April 10

Death Cafés

In her essay, Ann Casement reports on the presence of death cafés in Loodon. She also writes about diverse philosophical understandings of death. Her philosophical musings include Socrates, Schopenhauer, Kant, and. Nietzsche, She also refers to Lorca and duende and Heidegger’s dasein.

Murray Shugar is the editor of  the Montreal Jung Society newsletter and its website.  

He also co-leads classes at the Thomas More Institute in Montréal.

 April 17

 “Death’s Cartography”

   –Josephine Evetts-Secker

   Death is the great but dreaded equalizer that sooner or later, everyone must face. Every culture has established myths, beliefs, rituals,     metaphors and symbols to mark this passage and address humanity’s questions about the afterlife. While no one can hope to unravel these mysteries, exploring how humanity has grappled with these issues can help us map out our own personal myth about them.

Roman Rogulski is a retired Life, Disability and Critical Illness Insurance Underwriter with a deep and abiding interest in Jungian depth psychology. He has written reviews, led reading seminars, presentations and courses on various topics such as Jung’s Red Book, Dreams, and Fairy Tales.

 April 24

Taking the Anima Along

John Beebe shows us what it can mean for the dying person to be partnered by the presence of the Anima. Beebe guides our exploration of this uplifting and emancipating phenomenon by offering us a close look at examples from personal and analytic experiences, fine art (Michelangelo’s Pieta) and film (Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante (available on YouTube)).

    A meditative observation of the painting, Centering, will be included in the discussion.

Carol Knowlton-Dority is a Toronto based Visual Artist whose practice brings together contemporary visual art, meditation and interactive experiences.

Carol’s work offers ways of exploring and developing compassion for the deep parts of oneself and fostering connection to others.

   May 1

    Jung’s Confrontation with Death:

    An Introduction
    “Whatever you do, if you do it sincerely, will eventually become the bridge to your wholeness, a good ship that carries you through the     darkness of your second birth, which seems to be death to the outside.”

–C .G. Jung, A Letter from 1945.

In this session, we will consider Luis Moris’ thoughts on the mystery of death in the life of Jung and on how we might integrate death into our daily lives.

Dr. Chris MacKinnon is a psychologist, writer, and the director of a private psychotherapy clinic in Montreal. With a background in end-of-life care, he regularly collaborates with the Canadian Virtual
Hospice, Palliative Care McGill, and the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care.