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2016 Community Offerings Invitation to Various Public Events Presented by Monika Wikman and/or Guests of the Santa Fe Center for Alchemical Studies |
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2. Elegua - The Hermes /Mercury of the Santeria Religion, alive and well in the Cuban psyche |
Oshun
Elegua
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Seminar: Alchemy Then and Now - Synchronistic Intersections between Depth Psychology, Physics, and the Indigenous Soul
January 21 - 24 Monika Wikman Ph.D., Thomas Elsner J.D., M.A., and Christophe le Mouël, Ph.D. with the Center for Alchemical Studies and the New Mexico Society of Jungian Analysts Location: 1536 Bishops Lodge Road, Tesuque, NM An alchemical weekend workshop with special attention to the Jung - Pauli dialog, synchronicity and Physics contributing to the constellation of a new world view. Exploring myths, active imagination and writing, the experiential component will be rich and include an optional trek to the San Ildefonso Pueblo for the Buffalo Dance, an intersection of then and now. Time: Thursday 6pm-9pm, Friday and Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm (lunches included; optional Saturday potluck dinner 6:30 to 8:30pm), Sunday 9:30am-12pm. Location: Fee: 550.00 CEUs: 21 Monika Wikman, Ph.D., is a certified Jungian analyst and astrologer. Author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness, she has also contributed articles and poems to numerous journals. Internationally, she leads retreats for inner renewal through the activation of the subtle body realms and lectures on mythology, dreams, wellness, alchemy, and creativity. Thomas Elsner, J.D., M.A., is a certified Jungian Analyst, core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and a training analyst at the C. G. Jung Study Center of Southern California. Christophe Le Mouël, PhD, is a quantum physicist who did theoretical research in supersymmetry for several years in France and in Greece. He also worked as a project manager at the National Center for Nuclear Energy in Paris, France, before moving to Los Angeles in 2007. He is currently the executive director of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. Christophe has been interested in Jung's psychology since he discovered Jung when he was 16. He lectured on the connection of depth psychology and physics in Europe and in the United States. His series of articles, Four: A Reflection on the Wholeness of Nature, has been published in the journal Psychological Perspectives. |
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Paradox and the Human Shadow
March 12 Santa Fe Training Seminar for IRJA |
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Courting the Subtle Body
Portland, OR
March 19th and 20th
Oregon Friends of Jung
Portland, OR
March 19th and 20th
Oregon Friends of Jung
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Jung in Ireland
April 1 to 7; Galway, Ireland Presented by the New York Center for Jungian Studies Monika's presentation: Celtic Myth of the Silver Branch |
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Seminar: At the Doorway between Worlds with C.G. Jung, W.B. Yeats and S.T. Coleridge
April 29 to May 1 Monika Wikman, Ph.D. and Thomas Elsner, J.D., M.A. Center for Alchemical Studies, and New Mexico Society of Jungian Analysts Two alchemical weekend workshops (inspired by the work of Jung, Yeats, and Coleridge) courting the subtle body through contemplation of Celtic myths, active imagination, dream work, and writing. Time: Friday 6pm-9pm, Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm (lunch included; optional potluck dinner 6:30 to 8:30pm), Sunday 9:30am-1pm. Location: 1536 Bishops Lodge Road, Tesuque, NM Fee: $450 15 CEU's Suggested reading will be emailed to participants. Healthy snacks provided throughout the workshop. For information and registration email sgsteffy@gmail.com or monikawikman@comcast.net Monika Wikman, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and astrologer. Author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness, she has contributed articles and poems to numerous journals. Internationally, she leads retreats for inner renewal through the activation of the subtle body realms and lectures on mythology, dreams, wellness, alchemy, and creativity. Thomas Elsner, J.D., M.A., is a certified Jungian Analyst, core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and a training analyst at the C. G. Jung Study Center of Southern California. |
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Jung on the Hudson: Reinventing Ourselves, Harnessing Hermes
July 24 - 29, 2016 New York Center for Jungian Studies Monika Wikman: Refining the Inner Bullshit Detector: Humor, Hermes, and the Human Shadow |
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Monday July 25: Presentation
The heart of Jung’s work entails a growing relationship between consciousness and the presence of the Self—learning to see and to hear in ever new ways. This inner ongoing revelation cannot sustain itself within us without opening our minds and lives to refining our own inner bullshit detectors. We must develop an inner compass capable of speaking to us (and we must become capable of hearing it) when we step backward into the unconscious, into the “prima materia,” to know when we ourselves are “full of it.” Using examples from daily life, Dr. Wikman will illustrate how dreams often bring to life the inner bullshit detector to help us gain insight, wisdom, and humor as the relationship with the Self develops. Tuesday July 26: Workshop The god of alchemical work is Hermes, who has many derivations, including the psychopath, the thief, the light bringer, and the one who can cross boundaries from one kind of landscape to another among the many realms of existence. Hermes also brings life-giving humor and insight into the one-sidedness of consciousness through laughter at our own foibles. During this workshop—through active imagination, writing exercises, and small-group dialogue—the need for daily practice with the inner bullshit detector will be emphasized, so that the larger psyche may live. Monika Wikman, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and astrologer. Author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness, she has contributed articles and poems to numerous journals. Dr. Wikman lectures and leads workshops internationally on mythology, dreams, wellness, alchemy, and creativity, including, most recently, a New York Center for Jungian Studies program in Cuba, “Music, Myth, and Spirit.” A graduate of the Jung–von Franz Center for Depth Psychology in Zurich, she has taught in the graduate department at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Wikman lives and has a private practice in both Tesuque, New Mexico, and Gaviota, California |
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Tenth Annual Feeding the Moon Retreat: Alchemy, Creativity and The Divine Feminine
An Annual Women’s Dream, Breathwork, Creativity and Healing Retreat September 4 - 10, 2016 Monika Wikman, Ph.D. and Diane Haug, MA, LPCC The Center for Alchemical Studies invites you to this retreat -- Ocamora Retreat Center, Ocate New Mexico See ocamora.org for more details or see the details below: ****NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FULL FOR THIS YEAR**** |
Remedios Varo
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FEEDING THE MOON:
Creativity and the Divine Feminine With Monika Wikman, Ph.D. and Diane Haug, MA, LPCC; and Kirstin Kairos assisting in the breath work and offering sound healing and movement meditations each day. A weeklong residential healing intensive for women set in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains of northeastern New Mexico. Sunday, September 4th - Saturday, September 10th, 2016 6 nights / 7 days Ocamora Retreat Center Ocate, New Mexico Cost: $1475 - $1675 (based on choice of accommodations) includes tuition, lodging, meals CEU’s may be available During this residential retreat we will explore the alchemical mysteries and motifs that connect us deeply to our own creativity and the experience of the divine feminine. Defining ‘creativity’ as ‘living with creative spirit’, we celebrate all of the manifestations of spirit that define a woman’s life. Using highly experiential modalities such as Grof Holotropic Breathwork, Jung’s active imagination, dreamwork, art, journal writing, movement, bodywork, guided time in nature, and ritual, we will ‘seed’ the imagination in a sacred process of deep inner exploration and self-expression. In addition to the healing and renewal inherent in the work, this cultivation of the unique and precious ‘creative spirit’ in each of us can act as a powerful antidote to the despair and disenchantment that so easily affects our lives in these complex and challenging times. HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK HOLOTROPIC (derived from the Greek ‘holos’ and ‘trepein’) means ‘moving toward wholeness.’ Developed by Stanislav Grof, MD and Christina Grof, leading pioneers in the field of transpersonal psychology, Holotropic Breathwork is a powerful method of using non-ordinary states of consciousness for self-exploration and healing. It is based on insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, and various spiritual practices. A highly experiential method, Holotropic Breathwork combines enhanced breathing, evocative music, focused bodywork, art and group sharing. By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, Holotropic Breathwork mediates access to all levels of human experience including unfinished issues from our post-natal biography, traumatic physical or emotional events, perinatal memories, death and rebirth sequences, and a variety of transpersonal experiences that can reach mythological, archetypal, and universal realms. Participants have discovered that the process can facilitate a sometimes dramatic release of blocked feelings and memories, thereby promoting new levels of mind-body integration. Holotropic Breathwork offers unusual healing potential. The work is of value to persons interested in deep inner exploration, self-knowledge, and spiritual awareness. It is an excellent experiential adjunct to psychotherapy, as well as a powerful method of self-care for helping professionals. THE SETTING Ocamora is a 265-acre retreat center nestled unobtrusively in a high valley on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo range in northern New Mexico. It occupies a mile-long valley composed of irrigated agricultural and lightly forested land, beautiful pastures, creek, year-round spring, organic apple orchard and garden, abundant wildlife, and mountain wilderness. For over 20 years Ocamora has offered its extraordinary landscape as a retreat, meditation, and educational center during the warm and stunningly green summer season. The facilities, built around a 100 year old ranch complex, offers guests an intimate and homelike experience in a setting of charm and rustic elegance. Ocamora is located two hours northeast of Santa Fe and an hour east of Taos. Accommodations at Ocamora include both single and shared rooms in the adobe ‘Cloisters’ complex, as well as new rooms and cabins in the orchard. Both a 12’ and 20’ yurt are also available for those looking for a more intimate connection with the natural surroundings. A shared bathroom is available for guests in the Cloisters, while a solar bathhouse and outhouses serve those staying in the orchard. In addition to original ranch house, Ocamora includes a dining/ art pavilion, a meditation sanctuary, and library. There is an outdoor hot tub for soaks under the magnificent night sky. REGISTRATION INFORMATION ****NO MORE REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS YEAR**** BIOGRAPHIES Monika Wikman, Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst and author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness (2005) and various articles in Jungian psychology journals. Monika obtained her BA from UC San Diego and her doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, where her research took her deep into the study of dreams of people with terminal cancer. After teaching graduate students at California State University, Los Angeles, she graduated as a diplomat from the Jung-Von Franz Center for Depth Psychology in Zurich. She lectures internationally on mythology and symbolism, dreams and wellness, alchemy and creativity. In private practice as a Jungian Analyst and astrologer, she lives along a creek and under starry skies in Tesuque, New Mexico with horses, dogs, and friends. Diane Haug, M.A., LPCC is a licensed therapist living in northern New Mexico and a senior member of the Grof Transpersonal Training staff. Her background includes a decade of working with adults and children dealing with life-threatening and terminal illness. Having completed the Grof’s first three year training program, Diane has been involved with transpersonal psychology and the Holotropic Breathwork since 1986. Over the last years she has been deeply involved with the international breathwork community participating in Grof training events in Scandinavia, Russia, Ukraine, South America, and Europe. Diane has developed GTT training modules including Shamanism: An Exploration of Traditional Wisdom; The Language of the Soul: The Art and Practice of Integrating Deep Inner Experience; Living with Dying and The Psychedelic Experience: Promises and Perils. She is presently an adjunct faculty member at Southwestern College, a transpersonally oriented graduate school, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and serves as the Executive Director of the Ocamora Retreat Center. Kirsten Kairos Sound & Movement Guide Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator Bodyworker/Birth Doula SAG-AFTRA Voice Overs (CESD NY / LA) c: 310.699.2001 w: kirstenkairos.com |
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SEMINAR: Alchemical and Clinical Reflections
Begins September 15, 2016 Jacqueline West, Ph.D. and Monika Wikman, Ph.D. The seminar continues to delve into Jung’s later works focusing on Alchemical Studies, Vol. 13 of the Collected Works. Here, Jung delves into various images and religious motifs that bring his ideas into vivid life, including commentaries on alchemical processes, wide-ranging explorations into the nature of Mercurius, and profound reflections about the Philosophical Tree. We will focus on these studies from both alchemical and clinical perspectives. These reflections will lead us into explorations of our personal and cultural dreams. Eight 2.5 hour sessions: Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Nov. 10, Jan. 19, Feb 4 (note: Saturday double session) April 13, May 4. $75.00 per session. 20 CEUs. Enrollment limited. Contact Susan Steffy: 505-469-0430 or sgsteffy@gmail.com Jacqueline J. West, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Santa Fe. She is coauthor with Nancy J. Dougherty of The Matrix and Meaning of Character: An Archetypal and Developmental Approach. Her work is currently focused on the archetypal and interpersonal nature of narcissistic dynamics and the development of conscience, individually as well as collectively, in America. Monika Wikman, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and astrologer. Author of Pregnant Darkness:Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness, she has also contributed chapters, articles and poems to various books and journals. Monika enjoys guiding retreats locally and abroad and her podcast interviews can be found at shrinkrapradio.com. |
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Discovering Alchemical Gold in Life with Animals:
Chiron and the horse-human connection October 7 and 8, 2016 Monika Wikman, Ph.D. and Leslie Hammel Turk This two day seminar will open the door to learning the language of horses as a means of also learning more the subtle body field and our conjoint awakening on the web of creation, into the world view "metakweasin", All our Relations. Combining Leslie Hammel-Turk’s wisdom from a life and career devoted to the way of the Horse, and Monika’s work with the Chiron alchemical mysteries of the wounded Healer, Leslie and Monika are offering an unusual collaborative seminar to drop us into the awakening of subtle body that occurs between us and animals when we learn to fine tune our senses in relations with them. Focusing on Horses (and some on dogs) we will provide a back drop from alchemy and depth psychology on the symbolism of horses and dogs, and then do hands on demonstrations with horses and dogs to illustrate the refinement of the relational field. The work illuminates parallel psychological adaptations in humans and animals and the work with Presence to generate healing of trauma, interspecies communion and the felt reality of the subtle body. Time: Friday 6:00 to 9:00pm and Saturday9:30am to 4:30pm (Saturday lunch included) Place: 1536 Bishops Lodge Road, Tesuque Fee: 250.00 Contact Person: Susan Steffy sgsteffy@gmail.com, or monikawikman@comcast.net Monika Wikman Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst, astrologer and horse woman in Tesuque, NM and author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness Leslie Hammel Turk is a horse master, teacher/trainer/breeder, author of many articles for Arabian Horse and has an Arabian Horse ranch north of Las Vegas,NM at the base of Hermit Peak. She hosted her mentor and good friend, Ray Hunt at her ranch for many clinics and her non-profit International Center for the Natural Horse can be found online at: icnh.com; while her own professional website is at turkarabians.com . Read more about Leslie here. |
Yasmin David
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Jung's Red Book
October 11-18, 2016 Monika Wikman and Diane Haug Includes Holotropic Breathwork with Diane Haug and GTT Europe staff Peace Castle, Schlaining, AUSTRIA Contact: European Assn. for Holotropic Breathwork, Thomas Liska & Sonja Busch Email: info@holotropic-association.eu |
Peace Castle
Stan Grof and Monika
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Seminar: Alchemy Then and Now: Synchronicity, Number and Time
November 10-13, 2016 Monika Wikman, Ph.D., Thomas Elsner, J.D., M.A., and Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D. In the meeting of depth psychology and quantum physics, Pauli and Jung discovered that number is the most basic and primal archetypal symbol linking matter and mind and related in this way to synchronistic phenomena. In this alchemical weekend workshop we will give special attention to the Jung - Pauli dialogue, synchronicity and physics contributing to the constellation of a new world view. Exploring myths, active imagination and writing, the experiential component will be rich and include a trek to the Tesuque Pueblo Feast Day Dance, an intersection of then and now. Time: Thurs. 6pm-9pm; Fri. & Sat. 9:30am-4:30pm (lunches included & optional Saturday potluck dinner 6:30 to 8:30pm); Sun. 9:30am-12noon. Place: 1536 Bishops Lodge Road, Tesuque Fee: $550. 21 CEUs will be awarded. Contact Susan Steffy, 505-469-0430 or sgsteffy@gmail.com. Monika Wikman, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and astrologer. Author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness, she has also contributed chapters, articles and poems to various books and journals. Monika enjoys guiding retreats locally and abroad and her podcast interviews can be found at shrinkrapradio.com. Thomas Elsner, J.D., M.A., Certified Jungian Analyst, is on the faculty at Pacifica GraduateInstitute, a training analyst at the C. G. Jung Study Center of Southern California, and member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. His book on Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the New Myth of our Time will be published by Texas A&M. Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D., is a quantum physicist who did research for several years in France and in Greece. He also worked for the National Center for Nuclear Energy in Paris, France. He moved to the United States in 2007 and is currently the executive director of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. He has lectured on the connection of depth psychology and physics in Europe and in the United States, more recently for the training program of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. His series of articles “Four: A Reflection on the Wholeness of Nature” has been published in the journal Psychological Perspectives. |
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Refining the Inner Bullshit Detector: Humor, Hermes and the Human Shadow
December 10 - 11, 2016, Houston, Texas The Jung Center Alchemical work starts with the prima materia, the shit we find ourselves in. We need to grow an inner compass (a bulllshit detector, if you will) to guide us when we step into the unconscious, or when we are somehow “full of it”. This sobering work can be so heavy, the other side appears through humor. The god of alchemical work is Hermes, the god of humor and insight who helps us to consciousness through laughter at our foibles, changing how we think and live in relation to others and the greater psyche. We will look at the mythic patterns of Hermes, hubris and humor that reveal various ways we humans can get along with the god of insight, whose light shines along our paths of individuation. Mythic material revealing Hermes will be resourced from various traditions including Coyote stories from the Southwest Native tribes. |
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