Jung's Archetype: A Central Theme in the Kabbalah
by Robert Waxman

Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.,  Lecture.
The Unitarian Universalist Church,
3975 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota

$10 Members   $15 Non-Members   $5 Students

     An exploration of the Self as the ultimate pattern of the psyche and the Jungian process of individuation, compared to the concept of the Universal Self as outlined in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Kabbalah uses the Tree of Life to explore the differentiation of spirit and matter and universal patterns found in nature. Kabbalah's theory of natural emanation focuses on the macrocosm, while Jung's process of individual transformation corresponds to the microcosm.

Both Kabbalah and Jung examine the transformation process and the relationship between the archetype of the Universal Self and the individual psyche. This primordial connection between the higher and lower worlds is the key to understanding the many dimensions of our universe and the multi-layered aspects of ourselves.

Robert Waxman studied Philosophy at Columbia University and is currently pursuing his PhD in "Philosophy of Religion". He is also a graduate of The School of Practical Philosophy and is certified by The American Seminar Leader's Association. He has been studying Kabbalah for twenty-two years, was a student of Rabbi Azriel Abraham of Jerusalem for thirteen years and is a charter member of The Kabbalah Education Network. He is the author of Kabbalah Simply Stated and has been a frequent guest on national TV and radio, explaining the differences between "authentic Kabbalah", and the new "Pop Kabbalah".