Calgary Jung Society

J. Marvin Spiegelman

Lecture: Friday 16th October 2009, 7:30pm
Workshop: Saturday 17th October, 10:00am to 4:00pm

Both events will be held at Parkdale United Church, 2919 8th Avenue NW, Calgary

WABA is J. Marvin Spiegelman’s mnemonic for the various manifestations of the experience of the divine: Within, Among, Between, and Around. He details how Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Kabbalah exemplify the divine within; the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca illustrates the divine among; the Alchemical model exemplifies the divine between; and the numinous experiences we find in nature, art, and synchronicity reveal the divine around us.  Using his vast knowledge of symbolism and his desire for an ecumenical approach to religion, Spiegelman unfolds the fascinating images of the world’s major spiritual traditions and how they relate to each other.
Friday night's lecture will explore brief examples of the Divine Within (Rainmaker story from Taoism), the Divine Among (exploration of the Hajj in Islam), the Divine Between (mutual process in an alchemical approach to analysis) and the Divine Around (a Hindu story of a Musician).
On Saturday we will go into more depth, examining the Zen Oxherding Pictures series in the morning, and the Kundalini series and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life in the afternoon.

Admission:
 

* The price of the non-member workshop ticket is $140.  For this event only, we are offering a free membership with this fee, which would entitle you to reduced fees for future events. We will need your address, email address, and phone number at either the lecture or workshop  if you choose to take advantage of this offer.

Tickets can be purchased at Self Connection bookstores (403-284-1486), online at www.calgaryjungsociety.org or at the event.

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