CULTURAL COMPLEXES IN CONTEMPORARY LIFE
A LECTURE / WORKSHOP SERIES WITH THOMAS SINGER, MD
RESPONDENTS: SHARON HEATH, MA AND STEPHEN KENNEALLY, MBA, MA
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
THE CULTURAL COMPLEX THEORY: JUNG’S THEORY OF COMPLEXES EXPANDED
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 10:00 AM – 2 :00 PM
TRUMPISM: CULTURAL COMPLEXES IN CONTEMPORARY LIFE
LOCATION:
GOETHE-INSTITUT
5750 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 100
LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
Underground parking next to the Institute: $1 with validation.
To Register
Online at www/junginla.org/Singer – By phone at 310-556-1193 x221.
Full weekend $100 Friday only: $35 Saturday only: $70
6 CE credits available for Psychologists, MFTs/LCSWs, Nurses.
(check our website for more information and learning objectives)
THE CULTURAL COMPLEX THEORY: JUNG’S THEORY OF COMPLEXES EXPANDED
Although Jung had a keen interest in the collective psyche early in his career, over time he became increasingly focused on the notion of individuation, and less on collective phenomenon. Today we have become aware that the understanding of the collective psyche is essential both in the development of the individual as well as the development of group social, political, and cultural life. Dr. Singer, who has studied cultural complexes in Australia, Latin America, Europe, North America, and Asia, will describe the basics of the cultural complex theory and its relationship to the Jungian tradition drawing from these unique cultural perspectives.
TRUMPISM: CULTURAL COMPLEXES IN CONTEMPORARY LIFE
The Saturday workshop will focus on the current crisis of American society, govern-ment and leadership, as seen through the lens of the cultural complex theory which Dr. Singer has developed over the past decade. Drawing from our current political situation, Dr. Singer will discuss the work he has done on Trumpism and invite participants to contribute their own ideas to the discussion of cultural complexes in contemporary life.
Thomas Singer, M.D., is a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst in private practice in San Francisco. He is the editor of a series of books which explore cultural complexes in different parts of the world, including Australia (Placing Psyche), Latin America (Listening to Latin America), Europe (Europe’s Many Souls), and North America (The Cultural Complex). He is currently working on a book about cultural com-plexes in Asia. In addition he has edited Psyche and the City, The Vision Thing, co-edited Ancient Greece, Modern Psyche, and co-authored A Fan’s Guide to Baseball Fever. Dr. Singer currently serves as the President of ARAS which explores symbolic imagery from all cultures since the beginning of human history. His most recent article, “Trump and the American Selfie” appears in A Clear and Present Danger: Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump.
