Ken James, PhD and Matthew Spitzmueller, PhD, LCSW. 9 hours 56 minutes. Audio Downloads.
Topics: Archetypes, Art, Myth & Folk Tale, Religion & Spirituality.
Tolkien: An Archetypal Expedition into Middle Earth
This course articulates the archetypal and symbolic meaning within Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, including examples from Tolkien’s life and the cultural and religious sources of his imagery.
Kenneth James, PhD is director of Student Services at the Laboratory School, University of Chicago. His areas of expertise include dream work and psychoanalysis, archetypal dimensions of analytic practice, divination and synchronicity, hypnosis as a therapeutic medium, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. He has done post-doctoral work in music therapy and theology, and uses these disciplines to inform his work as a Jungian analyst. For more information visit www.soulworkcenter.org
Matthew Spitzmueller, PhD, LCSW earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration. At the University of Chicago he also received a master’s degree in social work with a clinical concentration and a master’s degree in the history of religions. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in psychology from Carleton College. His research examines direct service provision to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. He explores the strategies community mental health workers adopt as they negotiate the changing conditions of their work under Medicaid reform.
Ken James, PhD maintains a private practice in Chicago, Illinois. His areas of expertise include dream work and psychoanalysis, archetypal dimensions of analytic practice, divination and synchronicity, and ways to sustain the vital relationship between body, mind and spirit. He has done post-doctoral work in music therapy, the Kabbalah, spirituality and theology, and uses these disciplines to inform his work as a Jungian analyst.
Education
DIPLOMATE ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY: C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. (1993)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS: Northwestern University. (1975)
MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS: Northwestern University. (1973)
B.A. IN MATHEMATICS AND SPEECH: Northeastern Illinois University. (1971)
Professional Organizations
C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago
International Association for Analytical Psychology
Age Groups
Adults
Adolescents/Teens
Children
Treatment Types
Individuals
Couples
Families
Specialty Areas
Hypnotherapy
Contactkenjames@soulworkcenter.org
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Spitzmueller, Matthew
Matthews Spitzmueller, PhD, LCSW earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. At the University of Chicago, he also received a master's degree in social work with a clinical concentration and a master's degree in the history of religions. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in psychology from Carleton College. His research examines direct service provision to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. He explores the strategies community mental health workers adopt as they negotiate the changing conditions of their work under Medicaid reform.
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