CONNECTING WITH CULTURE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES

7pm – 9pm: C. G. Jung’s theory of psychological type offers us

tremendous insight, yet people who are identical in type may still approach the world with very different attitudes and assumptions. How we make sense of the world involves emotional investments and intellectual frameworks that tie to, but also go beyond, type. Joseph Henderson, a co-author, with Jung, of Man and His Symbols, observed that different people apply different cultural values as they engage with the world around them. He called these the social attitude, the religious attitude, thephilosophical attitude, the aesthetic attitude, and, a relative latecomer, thepsychological attitude. Using illustrative clips from recent and classic films, John Beebe will lead us in exploring these orientations toward what is offered already by our culture. Participants will take away a new way of observing and understanding themselves and others.

Saturday October 27, 2018
9am – 1pm: In this workshop, we’ll look at our cultural attitudes in depth

and explore how they impact our lives and relationships. We’ll also look at the interplay between psychological type and cultural attitudes. Dr. Beebe will lead us in investigating the implications of the cultural attitudes for therapy. We’ll also consider whether it is possible or desirable to try to develop the attitudes that we do not naturally prefer.