Invoking the Sage

Choosing to Age Well

This course focuses on enriching the imagination to enhance the sense of fulfillment. It takes a Jungian view of the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging, with emphasis on how adapting to changes creatively can enhance emotional well-being. We will use elder stories, from Baba Yaga to Merlin to illustrate accepting unique qualities and awakening generativity. Topics include planning well for a rich inner life, and practical strategies for living in the deepest parts of ourselves in later years

Awareness of inner dramas and motivations can increase in later life. This enhanced level of self-knowledge is one of the benefits of age. Intentional openness to the stirrings of the unconscious can give rise to unexpected choices, and possibilities in maturity. Discussion also includes the importance of accepting one’s idiosyncratic qualities. Participants examine how maturation itself can be seen as a creative project.

This fulfills requirements for a course on Aging and Long-Term Care as mandated for Psychologists, MFTs, and LCSWs in California.

CE Credit information

This course is approved for the following credits:

Psychology, MFT, LCSW, NBCC : 6 CE hours

Nursing : 7 hours

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

Learning Objectives

observe how archetypal patterns shape maturity.

note how accepting changes and authenticity aid fulfillment.

see how aging can deepen self-expression and relationships.

Day Schedule

9:30 - 10:00 Checking-in. Seminar begins promptly at 10:00.

10:00 - The sage, magician, and trickster archetypes
11:15 - Break

11:30 - Opening to new perspectives as the years pass

12:30 - Lunch Break

1:30 Accepting surprises, challenges, losses, fragility, quirks
2:40 - Break

2:50 - How emerging archetypal roles build social connections
3:50 - Break

4:00 - Deepening, centering, and mentoring in later years

5:00 - Course concludes

CE Credit information

This course is approved for the following credits:

Psychology, MFT, LCSW, NBCC : 6 CE hours

Nursing : 7 hours

The level is introductory.
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.

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 this seminar.

For more information , call the Center at 805 687-7171, or check the website for date and location of upcoming workshops. You may also register online.

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