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Marion Woodman

Marion Woodman. By: Alexa Kuczynski Becca Stec & Graham Stewart. “I was appalled by the thought of realizing too late I had lived the life others had projected on me and missed my own.”. Background Info. Born August 5 th , 1928 in London, Ontario In her mid-twenties, she battled anorexia

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Marion Woodman

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  1. Marion Woodman By: Alexa Kuczynski Becca Stec & Graham Stewart “I was appalled by the thought of realizing too late I had lived the life others had projected on me and missed my own.”

  2. Background Info • Born August 5th, 1928 in London, Ontario • In her mid-twenties, she battled anorexia • At 23, she taught English and drama in Timmins • At 30, she married an English professor, Dr. Ross Woodman • At 40, she started analyzing her own dreams • She determined she had to get out of her structured lifestyle and find change • At 45, she went to Zurich to become a Jungian analyst • She focused on the unconscious and the feminine • At 51, she started a practice in Toronto • It allowed women to join their feminine and masculine powers • At 65, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer – she later overcame it • She wrote more than 10 books, selling over 200, 000 copies worldwide • Started the Marion Woodman Foundation to promote analytical psychology

  3. Influential Factors Psychoanalytical school of thought Having anorexia and then helping others battle the disorder Case studies, dreams and myths allowed her to explore hidden causes of compulsion in others Her experiences helped to develop her theories

  4. Main Theories of Social Change Follows Jungian psychology • Importantly, the power of the unconscious • Belief in the importance of interpreting dreams • Relationship between faith & science • Believes the practices of medical professions should change • Relationships between the sexes • Our society is out of date Acknowledges the importance of joining the psyche and soma

  5. Theoretical Application • If everyone could appreciate that the value of women is equal to that of men, societies around the world would prosper • All women would have the right to vote, dress how they please and have control of their own person – they should have the same rights and freedoms that men do Gender equality would upgrade the lives of everyone, as the sexes would be working together as equals

  6. "Each of us has a destiny to fulfil, if we co-operate with that destiny consciously, and trust the guidance, it's amazing where we can go."

  7. References • http://www.mwoodmanfoundation.org/ • http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0010669 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Woodman • http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Woodman,_Marion • http://www.normanallan.com/Misc/meeting%20marion.htm

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