Eugene Friends of Jung

The mission of the Eugene Friends of Jung is to provide ongoing education to the local community in the psychological ideas of C. G. Jung. In addition, EFJ provides opportunities for those pursuing their own individual psychological development to join together from time to time for personal growth and fellowship. EFJ is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. EFJ presented its first lecture on February 1, 1999. We welcome people of all levels of familiarity with Jung’s work.

2011-2012 Schedule of Presenters

All our events include a Friday Evening Lecture and Saturday Workshop. Members and others on our mailing list will receive additional information about these events. For more details, click on the seminar’s title.

October 21-22, 2011 – The Great Snake: Christianity

How psychology and Jung use the Jesus Christ story to comprehend the consciousness of our historical moment and for our individuation. Presented by  John Petroni, Ph.D.

Upcoming Programs for Fall 2011 – Winter/Spring 2012

February  10-11, 2012 - Creative Madness: The Experience of Liminality

The lecture will explore this territory through the experiences of people who went through such a phase in their lives and restabilized in a new reality, from which perspective they tell their stories. Certain themes recur, those of loss and gain, death and rebirth, change on an elemental level, the helplessness of the ego to choose and control what the body/mind/spirit must encounter. What, then, is the ego’s role? Is there useful information in ideas of Jung or Winnicott, traditional initiation rites, dream images, ancient wisdom, which can serve as guides through this shadowy territory?
Presented by Linda Sherman, Ph.D.

January  6-7, 2012 - The Call of Our Ancient Ancestors: Wisdom of the Primordial Psyche (originally scheduled for December 2-3, 2011)

Both our personal and our primordial ancestors are still present to us within the deepest ranges of our psyches. C.G. Jung deeply valued the archaic levels of human consciousness and he believed that “most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old unforgotten wisdom stored up in us.”  Presented by Marea Claassen, Jungian Analyst.

February 10-11, 2012 – Creative Madness: The Experience of Liminality

 An exploration of the experience of a liminal, or in-between, state in transitions from one life circumstance to another – the qualities of creation and destruction, the Mercurial and Dionysian influences, the ordeals which are part of initiation. Using material from participants’ own lives and from the lives of others, the workshop will be largely experiential.  Presented by Linda Sherman, Ph.D.

March 30-31, 2012 – Psychology and Religion: Not Throwing the Baby Out With the Bath Water and the workshop entitled  Anger At The Altar?!

The Interface of Psychology and Religion Psyche and Soul share a common ground; one without the other hinders true transformation. The individuating person can become lost without an enduring Center, while the spiritual person can become lost in the power of the unconscious.  Presented by Richard Naegle, Ph. D.

Our Fees Membership: $40/Year (Sept. thru Aug.) Friday Evening Lectures: Members: $10, Others $15