Connecting to the Deep Mysteries of Life through the Artistic Image

February 26 - 29, 2004

Schedule of Events

Bishop's Lodge, Santa Fe, NM

A limited room block is available at special rate of $150 at Bishop's Lodge, our conference hotel, or the Hotel Santa Fe at a special rate of $99 (Call SEED 888-818-7333 to secure accommodations at Bishop's Lodge, for Hotel Santa Fe, call SEED or hotel at 800-825-9876.  If calling hotel, be sure to mention the Art & Soul conference.)

Room Share Bulletin Board Check for people who'd like to share a ride or a room.

Co-Sponsors:
 
California Institute of Integral Studies - Celebrating our 35^th year in San Francisco
School of Spiritual Psychology - Bringing soul life into the wider world / Greensboro, North Carolina
Spring Journal  - The oldest Jungian journal in the world / Putnam, Connecticut
Gerald Peters Gallery - one of the world's largest and most respected dealers in American art
ABQarts - Albuquerque's Monthly Magazine of the Arts
New Mexico Art Therapy Association - Bringing Imagination to the Healing Process
The Message Company - Books, Audios, Videos and Conferences about Consciousness
Southwestern College - Preparing Mental Health Professionals through Transformational Learning

"Of all psychology's sins, the most mortal is its neglect of beauty." - James Hillman

Art emerges from the creative imagination of the universe – the life force central to all of existence. Art connects us to culture and to nature through the physical senses and gives meaning to our lives. Art connects us to the deep mysteries of life. Art connects us to soul.

Art and Soul is a unique conference that accesses the intersection of art, archetypal psychology, mythology and cross-cultural wisdom traditions. It is a conference dedicated to exploring the depth of human feeling through the image, and provides a forum for discussion and experience of beauty, joy, love, pathos, and more.

Archetypal psychology is based on the principle of epistrophe – that all phenomenon of life have an archetypal likeness that emerges from an image. All of life can be traced back to the image, preserving the stories of the soul.

	James Hillman One of the seminal minds of the past century, elder statesman of depth psychology and originator of post-Jungian "archetypal psychology." Author of some twenty books, including The Soul's Code, Re-Visioning Psychology, The Myth of Analysis, The Dream and the Underworld, The Force of Character, Archetypal Psychology, and We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy and the World's Getting Worse (with Michael Ventura).
	Robert Sardello Robert Sardello is co-founder of the School of Spiritual Psychology and a practicing psychotherapist. He is author of Facing the World with Soul, Love and the World, Freeing the Soul from Fear, and The Power of Soul: Living the Twelve Virtues.
	Cheryl Sanders Cheryl Sanders is co-director of the School of Spiritual Psychology. Cheryl has published articles on the psychology of violence, the psychology of play, and her current work is on the spiritual psychology of the senses.
	Greg Cajete A Native artist, philosopher and educator, Greg is Chair of the Native Studies program at the University of New Mexico, and the author of Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education and Native Science.
	Gail Thomas Urban Ecologist, Director of Center for the City, Dallas, co-founder of the Dallas Institute of the Humanities, that brought together Hillman, Sardello and more in the early 70s.
	Howard McConeghey Internationally acclaimed artist, art therapist, and pioneer in the field of archetypal psychology, Howard is former Director of the Art Therapy program at the University of New Mexico and the author of Art and Soul.
	Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) Internationally revered mystic and artist, author of six books, including Being and Vibration and his autobiography In the House of the Shattering Light. Rael’s prolific and mystical art depicts the many visions he has had since childhood.
	Mary Watkins Coordinator of Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research in the Depth Psychology Doctoral Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute, author of Waking Dreams.
	Ed Casey Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Stony Brook, is currently working with Place and Space; landscape painting and maps as modes of representation. He is the author of Getting Back into Place and The Fate of Place, among others.
	Alfonso Montuori Wiepking Distinguished Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Miami University, Ohio.  Associate Professor, CIIS and principal of Evolutionary Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in executive development, creativity and innovation, he is also a jazz saxophonist and producer for his wife Kitty Margolis.
	Kitty Margolis Internationally recognized as one of the most innovative and inspired singers in jazz today. Her imaginative improvisations, dynamism, and inventive scat have redefined and revitalized the art of jazz vocals.
	Angelina Medina Shruwasitai, Kuhaya Hano, of the Acoma, Zia and Zuni Tribes, became Angelina Medina one year after she was born atop Acoma Pueblo. Angelina is a facilitator of healing workshops and teacher of Pueblo art and culture. She is also a clay artist, storyteller, and poet.
	Calsue Murray Blackfoot, African, Irish, and Choctaw ancestry.  He is a teacher, administrator, artist, and facilitator in partnership with Angelina.

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Winter in the High Desert of Santa Fe
Santa Fe is special in the winter. There is sometimes snow, but mostly in the mountains. Blue sky, sunny days, highs in the 60s, and evening lows in the 20s are typical, though sometimes the days are gray. There are fewer tourists than in summer, and all the attractions are open: museums, galleries, cafes, night spots, and the remarkable architecture of a city built close to the natural environment at 7000 feet elevation. There is skiing in the Santa Fe Ski Slopes near the Bishops Lodge, and golf is a year round sport.