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
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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