The APT-Birmingham Public Lecture
Saturday 2 November 2024
JUNG’S SHADOW CONCEPT:
THE HIDDEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS WITHIN OURSELVES
Christopher Perry & Rupert Tower
Christopher Perry Rupert Tower
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.
APPLICATION DETAILS
This event will be held via Zoom video conferencing only between 10.15am and 2.30pm.
The cost for the lecture is £60 for WMIP members and £70 for Non-WMIP members.
Bookings should be made/confirmed as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
PAYMENT DETAILS
Please make BACS payments as follows:
Bank: Barclays, Sort Code: 20-08-44, Account No: 03737950
Account Name: The Training in Jungian Analytical Psychotherapy
(Please use your name as a reference)
For further details and queries contact:
Sue Harford, Administrator to the Training Committee,
telephone: 07789 545908, email: aptc@wmip.org
The APT-Birmingham
Public Lectures
For enquiries contact Sue Harford,
Administrator to the Training Committee
Unit 1A, West Stockwith Park,
Stockwith Road, Misterton,
Nottinghamshire DN10 4ES.
Telephone: 07789 545908
Email aptc@wmip.org
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