What is the Animus?

Both the Feminine and the Masculine are present in all of us. In a woman the inner masculine energy is called the Animus.

How does it come into being? How does it manifest in our lives, both positively and negatively? How can we dialogue with the Animus? These are the essential questions that the seminars will address.

We will spend some time exploring the theme of the killer Animus in the fairy tale Bluebeard and we will look at a possible transformation of the Animus: from enemy to friend, from obstacle to “torch bearer”.

<br><br>Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Seminar 1: Definitions, Formation and Development, Animus and our parents, Manifestation of the Animus, Dangers of Animus projections.

<br><br>Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Seminar 2: An exploration of the Killer Animus with the Tale of “Bluebeard”.

<br><br>Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Seminar 3: An exploration of the Positive Animus and ways to engage in a meaningful relationship with the Animus.

<br><br>The format of these seminars will be interactive. We will to see how Jung’s ideas work out when we attempt to apply them in our own psychology and in our personal experience.

Excerpts from dreams, movies, dance events will support our approach.

Elisabeth Pomès is a Toronto-based Jungian analyst and psychotherapist. Her interest in Jung led her to enter the OAJA Analyst Training Program in 2000 – the first year it was offered. She has been in practice since 2009.