The Journal of Analytical Psychology - IXth International Conference
The Transcendent Function Today: Imagination and Psychic Transformation in Analysis
Friday 29 May to Sunday 31 May 2009
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
One of the defining features of Jungian analysis is the significance given to symbolic images as vehicles of psychic transformation. Jung’s concept of the transcendent function provides a theoretical explanation for this emphasis linking psychic development with the use of imagination and the emergence of higher levels of symbolic functioning. In clinical work, this manifests as an attentive openness to the imaginative processes taking place in and between analyst and patient.
Plenaries, panels and workshop presentations followed by discussions will cover the following themes:
- The processes that may hinder and promote imagination in all phases of the analytic encounter.
- Links between the transcendent function and other models of psychic development such as emergence theory, attachment theory, intersubjectivity and infant research.
- The transformative role of imagination in all its forms (including cultural forms such as the arts).
Speakers include: John Beebe, Gustav Bovensiepen, Linda Carter, Warren Colman, Mardy Ireland, Marica Rytovaara, Joy Schaverien, Jan Wiener
Conference Programme & Schedule
The programme will include plenary sessions, panel presentations, individual workshops and discussions.
Registration will begin at 08.30 on Friday 29th May and the conference will start at 09.15 and end at 12.30 on Sunday 31st May.
Venue and accommodation
The Conference venue is the Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco. Participation does not mean necessarily staying at the Kabuki. However, a small room block has been secured and so limited accommodation is available there at special rates through the Journal; allocation will be on a first come, first served basis. A list of other hotels in the area, covering a range of prices, is available on request.
Fee
Including accommodation for 3 nights (28th, 29th & 30th May 2009) at Hotel Kabuki with breakfast, admission to all lectures and discussions. Also with refreshments and dinner on the 30th and brunch on Sunday 31st May 2009:
Single: £650/$1280 pre-31st March 2009 / £675/$1325 post-30th 2009
Double: £930/$1820 pre-31st March 2009 / £960/$1870 post-30th March 2009
[Accommodation availability at the Kabuki is limited, so early booking is advised.]
Without accommodation and including admission to all lectures and discussions, with refreshments and dinner on the 30th and brunch on Sunday 31st May 2009
Per Participant: £320/$630 pre-31st March 2009 / £350/$680 post-30th March 2009
Continuing Professional Development
Participants will be eligible for Continuing Professional Development Certifiactes / Continuing Education Credits.
