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Recordings Included
The decisive question for man (and woman) is: Is he really related to something infinite or not?
Jung posits this question in Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and goes on to say that if we could only know that what truly matters is the infinite, then life would be so different. This is the eternal, the constant thread of existence, which human lives weave in and out of since the beginning of time.
Dealing with the manifest, temporal world which Jung referred to as the Spirit of the Times is a morass of desires commanding a need for power, control, and all too often a pre-occupation with banal concerns. Here we survive, estranged from the ways of the Self, hiding in the irrational world of hope and belief in false and tragic heroes and ideals.
How can we heal our wearied egos and rebuild the connection to soul? It is our responsibility to this world, to our loved ones, to the next generation, to build bridges to the numinous. In the 1965 pop song What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love, the lyrics are even more relevant in today’s world with such ongoing proliferations of violence, discord and more. Eros, relationship, and a passion for deeper meaning, is our only path towards healing, and we desperately need the experience of grace and transcendence to guide our path.
In these talks we will share in the riches of two of the world leaders in the fields of Spirituality and Jungian Analysis, whose lives are dedicated to the search and experience for that eternal Eros of soul and spirit. In doing so we will hear stories of lives searching these winding and often tortuous paths, and of those moments of finding grace.
While the event will be held in Assisi, Italy, we are offering this as a Virtual presentation for participants worldwide. We are hoping you will join us as we journey along with Drs. Heschel and Hollis, and share in the great repast of what they bring to the table.
Susannah Heschel
Exile and Redemption of the Soul
Susannah Heschel is the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, chair of the Jewish Studies Program and a faculty member of the Religion Department. Her scholarship focuses on Jewish and Protestant thought during the 19th and 20th centuries, including the history of biblical scholarship and the history of antisemitism. Her books include Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus; The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany; Jüdischer Islam: Islam und jüdisch-deutsche Selbstbestimmung; and The Woman Question in Jewish Studies, written with Sarah Imhoff. She has edited several volumes including New Paths: Essays in Honor of Professor Elliot Wolfson with Glenn Dynner and Shaul Magid, and Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays of Abraham Joshua Heschel, as well as numerous articles in English, German, and Hebrew. |
James Hollis
Home: Why we must leave it, and why we forever look for it.
James Hollis, Ph.D., Has taught Humanities for 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 Educational Center in Houston, Texas for many years and was Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington 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 was a creator and Professor of Jungian Studies for Saybrook University of California. He has written a total of twenty books, which have been translated into 25 languages. |
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