There Is Wisdom In The Shadows
5 May 2012 - 6 May 2012 | 09:00 AM-4:00 PM | Phoeniz, AZ
Whenever we identify with idealized aspects of our personality (me), we tend to dis-identify with our opposite attributes (not-me). For example, if we think of ourselves as being loving and kind, then we don’t want to be thought of as being selfish and cruel. To avoid these unacceptable parts of ourselves, we put them in the basement (our unconscious) where we can forget about them. We manage this through repression and splitting. We can also throw out our garbage into others and process it there. We do this through projection and projective identification.
When we are divided against ourselves, we appear as one-dimensional personalities with internal conflicts and exasperating relationships. Re-owning our disavowed parts and integrating our inner polarities lead to inner wholeness with an enriched sense of self, increased energy, and undistorted connections with others.
Through illustrations, exercises, and dialogue this workshop will explore each Enneagram style’s ego identifications (me) and their shadows(not-me), the defenses used against our unacceptable parts, and ways of reacquainting us with and reintegrating our disowned characteristics. In short we’ll learn how to re-label, re-own, and re-use all of ourselves. This workshop presumes some prior knowledge of the Enneagram.
May 5-6, 2012 9am-4pm both days
Location Paradise Valley United Methodist Church, Phoeniz, AZ
$225 Non-AEA Members before April 20; $250 thereafter
Other discounts available for AEA general and professional members
12 CEU’s available
Contact: www.AZenneagram.comMary Bencomo marybedu@cox.net602-266-4228
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