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Date: March 14, 2003
Event: Judith Slimmon
Journey Through the Unfathomable Forest - Toward Symbolic Meaning
Judith Slimmon
JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNFATHOMABLE FOREST - TOWARD SYMBOLIC MEANING
Dante's Inferno begins with these haunting lines:
Midway on our life's journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost...
At one time or another, most of us have found ourselves in a dark forest, not knowing which way to go. Psychologically speaking, this experience symbolizes a journey into the unconscious world; a world teeming with seemingly chaotic and undifferentiated life; a world that can feel overwhelming to ego consciousness.
In this lecture, Judith will circumambulate the image of the forest, both from outer and inner perspectives. The first part of this lecture considers two dynamic ecosystems -- the old growth forest and the psyche, as well as twentieth century responses to these phenomenon (including scientific forestry and the psychology of the self-made man). The second part of of the lecture delves into the psychic experience of actually entering the forest, exploring its implicit dangers and treasures, and encountering the archetype of transformation with its poles of both creation and destruction.
The lecture is woven together with the forest imagery of Canadian painters, Emily Carr and Ernest Lindner, as well as with stories, dreams, and fairy tales that evoke the journey into the dark forest with its inherent dangers and regenerative potential.
Judith Slimmon is a Jungian analyst and an artist. She was raised in Saskatchewan in the heart of the Canadian prairies. Here she first attended university. After moving to Calgary, Judith continued her studies at the University of Calgary and Gonzaga University, Spokane. She has had an eclectic career as a high school teacher, studio potter, artist-in-residence (ACAD), career consultant, and therapist. In 1997, Judith moved to Zurich, Switzerland to study at the C.G. Jung Institute, graduating in 2001. Since that time, she has returned to Calgary where she maintains a private practice.
LECTURE: Friday march 14, 2003 - 7:30 p.m.
Christ Church Crump Room, 3602 - 8th Street SW, Calgary
$15 (non-members); $10 (members, guests & students)
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