Tarot Narratives  

At the Jung Center, 183 Park Row, Brunswick, ME

Jung Center Members, $85*; Non-members, $95*
Full-time College Students, $20 with ID (Limited)
Class limited to 15 participants.

*Register & pay by Friday, Jan. 6, & receive $10 off fee.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The Tarot is a rich collection of images and archetypes which can be used to discern and more-deeply understand the world around us. The cards of the Tarot can also be a prompt for ideas and stories within our imagination, weaving significant details of our experience together into a uniquely personal narrative. This creative process will be the basis for this four-week class.

Participants will use randomly-selected cards from the Tarot deck as the springboard for intuition and creativity, using the selected cards as a basis for a personal narrative.  Cards will be drawn allowing for a beginning, middle, and an end to the story reminiscent of the dramatic structure of a dream or a drama. Once the journaling is completed, Jeanne will talk about the traditional meaning of each card, not interpreting the cards in any particular context, but offering a field of meaning for each of the images. Rick will provide the Jungian perspective to bring further depth to the objective meanings held within each of the cards. Participants are left to draw their own conclusions/connections with their own story, sharing only as they wish to share about what they've written, and will be encouraged to muse on how the stories of the evening have relevance for their personal lives and the process of individuation.

To add another level to this already rich exploration, members are invited to obtain a copy of Daryl Sharp's Jung Lexicon (available free online) or Andrew Samuel's A Critical Dictionary of Jungian Analysis, to illuminate and amplify key Jungian terms as they relate to and animate the images of the Tarot and the personal narrative. Copies of these books are available from the Jung Center's library.

Participants will learn Tarot card meanings and gain an understanding of the Jungian principles intrinsic to the Tarot, while at the same time having the opportunity to experiment with their own creative writing process and inner dialogue. No prior knowledge of the Tarot is necessary in order to fully participate in this subjective experience of the Tarot, storytelling, and creativity.

About the Instructors:

Jeanne Fiorini brings 20 years of experience to her work as a Tarot practitioner, teacher, and author, offering a unique blend of knowledge, wisdom, and wit. She writes a monthly column for the American Tarot Association's website, offers an ongoing video series of Tarot Tips, and is a returning presenter of Tarot classes and workshops at the C. G. Jung Center. Jeanne's newest book, Tarot Spreads and Layouts: A User's Manual was published in 2011 by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. Visit the TarotWorks website at:   www.tarotworks.com

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Rick Bouchard, LCSW, has been in private practice in Portland since 1999, working with children, adolescents, and adults.  He offers individual, family, and couple's psychotherapy, analysis as an "analyst-in-training," a variety of professional workshops, sand play, and an ongoing dream group.  He is currently a Diploma Candidate in Stage Two of the Jungian Analyst Training Program at the C. G. Jung Institute-Boston, where he is working on his diploma thesis, "The Use of Tarot in Jungian Analysis."  He is a student of tarot and offers practical, intuitive tarot readings.  Write CONSTL8@aol.com for more information.