Past Events

8th January 2011 2.00 – 4.00 p.m.

TITLE: SURPRISED BY WORDS: PSYCHE AND SYMBOL IN THE WORK OF DAVID HOLT

The Essex Church
112 Palace Gardens Terrace
Notting Hill Gate
London W8 4RT

Psyche, History, and the Surprise of Being: a reflection on the Thought of David Holt.
Speaker: Michael Whan
Michael Whan MA is an analytical psychologist, a member of the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists, the International Association of Analytical Psychologists, a member emeritus of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists, and the College of Psychoanalysts. He has published papers and poetry in Spring Journal, Chiron, Harvest, Journal for Existential Analysis, the European Journal of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health, and contributed chapters to four books. He has a private practice in London and St. Albans.

Surprised by life: prayer and practice
Speaker: Jessica Rose
Jessica Rose is a pastoral counsellor and supervisor who was in supervision with David Holt from 1990 – 2000. She taught Pastoral Psychology at Ripon College, Cuddesdon from 1993 – 2000 and is a free-lance lecturer. She has written two books: ‘Sharing Spaces ? Prayer and the Counselling Relationship’ (Darton, Longman and Todd 2001) and ‘Church on Trial’ (Darton, Longman and Todd 2009).

PLAN OF THE AFTERNOON:

2.00 – 3.00 Michael and Jessica will speak
3.00 – 3.30 Time in discussion groups
3.30 – 4.00 Plenary Session. Questions with panel comprising Michael Whan, Jessica Rose, Jeffrey Newman and Mark Saban all members of the DavidHoltOnline Group seeking to further David’s work and thinking.
4.00 TEA