What Is It You Plan to Do With Your One Wild and Precious Life?
What Depth Psychology and Mythology Can Teach Us About Vocation and Why It Matters?
Jennifer Selig, PhD
This workshop explores various ways depth psychology and mythology can help us answer the poet Mary Oliver’s key question about vocation—“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” We’ll look at early childhood for clues to our vocation, and the role of our parents in shaping our views about meaningful work in the world. We’ll explore the imaginative idea by archetypal psychologist James Hillman in his book The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling, that we are born coded with a calling and given the specific character to live out that calling. We’ll look for vocational clues in our “wyrd,” the ways we are utterly unique beings with our own gifts and talents. Participants will leave the workshop with a list of journal questions for deeper exploration, and suggested readings.
Location: Room #A-140
Time: 1:15 PM
About Dr. Jennifer Leigh Selig
Jennifer Leigh Selig, PhD, spent over thirty years in education, where she was known for her innovative and cross-disciplinary approach to curriculum and program development in literature, humanities, and depth psychology. She travels the world teaching courses on deep creativity, including deep memoir and deep vocation. She is the author of dozens of newspaper articles, book reviews, journal articles, three screenplays, and is either the author, editor, contributor, or publisher of over sixteen books. She is a frequently invited speaker to national and international conferences, symposiums, and workshops.
Mandorla Books
Mandorla Books is an award-winning boutique hybrid publisher offering authors creative control, rights management, and 100% royalties. It’s author-centric, innovative approach guarantees authors will hold the book of their dreams in their hands at the end of the collaborative publishing process. Mandorla Books is owned and operated by Jennifer Leigh Selig, a Pacifica alum and former faculty member, and has published many books by Pacifica students, alums, and faculty alike.
Website: www.mandorlabooks.com
