713.524.8253 Upcoming Events at the Jung Center Wednesday, May 18 2016

African Art for Life and the Afterlife: The Importance of Rites of Passage Explore the important role of art in African rites of passage. The two most significant and widespread rites are initiations to adulthood and funerary rituals. Both occasions are liminal states – between childhood and productive adulthood, and from the world of the living to that of afterlife. These are periods of uncertainty and anxiety that require the presence of the gods and spirits – embodied in masks – to help stabilize the social order. Dramatic masquerades both entertain and help to effect change for the participants. This lecture will look at a number of masquerade forms from several different African peoples, including a towering monumental mask tasked to renew the world and send a revered dead elder to his ancestral home. Skip Cole Friday, May 20 7 - 8:30pm $20 ($15 Jung Center Members) Discover the Health Benefits of Laughter Yoga Let go and go with the flow in this breathing and movement exercise for people of all ages and physical abilities. Lainie Diamond Thursday, May 19 6 - 7pm $15 ($10 Jung Center Members) Mark Your Calendars: Member Appreciation Lecture Members, come and experience The Red Book in a fresh new way, by examining it as a work of literature!  Writer and literature scholar Randy Fertel introduces us to the genre of "literary improvisation" and illustrates the ways in which Jung's monumental imaginative work, The Red Book, fits in to this genre. Randy Fertel Thursday, June 16 7 - 8:30pm   Registration for this lecture is restricted to members of The Jung Center.  Not a member?  Consider becoming one today.  More information on how to do so (as well as on the perks involved) can be found by visiting our website. See you there! Have you noticed that a course or workshop coming up in our summer semester has recommended or required reading?  Well, those titles have begun arriving at the bookstore, and are available for purchase (or reservation, if the title hasn't yet arrived). Since some of these items are not yet available in our online store, know that you can always come in-person to our bookstore and browse our selection of required readings (hours here).  Also, you can call Elissa Davis (information below) to check on availability and reserve your copies today! For more information or to order, please visit our website or contact Elissa Davis, Director of Retail Sales and Customer Service, at 713.524.8253 ext. 18 or bookstore@junghouston.org. Community Events The Council on Recovery: Two Events Co-Sponsored with The Jung Center The Jung Center and The Council on Recovery are pleased to present two workshops dealing with the ways in which creativity, neuroscience, mindfulness, and experiential therapies intersect with the path of recovery.  More information can be found on the website of The Council on Recovery.  (Please note that these events are being held off-campus, and that The Jung Center will not be handling registrations.)