Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

At the moment we are busy organizing the congress, with the close cooperation of our
colleagues from Brazil, Uruguay and other Latin-American countries, as co-organizing
members. Up to now, everything has gone well and we hope and trust that this will be
a great encounter among Jungians, a space kindly opened to Iberoamerica and to the
rest of the world, and a space where deep thought and reflection can be generated.
We would be pleased and proud to have the presence of Jungians from all over the
world in this meaningful and so important event for all Jungians, and a support in our
efforts to diffuse and deepen the knowledge of Jungian thought. It will also be an
honor for us to have active participants at the conference, either presenting posters
with a specific theme, participating in round tables, directing a thematic coffee
meeting or organizing a workshop. The basis to present any form of work can be
found on the Web page of the Congress: www.congreso.cgjung.cl
3. NEW TRENDS IN THE GROUP ORGANIZATION
In the framework of these activities, we found it necessary to reorganize the group. In
a Group General Assembly that met in May this year, the group voted in 4 members to
make a revision and generate a new constitution. This will help to attract new
members to a well structured organization. The document has been studied together
with the IAAP laws in order for it to be consistent with the national and international
laws. We will call for a new Directory election in October 2009.
4. DECEASED
On June16 2007, the chief priest Juan de Castro Reyes, (74) passed away, after three
years of suffering with severe lung cancer. He was a Doctor in Theology at the
University of Letran Rome, and Psychologist at the Catholic University of Chile. He
had many noteworthy responsibilities as Dean of Sciences at the Catholic University of
Chile, and many public and community church duties. In all of his specialized work he
was well known as one of the first to establish the academic teaching of Jung’s
psychology in the country. He wrote the well known “Introduction to Jung’s
Psychology”, and the last 2006 edition “Para mejorar la Vida”. (“To better up your
Life, Introduction to Jung´s Psychology”). His bright, thoughtful and open personality
was an inspiration for many, and his death has certainly been a big loss for the
Chilean Jungians.
Submitted by:
Mariana Arancibia Beltran, President, Grupo Desarrollo C.G. Jung Chile
Denise Ramos, IAAP Liaison
Developing Group Reports : 2007-2008 : Chile (Santiago)
pg. 107