IMPORTANT NOTICE!
The following event has been rescheduled;
the confirmed dates are now October 15-16, 2010

presents

Jung, Tolkein and The Archetypes of Middle Earth photo: New Line Cinema Fantasy can be explained as a sudden glimpse of an underlying truth or reality. -J. R. R. Tolkien with Janis Maxwell, PhD Jungian Analyst, Diplomate CG Jung Institute, Zurich Friday, October 15 • 7 - 9pm Saturday, October 16 • 9am - 1pm credit: C.G. Jung, first mandala Fantasy…the creative activity from which the answers to all answerable questions come. –C. G. Jung credit: tolkein, luthien crest Friday, October 15 • 7 - 9pm Lecture . . . Active Imagination and Faerian Drama: The Worlds of C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien Few modern men and women have the gift of being able to look simultaneously into two worlds of reality. Two men who had that rare gift were C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien. They both believed, because both had experienced it, that man has the ability to travel into another dimension, some place outside the realm of what might be called "facts." Jung called his method of accessing this hidden realm "active imagination"; Tolkien called it Faerian Drama. In this lecture, we shall explore the astonishingly similar creative processes of these two men. credit: tolkein, fingolfin crest Saturday, October 16 • 9am - 1pm Workshop . . . Jung, Tolkien and the Archetypes of Middle Earth Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, has sold over 150 million copies worldwide. The enchanting power of Middle Earth lies not in an outward looking consciousness, but is rooted in the realm of spirit, in a far more ancient part of man “where the shadows lie.” Many of the images seem to have come directly from Jung’s work with psyche, i.e. shadow, Self, anima, wise old man, etc., even though there is no evidence that the two individuals were influenced by the other’s work. We will explore several of the archetypal images in the book, including Tom Bombadil, Gandalf, Ents, Elves, Hobbits, Sauron and not least, the One Ring. Members/$60 or $25/Fri, $40/Sat Non-Members/ $70 or $30/Fri, $45/Sat 2 CEUs Friday / 4 CEUs Saturday (separate check of $15 payable to UAB) Independent Presbyterian Church 3100 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205 If you plan on attending, please be sure to pre-register by phone at 205/591-0939 or by email at info@friendsofjungsouth.org.       Janis Maxwell is the Director of Training for the Philadelphia Jung Institute and Philadelphia Seminar Coordinator for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. She trained in Zurich at the C. G Jung Institute and has a private practice in Easton, Maryland. In addition to Tolkien and Jung, she is interested in the archetypes of Music and Beauty and their influence on the life of the soul.

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Past Events

An Unrepeatable Miracle: A Myth of Our Own
Robert Keller, PhD and Varley Wiedeman, PhD

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The Jung-White Letters
A Theatrical Performance and Discussion
Murray Stein
Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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The Feminine in Film
Virginia Apperson, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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Affect & Archetype: Ancient Gods and 21st Century Science
Everett McLaren, Ed.D.
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts

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Sacred Selfishness: The Path of Authenticity
Bud Harris, Ph.D.
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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Cultivating a Religious Attitude
from a Jungian Perspective
Jerry Wright, M.Div.
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts

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The Gambler: Romancing Lady Luck
From Play to Pathology
Billye Bob Currie, Ph.D.
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts

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Sacred Initiation: The Ritual of Dionysius
at the Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii
Nancy Qualls-Corbett, PhD
Jungian Analyst

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Ancient Appalachian Wisdom: Cherokee Myths as Gifts
G. Keith Parker, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Pastoral Counselor, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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The Southern Belle
Cultural Heritage, Archetypal Implications, Clinical Manifestations
Lucie Magnus, MA, LMFT, LPC
Diplomate of Inter-Regional Society Jungian Analysts

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Depth Psychology 2000 Years Ago:
The Gospel of Thomas
Individual Consciousness as Spiritual Path
Parts I & II
Wynette Word-Barton
Jungian Analyst, Austin, TX, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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The Inner Life of Dementia:
Exploring the Spirituality of
Those Living with Alzheimer's
Father John Malecki, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Psychologist, Chaplain

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Cherokee Mythology
G. Keith Parker, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Pastoral Counselor, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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In My Father's House:
Rediscovering the Lost Masculine
Battle Bell, III
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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The DaVinci Code and Mary Magdalene:
A Jungian Approach
Nancy Qualls-Corbett, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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Potency: Masculine Aggression as a Path to the Soul
Eugene Monick, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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Toward the Archetype of the Female Healer
Jutta von Buchholtz, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Diplomate of C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich

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