Call for Papers: Interdisiplinary Conference on the Meanings of “the City”
Opus is proud to announce a conference based on the work of Dr. Lucy Huskinson, one of the three recipients of our New Mythos II Grant! She was awarded the grant based on her proposal, “Being Built: Re-Visioning Architectural Design and Urban Planning for Our Existential Needs.
Read MoreMarch at Opus ~ New Lecture Available & Honoring Those Most Dear
Our March 2013 eNewsletter is now available. Click here to read about what’s been happening at Opus!
Read MoreAnnouncing new grant cycle: New Mythos II
We’re excited to announce the second New Mythos Research Grant which focuses on JAMES HILLMAN, one of the most spirited, radical and brilliant individuals of our time. Inspired by his courageous, deep questioning of so many key aspects of our culture, we encourage New Mythos I
Read MoreJune 2012 eNewsletter: CDDF, Hillman, Permaculture-Ecotherapy!
Our June 2012 eNewsletter is now available. Click here to read!
Read MoreThe Heart Has Reasons Showing Tonight!
Don’t forget! Opus is screening the documentary, The Heart Has Reasons, featuring James Hillman and Ginette Paris, tonight!!! Join us from 6:30 to 9:00 (check in begins at 6:00 pm), tonight, May 18th, for this provocative film exploring the many-chambered heart and its roles pl
Read MoreMyth 101: Good-Enough Mother Earth
“I have wanted, also, to keep in our minds the common language about the ‘good’ earth’s shadows: soil and dirt; fears of being buried alive; quicksand, sinkholes, and dust bowls; earthquakes and avalanches; dust to dust… the unfathomable autonomous depths
Read MoreHappy Birthday James Hillman!
In celebration of James Hillman’s birthday, here are a few of his own words: “The great men of the past were living realities…because they personified soul’s needs for spiritual ancestors, ideal types, internal guides and mentors who can share our lives with us and inspire them
Read MoreSpring Blooms at Opus – April 2012 eNewsletter!!
Our April 2012 eNewsletter is now available. Click here to read.
Read MoreMyth 101 – Laozi
Myth 101 – Laozi or Lao Tzu, philosopher of ancient China and author of the Tao Te Ching. He is one of the Three Pure Ones who are the Gods of the Taoist pantheon. Inspired to find a balance in the rush and quickening that seems to mark our personal and collective lives, a few words f
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