According to Jung, the persona is an image - a social mask - that helps us meet the universal need of a relationship to the outer world. This presentation will explore the necessity and usefulness of the persona, but also the conditions under which it becomes a problem. The Jungian shadow stands on the other side of the mask - it becomes the face of the “not-I” or the rejected aspects of the personality. The Individuation process not only integrates these divergent parts of ourself, but provides the vehicle for the manifestation of the Self and the archetype of wholeness. Behind the Seen: A Contemplation of the Relationship between the Persona and the Self Susan Clements Negley is a Jungian analyst in private practice in San Antonio, and a faculty member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. Previously, Susan worked as a professional chef after receiving her Grande Diplome de Cuisine from the Cordon Bleu in Paris. Coniunctio Gastronomique was her diploma thesis, which she recently presented in Kyoto for the International Association of Analytical Psychologists.
Instructor: Susan Negley
Saturday, April 17 16
10 am - 2 pm CDT
4 CE Hours
$25 ($20 Jung Center Members)
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Behind the Seen: A Contemplation of the Relationship between the Persona and the Self
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- Written by Michael Craig
Join Jungian analyst Susan Clements Negley in an exploration of Jung's theory of the persona through the use of a series of charming and intimate cartoons created by Texas artist Mark Smith.
