Parallel Lives: Fantasy and Imagination in Personal Development (Online)

Let’s think more deeply about the place of fantasy in our lives. What happens when active imagination escapes the therapeutic space and wanders around wild in the world? Who is capable of, or vulnerable to, the danger of excessive imagination and why? When should we start to worry about fantasy life? How can the ego’s reflective engagement with the inner characters that spontaneously form in response to life experiences contribute to understanding, healing and individuation?

In this four week course, we will explore; the evolution of Jung’s thinking about fantasy and active imagination, the common principles which underpin and connect a wide variety of imaginal human experiences, the relationship of fantasy to neurodiversity: Giftedness, ADHD/ADD and Autism spectrum, and familiarize ourselves with Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems approach to interaction with internal figures.

Prerequisite: “Daydream Believer,” a recorded class available for registration and viewing until April 1, 2025.

Susan Meindl is a licensed Psychologist in private practice in Montreal. She is a graduate of the McGill Counselling Psychology program and the Argyle Institute Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy program. She is a member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Quebec, the Ordre des Conseillers et Conseillères d'Orientation du Québec, an OPQ certified supervisor of psychotherapy, and a qualified member of the Quebec, Canadian and International Psychoanalytic Associations.

This program is being offered ONLINE only. Recordings will be distributed to registered participants only, and will not be available for individual purchase.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.

*The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC) has stopped pre-certifying ANY Continuing Education or Professional Development for mental health providers. The Jung Center cannot guarantee that the programs we provide will qualify for continuing education or Professional Development, nor can any other agency. The Jung Center uses high educational standards when selecting to designate events as "potentially appropriate for CEs", and in evaluating the outcomes of our educational services, and we believe them to meet the requirements of state licensing bodies. To find out more about the TBHEC changes to Continuing Education and Professional Development, click here: https://junghouston.app.neoncrm.com/np/viewDocument?orgId=junghouston&id=40288ab689aaa0f10189ada9005e0073