APT Public Lecture-Rupert Tower/Christopher Perry

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West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy

Description

JUNG’S SHADOW CONCEPT: THE HIDDEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS WITHIN OURSELVES

The purpose of this talk is to explore the origins of the concept, what Jung meant by “the Shadow”, how it operates in our daily lives, and its epigenesis. Also, Jung’s development of the concept, differentiating the Personal and Collective Shadow, Complexes, Archetypes, and the Individuation process. The Shadow’s development in early life, and the feeling most associated with the Shadow, Shame. Clinical examples will be shared. Jung’s Confrontation with his own Shadow in the Red and Black Books, the problem of Evil, the Trickster, Alchemy, and the Shadow in Dreams, with Post-Jungian elaborations and critiques. Film clips will be shown as illustrations of the Shadow’s manifestations and processes.

Christopher Perry is a retired Training Analyst and Supervisor of the Society of Analytical Psychology, in which he served two terms as Director of Training. He is the author of Listen to the Voice Within: A Jungian Approach to Pastoral Care and several articles on analytical psychology and group analysis. He is interested in the interface between psychotherapy and spirituality. He lives in London.

Rupert Tower is a senior member of the Society of Analytical Psychology. He studied psychology, worked in the Arts, and was an applied social psychologist and director of an international qualitative cross-cultural research consultancy prior to becoming a Jungian Analyst in mid-life. He has published articles on social psychology, market research, and Jung’s concept of the Shadow in organisations. He lives and works in Hampstead.

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