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Only what is really oneself 
                                     has the power to heal.
 
     -   C.G. Jung

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Please Note - a new class is being offered - please see upcoming events!
C. G. Jung: Transforming Compulsion 
 
Morgan Stebbins, D.Min, LMSW, LP, Certified Jungian Analyst

 
Sponsored by The Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
 
 

 
Course time: 8 Weekly meetings by Zoom, CEU’s available
 
Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm Sept 20-Nov 22
 
For more information or to register please refer to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transforming-compulsion-jungian-topics-in-psychology-2022-2023-tickets-390172966847
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General Description:
 
Transforming Compulsion
What is it that compels us? What is a compulsion? Where does it come from and what is it for? This 8-week course will work with both clinical and personal material to re-imagine compulsive actions and ideas from within a Jungian framework. We will tease apart the difference between what is compelling in the sense of inspiring and how that can slide over into the compulsive in the sense of loss of agency and the question of fate. Historically, compulsions have been seen as signs of evil, as the lack of willpower, or as environmentally caused. In none of these explanations is the question of ‘what is it for’ ever asked. Our exploration will be guided by what Jung writes in Mysterium: 
Compulsion is the great mystery of human life. It is the thwarting of our conscious will and of our reason by an inflammable sulphuric element within us, appearing sometimes as a consuming fire and at others as life-giving warmth. The efficient and final cause of this lack of freedom lies in the unconscious and forms that part of the personality which still has to be added to the conscious person in order to make them whole (Mysterium Coniunctionis 154).

 
Learning Outcomes:
 
Fall Trimester Learning Objectives:
• Attendees will learn the difference between the traditional and symbolic understanding of compulsion: it's genesis, development and function.
• Attendees will learn about the paradoxical nature of compulsion and inspiration .
• Attendees will be exposed to the Jungian idea that what arises against our will is itself an aspect of wholeness, and that what is transformed is ourselves.
• Attendees will develop a beginning facility with translation of literal compulsions into symbolic understanding, as well as examining their own unwanted patterns. 


Morgan Stebbins, M.Div., D.Min, is a supervising analyst and former Director of Training at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association in New York, where he also maintains a private practice. He has studied and practiced contemplative traditions for 40 years beginning with his residency at the SF Zen Center monastery in the late 70s. In seminary, he studied Christian contemplatives, then yoga, and later teacher training. His abiding interest is in helping people live a spiritual life in modern times.

 
 
10  CE Units available for Licensed Social Workers and Licensed Psychoanalysts 
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0025 
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #SW-0438 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Winter preview:
 
Please note the 2022-2023 schedule:
- Fall term:  Transforming Compulsion
- Winter term:  Symbolism of The Hebrew Bible and Old Testament
From a Jungian standpoint, all sacred text contains secrets of the human heart. This is because sacred texts are records of some important experience but encoded in a language that is obscured by time and political context. If we can carefully translate the text into symbolic language we can “illuminate the hidden chambers of the soul” as Jung writes, and that can help cure our disorientation. One of the greatest of all ancient sacred texts is that which is known as the Hebrew Bible (by Jews) or the Old Testament (by Christians and Muslims). As such, it is a tremendous storehouse of wisdom if we can make the subtle move to navigate between theological and historical readings – that is, by seeing it symbolically. This course is intended for both beginners and experts as it will cover the main story arcs of Bible and also present a way of reading any sacred text from a respectful but distinctly psychological point of view. Story arcs covered will include Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Exodus, Abraham and the patriarchs, the 10 Commandments, many of the laws, the Prophets, and Psalms.


 
Spring preview:
 
Myths and the Problem of the Collective 
Religion – images, history and personal practice
The Basics of Alchemy II
Working with Dreams III



Contemplative Psychology Skill Tree: The Four Practices
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Personal and Experiential​

Retreats and classes for personal image-work, body-mind consciousness, internal exploration, communication and transformation.​
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CEU/Clinical Courses​

Workshops, courses and lectures for clinicians on clinical topics from personal exploration to understanding dreams and images to transforming unconscious bia​s.
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Certificate - Contemplative Jungian Psychology​

Combining both clinical and personal understanding and practice, along with supervision and ongoing groups, this process leads to a certificate in contemplative psychology.
Personal Work
Clinical Courses
Certificate Info

The Principles of Contemplative Psychology:

Welcome to Contemplative Psychology.  My conviction is that personal mindfulness is the foundation for helping oneself or others, and that helping others emerges naturally and with exquisite timing from mindfulness.  

The core model for the meditative practice is Zen, though this is not a Zen training and we practice various forms of mindfulness.  Also, as a certified Jungian analyst, I find that the most enriching model for the psyche is the one developed by Jung.  Similarly, this is not a training in Jungian analysis but is rather an immersion in the Jungian ethos and principles that can enrich both personal life and clinical practice.

​This website explains the techniques I have used and that I teach - the goal is for everyone to develop a mindful life, to explore what emerges from their own psyches and to heal the gap within as well as between self and other.  For clinicians this includes learning to help others do the same.  My experience is that psychological transformation is deeply enhanced by contemplative practice, and that in they end the two practices vitally interweave.
 

Who is Contemplative Psychology For?

Contemplative psychology, as it is understood here, is applicable to a range of people with diverse needs.  On one hand, it can be of use in traditional mental health settings whether to better understand particular symptoms and images, to enhance patient outcomes or to heal the burnout that is so endemic within the helping professions.  As a New York State CEU provider for both Social Work and Psychoanalysis (in process), these programs can help provide the clinician with ongoing enrichment and learning and can often be paid for by a sponsoring institution.  

At a personal level, this material can provide the basis for individual exploration and growth.  This model is based on traditional Jungian analysis but is much more self-motivated and directed. It also engages contemplative practice from a modern standpoint - giving practitioners a way to explore traditional images and rituals in a non-theological but rigorous manner.  Finally, I offer a certificate program in Contemplative Jungian Studies for those who would like to deepen their personal and clinical practices in a unique way that includes mindfulness and communication and which also gives access to a community of like-minded clinicians.
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Offices in NYC and Cold Spring, NY, workshops held in various places or at your workplace.

925 5th Avenue, New York, NY
(212) 734-0850

Weekly sitting meditation: Wednesday 6 o'clock am.
​Yoga: Tuesday 7 pm

08/23

Red Book Club

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08/24

Weekly Orientational Approach Fiesta

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