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A non-profit organisation, which aims to provide a contact for people interested in the psychological insights of Carl Gustav Jung. Through monthly meetings, workshops, other activities and our library, we seek to help people to understand their own inner journey and the world today - from a Jungian perspective. We normally meet at 7:30 for 8:00 pm on the first Friday of each month at MacKillop House Conference Centre, 50 Archibald Street, Lyneham (See map). .       Last meeting:           Sonia Di Mezza: "Building our Nation: How Migrants and their Children have Shaped Australia" <See the video>           See the "Archives" and the "Resources" menus to the left. Friday 2nd May 2025 "World Labyrinth Day" With Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) See the website for World Labyrinth Day! Join Kirstin for the Friday night presentation about Carl Jung's perspectives on the spiritual and psychological significance of the labyrinth. Drawing upon Jung's writings, we'll examine how this ancient technique represents the winding path of inner transformation and self-discovery. Learn how Jung used labyrinth symbolism therapeutically with patients to access inner wisdom and integrate conscious and unconscious parts of the self. You will also learn tips for walking the labyrinth mindfully and reflecting deeply. The presentation will be on Friday night 2nd May, and the Labyrinth Walk will be on Saturday morning 10th May.  This is to separate the walk from election day on Saturday 3rd May. Whether you're new to labyrinths or have walked many, come and explore this powerful tool for centering and personal growth. Emerge renewed from this winding journey toward inner truth with a deepened connection to your authentic self and a feeling of sacred wholeness from integrating shadow and light on the labyrinth path. Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam completed a psychology major in her BA degree along with ethnomusicology and musicology majors at the University of New England. She then did a number of higher degrees at Western Sydney University: A of Master Counselling; a Master of Arts (Hons); and, a PhD. Her PhD focused on reducing depression in mid to later life by participating in a community choir therapy program to reduce depression in mid to later life. You can contact Kirstin directly: Phone: (0409) 533 466 Email: kirstinrg@bigpond.com Web: www.kirstinrg.com Cost for attendance (at MacKillop House): Jung Society members free, Guests $15 (Seniors/Concession $10), Pay cash at the door, or by bank transfer or by credit card via TryBooking. Cost for on-line access: Jung Society members free (We'll send you a link). Guests $10: Pay by bank transfer or by credit card or PayPal via TryBooking. We meet from 7:30 pm for tea and coffee and snacks, music, discussion and library. The Guest Speaker's presentation is at 8pm for an hour or so, then we resume for questions and discussion, finishing by 10pm.   <Last-minute Zoom link> Saturday 10th May 2025          10am - 12 noon (World Labyrinth Day is First Sat in May (3rd), but that's our Election Day!) "Walking the Labyrinth, with Carl Jung" With Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam At the Australian Centre for Christianity & Culture, 15 Blackhall Street, Barton (to the left off Kings Ave, just South of Kings Ave Bridge) On Saturday morning 10 May (separated from Election Day 3rd May) , we will have the opportunity to walk the full-sized labyrinth, laid out in the grounds of the Australian Centre for Christianity & Culture in Barton.  This will be an open-eyed walking meditation.   Details of the site Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam completed a psychology major in her BA degree along with ethnomusicology and musicology majors  at the University of New England. She then did a number of higher degrees at Western Sydney University: A of Master Counselling; a Master of Arts (Hons); and, a PhD. Her PhD focused on reducing depression in mid to later life by participating in a community choir program. You can contact Kirstin directly: Phone: (0409) 533 466 Email: kirstinrg@bigpond.com Web: www.kirstinrg.com A picnic morning tea may be included. Cost $10. Friday 6th June 2025 "Jung and Flying Saucers" With John Gillam at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) John will remind us that strange sightings have been reported in the sky throughout history. After the Second World War, however, the appearance of UFOs became prominent in culture.  Carl Jung studied the UFO phenomenon for more than a decade until his death in 1961. He wrote a book entitled Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies, where he saw UFOs as a living myth for modern man, stating that we have the golden opportunity of seeing how a legend is formed, and how in a difficult and dark time for humanity a miraculous tale grows up of an attempted intervention by superior or “heavenly” beings. Jung’s field of interest is the human reaction to the phenomena, an effort to understand the complex working of our interior life, as this is revealed through the UFO phenomenon. UFOs are visionary rumours whose basis is an emotional tension having its cause in a situation of collective distress or in a vital psychic need – shedding light on the psychic compensation of the collective fear weighing on our hearts. UFOs have become a saviour myth, as we have projected on them a hope, an expectation. They express the symbol of totality represented by the mandala, the archetype of the Self, whose chief role is in uniting apparently irreconcilable opposites and is therefore best suited to compensate the split-mindedness of our age, bringing order and regulation to chaotic states. John Gillam, a retired librarian and former technology innovations officer at the National Library of Australia, contributed to cost reduction initiatives by helping to implement an online national shared bibliographic database for publications. His expertise extended to assisting in the development of the Australian national satellite system over a decade, eventually earning him the position of European Manager for a leading Australian telecommunications company. The latter part of his career was focused on Freedom of Information processing and contributing to government efforts in analysing foreign interference in Australia’s democratic systems. In "retirement", John continues to actively engage with the ever-evolving landscape of information dissemination through various media, publications, and the internet. John's recent books include:   * "Decoding Disinformation: Untangling the Web of Deception"   * "Decoding Antiquity Vol. 1: Challenging the Ancient Astronaut Myth"   * "Decoding Antiquity Vol. 2: Translating Ancient Texts"   * *Decoding Antiquity Vol  3: Twilight of Antiquity" Friday 4th July 2025 "My Travels" With Robbie Tulip at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) Robbie will talk about his globe-trotting expeditions ... Robbie Tulip is National Director of the Australian Student Christian Movement, Secretary of Canberra Region Presbytery of the Uniting Church, manager of ANU Chaplaincy, convenor of the Planetary Restoration Action Group and a committee member and regular presenter with Canberra Jung Society. He worked in international development for many years and has two university degrees in philosophy. Friday 1st August 2025 "Time and Trauma the Wisdom of Andean Shaminism" (by Zoom from Portugal) With Dr Deborah Bryon at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) This presentation will weave together interpersonal and Jungian analytic perspectives, informed by indigenous Andean shamanism, and contemporary scientific understanding of time in an exploration of a more expansive, vision of the world.  It will provide different perspectives on experiences central to contemporary depth psychology – i.e., the subjective experience of time and trauma. The presenter will draw on her experience as a psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst as well as her immersion in Andean shamanistic practice.   Dr Deborah Bryon is a member of International Association of Jungian Analysts (IAAP) and Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA). She is in private practice in Madeira, Portugal. Deborah is the author of three books: "Lessons of the Inca shamans, Part I: Piercing the veil (Pine Winds Press, 2012), "Lessons of the Inca shamans, Part II: Beyond the veil (Pine Winds Press, 2014), and "Time and Trauma in Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy: The Wisdom of Andean shamanism" (Routledge, 2023). Recent publications include: “A Multi-dimensional Approach Toward Working with Profound Grief Related to Death” in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Global Perspective (Nova Science Publishers, 2024), “The Beauty of the Women in Willem de Kooning’s Paintings”. (Journal of Analytical Psychology, April 2024), “Implicit states of connectivity in the clinical practice of Jungian psychoanalysis and Andean shamanism”(Journal of Analytical Psychology, 2023), “Are Psychedelics Really Necessary?” in Psychedelics and Individuation, ed. Les Stein and Lionel Corbett, (Chiron, 2023), “Bastard children of the avant-garde: artistic expression in the cubist and abstract expressionist movements and the psychoanalytic process” (Journal of Analytical Psychology, 2022), and “Processing trauma in psychoanalysis in real time and in dreams: The convergence of past, present, and future during covid 19” (Journal of Analytic Psychology, 2021). Email: deborahbryon@gmail.com Friday 5th September 2025 "A Dream in a Teacup" With Eve Warren at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) Eva will present the following hypothesis for our consideration: Could …being totally consumed in the writing of a fictional novel for more than three years, while at the same time, journaling, attending to one’s night time dreams and day-time active imaginations… possibly be akin to spending a comparative amount of time engaged in a dialectical relationship with a Jungian, Dream Work Analyst? Probably not - you say? Well, all I know is that: during the writing process, on a conscious level, I mostly had no idea where the next chapter was coming from nor where it would take me. Images began to take on a life of their own, as did the characters. To me the story-lines were akin to dream images and I often wondered, if in fact I had developed, deep within my psyche, my own nurturing analyst. I also believe the writing of my novel A Dream in a Teacup became my redemption, my coming out of darkness, and provided me with not only momentary glimpses of self-actualization, but also a number of what I would call, peak experiences. Jung on Dreams: * Dreams are a spontaneous self-portrayal, in symbolic forms. * Dream images are the best possible expression of still unconscious facts. Jung on Active Imagination: * This is where the unconscious content might be exposed in the waking state. And where the drama that is enacted appears to want to compel the viewer’s participation. As I see it, first and foremost, A Dream in a Teacup is a self-portrayal of me and my life. But it is also very much a social commentary of a time and place. What you might call ‘a glimpse into Canberra’s psyche during the 1940’s.’ The microcosm population consisting of politicians, public servants, a few journalists, Duntroon military personal, and other than that…it was mostly working-class people like my parents. Eva Warren has been a member of Canberra Jung Society for thirty years. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from Charles Sturt University and a Masters in Theology, Ageing and Pastoral Care from the Australian Catholic University. For a long time, Eve worked with people who were ageing. People with dementia and their carers. Eve is a highly skilled, Carer Support Group Facilitator. It was within this role, that she deemed her primary role was to instil into her carers, a sense of selfishness. Likening the primary and fundamental rule of First aid to their role of carer: firstly, make sure you secure your own safety before attempting to minister to others. Tapping into mediums such as the labyrinth, music, dance, drawing, clay work and dreams, Eve designed reflection days for her Carers. Eve’s primary purpose for these workshops being to provide a space where her carers might explore and find that place within, the place where wisdom, intuition and inner strength resides. A place where they might draw strength and consolation. Eve was our Guest Speaker in November 2020! See Eva's website: www.adreaminateacup.com, where you can read chapter one of her novel (Menu option "Preview")! Friday 3rd October 2025 "Consciousness and the Phenomenology of Psychosis" With Shauna Winram at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) This talk is an overview of my PhD research. My research is a philosophical attempt to understand psychosis within the framework of the science of consciousness. Psychosis is a symptom of illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. As there are no known biological markers for these disorders, novel approaches are required to better understand them and help people manage and understand their experience. Consciousness is defined here as our subjective first-person experience. Consciousness can be understood to occur in specific global states, such as the normal waking state, states of being under light anaesthetic, or REM dreaming. Part One of my thesis determines how consciousness during psychosis differs from the normal waking state and explores whether psychosis is a distinct global state. Part Two explores the correlations between the changes in consciousness and the beliefs people experience during psychosis. I draw on both quantitative data from an online survey and qualitative data from interviews with people who have experienced psychosis to explore these issues. Shauna Winram is a PhD candidate in the School of Philosophy at the Australian National University and a lived experience researcher, having had three psychotic episodes in her twenties. Her PhD is titled Consciousness and the phenomenology of psychosis. Her approach to understanding psychosis differs from the dominant biomedical model. She hopes that by exploring the ways that consciousness can vary, we can learn more about the type of experiences people have when they are psychotic. Her goal is to take the first-person experience of psychosis seriously and to determine how our philosophical and scientific understanding of consciousness can shed light on this experience and, in turn, how an experientially informed understanding of psychosis can improve philosophical and/or scientific accounts of consciousness. Prior to her PhD, she competed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a Master of Analytical Psychology degree, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree. Friday 7th November 2025 "Remembering Glenda Cloughley, on our 41st Anniversary" With Dr Craig San Roque at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom) Craig was Guest Speaker at the Canberra Jung Society in March last year, on the subject "Stillness Turbulence and Pressure – a personal story from Central Australia”. Dr Craig San Roque: As well as psychological practice in diverse settings, Craig’s published works include: * the award winning graphic novel The Long Weekend in Alice Springs, Sydney/Purgatorio, * The Second Goya (on the American oligarch) in Singer’s Cultural Complexes and the Soul of America and a keynote talk: * An Older Voice - Things I heard in Warlpiri Country @ the 2023 Freud Conference, Indigenous Voice/s Psychoanalytic Listening.   Cost:   * Monthly Friday meetings:  Free for members!       * For non-members, at the door: $15 or $10 Seniors/Concession.       * For non-members, Zoom on-line access: $10.   * Special Events (eg workshops):       * Costs are specific to those events.   * Annual Membership entitles members to:         * attend our 10 meetings at no cost,         * receive two newsletters per year, and         * share access to our extensive library.      Cost for membership for a full year is $75 (or $60 concession), to be paid in March each year,       * Pay at the door, or by bank transfer, or with credit card at TryBooking. Disclaimer: The Canberra Jung Society Inc. does not endorse and is not to be held responsible for the content of any lecture or advertisement, nor is any information or advice a substitute for professional counselling and therapy. If you believe that we have inadvertently breached any copyright provision, please let us know and we will immediately rectify the matter. Everyone is welcome.  We normally meet at 7:30pm on the first Friday each month for music and coffee and chat, Guest Speaker at 8pm, break for supper around 9pm, resume for questions and discussion until 10pm. Location: Usually at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT.                 *** Please check the website for any changes to date/time and locaton of events *** Web:   www.CanberraJungSociety.org.au Email:  CanberraJungSociety@yahoo.com  Postal: PO Box 82, Belconnen, ACT 2612, Australia