C.G. Jung Society, Seattle C.G. Jung Society, SeattleWe can never prevent war or speak sensibly of peace and disarmament unless we enter this love of war. Unless we move our imaginations into the martial state of soul, we cannot comprehend its pull. This means “going to war,” and this book aims to induct our minds into military service. We are not going to war “in the name of peace” as deceitful rhetoric so often declares, but rather for war’s own sake: to understand the madness of its love.
Our civilian disdain and pacifist horror—all the legitimate and deep-felt aversion to everything to do with the military and the warrior—must be set aside. This because the first principle of psychological method holds that any phenomenon to be understood must be sympathetically imagined. No syndrome can be truly dislodged from its cursed condition unless we first move imagination into its heart.
—James Hillman, A Terrible Love of War, 2004
The programs for 2004-2005 cover a broad spectrum of interests designed to offer something for everyone. The Board has been discussing how to establish a balance between outreach and depth in the Society’s activities. So please consider what type of involvement you are most interested in and how you might connect with the different types of venues in lectures and workshops offered this year.
If you discover an event that is particularly exciting, then you might also be interested in supporting the Adopt-an-Event sponsorship program being organized around the work of promoting, planning, and enhancing these events. Please see Inside Pages (.pdf), which lists all of the events planned thus far for 2004–2005 and the types of support activities that you can be involved in. If one, two, three or more individuals work together to Adopt-an-Event, not only will the whole society benefit but you can also discover the satisfaction of making possible a relevant and meaningful service to the community. A special Volunteer Incentive will be offered with each event that is adopted! Because the work of planning for the 2005–2006 is beginning immediately, there is also a way for members to Create-an-Event by proposing a topic or speaker that is close to the heart. Please see Inside Pages (.pdf) for more details on Adopt-an-Event.
As an extension of the Society’s 30th Anniversary Conference, Portals to Psyche, held on March 13, 2004 at the Seattle Art Museum, an ongoing series of four community dialogues devoted to an in-depth exploration of Psyche and the Spirit of the Times has started. The first meetings were held at Antioch University on May 21st and July 23rd, with Lee Roloff and George Callan presenting the opening remarks. Be sure to check the Society’s Web page, where you will find updates and more information about the upcoming discussions on September 17th and November 5th (www.jungseattle.org/s04/s04psyche.html).
If you would like a booklet containing the talks presented by morning panelists at the Portals to Psyche conference, please place an order with the office by e-mail office@jungseattle.org or phone (206-547-3956). The cost is $6.00 + $2.00 for shipping. Audiotapes are also available of both the morning and afternoon sessions for $6.00 + $2.00 for shipping. An electronic, abridged version of Terry Gibson's Keynote address for the conference is available on the Web site by going to the conference page or by linking directly to www.jungseattle.org/w04/PortalsPresentation.rtf.
Many thanks to David Steinmetz for doing the heavy-duty and detailed work of Webmaster. Please see the new page with student internships and volunteer opportunities now posted on the Jung Society Web site.
Thanks to all who help to sustain the Society by contributing their time, energies and talents. The more that each of us can be involved either directly or indirectly, the more possible it is for the Society to meet the need for challenging, enjoyable, and individuating experiences.
— Connie Eichenlaub, Program Planner
Good News! We now have a box book return by our door at room 222 where you may return all your overdue books and cassette tapes whenever Good Shepherd is open. Building hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. They are closed Sundays and holidays. Please look through your shelves and return all those overdue materials. Video tapes must be returned in person when the library is open.
We have received a wonderful donation of 242 books from the estate of Jim Huskey, courtesy of his sister-in-law, Kelsey Tyler. Jim had a great collection of Jungian books, including a set of the collected works excerpts in 15 volumes published by Princeton Press in paper. Some of our new additions to the collection are A Terrible Love of War by James Hillman, Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology: The Dream of a Science by Sonu Shamdasani, The New God Image by Edward Edinger and Balancing Heaven and Earth, A Memoir by Robert A. Johnson.
We will have copies of Geri Grubb’s book, Bereavement Dreaming, for sale at her September lecture and workshop. We have in our lending collection the Dreambody books by Arnold Mindell and have ordered The Quantum Mind and Quantum Mind and Healing. Mindell suggests that if anyone wants to buy his books, they are available online at Amazon.com and abebooks.com. We have Ruth Lowinsky’s book, Stories from the Mother Line. One of the first books about Sabina Spielrein and her relationship with Jung is A Secret Symmetry by Aldo Carotenuto. This relationship is also discussed in many of the Jung biographies, particularly, A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud and Sabina Spielrein by John Kerr and Jung: A Biography by Deirdre Bair. If Spielrein’s doctoral dissertation is available in English I hope to obtain a copy for the library.
—Bunny Brown, Librarian
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