SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, LECTURES, EVENTS
July 13th 2023: Psyche and Symbol: Astrology, Art, and the Chart
Cosmic Intelligence Agency (C*I*A) 8:00pm EDT, 5:00pm.
PDT same as July 14th 10:00am AEST, 7am WAST
Psychoaesthetics is the study of how aesthetic principles relate to the psyche. One way the psyche speaks to us is through art in line, form, color, images and archetypes; and these elements have astrological correlates . Richly illustrated with examples of artists (famous and not), a result of over 25 years of research on art elements, psychology, and astrology, we’re going to look at the specific art characteristics of the signs and planets to see how someone’s astrology and psychology shows in their art.
$ USD 25.00/ FREE for C*I*A Members/link below
VIRTUAL LECTURE:
2023
Psyche and Symbol: Astrology, Art, and the Chart
BIRMINGHAM ASTROLOGY GROUP December 2, 2023. 2 PM BST/9 AM EST
Information on how to sign up will be posted closer to the time of the lecture
Psychoaesthetics is the study of how aesthetic principles relate to the psyche. One way the psyche speaks to us is through art in line, form, colour, images and archetypes; and these elements have astrological correlates. Richly illustrated with examples of artists (famous and not), a result of over 25 years of research on art elements, psychology , and astrology, we’re going to look at the specific art characteristics of the signs and planets to see how someone’s astrology and psychology shows in their art.
Counseling Van Gogh
2023
MARCH 15, 2023 BRIGHTON ASTROLOGY CIRCLE
Programme starts at 7:15 PM British Time/ 2:15 PM EDT/1:15 PM CDT/12:15 PM MDT/11:15 AM PDT.
WWW.BRIGHTONASTROLO GYCIRCLE.COM
A client contacts you for an appointment: no one loves him and his career is going nowhere. His name is Vincent Van Gogh. This lecture is a psychoaesthetic deep dive into his life and psychodynamics as expressed through his chart and his artwork; particularly the troubles of excessive Jupiter energy. What do you say? How do you say it? How do you manage the session/s? What heals/helps? Key principles the astrologer can use to best be of service: knowing the chart, reading the room, dosage/ timing, empathic resonance.
2022 ASTROLOGY AND TRANSITIONAL PHENOMENA
2022
ISAR STAR CLUB BEIJING, CHINA. 8 PM EST DEC. 2 2022/9 AM BEIJING DEC. 3 2022
Is not only the name of this lecture, but is the title of my PhD dissertation recently completed and successfully defended for the International University of Graduate Studies. From what does astrology get its power in our psyches? I suspected it was related to an intermediate area of experience in human experience introduced by the British psych oanalyst D.W. Winnicott (1896-1971) called transitional phenomena. Winnicott d escribed it this way: “this is the area I set out to examine, the separation that is not a separation but a form of union.” This area between our inner reality and the outside world emerges in early childhood and in adult life develops into cultural experience. What is more of an image and experience of this kind of area than working with astrology and astrological charts, symbolic maps of the outer world, the sky, brought into human experience? The core architecture and sacred space of the mandala of the chart resonates with our earliest attachments as well as cosmic connection. Does the lived experience astrologers have of astrology have qualities of transitional phenomena and/or transformational phenomena? The answer is yes.
Autumn Term Astrology Talks in Brighton
2022
Brighton Astrology Circle 2022
Chairman Julian Venables has great pleasure in announcing the Brighton Astrology Circle 2022 Autumn term programme of Wednesday evening talks via Zoom.
Psyche and Symbol
2022
Astrology, Art, and the Chart
Psychoaesthetics is the study of how psyche expresses through the arts. The psyche speaks to us through art in line, form, colour, images and archetypes; and these elements have astrological correlates. Richly illustrated with examples of artists (famous and not), a result of over 25 years of research on art elements, psychology, and astrology , we’re going to look at the specific art characteristics of the signs and planets to see how someone’s astrology and psychology shows in their art.
2021
NYC Education Conference October 2021 astrologynyc.org
A client contacts you for an appointment: no one loves him and his career is going nowhere. His name is Vincent Van Gogh. What do you say? How do you say it? How do you manage the session/s? What heals/helps? Key principles the astrologer can use to best be of service: knowing the chart, reading the room, dosage/timing, empathic resonance.
Jupiter: The Art of Happiness
2021
NYC international Astrology Day MARCH 2021 astrologynyc.org
Jupiter- we can all use him right now!! Where do we find our happiness and luck in life? As Jupiter moves through Aquarius visiting Pisces this year, where in our charts can we breathe a sigh of relief? How do you spot a Jupiterian? This lecture celebrates Jupiter; in body, art, psychology, spirit and everyday life.
Panel on Saturn In Aquarius
2020
NYC International Astrology Day March 2020
Saturn in Aquarius: The crystaline expression of Saturn in Aquarius :Yoko Ono, her art and life.
All You Need Is Love
2019
NYC NCGR EDUCATION CONFERENCE November 2019
And if you marry, hopefully a kickass marriage electional. Love can triumph-or be helped- in our troubled times. When does the marriage start? No charts are perfect…what are the crucial factors to use? How do the natal charts play into it? Marriage charts of civilian as well as celebrity couples used.
International Arts in Health Care Conference: Arts, Creativity and the Global Crisis: Reimagining Identity, Otherness, and the Possible
Sunday October 6
2:45 PM
FINDING THE FACE: THE INNER LIFE OF THE MANDALA
“Although the word mandala is a Sanskrit word used to describe a sacred Tibetan Buddhist art form, the mandala form crosses cultures and belongs to all. Richly illustrated with imagery, this presentation is a contemplation of what makes the mandala form so powerful in the human psyche. There is an archetypal, abstract dimension--but also one much more personal that taps into our neurobiological and attachment systems…the human face.
https://2ndinternationalartsinhealt hcare.com
Expressive Therapies Summit NYC November 7-10
http://www.summit.expressivemedia.org/
Psyche's Palette: Understanding the Meaning of Color in Therapeutic Artwork Saturday November 9 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Drawing upon different color systems and traditions from around the world—as well as the presenter's ongoing research on color associations—this 3-hour workshop introduces a system that explains how the psyche communicates affect through color in imagery and art. Participants will be able to apply this approach to understanding the meaning of color in the art work of their clients. We'll begin with an orientation to the tradition of ascribing meaning to colors and interpreting them, and then describe the basics of color use in developmentally-typical art. Participants will create an artwork, followed by an examination of how the psyche communicates through color-tints, shades, hues, and different color palettes. Participant artwork, as well as case material, will be used to illustrate and ground this theory. The workshop will be useful to therapists and counselors, including generalists and specialists, who work with clients of all ages and abilities.
LECTURE AND COURSE TOPICS
INTENSIVES
CONSIDERING COLOR: COLOR AND FORM IN MANDALAS
5 day intensive (7 hours a day) on color and form interpretation in artwork and mandalas. 2 days intensive study of color, it’s history in human consciousness, different color systems, and understanding its application to art interpretation. 3 days: integrating the psychological dimensions of form in mandalas with color: the great round of the MARI Mandala Assessment.
Mjungi University and the Korean Expressive Therapies Organization; Seoul, South Korea August 2010
PSYCHE AND SYMBOL
5 day seminar, 8 hours a day, combining psychoanalysis, art therapy, and astrology. We studied how the inner and outer worlds meet and show themselves through symbolic themes and images in art (line, form, color, composition and imagery content), dreamwork, psychoanalytic dynamics, and astrology. The first two days were about the basics of art diagnosis, and an introduction to astrology and the elements. The third day was all about symbolism from a Freudian and Jungian perspective; then the last two days of the seminar layered these together with astrology, using the complete charts of the participants in the workshop.
Mjungi University and the Korean Expressiv e Therapies Organization; Seoul, South Korea July 2008.
LECTURE AND COURSE TOPICS
DUENDE, THE GOLDEN DARK
“All that has black sounds has Duende.” Manuel Torre
Duende is a term used to describe artistry empowered by the awareness of death. In the opinion of the lecturer, psychoanalysis is the science with Duende, since we are specialists in seeing in the dark, the realm of the unconscious.
This lecture begins with a discussion of the psychodynamics of the color black, moving to the definitions of thanatos from Freud and Klein. The lecturer then integrates Jungian alchemical models with ideas of darkness, discussing how Duende is an aspect of the mercurius archetype, also quoting Joyce McDougall in this context.
Institute For Expressive Analysis, “Seeing In The Dark” Conference, NYC, 2003 International Federation For Psychoanalytic Education, “Danger And Desire” Conference, Boston, Ma., 2008
Korean Expressive Arts Therapy Association and Mjungji University, Seoul, South Korea, 2010
MANDALAS AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
The use of mandalas in psychoanalytic work. Meeting Of Psychoanalytic Heads Of Institutes, American Board For The Advancement Of Psychoanalysis, Thoiras, France, 2008
SYMBOLISM AND ART THERAPY
Jung said symbols are the essence and the images of psychic energy. They have an objective, visible meaning behind which is hidden an invisible and more profound meaning. Symbolism permeates all aspects of art expression, and art therapists are specialists in this realm.
MPS Art Therapy Department School Of Visual Arts Community Lecture, New York City
PSYCHE AND SYMBOL :ASTROLOGY, ART, AND THE CHART.
Versions of this presented at different conferences, and in specialized workshops and lectures. The psyche speaks to us through art in line, form, color, images and archetypes; and these elements have astrological correlates. Richly illustrated with examples of artists (famous and not), a result of over 20 years of research on art elements, psychology, and astrology, we’re going to look at the specific art characteristics of the signs and planets to see the correspondence between psyche, chart, and artwork.
United Astrology Congress, Florida,2002 Seattle Astrological Association, Seattle, Washington,2009 National Association For Geocosmic Research, New York City, 2008, 2005 San Francisco Astrological Association, San Franciso,2010
ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY
This lecture goes into alchemy, its history, the basics of its practice, and the alchemical stages with their psychological and astrological dimensions. In alchemy, Saturn represents the base matter to be transmuted. Mercurius is a big player, and different from the astrological Mercury. How? What are these in our lives and charts?
The alchemical stages can be seen in the imagery that emerges in people’s lives. These stages have astrological correlates. Slides and an experiential section explicate the workings of these themes.
Spiritual Advisory Fellowship, Florida, 1988 State of the Art Astrology Conference, Toronto, Ca., 2001 NY Theosophical Society
COLOR COLORS US ALL
Everyone responds to color one way or another. Pervading everything, understanding color is a study of psychological, physical, and spiritual dimensions. Pulling from many color systems,including the color wheel, Goethe and the Chakras, this lecture goes into the history of color, and then presents a system of working with color and color meaning that participants will be able to use.
NY Theosophical Society, 2005 State of the Art Astrology Conference, Toronto, Ca. 2002 Connecticut Astrological Association, 2008
Week long seminar on art therapy, symbolism,
and psychoanalysis.
July 26-30 2008 Seoul, South Korea
Expressive Arts Therapy Association and
Mjungji University.
Depth-Oriented Art Therapy 5 day seminar, 8 hours a day, combining psychoanalysis, art therapy, and astrology. We studied how the inner and outer worlds meet and show themselves through symbolic themes and images in art (line, form, color, composition and imagery content), dreamwork, psychoanalytic dynamics, and astrology. The first two days were about the basics of art diagnosis, and an introduction to astrology and the elements. The third day was all about symbolism from a Freudian and Jungian perspective; then the last two days of the seminar layered these together with astrology, using the complete charts of the participants in the workshop. We all had a wonderful time!!!
ASTROLOGY AND THE UNCONSCIOUS
This is not an oxymoron!!! This workshop looks at what role astrology plays in the unconscious process of the analyzed and the analyst. An overview of astrology will be presented, and then a case study in which astrology played a key role.
Institute For Expressive Analysis, New York City, 2010 National Association For The Advancement Of Psychoanalysis, “Destiny” Conference, New York City, 2006 Brooklyn Psychoanalytic Institute, 2005
Lecture Topic: “Inner Life of the Astrological Mandala”
January 30-February 4 2018
Institute for Vedic Culture Astrology Conference/ Kolkata,India www.ivcconference.org
May 2018
United Astrology Congress/ Chicago, Illinois www.uacastrology.com
Lecture Topic: “Pluto Around and Through”
Lecture Topic: “Alchemy and Astrology: East Meets West”
SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 6, 2019
7:30 -8:15 PM
Duende, the Golden Dark
“All that has black sounds has duende.”Manuel Torre Duende pulls light from darkness; to say a flamenco performer has great duende is the highest compliment. Lorca used it as the cornerstone of his poetics. This presentation posits that psychoanalysis is the science with duende, an art and a calling. From the psychodynamics of the color black through thanatos, interweaving Freud, Klein, Jungian alchemy, and astrology, we stop at The Matrix along the way. It concludes with a case study of an artist client’s recovery from suicidality; already creative, illuminated even more.
AT THIS CONFERENCE: https://retreat.pacifica.edu/the-ill uminated-imagination/
University of California, Santa Barbara
Sponsored by:
The Art and Psyche Working Group
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Museum of Art, Design & Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Jung Family
ARAS