The Transient Personality Between Shadow and Persona June 2, 2009

The Transient Personality Between Shadow and Persona

Erel Shalit, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst

Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Donation: $10 Call: 212-697-6430

The identity of the fundamentalist is shaped by archetypal identification, whereby the shadow is projected on the “Evil Other,” onto whom acts of evil may be “justifiably” perpetrated.

In contrast to fundamentalism, the post-modern condition is distinguished by a multitude of perspectives and narratives, challenging the view and the value of central, universal truths. Furthermore, it is characterized by transiency. Characteristics such as speed without digestion, fleeing the centre, remoteness from reality, disconnection from temporality, and the as-if quality of wearing transient masks come together in what may be termed the Transient Personality.

The ego of the Transient Personality is squeezed between persona and shadow, which have a tendency to merge. In this lecture Dr. Shalit will elaborate on these issues, which are related to the crises and opportunities, the dangers and the hopes of today’s world.

Erel Shalit, Ph.D., is a Jungian psychoanalyst in Ra’anana, Israel. He is a training and supervising analyst, and past President of the Israel Society of Analytical Psychology.

For this lecture, please reserve your seat by calling the C.G. Jung Foundation at 212-697-6430.

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