The Guild of Pastoral Psychology
Resources
The Guild has an archive of 350 papers dating back to the 1930s and 600 recordings dating from the 1970s. You can browse these using the search facilities below; they are free to download for Guild members.
Disclaimer: The Guild’s written and audio resources are for members’ personal and non-commercial use only. The views expressed in them are those of the authors; they may not necessarily be shared by Guild members, nor represent the collective opinion of the Guild.
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Working in the Psychosomatic field—A Jungian approach
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Pathological Gambling: An illness of our times?
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The Anthropos and the case of Herakles
Robert Mercurio will invoke the archetype of the Anthropos to express the connectedness so badly needed in our fragmented societies. He will discuss how our sense of fragility is relegated to the Shadow by heroic consciousness and how this can result in aggressiveness and conflict. Giulia Valerio will discuss how…
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Myths, Migrants and Movements of the Soul
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We all Walk in Mysteries
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Religion as Symbol and Myth
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The Path of Forgiveness
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The Ceremony of Innocence: cruelty, suffering and visionary experience in the music of Benjamin Britten
This talk will explore the juxtaposition of cruelty, suffering, and deep spirituality found in so many of Benjamin Britten's operas and vocal compositions, and will relate it to Donald Kalsched's perception that deep trauma sometimes opens the door to another dimension of reality.
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Christa, the Feminine Aspect of Christ
Caroline Mackenzie aims to demonstrate how working with the archetype of Christ has helped her in her individuation process. In her own words; “I will share the process of moving from feeling like a victim to owning my power as belonging to me as a woman. Beginning as an object,…
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Pushing the Boundaries: Towards a dynamic understanding of the Christian faith
More than 70 years ago the scientist and Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin wondered why Christianity was ceasing to appeal to an increasing number of people. Christianity, he wrote, still to some degree provides a shelter for the modern soul, but no longer clothes it, nor leads it. And so…