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Facilitated by Jeff Pinnette
One Sunday per Month:
Starting October 28, 2018
10 to 12 pm

FREE for members; No pre-registration is necessary

Required Text: Psychology of the Future by Stanislav Grof

This is an accessible and comprehensive overview of the work of Stanislav Grof, one the of the founders of transpersonal psychology. It serves as a summation of Grof ‘s enormous contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, especially his central concept of holotropic experience, where holotropic signifies “moving toward wholeness.” Grof maintains that the current basic assumptions and concepts of psychology and psychiatry require a radical revision based on the intensive and systematic research of holotropic experience. He suggests radical inner transformation of humanity and a rise to a higher level of consciousness might be humankind’s only real hope for the future.

Stanislav Grof heads the Grof Transpersonal Training Program. He was formerly Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute.

For more information and detailed syllabus, see:

Psychology of the Future 2018-19 Discussion Group Syllabus

Bio: Jeff Pinnette is a long-time member of the Center who served on the Board for six years including two as Board co-chair and four as Program Committee chair.

Dream Work from a Practical Perspective
Wednesdays, January 16, 23, & 30, 2019; 7 to 9 pm
Members $60, Non-Members $70

We spend a third of our lives asleep, much of that time dreaming. We look to our dreams for meaning and guidance, following the ways of our ancestors and of such historical figures as Lincoln, Black Elk, Jung, Freud, and von Franz.

In this workshop, we will learn different approaches to dream work in a hands-on and practical way. While different techniques and ways will be described, we will also practice them as a group. The instructor will present a series of dreams; in each case he will play the dreamer who had the dream. Participants will then help the “dreamer” try to grasp the meaning of the dream by trying out the different techniques and approaches that have been described. In this way, everyone will have a chance to experience ways that dreams can be approached to divine their meaning(s).

Chris Beach, J.D., is a Jungian analyst with a private practice in Portland. He works with individuals, facilitates dream groups, and teaches courses on dream interpretation, ethics, psychological type, and Jungian psychology. Earlier Chris served as a teacher & headmaster in Kenya and as an assistant attorney general here in Maine. He is just back from biking & dreaming across America.

Bill W. (2012) | Directed by Dan Carracino & Kevin Hanlon
Viewing facilitated by Peggy Schick & Jeff Pinnette
FREE for Members and Non-Members (Donations Welcome)

William G. Wilson is co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine’s “100 Persons of the 20th Century”. Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fellowship of over 2 million men and women—a success that made him an icon within A.A. A reluctant hero, Bill Wilson lived a life of sacrifice and service, and left a legacy that continues every day, all around the world.