Presentations, Workshops, and Courses

The Dream as a Duck-Billed Platypus: Why Freud Was Wrong and Why Jung Was Right
May 7, 2016
International Association for the Study of Dreams Regional Conference
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2016
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2015
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Only Disconnect!  Undoing Connections
May 30, 2015
Ural Association for Analytical Psychology Conference
Ekaterinburg [by Skype]

The Misinterpretation of Dreams: Two Mikes, the Unconscious, and One Very Anxious Ego [with Michael P. Jenkins]
April 25, 2015
International Association for the Study of Dreams Regional Conference
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2015
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Imagination of Dreams
November 8, 2014
Jung Society of Utah
Salt Lake City

O My Prophetic Soul!  Dreams, Visions, Revelations
November 7, 2014
Jung Society of Utah
Salt Lake City

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2014
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

For Love of the Imagination
May 9, 2014
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2014
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Dream Animals and Jungian Interpretation
November 19, 2013
New School for Social Research Clinical Seminar
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2013
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

James Hillman Quotations
March 16, 2013
Montreal Jung Society
Montreal

The Very Idea(s) of James Hillman: Re-Thinking Jungian Psychology
March 15, 2013
Montreal Jung Society
Montreal

Interpretation and Creativity, Individuation and Destiny: Spielrein and Jung on the Real and the Symbolic
January 19, 2013
American Psychoanalytic Association National Meeting
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2013
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Interpretation and Creativity, Individuation and Destiny: Spielrein and Jung on the Real and the Symbolic
November 16, 2012
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2012
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Archetype of the Saboteur: Self-Sabotage from a Jungian Perspective
February 25, 2012
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Conference
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2012
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Metaphor of Metamorphosis: Change in Myth and Psyche
September 22, 2011
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2011
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Ethics and Professional Standards in Psychoanalytic Clinical Practice
Summer 2011
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
New York

O Baal, Hear Us: Active Imagination and the Mythological Unconscious
June 12, 2011 
Moscow Association for Analytical Psychology Conference
Moscow

The Metaphor of Metamorphosis: Change in Myth and Psyche 
June 11, 2011
Moscow Association for Analytical Psychology Conference
Moscow

The Mythological Unconscious in Moscow: A Dream of a Russian-American Woman in New York
June 10, 2011
Moscow Association for Analytical Psychology Conference 
Moscow

Jungian Reflections on Sabina Spielrein
February 2, 2011
New York Psychoanalytic Institute 
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2011
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

X Marks the Spot: A Treasure Island Dream
November 7, 2010
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association 
Rhinebeck, NY

The Jungian Method of Dream Interpretation
October 5, 2010
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2010
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Invisible Hand and the Economic Unconscious: The Most Important Image of the Last 250 Years 
August 24, 2010
International Association for Analytical Psychology Congress 
Montreal

The Dream Team Speaks about the Red Book
April 20, 2010
C.G. Jung Foundation 
New York

Mythological Dreams
April 17, 2010
C.G. Jung Society of Montreal
Montreal

Art and the Mythological Unconscious: William Blake, Neo-Platonic Philosophy, and Jungian Psychology 
April 16, 2010
C.G. Jung Society of Montreal
Montreal

A Look at Jung's Red Book
March 16, 2010
New York Psychoanalytic Institute 
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2010
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Red Book Dialogue with Sarah Silverman
October 30, 2009
Rubin Museum of Art 
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2009
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Mythology and Psychology in the Iliad and the Odyssey
Fall 2009
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2009
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Listening Cure: Metaphorical Resonances and the Third Ear 
October 18, 2008
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis Conference 
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2008
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Interpretation and Imagination
Fall 2008
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
New York

Mythological Dreams
April 19, 2008
C.G. Jung Society of Montreal
Montreal

The Butterfly Woman: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck 
April 18, 2008
C.G. Jung Society of Montreal 
Montreal

Does Myth (Still) Have a Function in Jungian Studies? Modernity, Metaphor, and Psycho-Mythology
March 11, 2008
Analytical Psychology Club of New York
New York

Jungian Commentary on a Case Presentation
February 11, 2008
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2008
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Butterfly Woman: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck
December 5, 2007
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

The Sable Venus on the Middle Passage: Images of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
October 19, 2007
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
Rhinebeck, NY

Clinical Implications
October 19, 2007
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
Rhinebeck, NY

Jungian Commentary on Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth"
September 19, 2007
Rubin Museum of Art
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2007
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Sable Venus on the Middle Passage: Images of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
August 15, 2007
International Association for Analytical Psychology Congress
Cape Town

Jungian Ways of Working with Images: Interpretative and Experiential Techniques
Summer 2007
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

The Butterfly Woman: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck
May 4, 2007
Philadelphia Jungian Professional Club
Philadelphia

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2007
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Postmodern Unconscious
December 6, 2006
New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study
New York

The Butterfly Woman: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck
November 8, 2006
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Imaginology: The Jungian Study of the Imagination
October 20, 2006
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
Rhinebeck, NY

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2006
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Hillman Alone in Pursuit of the Imagination: Golden Calf Psychology
July 8, 2006
International Association for Jungian Studies Conference
University of Greenwich
London

Does Myth (Still) Have a Function in Jungian Studies? Modernity, Metaphor, and Psycho-Mythology
July 7, 2006
International Association for Jungian Studies Conference
University of Greenwich
London

Imaginology: The Jungian Study of the Imagination
July 6, 2006
International Association for Jungian Studies Conference
University of Greenwich
London

Fourth of July Jungian Fireworks: A Transatlantic Translation
July 4, 2006
British Association of Psychotherapists, Jungian Section
London

Dreaming of the Ku Klux Klan
February 22, 2006
Adelphi University Clinical Psychology Program
Garden City, NY

Critical Thinking, Spirituality, and Psychotherapy
Spring 2006
New York University Silver School of Social Work
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2006
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Butterfly Woman: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck
December 19, 2005
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

The Islamic Cultural Unconscious in the Dreams of a Contemporary Muslim Man
September 21, 2005
Blanton-Peale Institute
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2005
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

The Islamic Cultural Unconscious in the Dreams of a Contemporary Muslim Man
July 8, 2005
International Academic Conference of Analytical Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Dreams and Metamorphosis
May 24, 2005
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged
New York

The Imagination of Dreams
April 15, 2005
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
New York

The Man Who Was So Pissed Off He Couldn't Pee
April 9, 2005
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Conference
New York

Alfred Hitchcock's Psychoanalytic Movie and Salvador Dali's Surrealistic Dream Images
March 25, 2005
Committee on Psychoanalysis, Metropolitan Chapter of the New York State Society for Clinical Social Work
New York

Active Imagination and the Fantasy Principle
March 20, 2005
Round Table Associates for the Study of Jungian Psychology
Media, PA

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2005
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Psychosis and Jungian Psychoanalysis
December 18, 2004
New York Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
New York

Dream Practicum
December 5, 2004
Jungian Psychoanalytic Association
New York

The Practical Value of Jungian Analysis
November 8, 2004
Union Theological Seminary Psychiatry and Religion Program
New York

The Fantasy of Reality and the Reality of Fantasy: Politics, Culture, and the 2004 American Presidential Election
October 9, 2004
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis Conference
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2004
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

If the University Won't Have Jungians, Then How Might Jungians Have the University?
August 30, 2004
International Association for Analytical Psychology Congress
Barcelona

The Miraculous Travels of Muhammad: Mythic Journeys in Islamic Imagination
June 3, 2004
Mythic Journeys Conference
Atlanta

Fantasy Objects and Active Imagination
February 28, 2004
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2004
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Mythological Dreams
December 6, 2003
C.G. Jung Society of New Orleans
New Orleans

Jung, "Race," and the Cultural Unconscious
December 5, 2003
C.G. Jung Society of New Orleans
New Orleans

How Clinical Material Sounds in the Ear of a Jungian
November 9, 2003
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Weekend
Lakeville, CT

Active Imagination and the Fantasy Principle
October 25, 2003
Pittsburgh Jung Society
Pittsburgh

Muhammad's Night Journey: Mythic Imagination in Islam
October 24, 2003
Pittsburgh Jung Society
Pittsburgh

Mythological Dreams
September 20, 2003
Analytical Psychology Club of Western New York
Buffalo, NY

Psychoanalyzing Islam: Muhammad and the Muslim Imagination
September 19, 2003
Analytical Psychology Club of Western New York
Buffalo, NY

Lions and Centaurs: The Three Uniquely Jungian Techniques
September 13, 2003
C.G. Jung Analyst Training Program of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh

A Resurrection of Birds: Soul Dreams and Revelations from the Unconscious
September 12, 2003
C.G. Jung Analyst Training Program of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2003
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Jung and the Mythological Unconscious
May 15, 2003
Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy and Mental Health
New York

Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
Spring 2003
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Dream Analysis: Object Relations and Jungian Perspectives
Spring 2003
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Psychoanalyzing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mythology
Spring 2003
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Imagination, Idolatry, and Iconoclasm: Archetypal Psychology and the Islamic Cultural Unconscious
November 23, 2002
Mid-Hudson Jung Society
Rhinebeck, NY

The Fantasy Principle: Imaginal Psychology and the Dethroning of "Mr. Reality"
November 16, 2002
Jung Studies Day
Goldsmiths College, University of London
London

Muhammad and Monotheism: The Cultural Unconscious of Islam
October 26, 2002
International Federation for Psychoanalytic Education Conference
Fort Lauderdale, FL

War, Emotional Possession, and the Underworld: Affects in the Mythological Unconscious
October 25, 2002
Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society Conference
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Jung, Plato, and William Blake's "The Sea of Time and Space"
October 20, 2002
Round Table Associates for the Study of Jungian Psychology
Media, PA

C.G. Jung and Jungian Psychology
October 8, 2002
92nd Street Y
New York

The Clinical Value of Contemporary Jungian Analysis
October 6, 2002
Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
Baltimore

The Mythic Journey
Fall 2002
C.G. Jung Foundation of New York
New York

Use of Dreams in Psychoanalysis
Fall 2002
Blanton-Peale Institute
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2002
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

For Love of the Imagination: Myth, Therapy, and Multiculturalism
July 4, 2002
Sesame Institute and Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education
London

Just How Important Is Mythological Knowledge in Jungian (and Freudian) Analysis?
April 28, 2002
New York Association for Analytical Psychology
New York

9/11 and Psycho-Spiritual Transformation
April 27, 2002
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis Conference
New York

Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
Spring 2002
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Psychoanalyzing Greek and Roman Mythology
Spring 2002
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Dreaming of the Ku Klux Klan
November 2, 2001
International Federation for Psychoanalytic Education Conference
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Going Black, Going Other: Racism and the Cultural Unconscious
October 6, 2001
Race, Culture, and Psyche Conference
San Francisco

The Difficult Profession: Multiculturalism and Contemporary Depth Psychotherapy
October 6, 2001
Race, Culture, and Psyche Conference
San Francisco

Multiculturalism and the Future of Jungian Analysis
October 4, 2001
C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
San Francisco

Jung, Plato, and William Blake's "The Sea of Time and Space"
September 21, 2001
New York Open Center
New York

Multicultural Issues in Clinical Practice
Fall 2001
Blanton-Peale Institute
New York

Dream Analysis: Object Relations and Jungian Perspectives
Fall 2001
Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
New York

Dream Interpretation
Fall 2001
Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts
New York

Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy
July 28-29, 2001
Pacific Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara, CA

Mythological Dreams
July 12, 2001
C.G. Jung Foundation
New York

A Jungian Perspective on Addiction
May 15, 2001
Greenwich House
New York