The Jung Center of Houston: Fairy Tales and the Dynamics of the Psyche

HAMMAN PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS WORKSHOPS
Fairy Tales and the Dynamics of the Psyche

Renowned Jungian analyst Patricia Berry outlines the enduring psychological relevance of fairy tales in this workshop, made possible in part by a grant from The Hamman Foundation.

Friday, December 7
9 am - 1 pm
$25 ($20 Jung Center members)
4.0 CE hours

Explore the rich lessons fairy tales can teach us – both personally and as professional caregivers. Before the age of electronic entertainments, or even the amusement of the printed word, folks gathered around story tellers to hear tales richly combining the marvelous and the ordinary. These fairy tales portrayed an awareness of psychological patterns and conveyed a wisdom of and beyond the ordinary run of daily activity. Jungians today view fairy tales as essential for discovering the workings of the psyche.
In this workshop, mental health professionals will have the opportunity to examine tales for psychological patterns and dynamics. Participants will learn to see the stories as 'cases' with possible diagnoses and prognoses. On the basis of these patterns in the tale, participants will discover applicable therapeutic goals and techniques. And we will also discover how the depths of the mental health professional’s own psyche can be illuminated by these stories.

Patricia Berry, PhD is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst. She is the author of Echo’s Subtle Body: A Contribution to Archetypal Psychology and numerous articles. In 1991 she was the first Scholar in Residence at Pacifica Graduate Institute of Depth Psychology in California. She lectures internationally and has served as president of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts as well as of the New England Society of Jungian Analysts. Currently she has a private practice in West Bath, Maine.

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