Our task in this workshop will be to understand the interplay of Desire, Imagination, and Necessity in the cycles of enticement and betrayal in our own lives. Such understanding facilitates equanimity and forgiveness. Equally important, such imaginal understanding decontaminates our perception, allowing for a more accurate and compassionate seeing of others and the world. This workshop will be a weaving of poems, stories, slides, commentary, experiential processes, and group conversation. Potential themes for the day include:
  • The mystery of the imagination
  • Sacrifice in the individuation process
  • Tapping into the life of desire through modern and medieval imagery
  • The image and myth of the unicorn as it relates to desire, necessity, and imagination

Program Leader:

Linda Sussman, Ph.D. is a faculty member at the Institute of Imaginal Studies. She is also a storyteller and mythologist, and has been a teacher of storytelling for twenty years. Her passion is for the spoken word in all its various healing forms. She is the author of The Speech of the Grail: A Journey Towards Speaking that Heals and Transforms.

Program Information:

Date:Saturday, October 2, 2004

Time:9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location:IIS, 47 Sixth Street, Petaluma, CA 94952

Fee:$75

Registration:Call IIS at 707-765-1836 to register.

CEU Information:

CE Hours: 7.0

CE Fee: There is a $20 CEU Certificate Fee.

CE Approval For:

  • MFT/LCSWs: This course meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (Provider number PCE1391)

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