She had read all the newspapers in the world, so clever was she


Learning Objectives

Discern the shaping influence of life stories.
Recognize how crises of faith, courage, and identity can be calls for renewal.
Establish how reflecting on personal storyline can aid in the integration of competing goals.

Reading List

This seminar is taught at the introductory level and requires no advance preparation. However, participants are provided with a recommended reading list as part of their class materials.

Preview selections from the recommended reading list for the Claiming Our Stories seminar.

The Center for Story and Symbol

Claiming Our Stories

The Gifts of Personal Mythology

A sense of life-story can have a strong impact on our inner development. This course explores major themes in formative myths. We will look at how hidden motivations and expectations can shape the unfolding adventure. Such patterns influence perceptions, choices, and possibilities.

Maturation can be seen as a project of creating a satisfactory biography. It is crucial to cultivate a vision that nurtures our best qualities. Central tasks include finding authenticity, being loyal to cherished values, and having compassion towards oneself and others. Integration involves cultivating a radical sense of acceptance of our stories as they are.

Presentations examine how awareness of psychological narratives may reveal overlooked options and inner strengths. We will show how personal storylines are revised over time. Emphasis is on honoring the essential mystery of a calling to find a clear sense of purpose.

Dates and Registration Information

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CE Credit information

The material is presented at an introductory level, requiring no background in mythic studies, narrative theory, or Jungian psychology.

This course is approved for the following credits:

  • Psychology, MFT, LCSW, NBCC : 6 CE hours

  • Nursing : 7 hours

Most teachers must get credits approved by their school administration. Center courses meet the requirements in most states. Contact us if you need more information about receiving credit in your state.

About the Presenter

Jonathan Young, PhD is a psychologist (PSY10231) who assisted mythologist Joseph Campbell for several years at seminars -- and was the Founding Curator of the Joseph Campbell Archives and Library. As a professor, Dr. Young created and chaired the Mythological Studies Department at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. His recent book is SAGA - Best New Writings on Mythology, volume 2.

Other presentations on Mythic Stories

Jonathan Young also gives frequent public talks, workshops, and in-service trainings throughout the U.S., Canada, and Britain.

Dr. Young's
community presentation schedule
is updated several times a year.

Day Schedule

Checking-in begins at 9:30 a.m.
10:00 - Underlying Patterns in Life Stories

11:15 - Break

11:30 - Character as Identity and Purpose
12:30 - Lunch Break
1:30 - Cultivating the Richness of Destiny

230 - Break

2:50 - Harvesting the Layers of Emerging Narratives

350 - Break

4:00 - Story Work in Helping People

5:00 - Course concludes - Total 6 hours (RNs 7 hours)

Workshop Information

Mythic Realm of Jonathan Young

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