C.G. Jung Society of Atlanta

LECTURE: In 1916, Carl Jung delivered a lecture to the Zurich Association for Analytical Psychology in which he introduced for the first time the notion of the persona and how it functions as "a compromise" between the collective and the individual. During the period in the individual's development that Jung refers to as "the first half of life," the persona serves a critical and essential role in mediating and facilitating adaptation to the social, external world. In the second half of life, however, the persona's allegiance to a collective consciousness often comes into conflict with the pull of the psyche's natural impulse toward individuation—a pull away from the collective, and a movement toward true individuality. Therefore, when not made fully conscious, the persona can become the subtle yet effective enemy of the individuation process.

Pete Williams is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Atlanta. He obtained his PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2003. He is a member of The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts where he did his analytic training and he is also a member of the Georgia Association of Jungian Analysts. He left the world of business 16 years ago following a 25 year career as an executive and CEO in the food manufacturing industry.

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Pete Williams
The Power of the Persona:
Friend or Foe?

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LECTURE: "I should advise you to put it all down as beautifully and as carefully as you can—in some beautifully bound book." This piece of advice Jung gave to his patient Christiana Morgan during her analyses in 1926. Jung saw in the psychic development of Mrs. Morgan parallels to his own confrontation with the Unconscious, Jung's self-experimentation between 1913 and 1916. Mrs. Morgan's analyses led her to a process of initiation into the psychic underworld. The presentation gives us an overview of her journey, what may be called a female version of the Jung's Red Book.

Vicente de Moura a is a psychologist, training Analyst, and Lecturer at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He is the Curator of the Pictures Archive at the C.G Jung Institute Kusnacht. He is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Zürich.

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Vicente de Moura
The Visions of Christiana Morgan

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LECTURE: Jung's concept of individuation is central in his psychology. Psyche has a goal in its development, and this process follows the way of nature. The questions that is put to us is: Will we listen to what psyche whisper to us? Jung saw in the work of the ancient Alchemists symbolic equivalents to this process, and he described the parallels between modern psyche and ancient alchemy in the pictures of Mrs. X. This presentation follows Mrs. X's journey and shows Jung's understanding of the way of nature.

Vicente de Moura a is a psychologist, training Analyst, and Lecturer at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He is the Curator of the Pictures Archive at the C.G Jung Institute Kusnacht. He is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Zürich.

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Vicente de Moura
Individuation:
The Case of Mrs. X

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