Events from Other Groups

Jung and Spirituality

A Six Part Lecture Series with David Tacey

Sponsored by the Jung Society of Melbourne

November 9, 16, 23 & 30 and December 7 & 14 7:30 – 9 pm AEST

A series of talks exploring the applications and ramifications of Jung’s psychospiritual theory.

Jung claimed that a spiritual life lies buried in the unconscious and could be dug up and brought before consciousness with therapeutic results. He used this method with individuals and felt the same method could be applied to societies. Thus Jung’s ideas, derived from his clinical setting, could be applied beyond the clinic to the world at large.

Jung believed that rationality and hubris prevented many in the modern world from acknowledging the spiritual aspects of our lives, and repressing the spiritual (Jung) was as harmful as repressing the sexual (Freud). His psychology was the first in the modern era to insist on the importance of spirituality in mental health and as a key element in psychotherapy.

What Jung argued seemed incredible at the time, when science was confident about its belief in a rational world, but as this confidence has waned, and researchers have discovered the importance of spirituality in healthcare, Jung’s ideas are becoming more accepted.

David Tacey PhD is a writer and public intellectual who works across the fields of spirituality, religious studies, analytical psychology, literature and philosophy. He is a specialist in Jungian studies and has edited The Jung Reader and co-edited The Idea of the Numinous. 

More Details and bookings:  http://www.jungsocietymelbourne.com/jung-and-spirituality

Sanctus

Twilight Songs and Praise of Taize 

First and Third Thursdays of the month Online

Next one is Thursday 2 December 2021.  5:30 - 6:15 pm AEST

with Trish Watts in partnership with Pitt Street Uniting Church Sydney

No registraion required, just use this link.

Online Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83790175840 

If you have any questions, contact Trish: soul.voice@bigpond.com or office@pittstreetuniting.org.au

ADVENT PROGRAM 2021 at the Grail

SEASON OF HOPE

Wednesday 1 and 8 December 

Arrive at 7:15 for a 7:30 pm start. Finish by 9 pm. 

We celebrate the coming of Christ and the hope He brings to our world and recognise that after his birth in a stable at Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary fled with Jesus to Egypt to escape the death threats of Herod.

Refugees and their advocates will join us for these evenings.

All are welcome

The Grail Centre, 22 McHattonStreet, North Sydney

RSVP is essential for space and seating purposes. Please email admin@grailaustralia.org.au or ring 02 9955 3053 by Monday 29 November.

Street parking available and easily accessible via public transport

Reflection Mornings 2022 at the Grail

Conversations with Silence with Sally Longley

Six Reflection Mornings will focus on Conversations with Silence by Australian pastor, retreat leader and spiritual director, Sally Longley. 

All are welcome to these sessions held monthly on Tuesdays: 1 March, 5 April, 10 May, 21 June, 26 July and 30 August from 10am to 12 noon. 

Venue: The Grail Centre*, 22McHatton St, North Sydney. For more information or to order a copy of the book, please contact Tricia Gemmell at pgemmell@tpg.com.au.

You will need to read a chapter before each meeting.

For more information or to order a copy of the book, please contact Tricia Gemmell at pgemmell@tpg.com.au.

Here is what Michael Whelan, SM, has to say about Conversation with Silence:

Sally Longley reminds us of a forgotten truth: Words of substance are born of silence and bear fruit in silence.  It is a wise and healing book.

Blossoming in the Desert

Silent Retreat for Advent Online

5th - 10th December 2021 
 

Facilitated by Madeline Duckett rsm and Robyn Fitzgerald 

This Advent, we will walk the path taught to us by John the Baptist who had learned to empty himself so completely, to be "empty and bare as the desert"  in which he lived, and where he discovered and enjoyed's God's birthing within himself. In the subtle beauty and the colourful hues of the silence of the desert, we will create the necessary quiet to prepare our hearts for the birthing of the Word, personally and communally. 

The cost of the retreat is $350.00and includes daily teachings, guided meditations and spiritual direction. Recordings of the material will be made available each evening. A deposit of $100.00 is encouraged by the Oct 8th, with final payment of $250.00 due November 8th.

You are warmly invited to contact Robyn Fitzgerald at robfitz65@gmail.com for further information.

To register please visit: https://conversationsoftheheart.com.au/silent-retreats/

Contemplative Prayer

A Contemplative Prayer Gathering for those who wish to meet the Beloved in their home sacred space.
 

As we cannot meet physically at present, each week on Wednesdays at 6pm we invite you to light a candle, sit in your sacred space, and join us across the spaces that separate for a time of silent listening.
 

Ready for each Wednesday evening, participants will be emailed, in advance, a guided meditation to accompany their contemplative practice.  To receive these offerings in your inbox, email Debbie at Merthyr Road Uniting Church, New Farm, QLD: office@mruca.org.au

Starting again on 22 October. 

4th Friday Labyrinth Walks at the Centennial Park Labyrinth
Facilitated by Elizabeth Lee

Fri 25 November 10am. Walking the Labyrinth with the Beloved in John’s Gospel

This month’s Fourth Friday Labyrinth Walk - Yearning for Something Deeper - invites us to drink from the fountain of life. Once again inspired by Sally Longley’s book “Walking the Labyrinth with the Beloved in John’s Gospel,” 

Contact:  Elizabeth Lee 0422 932 044 or Elizabeth.lee@visionandaction.com.au

All are welcome

Online Dance Chapels

Hosted by Cynthia Winton-Henry and The Hidden Monastery
 

The Dance Chapel- using stillness, connection, movement, song and prayer. Come move, sing, and honor each other’s bodyspirit in these times…

These chapels recognize and enjoy the diverse body-wisdom or all spiritual lineages and led by leaders from North America and Australia. A variety of times available.  

All are welcome.  

For more details and to register to receive the links visit the Hidden Monastery Chapel page. 

Live webcasts from Bonnevaux Centre for Peace

Hosted by the World Community for Christian Meditation

The WCCM hosts several live sessions each week from the International Meditation and Retreat Centre of The World Community for Christian Meditation and the Bonnevaux Community in near Poitiers, France, including mediation, yoga, contemplative eucharist, and courses.

The regular live events are published on this page:

 https://wccm.org/live-webcasts/