Port Townsend Friends of Jung Meeting

Posted by ptlibrary@cityofpt.us

This October will begin a 4 session facilitated reading/study/seminar to re-discover the beauty and necessity of the timeless book "Old Age: Journey Into Simplicity."

Renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke has created a classic text on aging wisely. In this beautiful survey of ideas on growing into old age she reflects on the final journeys of discovery and new challenges as the Self moves towards completion and wholeness.

In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating, encouraging the reader to grow emotionally and mentally during the culminating stage of life.

From Homer's "Odyssey", Shakespeare's "King Lear" and the "Tempest", as well as TS Eliot's "Little Gidding" from the last of the "Four Quartets", this will be a rich, deep dive.

Participants should acquire the book "Old Age: Journey into Simplicity" by Helen M. Luke.

Event Date
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Event time
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost / donation
Free
Contact
ptlibrary@cityofpt.u
s, (360) 385-3181