27th Annual Transformation & Healing Conference

"Medicine For Our Times"
Wednesday, August 20th - Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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Keynote Session:
The Six Life-Paths of the Human Soul
featuring Ralph Metzner and Monika Wikman

     Each of us, as a human soul, incarnates by choice with a purpose or vision for this life.  The soul chooses one or more of six great archetypal paths or fields of action in society in which to express its qualities and realize its vision: the Healer/Peacemaker, the Explorer/Scientist, the Warrior/Guardian, the Artist/Visionary, the Teacher/Communicator, and the Builder/Organizer. These are all variants of the basic life-path of service to others and to the Earth, and they are correlated with and symbolized by the planetary archetypes of astrology.

     In this workshop, participants will first learn how to identify their major life-paths, and the challenges and opportunities associated with them. We will then look at how that relates to the patterns of planetary archetypes in one’s natal horoscope and in major life transitions. And finally, we will practice alchemical divination meditation to gain a deeper insight into our soul’s vision for this life and how to realize it.

Note: Participants will be asked to bring a copy of their natal horoscope to the workshop.  If needed, they will be given information on how to obtain it upon registration.

Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and professor emeritus at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His work has focused on the psychology of transformation and the development of ecological consciousness. He is the author of several books, including The Unfolding Self, The Well of Remembrance, Green Psychology and most recently, The Expansion of Consciousness. He teaches a program in Alchemical Divination, a practice for accessing inner sources of knowledge for healing and guidance. Visit his website at Green Earth Foundation.

Monika Wikman, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst, astrologer and the author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness (2005), as well as various articles in Jungian psychology journals. Monika obtained her doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, where she studied the dreams of people with terminal cancer. She obtained a diploma from the Jung-Von Franz Center for Depth Psychology in Zurich. She lectures internationally on mythology and symbolism, dreams and wellness, alchemy and creativity. She lives along a creek and under starry skies in Tesuque, New Mexico.

 

The theme of this year’s conference is Medicine For Our Times. In addition to the keynote event, there will be 18 three-hour experiential workshops given Wednesday, August 20th through Friday, August 22nd at the SWC campus. The conference will offer a total of 28 CEUs to Counselors, Art Therapists, Social Workers and Massage Therapists.  The brochure for the 2008 T & H Conference will be posted here and mailed out in June.