Tag Archives: Roderick Main

Pegasus in Pindar, Kavanagh, and Jung

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Professor Roderick Main (Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex) Pegasus in Pindar, Kavanagh, and Jung Myth Reading Group Thursday 7 February 2019 12.00 – 1.30 pm Room 5B.124 In this session we shall canter and swoop around … Continue reading →

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Tenth Anniversary

Posted on 24 April 2018 by

2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Myth Studies. On Friday 11 May, we shall celebrate the occasion with a day of talks, readings, and discussions which reflect the past and the future of the Centre. All are … Continue reading →

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Thursday 18 February: C. G. Jung’s Myth of Life after Death

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In this session Professor Roderick Main continues his discussion of myths that were important in the life and work of Jung.  Based on observation of his own and his patients’ dreams, as well as on hints from synchronistic experiences and … Continue reading →

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Thursday 19 November: Jungian Interpretations of Merlin

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This week Prof. Roderick Main introduces a discussion of Merlin as interpreted by C. G. Jung and his associates. In this session we shall look at the legendary figure of Merlin as interpreted by C. G. Jung, Emma Jung, and … Continue reading →

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Thursday 4 June: Myth, ecstasy, and objective cognition: the mystical visions of C. G. Jung

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This week Prof. Roderick Main introduces a discussion of “Myth, ecstasy, and objective cognition: the mystical visions of C. G. Jung”. In this session, we shall look at the mystical visions C. G. Jung describes in Chapter X of Memories, … Continue reading →

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Thursday 19 February: The Spirit Mercurius

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This week Prof. Roderick Main introduces a discussion of “The Spirit Mercurius”, a Jungian reading of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale “The Spirit in the Bottle”. Click the link to see our poster: P-The Spirit Mercurius Myth Reading Group Thursday … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 28 February: Jung’s Night Sea Journey

Posted on 24 February 2012 by

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 28 February 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 This week’s text is a film: Nachtmeerfahrten: Eine Reise in die Psychologie von C. G. Jung, directed by Rüdiger Sünner, 2011. Roderick Main will introduce an excerpt … Continue reading →

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