MPS Christmas Invitation - All Welcome!

Dear Friend,

You are kindly invited to a Christmas Carnival of Masks, which will be held at the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne.  
Do not forget to come in the mask to spend a magical evening full of characters and their mysteries.

Address: 1|10-12 Adolph Street, Richmond

(near East Richmond Railway Station)

Day/Time: Sunday, 30 November, 4-6 pm.

p.s. Use your imagination and share your taste bringing some treats, dish or any food you like+drink for thirsty last day of spring!

RSVP to Yelena 0432 946 722

Newest Papers and Articles in the PIM LIbrary

There are five new items in the library written by PIM trainees and practitioners;

1. Rachael Zyznikow's major paper, "Sociometry within an Adolescent Inpatient Environment" - 2013 - no. 99

2. Gavin O'Loughlin's major paper, "The Sliding Upside-down Yoghurt Container Sessions" - 2013 - no. 100

3. Lyndon Medina's paper, "The Seeds of Mirroring" - 2014 - no. 101

4. Cath Russell's paper, "Music Therapy and Psychodrama" - 2014 - no. 102

Please note all books and articles can only be borrowed for one week until the end of term.
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Final LUNCHTIME READING GROUP FOR 2014, Friday, 31 October.

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This lunchtime Reading Group is being held in East Melbourne

We will discuss the following two excerpts from writings of J.L Moreno:

The biological picture of an individual places the psyche within the body (as an epiphenomenon). In the sociometric [and psychodramatic] picture of the individual (person), the psyche appears as outside of the body, the body is surrounded by the psyche, and the psyche is surrounded by, and interwoven, into the social and cultural atom.  

– J. L. Moreno, Sociometry and the Cultural Order

A truly therapeutic procedure cannot have less an objective than

the whole of mankind. But no adequate therapy can be prescribed as long as mankind is not a unity in some fashion and as long as its organization remains unknown. It helped us in the beginning to think, although we had no definite proof for it, that mankind is a social and organic unity. Once we had chosen this principle as our guide another idea developed of necessity.  If this whole of mankind is a unity, then tendencies must emerge between the different parts of this unity drawing them at one time apart and drawing them at another time together. These tendencies may be sometimes advantageous for the parts and disadvantageous for the whole or advantageous for some parts and disadvantageous for other parts. A number of scant proofs have been uncovered which indicate that such a unity of mankind does exist.  Its organization develops and distributes itself in space apparently according to a law of social gravity, which seems to be valid for every kind of grouping irrespective of the membership.  

JL Moreno Who Shall Survive?

Reference: PSYCHODRAMA, SOCIOMETRY, SOCIODRAMA AND SOCIATRY

Edward Schreiber

All enquiries and RSVP to Sue Daniel (Moderator) 0417 586 791 

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  LUNCHTIME READING GROUP

Where?  104 Simpson St, East Melbourne

Cost? $10.00 donation toward resourcing the 'Zerka T. Moreno' library. 

Tea and freshly brewed coffee provided.  Please bring your own lunch.

When? Friday, 31 October 2014 from 12.45 - 1.45 p.m sharp 

Email Enquiries for October Reading Group: pim@netspace.net.au

 

September News: Workshops, Talks and People

NEW BUILDING

PIM is still on the hunt for a new building, 155 Langridge Street sold in May and we moved in July.  We've come very close but to date, no cigar.  Currently all courses are being held in the "PIM Wing", my consulting rooms at Simpson Street, East Melbourne.  However until we find a venue, the MPS's Theatre of Spontaneity nights are postponed.

WORKSHOP

The 4-Day October Intensive, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th October is almost full, we have one place available as I write and this will be the first workshop of this length of time in our history.  Several MPS members from overseas are attending, Jun Maeda from Japan and Magdalene Jeyarathnam from India.  Magdalene is working toward her Psychodrama-Assistant Certification, and Jun his Psychodrama-Directorship.


TALKS

Jun Maeda and I are presenting a talk on the effects of the earthquake and tsunami on the Japanese people, that hit the East Coast of Japan in 2011,  at the University of Melbourne, Anthropology Department on Tuesday 7 October from 4 - 6 p.m with refreshments, as part of a project that is being exhibited over several weeks and organised by Hannah Gould and others on the Great Kanto Earthquake early in the 20th Century.

Currently we are planning an informal evening on Wednesday 8 October, from 7-9 p.m with Magdalene.  Magdalene Jayarathnam works as a counsellor with varied issues and populations, one of her interests is the LGBT populations in Chennai that she has worked with - adult children and their struggle with their parents, on coming out.  In India, the family structure is such that no matter how old one is, the family has a huge hold over each person.  Because of that, in many cases, the young person leaves the country and also because the Indian law criminalises same sex attractions.  Therefore Magdalene works through videoconference with the families who live in India and the young person who lives in the US or some part of Europe.  Also, the concept of family is very different among the transgender popluation in India particularly the Male to Female transgendered women, they form their own family groups called "Zamath" which is very fascinating.
There will be a small donation of $10.00 for this event, which includes a light supper of coffee, tea and cake. 

PEOPLE 

Katrina Gaskin is returning to Australia in 2015 with her partner Fred and we are naturally very delighted.  I am sure though that the New Zealand folk will miss her very much.   Linda Harrington and Bob Cummings are moving from Yarck to Yarra Glen, and I heard the latter is the best suburb to live in Melbourne, cleaner and greener among other things.  Helen Fryer will be coming over to Melbourne in November, for some Practicum Assessments.  Ted Bugarski and I have been doing a lot of travelling this year and I have been presenting workshops in India, China, the UK and Japan.  Through this work people are getting to know Australia more and what we do here in psychodrama.
We have several new overseas MPS members and there is a growing interest in our new e-Journal, "The Mirror".  Thank you to all the people who have written and said how much and what they enjoyed about it.  Thanks to the contributors and thanks too for the team of MPS people who grew the idea so that it flowered, and especially to Ted, the e-Journal Editor.

I know this year has presented many changes for us all and like all of the things we've gone through in our lives we will (and are) come through these.  I think of the words of a little poem which my God-Mother, Gwen Russell, wrote in my Autograph Book when I was eight years old:

Life is mainly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's troubles,
Courage in your own.


Best wishes in your work and life,
Sue Daniel

All enquiries: 
0417 586 791

More August News and Dates for your Diary

• Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne is on the move, finding new premises and refurbishing the library with new books.  Being winter, what better time to borrow a book or a few journal articles and finding a warm cosy spot to read.

•  The 2nd Edition of THE MIRROR, the eJournal of MPS is set to be published by 8 December 2014.  The theme for this edition is Psychodrama and Children.  We already have some contributions as submissions are open.  If you didn't receive the 1st copy in the mail then perhaps you may not have paid your subscription for this year.  The eJournal is part of membership of MPS.  There has been a big interest in our journal with many overseas people writing on Facebook and emailing us on how to get a copy.  The best way is to become a Friend of MPS.  Please send all submissions or direct enquiries to the Coordinating Editor: Ted Bugarski at MorenoSociety@netspace.net.au

• The 4-day October Intensive is the next workshop event, to be held, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 3, 4, 5 & 6 October 2014.  It's a popular workshop so we suggest that you get your applications and deposits to us before this coming Friday, 15 August.

• The Theatre of Spontaneity is taking a break in August and September and we are looking forward to a new series of events beginning near the end of October.  As this year is the 125th Anniversary of the birth of J. L. Moreno, founder and creator of psychodrama we are also planning on holding a series of video viewings of Zerka Moreno, talking about Moreno, the Psychodrama Method and demonstrating the method.  More news of dates and place to follow.

• The Moreno Psychodrama Christmas Party is being held on Sunday, November 30th at 4 p.m.  It will take the form of an afternoon tea with drinks and nibbles.

• Address for all correspondence to PIM remains the same:

104 Simpson Street,

East Melbourne, 3002

Tel: 0410 536 791

Spring is coming

Announcing the publication of the Inaugural Edition of The Mirror, eJournal of the Moreno Psychodrama Society, Friday 8th of August 2014

Members of the Moreno Psychodrama Society will be as delighted as we are to receive and see our eJournal, The Mirror published.  It has had a short birth from idea, to inception early this year to the first publication today, Friday, 8 August 2014.

We particularly thank the Moreno Psychodrama Society Committee for their creative endeavours in bringing the Journal to birth:  John De Bono (Chairperson), Jillian Hiscock (Secretary/Treasurer), Sue Daniel (Founder of MPS and International Representative), Melas Khole, Hans Wilgenburg, Ted Bugarski and Lyndon Medina (Membership Liaison), Danielle Forer, Yelena Ashlapova and Gavin O'Loughlin (Coordinator, Theatre of Spontaneity).

At the helm of the Journal is the Coordinating Editor, Ted Bugarski, Content Editor, Sue Daniel and Guest Editor for Edition 1, John De Bono.  Consulting Editors include Lyndon Medina, Ling Mu, Kath Kelly, Lethe Gaskin, Helen Fryer, Melas Khole, Danielle Forer, Marie Watt, John De Bono, Gavin O'Loughlin and Jillian Hiscock.

The First Edition focusses on organisations and systems. 

Contents:

Foreword: Zerka Moreno
Preface: Sue Daniel
Letter from the Guest Editor: John De Bono
Reflecting on Management and Leadership through the Psychodramatic Method: John De Bono
Sociometry and Sociodrama in an Organisational Context - Sue Daniel
Developing a Pair of Loving Eyes: Applying Sociodramatic and Psychodramatic Approaches with Lawyers - Jil Toovey
My Journey with Ted - Bob Cummings
Yes We Can - Jenny Gould
A Celebration of My Life with Animals - Gavin O'Loughlin
The Tree - A poem by Hans Wilgenburg
Contributor
Submission Guideline

We look forward to hearing from you regarding your first impressions and to having any dialogues through this Blog.

Sue Daniel
Director, Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne

On Psychodrama: visiting Zerka

If you can't play the embedded video, click here

Theatre of Spontaneity - Sunday 27th July 2014

 

“The horse has bolted”

 

Have you ever been in a situation where you said something and wish you hadn’t?

Have you done something and wish you had thought about it beforehand?

Has there been an opportunity that you have missed?

Have you intentionally let something go?

Come and explore this theme of ‘the horse bolting’ and catch it back at the Theatre of Spontaneity….

 

Facilitators are Lyndon Medina and Jillian Hiscock

Sunday 27^th  July 2014  at 6.00 pm. for 6.30 start – 8.30 finish

RSVP by 25th July to Gavin O'Loughlin  0403 597 685

$15.00 MPS members/$20.00 non-members 

The Location is 155 Langridge Street, Collingwood.

Light refreshment provided

Family, friends & colleagues are welcome

From Di Kearney on holiday in Spain

Dear Friends,
My photo from an ecstatic time in Reales Alcazar, Seville. 

So much beauty and communion in the architecture, and so many trees, so much birdsong, my essence wanting to be/ being in the trees. 

Reading Group on Friday 25 July at PIM from 12.45 - 1.45 p.m

What is your favourite psychodrama quote or paragraph?

For this month's Reading Group, we are asking everyone to bring their own favourite reading on psychodrama.  It might be a quote by an author or a paragraph in a book or journal.  Each one of us will read our piece first, say why we have chosen it and then we will discuss our choices.  It is not necessary to bring copies or send anything in before the day.

Moderator: Sue Daniel

The Reading Group commences at 12.45 p.m sharp and concludes at 1.45 p.m.  This allows the 9 - 5 working brigade to attend during their lunchtime.  Freshly brewed coffee, a selection of teas and biscuits are provided.  Please bring your own lunch.  The fee is $10.00 which goes to support PIM's library. 

 

The Zerka Moreno Library including the George Cally Reference Section

The PIM Library:

The PIM library was renamed the Zerka Moreno Library in 2006 in honour of Zerka Moreno who continues to be a prolific and interesting writer.  Her book "The Quintessential Zerka" was published in 2006 and her next book, "To Dream Again: A Memoir" was published in 2012.  
The library also contains the George Cally Reference Section with books donated to PIM by Clare Cally, widow of George Cally.  Other people have added to the library either through donation or on loan.  We welcome any new donations.  George Cally was a great exponent of psychodrama, training with Zerka and J. L but never became a fully accredited psychodramatist.  He was a Lecturer and Counsellor at RMIT and a very creative and humane person.  
Currently our whole library is being refurbished with new books and articles.  The latest article to be added to the library, written by PIM trainees and practitioners (No. 101) is "The Seeds of Mirroring" by Lyndon Medina.