Death, Rebirth, and Jungian Integration in Guided Imagery and Music

Event Details

TIME:

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Presenter: Gail Godfrey

WHEN: September 3, 2026

VENUE: St Mary’s Anglican Church Hall

ADDRESS: 455 Main Street Kangaroo Point Qld 4169

FEE: $15 - $25 (Member / Non-member)

Periods of loss, transition, and uncertainty often feel like endings, yet they may also mark the beginning of profound psychological growth. Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), a depth-oriented and evidence-based approach within music therapy, offers a unique way of exploring these experiences through music, imagery, emotion, and embodied awareness.

In a state of deep relaxation, music becomes more than something we hear; it becomes an inner landscape through which unconscious material can emerge and be explored. Drawing on the psychology of Carl Jung, this presentation examines experiences of symbolic death and rebirth as part of the individuation process—the lifelong movement toward greater wholeness through the integration of unconscious aspects of the self.

Through music, participants may encounter vivid imagery of descent, darkness, transformation, and renewal. While these experiences can be challenging, they often open pathways toward greater authenticity, meaning, and psychological integration when reflected upon and woven into everyday life.

The presentation will include brief musical excerpts and examples of client–therapist dialogue, offering a glimpse into both the inner journey and the therapeutic relationship that supports it. Participants will also be
invited into a short music listening experience, followed by an opportunity for reflection
and shared exploration, though participation is entirely optional.

The C. G. Jung Society of Queensland, is dedicated to making available to as wide an audience as possible the life and works of Dr Carl Gustav Jung.

The Society focuses on three main vehicles as a means to achieve this goal; through monthly meetings, presenting workshops, and by making available to members and scholars, a library which has been carefully developed and selectively pruned over nearly three decades.

The scope of our interests includes presenting the work of Jung’s colleagues, students, and contemporaries. Our speakers also will explore the writings of the “post” Jungian authors who re-envisioned, re-imagined and extended the reach of Jung’s thought.

When the opportunity arises we also will explore those subjects which form the tree and roots of human consciousness and which find parallels in the wide range of Dr. Jung’s work. Such presentations may include; the thought and practices of a variety of spiritual and religious traditions, enduring philosophical influences, and literary and artistic achievements occurring over the historical landscape of human evolution.

Dr Jung was first and foremost a healer. The Society promotes an understanding of Jung’s work through the exploration of psychological and spiritual applications to our individual journey, interpersonal relationships, and contemporary collective challenges. We believe this study ultimately can help to create a safer, more soulful world for women and men to fulfil their destinies.