ON-DEMAND TALK

The Voice of Violence: Its Afflicted Utterance

Jungian Psychology
TEACHER
Dennis Patrick Slattery
TOPIC
Archetypes
Format
audio talk
DURATION
60 min

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Violence has a voice and wants to be heard. But what exactly does violence speak to us about so we become more aware of it? And where does violence lurk within our normal calm and even person?

In this audio talk, Dennis Patrick Slattery invites you to explore the deep, ancient energy of violence. And the voice it speaks in so you can consider who/what is speaking through violence in your own life.

Talk Description

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This talk seeks to explore what violence is, who violence is, and what is speaking to us through violent acts? Rage? Insult? Bruised self-esteem? Wounded self-image? Feelings of exile? Feelings of powerlessness? Any of these and more you could name. 

Violence in all of its forms and intensities may be a ritual of sacrificing something or someone on more than a physical level. So we must ask: is violence sometimes or always a symbolic act? 

The talk traces how eruptions of violence today are reminders—memories even—of an ancient act of ritual sacrifice that may have brought consciousness into being initially. One writer will argue that consciousness is born in the act of killing. As acts of violence escalate in numbers, is it calling us to witness something we have lost sight of but need to retrieve?

This TALK is ideal if you want to:

  • Learn the theory on the origin of violence and its relation to consciousness.
  • Witness illustrations of violence in contemporary society.
  • Learn about Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and the impulse to murder another.

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
1 audio recording
Accurate Subtitles
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Dennis Patrick Slattery

Dennis Patrick Slattery Ph.D., has been teaching for more than 54 years, the last 27 of which have been in the Mythological Studies Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California, where he is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus.

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