Join us for a thought-provoking full-day seminar exploring the concept of the persona—our outward identity and the roles we play in daily life. This online event delves into how the persona both supports and restricts us, offering fresh insights through the lenses of Psychological Type, film analysis, and Jungian depth psychology. Throughout the day, you'll engage with expert-led sessions designed to help you recognize the masks you wear, assess your relational patterns, and explore how to reconnect with your authentic self.

Seminar Schedule*

(The times below are listed in Pacific Daylight Time.)

9:00 AM - Opening Session: Welcome & Introduction

9:35 AM - Intermission

9:45 AM - Program 1: Break Free from the Confines of Your persona with Teodora Paucean

11:30 AM - Intermission

11:40 AM - Program 2: Examples of the Persona in Film with Carol Shumate

1:35 PM - Meal break

2:10 PM - Program 3: Probing the persona with John Beebe

4:00 PM - Announcements & Closing Remarks

4:10 PM - Closing Session: Open Mic Reflections

Seminar MCs: Carolyn Janson & Elise Amaral

Opening Session: Welcome & Introduction

During this brief opening session, you'll begin to examine your life through cognitive functional perspectives.

Also, you'll get a sense of the journey ahead in this Connections Series.

Program 1:

Break Free from the Confines of Your persona

with Teodora Paucean Overview The session will focus on the idea that Psychological Type is a powerful tool for understanding and building a persona, as well as for escaping from its confines. One of the biggest sources of suffering in the world is the over-focus on the persona, on impressing others rather than connecting to our essence. This session will give an overview on why this matters so much and how it can look like for each Type. It will also cover different ways in which we can take a step back and re-connect to our deeper selves.

Takeaways

• Gain a better understanding on what persona means and how it influences your life

• Develop strategies to better connect to your authentic self

• Become more confident in your true self and connect with others meaningfully as a result of that

Presenter Bio

Meet Teodora Paucean >>

Program 2:

Examples of the Persona in Film

Facilitated by Carol Shumate with Elise Amaral

Overview

Join us as we discuss the persona, the benefits of the persona, and outgrowing a persona, as depicted in 3 film clips of 3 different types. How do these types exemplify John's keywords for the functions in the persona position?

Presenter Bio

Meet Carol Shumate >>

Program 3:

Probing the Persona

with John Beebe

Overview

John Beebe (ENTP) uses the terms 'persona,' 'ego,' and 'self' to characterize stages in the development and expression of the eight mental processes that Jung identified as the building blocks of psychological type. These terms come from analytical psychology, but Jung did not apply them in the context of type. Persona is how the function looks when it is simply trying to adapt and appear competent. Ego is how the function looks when it is asserting its intention. Self is how the function works when it is in the midst meeting its goals in a way that it finds fulfilling. This first seminar in the series will focus on how we can recognize the eight types of consciousness when they are being presented at the persona level.

Takeaways

• Think in a new way about how you use your different consciousnesses and how you can deepen each of them over time.

• Find out why the face people use to meet the world is more important than you might think.

• Learn how to better recognize the eight types of consciousness when you first see other people using them.
  

Presenter Bio

Meet John Beebe >>

Closing Session:

Open Mic Reflections

How did today's seminar land for you? Stay on with us for further reflection on the persona, keywords, and how this seminar may have affected you. If you have any lingering questions from the programs, this is an excellent time to bring them to light!

*Please note: event speakers, dates, durations, titles, topics, prices, and locations are all subject to change.