The Big Picture: A Post-Jungian Map of Global Cinema
by James Whitlark, Ph.D.
Abstract: Combining the hypnotherapy of Milton Erickson, the series of unconscious archetypes discovered by Carl Gustav Jung, and the conscious states delineated by Clare Graves, The Big Picture analyzes how certain movies guide their cultures through developmental thresholds with potential for individual and social health.
Introduction to Cinema as Ota (a vision that transforms a culture)
______ Chapter I: Charting Individuation
Graves/Jung Stages of Individuation
(1-4)
Graves/Jung Stages of Individuation (4-8)
Stage 1 in The Last Temptation of Christ
Stage 6 in Jesus Christ Superstar
Stage 8 in Star Wars and Harry Potter?
______Chapter
II: Tracing Trances
Hypnotic Cinema
Hypnosis in The Exterminating Angel
Hypnosis in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Hypnosis in Rocky Horror Picture Show
_____Chapter III: Exploring the
Maze
Metaphors Foreshadowing Stage
7
Metaphor in Fiddler on the Roof
Metaphor in The Indiana Jones Films
_____Chapter
IV: Mapping the Fractal Contours of Internal Conflict
Filming the Fractal Contours
of Internal Conflict
The Devi: Much Less than 1 Dimension
Robin of Sherwood: Approximately 2 Dimension
The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao: More than 2 Dimension
_____Chapter: V: Redrawing and Erasing Boundaries
NLP and Cinema
Fanny and Alexander as "Squash"
_____Chapter: VI: Navigating Chaos
Self-healing in Filmmaking
Woody Allen's Narcissistic Films
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