C.G. Jung Society, Seattle C.G. Jung Society, Seattle Lecture: Friday, December 4, 2009, 7 to 9 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, Room 221, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle
$15 members, $25 nonmembers
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The enchanted painting of Hieronymus Bosch (1453-1516) represents an enigmatic interpretive puzzle of Northern Renaissance art, a heretical response to the patriarchal religious establishment of the Late Medieval period, and an archetypal cartwheel across the sensual skin of the Great Mother. Employing detailed slides of the entire triptych, Dr. TePaske will explore Bosch‘s religious milieu, his florid imagery, and his portrayal of the extremes of the senses in an earthly Paradise and the Low Countries‘ most famous Hell. Depth psychological reflections on anima and Eros, the claims of Mother Earth, and the self as both body-imago and "inner world image" will compliment Bosch‘s remarkable work and preview major themes of our guest‘s recently published book, Sexuality and the Religious Imagination.Workshop: Saturday, December 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, Room 221, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle
$50 members, $70 nonmembers
UPDATED: Preregistration for workshops is encouraged To learn about preregistering for the workshop, see Preregistration Policy and Form. You can also register online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/88085
While the doctrine of the Incarnation is a fundamental Christian tenet, its deeper implications point directly to the religious significance of the body, human sexuality, and erotic love that patriarchal tradition invariably demeans. From a survey of this sex-negative moral purview and the roles of St. Paul and St. Augustine in creating it, Dr. TePaske will chart an open course of psychological reflection and mythological amplification that embraces Jewish, Christian, Gnostic, and pagan strands of our Western religious heritage with equanimity. The claims of Mother Earth, of sexual deities like those of the Graeco-Roman pantheon and the Underworld are thus considered with reference to Aphrodite and Sophia, the nymphs of Dionysus and Mary Magdalen, Hermes or Hades and the baleful black Devil of Christian lore. Focused on the central role of sex and gender in the individuation process, the seminar will bring archetypal and clinical perspective to a broad range of sexual phenomena, while concluding with summary reflections on the Bridal Chamber ritual of ancient Christian Gnosis.
Bradley TePaske, Ph.D. received his Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute for Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland in 1982 and an American Ph. D. in Depth Psychology from the Union Institute of Cincinnati in l987. Prior to this calling, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, where he also studied Art History.
He has been a Jungian Analyst and Clinical Psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years in Minnesota, New Mexico, and California, serving also as an individual and group psychotherapist with the Program in Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, the Parent Assistance Center in Santa Fe, Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM) in Santa Barbara, and the Violence Intervention Program, an inner city domestic violence program in East Los Angeles.
TePaske is the author of Rape and Ritual: A Psychological Study (Inner City, 1982) and Sexuality and the Religious Imagination (Spring, 2008), and a contributor to "The Allure of Gnosticism: The Gnostic Experience "in Jungian Psychology and Contemporary Culture (Open Court, 1995) and The Sacred Heritage: The Influence of Shamanism on Analytical Psychology (Routledge, 1997). His teaching is known for its thorough topical research, informal style, and the many artistic images he employs. TePaske is also a traveling lecturer and teacher, who welcomes invitations from interested groups and organizations.
This program has been approved for 7.0 CEU’s by the Washington Chapter National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Provider number is #1975-157. The cost to receive a certificate is as follows: 7.0 units for lecture and workshop $15; 2.0 units for the Friday lecture $10; 5.0 units for the Saturday workshop $10.
Updated: 27 October, 2009
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