A Beautiful Night of Poetry in Motion

The Theatre of Spontaneity, which was held on Friday 26th of October was a beautiful, imaginative evening filled with surprise, love and some mighty fine directing by Phil Smalley. Phil's own poem penned spontaneously as a final stanza to our poetry and stories tells it all.


Psych-Ode-Drama as “Poetry in Motion”

The bubbling dance of
Young and old souls,
Greeting with feeling.

Fog flows away,
As I sigh in sadness
And yet in hope.

Blessed are
The brave adventurers
Who step into Freedom

Phil Smalley

Theatre of Spontaneity
Friday 26th October 2007

A Birthday in New Zealand

Katrina and Lethe Gaskin (on the left, above) with their brothers and sister, celebrated their Mother's 80th Birthday recently. Kia ora e hoa ataahua.

Moreno Psychodrama Society Christmas Party

We warmly invite you to the Summer Gathering and Christmas Celebration BBQ

at:

104 Simpson Street
East Melbourne

Sunday, 2nd of December at 12.30 p.m to 3.30 p.m

BYO drinks and a salad or sweet to share, meat provided.

Come in full voice as there will be some rollicking renditions of Old Christmas Carol favourites.

RSVP MorenoSociety@netspace.net.au

or call/text: Nikki 0418 134 749, Patricia 0413 016 694, Gillian 9521 9850 or Sue 0417 586 791

Theatre of Spontaneity

Words have beauty and power

They can express feeling

And inspire

Action

Come to an evening in which we will play with words, see how they combine to convey meaning, create wonder, touch our innermost selves

Through our dance with words, poems in voice and action
will emerge in an interplay of inspiration and insight

Where? 155 Langridge Street
Collingwood

With? Phil Smalley (psych-ode-dramatist)

When? Friday 26th October
7.15 for 7.30
$20 ($15 for MPS members)

Applications of Psychodrama in Couple Counselling

12 October from 9:30 a.m –12:30 p.m


Director: Sue Daniel

These experiential morning seminars present a framework using role theory, sociometry and psychodrama in the one-to-one milieu. The methods are used to evaluate progress in therapy, to make interventions and to bring about creative self-learning. There will be opportunity to bring forward aspects of actual situations and practice the methods.

Fee: $70.00 per session.
Venue: Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne, 155 Langridge St, Collingwood

TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE CALL 94163779

A Lovely Evening with Tabitha

Judith and Tabitha at Tabitha's art exhibition.

Book Review

The old (conserved) saying, "You can't judge a book by its cover" does not apply to "Psychodrama, Group Processes and Dreams" by Wilma Scategni.
This is a beautifully written book. It flows capturing my imagination with its rich imagery. Wilma Scategni writes in depth about Jacob Levy Moreno's (J.L) concept of time, space and reality in a fresh way. The book is liberally sprinkled with Carl Jung's concepts of archetypes. Wilma places these amongst a backdrop of philosophical thoughts, psychological constructs, bringing in a range of writers and philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, Eliade, Hillman and Neumann.
Whilst the book is full of the stories of many protagonists it is short on applications of psychodrama within the group. Rather the author focuses on making an analysis of the material in the psychodramas using archetypal terms and language. It's an interesting perspective bringing this reader to greater thought on the spiritual dimension of psychodrama. Wilma succeeds well in bringing forth the unspoken through this perspective.
I liked the book. Its cover is sensational, bright orange hands on a blue background, shiney - it draws me in - fresh cover, fresh writing!
Psychodrama, Group Processes and Dreams will suit Jungian practitioners, Psychodramatists and all of those adventurers who love to journey.

Sue Daniel

Psychodrama, Sociometry and Role Training Weekend Intensive

Saturday and Sunday, 6th & 7th October from 10 a.m - 5.30 p.m both days

Director: Sue Daniel

This two-day workshop aims to give participants a greater ability to practice these methods in their field of work and gain further knowledge and experience about systems, groupwork, relationships and leadership. The emphasis is on experiential learning with a theoretical input. Role training, psychodrama and sociometry are extremely useful methods for conflict resolution. They contribute to the clear expression of feelings in a safe way when facing previously unknown situations and to building mutual role relationships. The workshop is for psychodrama trainees and people who are working in health and education fields, organisations and communities.

Fee: $280.00 (Applications with a deposit of $50.00 or full payment, due by 24 Sept.)
Enquiries to Sue (03) 9416 3779

Reading Group - with Marie Watt

I AM!

"There is only one essential testimony that matters - I know that I am! Anyone who can truthfully speak their own ease of being with surety, as a single and essential knowing, says enough."

"The Existential Jesus", J. Carroll P. 231

How amazed and excited I was to find this truth echoed in my reading of Moreno's "Theatre of Spontaneity", in which he introduces the person of Jesus as God's first act of creation and the re-creation of each human being as the second. Psychodrama is a growing into this personal I AM, a recognition, too, that WE ARE, a process in which we become "God's doubles."

"Theatre of Spontaneity" J. L. Moreno p. 96

Venue: PIM, 155 Langridge St, Collingwood
Fee: $10.00 toward maintenance of the PIM library
Date and Time: Friday, November 2nd, from 12.45 am - 1.45 p.m

Bring your lunch, tea and freshly brewed coffee and biscuits provided.
RSVP - 9416 3779

Tabitha's Exhibition

You are invited to the opening of Tabitha's exhibition

"Works on Paper"

6:00 pm to 7.30 pm - Monday October 1st
at
"Libart"
Northcote Library,
Separation St, Northcote