Marion Woodman:
Dancing in the Flames
A DVD Screening and Social Event
Monday, January 30
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Westmount Public Library
4574 Sherbrooke St. W.
Refreshments will be served.
Donations are welcome.
Marion Woodman is a renowned Jungian analyst, author and teacher, best known for her groundbreaking work on feminine psychology and addiction. Her books include Addiction to Perfection; The Owl was a Baker's Daughter; Bone: Dying into Life; The Pregnant Virgin; and Dancing in the Flames.
Dancing in the Flames chronicles Marion's unique life through conversation with renowned scholar and mystic, Andrew Harvey (The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying) and featuring the animation of Academy Award winning animator Faith Hubley.
“She explores the mysteries of the soul’s journey and reveals a series of psychological ‘deaths’ and ‘rebirths’ that have made her who she is today.”
“Marion weaves her inner and outer lives together and transmits a core truth of what it is to be human.”
DVD copies of Dancing in the Flames will be available for sale at this event.
Inspiration and Creativity:
Inviting the Muse
A Lecture/Performance by David Pressault of Montreal
Friday, February 17
7:30–10:00 p.m.
Dawson College Amphitheatre, Room 4C.1
4001 de Maisonneuve W. (Metro Atwater)
Members $12, Non-Members $15
Senior Members/Students $8
In this lecture we will take a look at the illusive and unpredictable energy we call inspiration in the
creative process. We will try to answer some of the following questions: What is inspiration? Where does it come from? What are some of the mythical references we can consider to better understand this energy? Is there a proper attitude that invites inspiration? Can we cultivate it and if so, how?
In the second half of the evening a short dance will be presented followed by a talk about inspiration
in the context of making a dance and performing it.
David Pressault has recently completed the professional training programme of the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (OAJA). He is now in private practice in Montreal. Before entering the analyst training program, David developed a relationship to the unconscious through the art form of contemporary dance. He was a professional dancer and choreographer for twenty years and he still creates dances when time permits.
The Black Madonna
A Lecture by Rosemary Murray-Lachapelle of Ottawa
Friday, March 23 7:30–10:00 p.m.
Dawson College Amphitheatre, Room 4C.1
4001 de Maisonneuve W. (Metro Atwater)
Members $12, Non-Members $15
Senior Members/Students $8
The Black Madonna is an image of great antiquity which historically has inspired cults and been credited with miracles. Today there is a new wave of interest in the symbol, as may be seen in contemporary writing and art. Historical continuity and contemporary interest in the symbol suggest that it answers to a deeply held need in the human psyche. In the lecture, the Black Madonna will be situated in historical and cultural context with a focus on the Black Madonna of Montserrat, Spain. Psychological implications of the symbol will be considered within the framework of C. G. Jung’s thought on the Great Mother. There will be reference to how the symbol appears in dreams and creative work.
Rosemary Murray-Lachapelle is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Gatineau and Ottawa. A graduate of the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (OAJA) Training Programme, she studied psychology and the arts in Canada and Europe. Her other interests include the psychological aspects of fairy tales, pictures, symbols, and rites.
The Black Madonna
A Half-Day Workshop with Rosemary Murray-Lachapelle
Saturday, March 24 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Dawson College, Room 3F.43
4001 de Maisonneuve W. (Metro Atwater)
Members $35, Non-Members $45
Senior Members/Students $25
During the workshop participants will explore the symbol of the Black Madonna in image, dream and tale. We will begin by looking at the symbol as seen in selected images and dreams. Following this we will work together on the fairy tale Mother Holle. This tale will serve to illustrate some of the values of the Black Madonna and lead to discovery of its meaning on an individual level. Creativity A four-week reading seminar Thursdays, March 22 & 29 Creativity can permeate every aspect of human life from preparing a meal to making love, from healing oneself or another to fostering social change. It is not limited to artistic expression in words, music, dance or art. Creativity flowers when people live in the moment, attend to the process, and listen to the inner unspoken voice, which withers when they focus on the desired outcome.
What is it? Where does it come from? What can we learn from art great and small? What can we learn from those who dedicate their lives to art? How does the Creative manifest itself in artists? How does it play out in everyday life? Does it have a purpose? The readings from the works of C. G. Jung, Ursula Wirtz and Paul Brutsche are powerful and evocative and should stimulate a lively and creative discussion.
What makes a person creative? We will view different perspectives from both a poet (Robert Duncan) and a Freudian analyst (Adam Phillips). And we will include a glimpse into Jung’s creative process in The Red Book. We will also read an essay on the effect of the “Muse” in the lives of male “geniuses.” And we will examine the consequences for a woman who, in spite of a strong character, became a “muse” – Lou Andreas-Salomé.
In his maturation as a poet Rilke lived a creative transformation from longing to being. This may be what the creative process of Individuation is. We will consider this thesis in light of Robert Hass’ Introduction to Stephen Mitchell's translation of The Selected Poetry of Maria Rainer Rilke, plus two of the poems. We will also read a selection from Jung and look closely at a painting by William Blake, “The Good and Evil Angels.” Ted Fillery graduated from the C. G. Jung Institute in 1998. He taught at the University of Toronto and practiced as a Jungian analyst in Toronto from 1996 to 2007 before moving his practice to Montréal.
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