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Updated by Robert James
2nd November 2024

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)
.


Most recent meeting:
   Carolyn Minchin: "Carl Jung Spiritus contra Spiritum" <See the video>

    See the "Archives" and the "Resources" menus to the left.



Our Last Guest-Speaker Meeting:

Friday 1st November 2024

"Carl Jung Spiritus Contra Spiritum”


With Carolyn Minchin, MA

<See the video>

at MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT (and by Zoom)

Carl Jung played a unique role in the emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous through a series of conversations with AA founder Bill Wilson, addressing the importance of spiritual awareness in the recovery journey.

Ian McCabe’s book “Carl Jung and Alcoholic Anonymous: The Twelve Steps, a Spiritual Journey of Individuation” details the social climate and correspondence at the heart of the emergence of the Twelve Step movement.

As an addiction counsellor working in regional NSW, I will explore the rich heritage of the 12 step movement and the perspective Jung brought to the early days of AA with his statement: ‘Spiritus contra spiritum’. I will link my journey of awareness and spiritual growth around the impact of alcohol in my own family with the archetype of the Ouroboros, a new sculpture by Zen artist Jenny Lee, commissioned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Art Gallery.

Carolyn Minchin (they/she) is a graduate of Education and Counselling at the University of Canberra and a Master of Social Work at Charles Sturt University. Carolyn works part time as an addiction counsellor in rural NSW and has recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health at UC, and a certificate in Family Constellations with Maria Dolenc, with a focus on reflective practice in addiction recovery and supervision, influenced by Peter Levine's somatic experiencing approach to trauma recovery. 

Note: “Spiritus contra spiritum” literally translates to “spirit against spirit”.
Loosely translated, it refers to “a spiritual experience to counter addiction to the spirits (alcoholism).”
Spiritus in Latin means both alcoholic beverages, i.e., spirits, and the highest religious experience.

We meet from 7:30pm for tea, 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 10 pm.

Cost for attendance (at MacKillop House):
Jung Soc members free,
Guests $15 (Seniors/Concession $10),
Pay at the door (cash or credit card), by bank transfer or by credit card or PayPal 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.

<See the video>



*** Christmas Party ***

Saturday 7th December 2024  12:30 - 3:30pm

Please bring a plate to share!

RSVP canberrajungsociety@yahoo.com

Details TBA - Watch this space!


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.


Cost:
  *
Monthly Friday meetings:
      * For non-members is $15 or $10 Seniors/Concession (members free).

  * 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.


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