"Accessing the Somatic Unconscious" is a PowerPoint presentation combined with modest movement experiences for zoom viewers. This concept of the somatic unconscious, developed from Jung himself and current somatic movement therapists, is that the body holds many repressed memories, injuries, insults, and traumas, which are not easily accessed through talk therapy. Accessing the somatic unconscious can be an important step in one's individuation process.

For 23 years Dr. Jeanne Schul taught dance at Berry College and sereved as a choreographer for and Artistic Director of the Berry College Dance Troupe. She is also a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist with ISMETA and a trainer for Eastwest Somatics Institute. She received her doctorate in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, where currently she is an adjunct professor. Jeanne has more than 30 years of experience making connections between soma, soul, and psyche in her teaching, choreography, and therapeutic work with dreams, dance, and yoga. In her private practice, she leads dream groups, Reiki and somatic movement therapy sessions, along with therapeutic yoga classes. Jeanne has also published numerous articles and national presentations on dance, dreams, and yogic chakras.

Jungian analyst, author, and speaker Kathleen Wiley will lead a discussion on embodiment from a Jungian perspective, with the title and details of the presentation to be determined. Speaking on embodiment from a variety of perspectives, some of her past presentations have included "Embodiment in the Virtual World," "Human Being: The Interweaving of Spirit and Matter," and"Embodiment: Honoring the Divine Feminine." Kathleen Wiley is a Jungian analyst, author, and speaker living in North Carolina, where she maintains a private practice with individuals. She is known for her accessible spirit and language in exploring complex Jungian concepts. She has a passion for illuminating stories of the Holy Bible with understandings of how our body, mind, and soul take shape in us. Her work focuses on empowering people to live from a conscious connection to the larger Self, also known as God Within. She is currently working on a new book, New Life: Emerging from the Darkness, Alchemical Transformation through the Scriptures.

What is comedy? Why is it so often paired with its dark twin tragedy? Why do we laugh? Is comedy healthy, or pathological? (Freud, who was rather dour, wrote a book on the subject, and Jung, known for his earthy humor and voluminous laugh, did not). How does comedy reveal both the admirable and repulsive in our nature, our vulgarity and our sublimity?

We are excited once again to host popular author and speaker, Dr. James Hollis, who presented two memorable events for the Nashville Jung Circle in recent years. Dr. Hollis will discuss the fresh topic of comedy through a Jungian lens, as described above.

James Hollis, Ph.D., a beloved speaker on Jungian topics, taught Humanities 26 years in various colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland (1977-82). He is presently a licensed Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, D.C. He served as Executive Director of the Jung Center in Houston, Texas for many years, as Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington, D.C. until 2019, and now serves on the JSW Board of Directors. He is a retired Senior Training Analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, was first Director of Training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and is Vice-President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation. Additionally he is a Professor of Jungian Studiesfor Saybrook University of San Francisco/Houston.
He has written a total of seventeen books, which have been translated into 20 languages.

Zoom presentation and discussion led by Dr. Jerry Wright, D.Min.

Jungian analyst Dr. Jerry Wright will lead a discussion based on his newest book, A Mystical Path Less Traveled. Drawing on his personal journals, the Analytical Psychology of C.G. Jung, and on various mystical traditions, Dr. Wright will propose a psychological mysticism that preceded, and now replaces, the historical theological mysticism that has been dependent on theistic images of god. Such images are no longer meaningful for many people – or necessary. He will explore an alternative spiritual path that has the character of a grounded, embodied mysticism that honors the universal experiences of the numinous. Such a perspective could contribute to the healing of the deep divisions that tear at our cultural and political fabric, and which threaten our species and global nest.
The two-hour ZOOM event will include opportunity for questions and dialogue.

Jerry R. Wright, D.Min. is a Jungian psychoanalyst, teacher, and writer who lives in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He is a training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. An experienced conference and retreat leader, he has also led pilgrimages to sacred sites in Iona, Scotland; Ireland; Peru; India; Vietnam; Thailand, Cambodia; and Laos. He is the author of A Mystical Path Less Traveled: A Jungian Psychological Perspective (Chiron, 2021) and Reimagining God and Religion, Essays for the Psychologically Minded (Chiron, 2018). Related works integrating Jungian psychology and religion/spirituality include his doctoral dissertation, Symbols for the Christ in the Gospel of John and the Archetypal Self in the Psychology of C. G. Jung, and his Jungian thesis, Archetypal Thin Places: Experiencing the Numinosum.

Zoom presentation presented by Adele Tyler, M.S.S.

What is this large, mysterious book, written and illustrated over many years in the early 1900’s by psychologist Carl Jung as a personal record of his “voluntary confrontation with the unconscious?” Is it a work of genius or the record of a descent into madness? Why was it locked in a bank vault and not published until 2009? And why did Jung, one of the founders of modern psychology, call his years working on this red leather-bound volume “the most important years in my life,” and the source of all of his later work until his death in 1961? We will explore these questions, disucss the newly published Black Books as the source material for the Red Book, and view the beautiful color illustrations and calligraphy that make the book a work of art.

Presented by Adele Tyler, a founding member and past president of the Nashville Jung Circle and student of Jung’s work for thirty years. With a master’s degree in sociology and life coach certification through the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, she has worked as a personal growth life coach and Myers-Briggs consultant. In addition, Adele has led workshops and taught USN evening classes on various aspects of Jungian psychology.

Join us for discussion and to watch the pre-recorded panel discussion hosted by the Pacifica Graduate institute Alumni Association on December 31st, 2020. In this hour-long video, four depth psychology scholars examine ways of processing and integrating feelings of grief and loss in this time of pandemic and social unrest. This panel includes psychotherapist and author, Francis Weller; Jungian analyst and senior climate scientist, Jeffrey Kiehl; soul-centered coach and depth psychology alliance founder, Bonnie Bright; and educator and Depth Psychology Alliance Director, James Newell.

The Nashville Jung Circle will watch the video together and follow up with our own discussion and time of sharing.

Sunday, February 28th
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Zoom workshop
led by LeAnn Nesbitt

In this experiential workshop we will explore the main concepts of the SoulCollage® method and its applications, then create a SoulCollage® card, using the “quick card exercise” and practicing the “I Am One Who…” method of giving voice to our card(s) and listening for inner wisdom to emerge.

What to bring:

• 1-3 magazines of any kind – just make sure there are plenty of images within

• Glue Stick

• Scissors

• Pen and paper

• 5 x 8 inch somewhat sturdy substrate on which to glue images. Some ideas are 5 x 8 index cards, file folder or card stock cut to size, or mat board. You may supply your own or order supplies through the links below:

https://hanfordmead.com/product/card-making-supply-pack/

https://hanfordmead.com/product/soulcollage-card-pack/

From LeAnne Nesbitt : "SoulCollage® is a creative process of self-discovery that uses imagination, intuition, and images as a pathway to your own inner wisdom. This gentle yet transformative practice is accessible to everyone—even those who feel they have no artistic ability. Getting started with SoulCollage® is easy and fun. We begin by intuitively choosing images that we assemble on to cards. While we may not immediately understand why we are attracted to the images we choose, as we work with the cards they begin to reveal their meaning.

Seena Frost, author of SoulCollage® Evolving, began developing this process in the late 1980's. Today, people all over the world now practice SoulCollage® as a means of gaining deeper self-understanding and guidance for their lives."

LeAnne Nesbitt credits her first SoulCollage® workshop, in 2012, with helping her navigate a difficult mid-life passage and recognize her vocational calling. Since that time she has completed certification through the Haden Institute in both spiritual direction and dreamwork and trained as a SoulCollag® Facilitator. Her training is deeply rooted in Jungian psychology and mystical Christian tradition.

The author of an e-book entitled Three Ways to Explore Your Dreams with SoulCollage®, LeAnne has worked with SoulCollage Inc. as an editor and consultant. In 2020 she completed her career transition, resigning from a corporate job of fifteen years in financial technology management to devote more time to SoulCollage Inc. and her own creative projects and inner work. For more information, go to www.dreamersandmystics.com or www.thecreativecontemplative.com.

2020 as an Alchemical Year
led by Karen Harper, PhD., LCSW

Jung considered alchemy to be an ancient psycho-spiritual process with the Philosopher’s Stone as its goal, which according to Jung, parallels the individuation process of becoming whole. The transformation process occurs in an alchemical vessel: “The vessel is a symbol for the attitude which prevents anything from escaping into the outside world” (van Franz, 1980, p. 87), and it can be argued that 2020 was such a vessel, both collectively and individually.

This experiential presentation will link significant alchemical processes and symbols in a review of 2020 including coronavirus, death, quarantine, and working with the opposites such as political and racial divisions.

Karen Harper PhD., LCSW is a Jungian therapist in private practice in East Nashville. A depth psychology graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and current President of the Nashville Jung Circle, Karen has presented in the U.S. and Canada at Jungian conferences. Her areas of interest are the natural world, Artemis, the archetypal Feminine, and in general, all things Jungian.