Schedule
Day One (Sunday)
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7 – 9 PM Introductions, orientation to group process; opening group experience; guided experience of creating and interpreting a personal mandala
Day Two (Monday)
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9 – 10:30 AM Opening group experience of creating a group mandala out of doors; lecture on history and psychology of mandalas, “interpreting” art, and Kellogg’s Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala (a model of human growth and development grounded in Jungian psychology, each stage linked to certain mandala designs)
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10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
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10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Introduction to Stage One (“Resting in the Darkness”); graphic (drawing) exploration of Stage One, sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders
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12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH
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1:15 – 2:45 PM Opening group experience; introduction to Stage Two (“Floating into the Light”), guided imagery as stimulus to graphic exploration of Stage Two; sharing of personal images and verbal processing.
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2:45 – 3:00 PM Break
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3:00 – 4:30 PM Group music and movement experience; introduction to Stage Three (“Turning Toward the Journey”), graphic exploration of Stage Three; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
Day Three (Tuesday)
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9 – 10:30 AM Group opening experience; introduction to Stage Four (“Embrace the New”); music as stimulus to graphic exploration of Stage Four; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
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10:45 – 12:15 PM Introduction to Stage Five (“Claiming Selfhood”); poetry reading and music as stimulus to graphic exploration of Stage Five; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH
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1:15 – 2:45 PM Group experience of meditation with movement; introduction to Stage Six (“Igniting the Inner Fire”); music and story as stimulus to graphic exploration of Stage Six; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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2:45 – 3:00 PM Break
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3:00 – 4:30 PM Introduction to Stage Seven (“Squaring the Circle”); music as support for graphic exploration of Stage Seven; ; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
Day Four (Wednesday)
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9 – 10:30 AM Group opening exercise; introduction to Stage Eight (“Functioning in the World”); graphic exploration of Stage Eight; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
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10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Introduction to Stage Nine (“Reaping Our Rewards”); graphic exploration of Stage Nine; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH
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1:15 – 2:45 PM Lecture on color related to psychology of mandalas, with reference to traditional color meanings, Kellogg’s Great Round, and chakras; introduction to Stage Ten (“Letting Go”); graphic exploration of Stage Ten; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders.
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2:45 – 3:00 PM Break
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3:00 – 4:30 PM Mandala case study presentation with slides and lecture; discussion; closing with gently energizing meditation and movement.
Day Five (Thursday)
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9 – 10:30 AM Guided group opening at outdoor mandala (solstice observance); Introduction to Stage Eleven (“Falling Apart”); graphic exploration of Stage Eleven; group sharing and discussion facilitated by leaders.
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10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
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10:45 AM – 12:30 – Group grounding exercise; introduction to Stage Twelve (“Opening to Grace”); graphic exploration of Stage Twelve; sharing of personal images and verbal processing facilitated by leaders; processing experience of the intensive; assigning responsibilities for evening gathering.
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12:30 – 1:30 PM LUNCH
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1:30 – 4:30 PM Studio time.
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7:00 – 9:00 PM Evening gathering; re-visiting of the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala..
Day Six (Friday)
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10:00 – 11:30 AM Group opening exercise; lecture on patterns and colors in spontaneous mandalas; placement of spontaneous mandalas created by participants on the Great Round; suggestions for integrating mandalas into work “back home”; discussion of ethical guidelines for use of creative self-expression in the helping professions.
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11:30 – 11:45 AM Break
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11:45 – 12:00 Group closing exercise around outdoor mandala