Maine Jung Center Digital Archive

High-definition modern imaging has led to scientific discoveries of the true anatomy and function of the fascia, the extracellular matrix that each of our 30-75 trillion cells are embedded within. The whole inner landscape of our body/mind is made up of one continuous vibrating fascial web of tissue from head to toe. The functions of this network are not only to give us form and structure, but to serve as a semiconducting liquid crystal matrix that stores vast amounts of subliminal or nonneuronal information and serves as the largest sensory organ in our bodies. Interoception is one of the sensations within us which allows us to feel bodily sensations, but also emotional awareness, and as such might be considered part of the threshold of consciousness. Edith Stein’s description of empathy as unique and an inner process seems to lead us nicely into how we are able to become aware of feeling empathy, by way of the interoceptive system, which lends itself to therapeutic presence, an energetic connection, and positive patient/client outcomes.

Join Cybele as they explore Pseudo-Dionysius, a Byzanto-Syriac mystic, considered by many to be the pinnacle of the apophatic tradition. Pseudo-Dionysius' works have had a profound influence on many in the Western contemplative tradition, including St. Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa, and Meister Eckhart. Jung himself referenced the works of Pseudo-Dionysius in his publications and notes and kept two copies of the elusive writer’s collected works in his library.

In this program, Dick Sweeney details how the cry for transformation and integration comes from within the soul itself. To this end, we will examine how Jung’s theories of human development, neurosis, and the creative tension of opposites offer us a way to approach the polarities we find in ourselves and in our culture at large.

In this program, Jim Blalock begins with an introduction of how Depth Psychology frames our mythic imagination and lays out a summary of The Odyssey. Then, Jim reflects on key excerpts, events, and images that will provoke our personal associations to the story as we make it our story, deepening our process through discussion and personal writing.

Professor Joan Uraneck describes (through Jungian exploration and interpretation) nine paintings completed by Picasso in 1946 in Antibes, France, where he moved at the end of the German occupation of Paris. The paintings depict the Roman mythological figure of the faun. Professor Uraneck describes how Picasso’s archetypal imagination used this image to lead him on a journey of individuation.

Delight in the Mildred Harris 2021 where Patricia Reis explores the missing, the buried, silenced, and disappeared as she grapples with ghosts, with hopes of giving new meaning to these absences.

Over the past four years, along with Clovis archaeologist Richard Michael Gramly, we’ve discovered the first evidence that Clovis peoples into the western hemisphere 15,000 years ago made portable art sculptures, conducted mastodon ritual sacrifices and shaman sled burials at portals to the lower world. Join Jim Harrod as he offers highlights of discoveries at the five Clovis sites and provides some reflections on indigenous traditions, which may provide resources for a new spirituality.

In this two-part series, discover the ancient past as Margaret guides you on a walk through sacred sites, from the British Isles to the Middle East, hearing stories of saints, goddesses and witches. Witness the archetypes that continuously arise and discuss how the sacred informs our own stories.