John Granrose, Ph.D.

Magic and Archetypes

Lecture: Friday, October 13, 2000, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, Room 202, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle
$10 members, $15 nonmembers

After a brief explanation of Dr. C.G. Jung's concept of archetypes, Dr. Granrose will explore the topics of magic, magicians, transformation, and wonder. Examples used will include dreams, synchronistic events, symbols from the Tarot and from the arts, and passages from the works of Jung. Based on his research at the Zürich Jung Institute, Dr. Granrose will compare the concept of the magician with those of the shaman, the trickster, and the fool. He will also discuss Jung's concept of the transcendent function and explore some of the ways in which Jungian analysis incorporates elements that were once part of traditional magic.

Finding Magic in Life

Workshop: Saturday, October 14, 2000, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Center, Room 202, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle
$30 members, $40 nonmembers, $25 student/senior members, $35 student/senior nonmembers

To learn about preregistering for the workshop, see Preregistration Policy and Form.

The workshop will offer experiential techniques for recovering the sense of "magic" in life that small children naturally enjoy but which most adults have lost. These techniques will include active imagination, meditation, ritual, the use of music and drumming, and the learning of some simple magic tricks that illustrate ways of finding surprise and wonder in small things. There will be ample time for discussion and sharing.

John Granrose, Ph.D., is a native of Miami, Florida, and received his B.A. in philosophy and psychology from the University of Miami. After a year as a Fulbright Grantee in Germany, he attended the University of Michigan, where he received his doctorate in 1966. His dissertation examined the ethical implications of the theories of Freud, Piaget, and Skinner. He then taught for many years at the University of Georgia, retiring as Professor Emeritus of Philosophy in 1993. He holds the Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich and is currently its Director of Studies. Besides magic, his hobbies include computers and singing.

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