Introduction to Alchemical Symbols of Transformation

Jung Association of Western Massachusetts presents:
Erica Lorentz: Introduction to Alchemical Symbols of Transformation

Friday, March 6, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Seelye Hall, Room 201, Smith College

We will explore some processes and symbols in alchemy. This ancient discipline sought to transform our inner chaos/prima materia into the gold of psychological and spiritual insight. At the end of the Red Book, Jung discovered that the rich symbolic system of the alchemists described his own experiential method of active imagination and his personal and professional experience of individuation. Alchemical prints and film clips will illustrate the relevance of these symbols today.

Embodying the Dream: A Dream Group

Dream Group: April-May 2020
Facilitated by Erica Lorentz, Med, LPC, Jungian Analyst (IAAP)

Wednesdays: April 1 – May 20 (8 sessions) From 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Location: Amherst, MA
Cost: $40 per session
Must commit to whole group (some sliding scale rates possible)

To register, please email Erica Lorentz at: erlorentz@gmail.com or call: 713-295-1966

Listening to our inner stories

Dreams are inner teaching stories. They are personal and sacred and guide us to what our unconscious needs us to know and integrate. Each dream is perfect and only needs our honest devotion to decipher its message. The facilitator and group will support you as you enter your dream world and engage with the dreamscape. Meaning emerges as we allow ourselves to experience the symbolic language of the imaginal realm. We will respectfully support each person’s unique story without projection and interpretation. No prior experience is necessary.

An Expressive Approach to Dreams Workshop

Facilitated by ERICA LORENTZ, MEd, LPC, JUNGIAN ANALYST (IAAP)

Saturday, January 30, 2021
9:30 am – 1:30 pm EST, via Zoom
Cost $60 3 MHC and SW CEUs offered ($10)

Have you had strange or powerful dreams since Covid? Dreams bridge the outer and inner reality and are inner teaching stories. They are personal and sacred and help us to understand how to respond to stress. Each dream is perfect and only needs our honest devotion to decipher its message.

The facilitator will support the dreamer to enter their dream through movement, art, and writing to engage with the dreamscape. Meaning emerges as we allow ourselves to experience the symbolic language of the dream. As a group, we respectfully support each person’s story without projection and interpretation. No prior experience is necessary.

Unscripted: Radio interview with Erica Lorentz M.Ed., L.P.C., Jungian Analyst (IAAP)

On February 10. 2020, Chris Fournier interviewed Erica Lorentz M.Ed., L.P.C., Jungian Analyst (IAAP) as part of his weekly, local radio program, Unscripted: Conversations with
Artists, Educators, Entrepreneurs, and Change Makers in the Valley at the Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3FM, 140 Pine Street, Florence, Mass. Chris Fournier, Host/Programmer hosts this weekly program, aired on Mondays from 8:00PM-9:00PM.

To listen to the interview, Click Here

Expressive Approach to Dreams Workshop

An Expressive Approach to Dreams
presented by Erica Lorentz – MEd, LPC, JUNGIAN ANALYST (IAAP)
and Karen Raymond – Voice of Angels

Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Bridge Healing Arts Center
304 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032

About this Event
Dreams are inner teaching stories. They are personal and sacred and guide you to what your true self wants you to learn about yourself and integrate.
Each dream is perfect and only needs your honest devotion to decipher its message. The facilitator will teach you how to engage with your dream through art, writing, and movement.
Meaning emerges when you allow yourself to experience and understand the symbolic language of the dream. As a group, we respectfully support each person’s story without projection and interpretation.
No prior experience is necessary.

Study Group: Four Archetypes

Jung Association of Western Mass presents…

Study Group: Four Archetypes

Facilitated by Erica Lorentz,
MEd, LPC, Jungian Analyst (IAAP)


Date: FOUR SUNDAYS: April 14, May 5, June 2 and June 30. (Reservations required.)
Time: 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Location: Amherst, MA
Cost: $50 for four sessions

RESERVE: The Study Group : Four Archetypes meets four times and is limited to 20 participants. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Diana Allen: eat2evolve@gmail.com

The Great Mother, the Trickster, the Divine Child, and the Wise Old Man – archetypes can shape our experience, our choices and our destinies. What are they? How do they impact us? How can we recognize them when they’re active in our lives and communities? This monthly study group intensive will combine talks led by Jungian Analyst Erica Lorentz, M.Ed., LPC with discussion questions and reflections on imagery associated with each archetype. Participants will be sent questions to reflect on and short passages to read in preparation for each discussion, and are invited to bring in images, poems or other text that they associate with the particular archetype.