Archetypal Animals Studio: Sep 11th- Oct 30th
Course Description:
In this online studio course we explore internal and external psychological landscapes through the lens of animal archetypes. Across times and cultures archetypal animal images have played a healing role in communities, through personal and shamanic work. Some of these ancient earth connecting practices our ancestors used are ones we also can access…
Together over the 8 weeks each class member will build an animal family that collects personally inspiring and grounding archetypal themes. Weeks will have creative prompts, introductory Jungian terms and sharing of ideas and processes. We will practice some breathing and visualization techniques to help us settle into imaginal spaces. In our exercises and activities you will be free to use any artistic medium they feel comfortable with - beginning artists are welcome.
A tremendous way to improve connection to the earth and animals and to learn and create in a shared artistic community while accessing some earth centering tools that can be useful in all parts of one’s life. And, it’s energizing and fun...
Together over the 8 weeks each class member will build an animal family that collects personally inspiring and grounding archetypal themes. Weeks will have creative prompts, introductory Jungian terms and sharing of ideas and processes. In our exercises and activities you will be free to use any artistic medium you feel comfortable with, though demonstrations of multiple mediums will be offered - beginning artists welcome. An online space called MIRO will be used to share work virtually.
A tremendous way to learn and create in a shared artistic community and to access some earth centering tools that can be useful in all parts of one’s life. And it can be energizing and fun… For more info see the ‘Classes’ section of the website
Instructor Bio:
Justin Hamacher is an artist, composer, performer, professor of design at the University of Washington and Jungian practitioner based out of Portland, Oregon. He is the recipient of the 2024 Kristine Mann Research Award from the C.G. Jung Institute of New York / Analytical Psychology Club of New York for his forthcoming book ‘The Visual Jung: The Artist’s Journey Through Jungian Training’ and also a 2021 Gradiva Award recipient from the NAAP (National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis). He is completing his training as a Jungian psychoanalyst at the C.G. Jung Institute Zurich and is an Oregon state licensed psilocybin facilitator.