5.21.26 | Guest Presenter: Laura Hensley, LMHC | Making Mandalas- Imaging the Whole Self
Join the C.G. Jung Library of Tampa Bay and Library board member/guest presenter Laura Hensley for a Red Book inspired evening of exploration and visual creativity. We will dive deeply into the symbolic nature, psychological function, and cultural history of mandalas, and participants will be invited to give form and expression to the archetype of […]
3.21.26 | Guest Presenter: Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath | Workshop: Can You Stay Mindful When Emotionally Triggered?
This workshop introduces the Skill of Real Dialogue as a mindfulness practice for remaining present and open during emotional activation. Staying alert and responsive during emotional conflicts or disagreements requires special mindfulness skills—the ability to concentrate and remain open while being activated. This skill is essential for clinical work, organizational life, and intimate relationships. Participants […]
3.19.26 | Guest Lecturer: Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath | Behold the Gates of Mercy
This presentation draws principally on two models of substrate consciousness: Jung’s collective psyche and Buddhist understandings of mind and suffering. Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath explores trauma not only as a personal psychological wound, but as a shared human condition that shapes ethical life, imagination, and responsibility. Using the image of the “Gates of Mercy,” she considers […]