The image of fire expresses an elemental force that can be both creative and destructive. When it is contained and focused, fire is transformative, enhancing what has been placed in it, such as in the shaping and strengthening of metal or in the cooking of food. Uncontained, fire can rage and incinerate, like wildfires consuming forests and homes.
In this presentation, we will explore the symbol of fire through poetry, story, and myth. In particular, we will trace the role of this symbol as a psychological energy that is implicated in the creative life of the individual. This workshop will explore such questions as: What does it mean to live life “as if it were a work of art?”
What prevents us from knowing and living our creative depths? What are the consequences of not living from these depths? In pondering these questions and encountering this powerful symbol we will begin to uncover ways that we might connect with our own creative spark and fan it into a vitalizing and transforming flame.
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We will have a 30 minute lunch break. You may bring your own lunch or pre-order a lunch for $15 (we will order a variety of items from The Stone Oven - sandwiches, sides, chips from which you may choose that day).
Jung Cleveland will provide coffee in the morning, water and other beverages throughout the day.
Saturday, September 21, Workshop Fee**
$95 member / $115 non-member / $45 student
Optional: 5 CEUs available for $25 (Ohio CSWMFT and OPA)
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**Jung Cleveland does not want cost to be a barrier to participation. For financial aid, please contact Meg at Admin@jungcleveland.org
Saturday Workshop
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
(30 minute lunch break)
“We must not forget that only a very few people are artists in life; that the art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts. Whoever succeeded in draining the whole cup with grace?”
Jason E. Smith, IAAP, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. He is the creator and host of the podcast Digital Jung and the author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life (Chiron Publications). Jason serves as an instructor and training analyst C.G. Jung Institute of New England.
“The meaning of life is to build a life as if it were a work of art.”