ON-DEMAND COURSE

An Archetypal Perspective on Aging

Jungian Psychology
TEACHER
Michael Conforti 
TOPIC
Jungian Psychology
Format
4 Class Course
DURATION
4 hours 

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For some of us, the calling to the second half of life comes quietly and the transition toward development of a new internal meaning is a gentle process. For others, it may be a more troubled and turbulent time. A first intimation of this process often happens when we are alone at night.

In this course, Jungian Analyst Michael Conforti applies an archetypal lens to the aging process – or those ‘Intimations in the Night’ which increasingly draw our attention to how we may find the gifts in honoring the soul’s call to return home. The course considers various perspectives on how to navigate some of the challenges of aging, while also offering guidance on how we may come into alignment with the process to discover all the beauty it holds.

Course Description

When entering the autumn and winter of life, we often experience a profound lack of orientation. So many of our meaningful accomplishments from the first half of life now begin to lose their luster. And those aspirations and dreams that had set our hearts on fire are now eclipsed by new and strange emotions and desires, which suddenly start emerging from the shadows.

Standing face to face with the reality that we have aged and now face certain limitations – and opportunities – we never imagined, we are challenged to hear those painful lamentations of ego and youth as we move into this later and eventually final stage of life. Now it is imperative to know what it is that we so deeply love and cherish, need to preserve, and then recognize those aspects of life that we need to relinquish, as they no longer satisfy the mandates of the Self.

In this course we will seek to understand the Self’s mandates in the aging process by looking at a series of dreams. These will help us to discern the workings of outdated youthful complexes, as well as learn how to recognize and understand those messages from the Self calling us to a new life. The course also delves into Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea, to understand the challenges of moving beyond outdated attitudes and the consequences of not responding to what is being asked of us.

This program is ideal if you want to be able to

  • Gain an understanding of your own aging process, and the archetypal mandates inherent in the second half of your life.
  • Work with concerns and challenges and processes related to midlife, the later phases of life, and the final stages of life.
  • Discern from our dreams, interests and behaviors, what is new and is seeking expression in the life of the aging individual.
  • Have a greater understanding of the importance of distinguishing between depression and a loss of orientation for yourself or when working with aging clients and family members.

Course overview

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.
4 video & 4 audio recordings
Subtitles
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Michael Conforti

Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of The Assisi Institute. He has been a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute - Boston, the C.G Jung Foundation of New York.

Scholarships

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