For each of us there are energies, motives, agendas that operate outside our conscious control and sometimes contrary to our professed values. These energies, which Jung collectively identified as the shadow, might best be defined not as evil, but as that which makes us uncomfortable with ourselves. Such energies represent an enormous invitation for greater consciousness and for living more ethically. Their integration brings us toward wholeness. The program will define and illustrate the many ways in which the shadow operates in personal and social life and will address the question of how we may come to know that which is by definition unconscious in us. A series of exercises and questions will increase awareness of the shadow. Please bring a notebook and pen for journaling.

James Hollis, Ph.D., is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst, executive director of the Jung Educational Center of Houston, and the author of twelve books, most recently Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding our Darker Selves.

In this workshop, we will continue the exploration of the Gospel of Thomas. Could the “lion” in this gospel be the powerful message of consciousness that Jesus brought to his disciples? If so, what would it mean to eat (or be eaten) by the message? As we examine the sayings, each building on the one before, it may be possible to catch a glimpse of the depth of Jesus’ message and discover why this man so profoundly affected the lives of his followers.

Wynette Barton is a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Zurich and has been in private practice as an analyst in Austin since 1985. She holds M.A. (Psychology) and Doctor of Ministry degrees and is active in training analysts and lecturing in the U.S. and Canada. Her study of the Gnostic gospels is the product of her long-time interest in archeology and ancient history.

	“Slender Threads,” a film interview of analyst Robert Johnson by analyst J. Pittman McGehee William Thiele, Ph.D., discussion leader Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Film screening 6 pm, Discussion 8 pm Parker Methodist Church, 1130 Nashville Avenue, New Orleans

Robert A. Johnson, noted lecturer, author, and Jungian analyst, has introduced millions of people to the thoughts of C.G. Jung. In this engaging and revelatory set of interviews with Houston analyst J. Pittman McGehee, Robert Johnson explores the range of his work and life experience and traces the “slender threads” that have led him along his path. For more work by Robert Johnson, visit Johnson's “Inner Work Blog,” in conjunction with analyst and coauthor Jerry M. Ruhl.

In the Midst of Others: The Unfolding of Life
A Workshop with Karen Magee, MA, LMFT, LPC
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10 am - 4 pm

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In this workshop, we will examine our efforts to discover and consciously respond to our potential in life. This journey of discover, rarely, if ever, occurs in a time and space alone. The path to ourselves always includes relationship to others. Keeping this in mind, and using an extraordinary international film as the ground for our work, we will explore what inhibits us from becoming our true selves. We will also explore what invites and supports the awareness and courage necessary to live more completely in the world. Throughout the day, Jungian ideas, lecture, journal writing, exercises and interactive discussion will contribute to the creation of our experience. The film clips, together with our other work, will assist us in opening doors to our own life stories. In those stories, as in the film, we will hope to learn more about the purpose, meaning and great value of relationship in our journeys to become ourselves.

Karen Magee, MA, LMFT, LPC, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Houston and a senior training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. An instructor, lecturer, and workshop leader locally and nationally, Karen is recognized for her work with ethics and for her use of film to invite a deeper understanding of one’s personal psychology and life in relationship to the world. She has been an instructor at the Jung Center of Houston for the past 19 years and currently chairs the Ethics Committee for The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts.