Lineup for 25th Anniversary Year Delves into Wholeness, Creativity, Resilience, Dreams, Near-Death Experiences & Exploring the Richness of Aging

November 1, 2019 / Sarasota, FL— Five intellectually stimulating and soul-stirring lectures will be presented in Sarasota by Jungian thought leaders from around the country during the C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota’s 2020 INsight Lecture & Workshop Series. The society’s monthly INsight lectures are deep and delightful excursions into topics that include finding personal resilience in changing times, creativity and art, exploring the richness of aging, and confronting the mysteries of life, death, and near-death experiences. All topics are discussed through the lens of Carl Jung’s theories of analytical psychology.

INsight speakers explore dilemmas of the human condition, the horizons of imagination and creativity, and the journey toward enlightenment and expanded consciousness—all illuminated by Carl Jung’s timeless concepts. The lectures kick off in November, take a break for December, and then resume monthly from January through April 2020. All lectures take place on Friday evenings from 7-9 p.m., and include a question and answer discussion with the audience. The events are held in Sarasota at either the Carlisle Inn, 3727 Bahia Vista St., or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Rd.

November 15, Dr. Galin McGowan, a diploma graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich and a practicing Jungian analyst in Sarasota, will speak on “Divine Imagination and the Evolution of Consciousness,” at the Carlisle Inn. Tickets, $20-30; event includes coffee and dessert reception and art exhibit beginning at 6:30 p.m.

January 17, Dr. James Hollis, a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst practicing in Washington D.C., and the author of 15 books, will speak on “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times,” at the Carlisle Inn. Tickets, $25-35.

February 14, Jungian analyst and art therapist Nora Swan-Foster will speak on “Jungian Art Therapy: The Visual Inner Path Toward Wholeness,” at the Carlisle Inn. Tickets $15-25.

March 13, Dr. Michael Conforti, founder of the Assisi Institute, author of several books, and a Jungian analyst practicing in Mystic, Connecticut, will speak on “Intimations of the Night: The Soul’s Call to Return Home,” at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota. Tickets $15-25.

The INsight lecture series concludes on April 3 with Dr. Monika Wikman, a Jungian analyst, astrologer, and author, who will speak on “Dreams, Life, Death, and the Alchemical Wedding Between Worlds,” at the Unitarian church. Tickets $15-25.

Each Friday night lecture is followed by a Saturday workshop presented by the speaker. Continuing Education credits are available for Dr. Hollis’ and Dr. Wikman’s events from the Friendship Center for Aging Studies at nominal additional cost. Package tickets for both lecture and workshop are also available. Learn more, register, and buy online at cgjungsarasota.com, or call 941.952.8188./end

About the C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota

The C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota is a nonprofit organization established in 1995 to encourage personal growth and raise the consciousness of individuals of all ages. The Society’s lectures, workshops and small group meetings are inspired by the work of Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), whose theories on archetypes, synchronicity and the collective unconscious have profoundly influenced how society understands and relates to the arts and cultural disciplines, as well as providing a widely accepted framework for individual exploration of the human psyche. Learn more at cgjungsarasota.org, or contact Executive Director Lisa Cedrone at 941.952.8188 or JungSarasota@yahoo.com.

About C. G. Jung

C. G. Jung, one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, profoundly influenced all aspects of our modern culture, including medicine, religion, philosophy, literature and art. In the field of psychoanalysis, Jung developed his own system of analytical psychology. Through his pioneering theories of personality and the unconscious, Jung is responsible for many terms now considered common: the archetype and the collective unconscious, introvert and extravert, anima and animus, synchronicity and individuation, even New Age spirituality. Over the years, Jung’s ideas about dream interpretation, the integration of the psyche as the goal of personal development, and the common roots of all human mythologies have achieved world recognition.