A LIFETIME OF PROMISE
OUTLINE

Introduction

PART I: The Characeter of Complexes
PART II: The Heroic Journey Out of Cultural Complexes and into Self Acceptance
PART III: The Journey Into Depth

The Character of Complexes

The building blocks of our psychic structure
The source of our emotional energy
Bud’s encounter with a complex

Defining complexes

in relationships
as archetypes

What does a complex do?

Can have enough power to take over someone’s personality
Can become an increasing source of neurosis
Can destroy our health if repressed

Questions about Part I

The Heroic Journey Out of Cultural Complexes and into Self-Acceptance

Complexes have symptoms, often shown in moods or emotions

Ways to discover complexes

Journaling
Dreams

Ways we can refuse to “answer the call”

Fighting or going to war with them
Over-simplifying them
Identifying completely with them
Projecting them onto others

Seven Steps for Transforming a Complex
Questions about Part II

Journey Into Depth

Stories of working through the Seven Steps
Role of complexes in achieving individuation
Questions about Part III