This program is in-person - St. Martins Lutheran Church 606 W 15th St Austin 78701
Option to attend LECTURE ONLY virtually via Zoom- All ticketholders will recieve link
Potentially appropriate for Continuing Education units (CEs)
Friday lecture (7pm - 8:30pm)
This presentation will explore personal transformation by integrating theories from Carl Jung, Erik Erickson and a number of modern Jungian authors, focusing on four lifelong archetypal yearnings that form a framework for spiritual development, psychological growth, and recovery. This fourfold model can be seen in many spiritual traditions, in symbol systems representing human totality, such as astrology and alchemy, and in modern methods of psychotherapy and recovery, such as the Twelve Steps of AA.
At each stage, opposites held in tension provide the engine for conscious, transformational development. One’s own experiences of transformation can be amplified by stories and myths from various spiritual traditions. This lecture will use Jewish and Christian scriptures to provide context and guidance for one’s own spiritual journey. Psychological tools from psychotherapy and frameworks of recovery will help apply the transformational model to the present day. Please bring paper or a notebook and writing utensil.
Saturday workshop (10am – 3pm)
This workshop will begin with a summary of ideas from Friday’s lecture, then will go into detail about source materials that participants might wish to access. The fourfold transformational model will be examined in spiritual and philosophical traditions, always with an eye to application, and participants will have opportunity to share and examine transformational experiences with one another. Psychological type and temperament will be examined as a framework for individual transformation, as well as the evolution of the ego-Self axis across a lifetime.
Four models of human leaning will be applied to the stages of transformation, including recovery concepts, especially the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. A number of therapeutic tools will be offered that can be used personally and profesionally. Please be prepared for discussion in pairs or a small group (option to process independently instead).
Attendees of workshop please bring: sack lunch for a brief break, notebook/paper, writing utensil, personal timeline of memorable experiences (not required)
