10/16/2007

Carl G.Jung Institute, Chicago C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago

Presentation at the ATP October 16, 23 & October 30, 2007 5.30 – 8.30pm The Latent Code to awaken the Slumbering Goddess By Ashok Bedi, M.D. We all live a manifest outer life. Embedded in the psyche of each individual is a hidden, potential life, aligned to our purpose and true calling. This potential life is orchestrated by a latent code of our Self which is unique to each individual. The latent code is orchestrated by the Self, derives from the substrate of the archetypes, and is implemented by our ego consciousness. When the ego, the Self and the archetypes work in symphony, new symbols guide our life onto a vital, creative and purposeful trajectory. This presentation will explore role of the Hindu Goddess archetypes in our individuation process at the different developmental stages of adult life. Clinical vignettes will illustrate the working of the latent code of the goddess archetypes and its dance with the archetype of the Self. Learning Objectives 1. Explore the dynamics of the Goddess archetypes activation in incarnation of the Self 2. Present the analytical management of the activated archetype to attend to the Ego/Self axis 3. Discuss the Hindu Goddess archetypes from a developmental perspective of the Self incarnation 4. Formulate the archetypes of Saraswati, Laxmi, Shakti, Kali, and Aditi as the impact the incarnation of the Self in our individuation process 5. Articulate the union of the contrasexaual archetypes, the Union of Shiva and Shakti aspects of the Psyche to establish the wholeness of the Self Reading Assignments Week one – October 16, 2007 Awaken the Slumbering Goddess, The Latent Code of the Hindu Goddess archetype by Ashok Bedi, M.D., Booksurge publishers, due for publication Fall 2007 ( Could be bought at www.amazon.com prior to my presentation: Chapters 1 & 2 Week two – October 23, 2007 Awaken the Slumbering Goddess: Chapter 4, 5 & 6 Week three – October 30, 2007 Awaken the Slumbering Goddess: Chapters 7, 8 & 10 "This syllabus is subject to change. You will be informed of all changes in advance." Suggested Readings: Gareth S. Hill. Masculine and Feminine: The Natural Flow of Opposites in the Psyche. Boston: Shambala Publications Inc. (1992), pp. 45-46. Ibid. p. 39. Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy : Edward F. Edinger Open Court Publishing Company , 1985 Shakti and Shâkta: Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta tantrashâstra by Arthur Avalon (Sir David Woodroffe),London: Luzac & Co., [1918], Chapter 20 Jean Shinoda Bolen. Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of Women. San Francisco: HarperPerennial (1984). Donald Kalsched. The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit. London and New York: Routledge (1996). C.G. Jung. "Answer to Job." C.W. 11, para. 553-758. Diane Wolkestein and Samuel Noah Kramer. Innana: Queen of Heaven and Earth; Her Stories and Hymns for Sumer. New York: Harper and Row Publishers (1983). David Kinsley. Hindu Goddesses; Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. Berkeley: University of California Press (1986), pp. 9-10. Marie-Louise von Franz. Creation Myths. Boston: Shambala (1995), p. 113. Ibid. pp. 126-127. Ibid. pp. 128-129. Ibid. pp. 130-131. Michael Fordham: Exploration into the Self, Karnac Books, London, 1985, page 31-32

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