Symbolism in Guided Imagery and Music

This subject is not offered in 2014.

Students must have completed the following subjects:

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It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit.

This subject covers the following topics: Interpretation of symbols, imagery, colour, archetypal figures; Jungian theory and philosophy - the shadow, anima/animus and the interpretation of dreams; Myth; Mandala; Transpersonal therapy.

On completion of this subject, students will have gained an understanding of:

• Jungian philosophy and archetypes (including shadow, anima/animus);
• Basic concepts of transpersonal therapy;
• Interpretation of symbols commonly found in myths and dreams;
• The theory of shape, form and colour of the mandala, and gained skill in its interpretation.

A written paper (1,500 words) relating to case material.

Campbell, J The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1972

Fincher, S Creating Mandalas. Shambhala Press: Boston and London , 1982

Johnson, R Owning your own Shadow. Harper Collins: New York , 1991

Jung, C. Memories, Dreams and Reflections. Fontana paperback. London . Random House, 1961

Jung, C Modern Man in Search for a Soul. New York : Harvest

Jung, C Man and his symbols. Picador. London : Pan Books, 1964

Wilbur, K No Boundary. Boston : New Science Press, 1979

Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being. New York : van Nostrand, 1968

O'Connor, P. Understanding Jung. Melbourne . Mandarin. Octopus publishing. 1990 (Also published as Understanding Jung: Understanding Yourself. Methuen Haynes 1985.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.