C.G. Jung Society, Seattle C.G. Jung Society, Seattle
SYMPOSIUM
Symposium: Friday, February 23, 2007, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Antioch University Seattle, Room 100, 2326 Sixth Ave, Seattle (Directions)
Free admission, participation encouraged
Sponsored by the C.G. Jung Society, Seattle and Antioch University, Seattle
Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation...
-- Joseph Campbell (Hero with a Thousand Faces)
Mythologist Joseph Campbell is best known for his books, The Hero's Journey and Hero with a Thousand Faces, as well as the television series, The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. His wide-ranging interests included shamanism, Arthurian romance, Kundalini yoga, and Native American myth. Campbell studied Provencal French, German and Sanskrit so he could read texts in the original language. He often noted that artists are a culture's mythmakers. Long after his death in 1989, Campbell’s work continues to influence and inspire contemporary artists, writers and filmmakers.
This forum explores Campbell’s influence on contemporary cultural trends, and how his archetypal models operate in the workplace. We’ll also discuss C. G. Jung, Heinrich Zimmer, and others whose theories and insights helped to shape Campbell’s ideas about the importance of symbolism, archetypes, and the power of mythologies as creative manifestations of our human need to explain psychological, spiritual, and social realities.
Presentations will include:
Open discussion will follow the presentations.
Updated: 13 February, 2007
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