Events 2022
November 3, 2023 Friday 7-9 p.m. “Dreaming Animals” Exploring the wisdom of animals and the animal we are through the story of a beautiful soul - a woman artist whose dreams and visions assist her through her analytic work and after ending her analysis with her terminal diagnosis. She generously offered her dreams and journals to help others face life’s difficulties and the end of life.
hybrid presentation via Zoom and in person at Smith College, Northampton, MA Seelye Hall. Register closer to November via https://www.westmass.org- no charge but please make a donation to our organization.
Go to www.westmassjung.org to see videos and listen to a number of archived talks
Available on YouTube and via podcast: You will need to type in search box: Polishing the Bones, Penelope Tarasuk #581 www.shrinkrapradio.com
Interview with Dr. David Van Nuys discussing: My book POLISHING THE BONES, Jungian psychoanalysis/therapy, the journey of grief, creative activity and writing this book.
http://shrinkrapradio.com/581-polishing-the-bones-with-jungian-analyst-penelope-tarasuk-phd/
2023 JAWMA Public Programs & discussions Hybird Zoom platform and IN person.
For a schedule of presentations for fall 2023 Please check the JAWMA website: http://www.westmassjung.org
Many talks are recorded & available in our archives. Western MA Jung Association: http://www.westmassjung.org and on YouTube
“Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness” April 5, 2022
A personal history and exploration via story and my artwork. I discuss some of the few Jungian comments on the use of Psychedelics. I discuss my training at the California Institute of Integral Studies- Certifications if Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy 2021-2022.
Included: October 4, 2019 An Evening of Wisdom- discussions and gratitude: Drs. Thayer & Anita Greene, community elders Hosted by myself and Erica Lorentz. Sadly, Anita Greene passed away from this life in late Nov. 2021. Thayer died in December 2022.
January 13, 2019 Northampton Community Music Center, “The Handless Maiden”: A Fairy Tale in Words and Music. A creative collaborative experience with JAWMA board members: Chris Olsen-pianist, Elric Walker-Storyteller, and Penelope Tarasuk, PhD discussion & integration.
“Initiations of Childbirth and Death: Embodied and Symbolic”. Smith College, Elm St., Northampton,MA.
“Dreaming Animals: Creatures of Darkness and Light”. Oct. 5, 2018 JAWMA @ Smith College, Seeley Hall, Northampton, MA. Audio available through JAWMA website.
“Turning a Blind Eye”
Seattle Jung Society. “Dreaming Animals”, November 17-18, 2017. Public Presentation. DVD available through Seattle Jung Society, Seattle, WA