Event overview
As part of the new Psychosocial Open Talks Series we are hosting the Queer Social Dreaming Matrix Workshop with Laurie Slade & George Taxidis
A gathering for people who identify as LGBTQI (and allies) to share dreams. We will not 'interpret' these dreams on an individual level, but we will share our responses to them and make connections where possible, seeing what meanings may emerge for our community. Come along if you're interested in dreams, creativity, imagination and new thinking.
The workshop is free but early booking is required.
For booking please e-mail: Michela Goddard m.goddard(@gold.ac.uk)
Social Dreaming:
Social Dreaming was (re)discovered by the group analyst Gordon Lawrence, who observed that some dreams in groups speak to the whole group or even the societal level and not just the individual. Since then, this method has been used in a wide range of settings, from teenagers and groups of rappers to business consultancy and trainee theatre directors. It is an experiential process in which people gather and share their dreams.
The aim is to share associations to the dreams (including more dreams) and not interpretations. We are not trying to work out the meaning of the dream individually for the dreamer, but for the group and the wider community. The result is that new threads are often discovered and new thinking emerges. A Queer Social Dreaming Matrix has been taking place in London in the past year. The two facilitators wondered if dreams by queer people would reveal a different quality: could it be that more of our wishes and desires have to be channeled to our dream life because of lack of visibility and of internalised oppression?
Laurie Slade:
Laurie Slade is a UKCP registered analytical psychotherapist, in private practice in West London. He is a member of the Guild of Psychotherapist, the Confederation for Analytical Psychology, and the International Neuropsychoanalysis Association. He has been actively involved in social dreaming since 2001, hosting sessions in a wide variety of contexts, in the UK and abroad. 'Image to Gesture', his account of a 4 year project using social dreaming to facilitate creativity for student theatre directors, was published in W.Gordon Lawrence's The Creativity of Social Dreaming (2010)
George Taxidis:
George Taxidis is a therapeutic counsellor, registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MSc - MBACP). He is in private practice in East London and is currently training in Jungian Analysis. He has a background in political activism and is a member of Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility. He has been involved in Social Dreaming since 2013 and has set up Queer Social Dreaming with Laurie Slade.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 17 Mar 2017 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
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