In this lecture we will explore the Eightfold Path of Nonviolence as articulated in the book Archetypal Nonviolence: King, Jung and Culture Through the Eyes of Selma. The archetypal experience of nonviolence, when constellated, has the potential to transform violence both within the individual and the culture at large. Integrating the works of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and C. G. Jung with the history of the Civil Rights Movement from 1955-1965, Renée Cunningham will walk the audience through how non-violent principles were implemented in the Civil Rights movement. We will see how Martin Luther King, Jr. utilized Gandhi’s concepts of Satyagraha and Ahimsa, combined with his own tenets of faith, to confront and illuminate the national shadow of racism, thus expanding the nation’s conscience.

This seminar on The Practice of Spiritual Democracy is an opportunity to consolidate the teachings we have received over the previous two months of lectures and workshops. Facilitated by Seattle Jung Society Co-President Dr. Randy Morris and series speaker Dr. Ed Tick (and possibly other contributors), we will review the key ideas from the series and then begin the work of integrating them into our personal individuation process.

Some questions we might engage include:

What does Spiritual Democracy mean to me? What forms of Spiritual Democracy practices are useful to me? How can these ideas and this learning community help me better understand my vocation and lead me to a life of personal meaning and ethical action in a distressed world? How is the practice of nonviolence an essential element of Spiritual Democracy? Can we understand how Spiritual Democracy “names the medicine that the Self awakens”?

Through discussion and small group work, we will explore the practice of Spiritual Democracy.

A study and discussion of various fairy tales facilitated by Suzan Rood Wilson, LMFT, LMHC, Jungian Analyst & Bette Joram, Ph.D.

Friday, October 2nd: THE BOLD KNIGHT 

*specific pages from a nearly 700-page book of Russian Fairy Tales that was scanned online as a PDF.

Learning Objectives:

Phases in the Development of the Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale Discussion Learning Objectives