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Michael Atkinson, March 23 [Spring 2009]

Carl Jung: How the Unconscious Gives Meaning to Your Life

Our speaker, Michael Atkinson, who is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature from the University of Cincinnati, specializes in teaching Jungian analysis of literature, the visual arts, religious and mythic texts.

Carl Jung's psychological insights unfolded over half a century, offering profound explanations of our dreams, behavior and relationships; our art, religion and politics. Jung's concept of the archetype reveals the underlying structures that motivate and give meaning to all we do and think. Join us as we explore the ways in which our daily lives are illuminated by these deep structures of the unconscious.

If you are interested in reading in Jungian thought either before or after the talk, Man and His Symbols is a good place to start. It was written for interested lay people by Jung and several colleagues, and is profusely illustrated.

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