This experiential course is about relating to ‘others’ and is not just for couples. ALL relationships will improve when you learn about your Shadow self. Carl Jung’s life work was in learning to go into his own unconscious. His discovery of the shadow is a gift like no other as this part of us is with us at all times, whether we know it or not. He said,

“The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it
happens outside as fate. That is to say, when the individual remains undivided and does not
become conscious of his inner opposite, the world must perforce act
out the conflict and be torn into opposing halves.”

— Carl G. Jung

CW9: AION: The Phenomenology of the Self, par 126

 

“Most people confuse ‘self-knowledge’ with knowledge of their conscious ego personalities.
Anyone who has any ego-consciousness at all takes it for granted that he knows himself.
But the ego knows only its own contents, not the unconscious and its contents.
People measure their self-knowledge by what the average person in their social
environment knows of himself, but not the real psychic facts
which are for the most part hidden from them.” ​

— Carl G. Jung

CW 10 - Civilization in Transition, The Undiscovered Self, par 491

 

In this course you will learn that discovering and embracing your shadow is a way of being in the world that will help you understand yourself and your partners, past or present. This course will explore your unique requirements in relationships and how to do them, TOGETHER using your birth chart which is like looking at a blue print of your psyche. Our astrology gives us details of what we will encounter when we strive to be in relationships.

 

By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of how your unconscious has been instrumental in choosing the relationships you attract into your life; how to dance with them more harmoniously; accept your total self and live your relationships with more authenticity.  

 

TIME: Classes are held on Monday evenings weekly from 6:30 - 8:00 pm CST.

 

1. A Thorough Understanding of Our Shadow — how it is formed and how to recognize it and why it is important to our development as human beings. Repeating patterns are our best mirrors — how and why they occur. We will go through exercises to understand and discover your hidden selves. Lessons 1-2, Push My Buttons Worksheet

 

2. Complex Theory— Understanding How our Mother and Father Complexes are involved in our relationship life. The 4th and 10th house cusps in your birth chart. The acceptance of our fate, what Nietzsche called amor fati. Lesson 3 and Parents Worksheet

 

3. Who and Why We Fall in Love  — How to remain conscious when going through that blissful, intox­icating experience. We will also have a brief introduction to the contra-sexual images in our psyche, i.e., masculine (Anima) and feminine (Animus). We will learn about what the rising sign is in our birth chart. Process 3-4, (Rising Sign and 7th House Worksheet for next class will be handed out.)

 

4. Our 7th House, Venus and Shadow Work —Planets in my 7th Worksheet, Venus Worksheet

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5. Communication Skills & More Shadow Work – We will take a look at blame and when that is no longer appropriate and the benefits of understanding teleology. You will learn some tools to improve communication between yourself and others to create the intimacy you have longed for.  Process 5

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6. Qs & As, 10 Benefits of Shadow Work & Our Mystical Marriage - We will begin with time to ask questions of anything you want clarification on. I will describe what Jung called individuation (inherent individuality) and our relationship to the Self, the sacred marriage, what the Alchemists called conuinctio, a union of opposites, our inner divinity. Process 6, Gold Process

 

The Pisces Age is over. Best Friends is the Goal for the Aquarian Age.

 

Rebeca E. Eigen, Relationship & Marriage FIXER, Astrologer for the 7th House for 25+ years uses Jungian concepts and the Astrological birth chart to evoke the symbolic and help you become more aware of your total Self. Her in-depth study of the Shadow has given her an invaluable awareness of the role the unconscious plays in the relationships we repeatedly attract into our lives. We know from studying myth that Beauty eventually learned to love the Beast.

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