Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

Switzerland -- International
ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS (AGAP)
As usual, it has been a busy, productive and reflective year for the Executive
Committee of AGAP since the Cape Town Congress. We have convened for three
weekend meetings in 2008, in Zürich, to conduct the society’s business, send out
quarterly newsletter updates, an annual newsletter, and meet regularly with
members of the Officer’s Committee of AGAP’s training institute, ISAPZÜRICH. We are
in the planning stage for the triennial AGAP Forum (information below), and engaging
in long-term thinking regarding professional development, ethical practice, good
governance, and analytical training.
AGAP Forum: The 2009 Forum will take place in the heart of old Zürich, at the
historic Helferei, surrounded by that special ambience only found in Zürich’s
Niederdorf. A rich program is being planned under the theme of Symptom, Symbol,
Soul. We hope this broad and stimulating title will offer an umbrella for a wide
variety of presentations opening up the relationships between symptom, symbol and
soul. Paul Brutsche and John Hill have created and will perform a dramatic enactment
of the Jung/White letters, which they gave to critical acclaim in London, Zürich and
Boston. In addition to the daily program we will also be offering colloquia by familiar
Zürich based analysts, a dream matrix and a memorial for departed colleagues. The
fun starts with a cocktail reception, with music provided by The Frogs, at sundown on
our privately rented boat on the lake of Zürich. Excursions are also in the pipeline,
including classic Jungian sites in Küsnacht and guided tours of old town Zürich.
Submitted by: Jutta von Buchholtz.
ISAP Jungian Odyssey: We are pleased to report continuing success with the Jungian
Odyssey, ISAPZÜRICH’s spring semester English-language retreat and intensive training
opportunity. In 2008 the JO took place from May 25 th –June 1 st in Beatenberg, a quiet
village in the Bernese Oberland. Among others presenting on Intimacy: Venturing the
Uncertainties of the Heart, we were fortunate to have Ursula Wirtz (AGAP/ISAP,
Switzerland) as keynote speaker, and two special guests, Noirin NiRiain (Ireland) and
Tom Kapazinskas (USA). Among the other happy surprises of 2008 was our
acquaintance with Nancy Cater of Spring Journal, Inc. This has led to an enjoyable
exchange and ISAP’s first publication—also the first in the Jungian Odyssey series—
forthcoming early in 2009. The book can be pre-ordered at
www.springjournalandbooks.com. The next Jungian Odyssey will be held Engadine at
the famous Hotel Waldhaus in Sils Maria, where we will explore the topic, Destruction
and Creation: Facing the Ambiguities of Power. We were again overwhelmed by the
positive response to our call for papers, and faced with an especially difficult
selection process. The resulting program can be viewed at www.jungianodyssey.ch.
Submitted by
Isabel Meier
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