The Art of Self: Uncovering Creative Potential through Depth Psychology’s Reflections

Name: The Art of Self: Uncovering Creative Potential through Depth Psychology’s Reflections
Start: 2025-10-24T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-24T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Olathe Community Center At Stagecoach Park

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Olathe Community Center At Stagecoach Park | Olathe, KS

Creativity is the soul’s language—where imagination, artistry, and the unconscious meet in play.
Join Kansas City Friends of Jung for an immersive evening exploring the deep relationship between creativity and psychological transformation.
In The Art of Self, Dr. Lois Wilkins invites participants to rediscover imagination as a living dialogue between the conscious and unconscious—an act of soul-making that mirrors the process of individuation itself.
Drawing from Jung’s writings and her own extensive work in creative and depth-psychological practice, Dr. Wilkins weaves together reflection, performance, and community engagement to illuminate how the creative impulse becomes a path toward wholeness.
Program Highlights
Jung on Creativity – Explore how the creative instinct functions as an archetypal drive within the collective soul.
Cherished vs. Consumption Art – Reflect on the difference between art born of devotion and art produced for the marketplace, and how each reveals something of our psychic life.
Varieties of Artistic Expression – Writing, sculpture, painting, fabric arts, music, and dance as symbolic languages of transformation.
“The Garden” – A Three-Act Performance – A dramatization of creative individuation, inviting audience reflection and coloring participation.
Silent Auction & Community Marketplace – Browse local art rich with symbolic meaning, engage with artists, and support KCFOJ’s educational mission.
Book Launch: The Alchemy of Fairy Tales, Volume III – Celebrate the release of Dr. Wilkins’s newest work exploring storytelling as a vessel for transformation.
Goals and Learning Objectives
Goal 1: Illuminate the Connection Between Depth Psychology and Creative Expression
Facilitate conversations exploring how Jungian concepts—such as archetypes, imagination, and individuation—manifest in the artwork of KCFOJ community members.
Showcase creative works that evoke psychological themes, inviting attendees to reflect on their own creative journeys and inner symbols.
Goal 2: Encourage Community Engagement and Support Through Art
Create an interactive atmosphere where participants can engage directly with local artists, learning about the psychological inspiration behind their work.
Promote the sale and appreciation of locally crafted art, emphasizing the value of supporting creative expression within the KCFOJ community.
A Celebration of Imagination and Soul
As autumn turns toward reflection, The Art of Self offers a space to honor creativity as both instinct and ritual—an opportunity to explore how art can express the soul’s desire for meaning and connection.
Guests are encouraged to come in costume, enjoy refreshments, and participate in a vibrant evening of dialogue, artistry, and shared imagination.
Each attendee will receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win a copy of The Alchemy of Fairy Tales, Volume III.
In a culture that often forgets the wisdom of imagination, The Art of Self reminds us that creativity is not a luxury—it is how the soul speaks, heals, and becomes whole.
Register Here: https://www.kcjung.org