the mirror, you might consider joining other intrepid souls to explore together this masterpiece, the last of Jung's books. It takes the position that the alchemists possessed this same human psyche that we enjoy today and that by viewing the symbolic alchemical patterns we will gain a significant understanding of the symbolic patterns that infuse our current lives. The book is long and difficult; therefore, we will study it throughout four sessions of six classes each: this fall, next spring and fall, and the spring of 2011. This fall we will limit ourselves to Parts I and II. For the first class, the Foreword and to page six is sufficient. Supportive reading: AION (volume IX/2), vols. XII and XIII, and vol. XVI, pp. 163ff.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
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.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Heidi Lindemann and Michael Perry
When: Six Tuesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
"The factors which come together in the coniunctio are conceived as opposites, either confronting one another in enmity or attracting one another in love."
Jung's opening sentence in the Mysterium points to alchemy as a means to self-inquiry. Contained within us are both our most vitriolic thoughts and the aqua vitae - the living water. Are they one, or opposite? The alchemical term V.I.T.R.I.O.L. itself will help us explore this question. The term is an acronym for a Latin phrase that translates: "Enter deep into the interior of the earth, and you will find the secret stone." It is through the doorway of the greatest trials (the fiery core of earth) that we discover, and polish, the secret and sacred stone.
This course, Uncovering the Philosopher's Stone, will run con-currently with Weaver Stevens' course on the Mysterium Coniunctionis to help elucidate the value of basic alchemical symbolism and its relevance to your life. We will consider the alchemical symbolism of Jung's carved stone at Bollingen, along with a number of images from alchemical texts such as the Rosarium Philosophorum. The text Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum by Alexander Roob (Taschen Books, available online for under $10.00) is highly recommended. This book contains images useful for both this class and for a deeper reading of Jung's Mysterium, which does not include the alchemical images to which he refers.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
Swami Abhipadananda (Heidi Elizabeth Lindemann) and Swami Jyotir Vakyananda (Michael Anthony Perry) are lineage holders in the Kriya Yoga tradition and are authorized to initiate and teach Kriya Yoga and its related teachings. The Swami order is one of the oldest, continuous, living initiatory systems extant. Ordained priests, they perform all traditional sacraments and initiations; they derive great meaning from making Indian yogic teachings accessible to western minds. They are a married couple who reside the Washington metropolitan area and teach and write around the United States and in Europe.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (11 12 15 16 22 23 29 30)
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Where: Jung Society of Washington Library
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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What: Course
Who: Weaver Stevens
When: Six Wednesdays
Fees: $150.00, members; $175.00, nonmembers; $125.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students
For one who, like the creator of Alice, would appreciate exploring a land underneath the surface of the earth or a land on the other side of the mirror, you might consider joining other intrepid souls to explore together this masterpiece, the last of Jung's books. It takes the position that the alchemists possessed this same human psyche that we enjoy today and that by viewing the symbolic alchemical patterns we will gain a significant understanding of the symbolic patterns that infuse our current lives. The book is long and difficult; therefore, we will study it throughout four sessions of six classes each: this fall, next spring and fall, and the spring of 2011. This fall we will limit ourselves to Parts I and II. For the first class, the Foreword and to page six is sufficient. Supportive reading: AION (volume IX/2), vols. XII and XIII, and vol. XVI, pp. 163ff.
We intend to offer CEUs for this program.
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.
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