Hi Everyone,

I wanted to send you all a reminder that the Linking Seminar of the Chicago Vector of the Lacanian Compass is happening this Saturday 11/11.

The doors to the event will open at 9:00 am and we will start presenting content promptly at 10:00 am.

In the email below, you should be able to find information about everything related to:

• Program / schedule
• Speaker
• Location
• Food served at the event, and what is available near by
• Readings / texts we will reference during the event

If anyone has question about the event please email me directly.

If you know anyone who wants to sign up for the event, but has not done so yet, please have them use this link or the button below. The current registration cost is $80.00.

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Program:

Arrival & Introduction

• 9:30-10:00 Arrive & check in.
• 10:00-10:30 Opening remarks & introductions

Session 1 | Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy

• 10:30-11:45 Lecture 11:45-12:15 Q&A
• 12:15-12:30 Coffee break & Conversation

Session 2 | Pure Psychoanalysis & Applied Psychoanalysis

• 12:30-1:45 Lecture 1:45-2:30 Q&A

Lunch (catered from The Outpost Mexican Eatery)

• 2:30-3:30

Clinical Cases

• 3:30-4:00 Case Readings 4:00-5:00 Case Discussions

Close

• 5:00-5:15 Clean up 5:30 - ? Meet up, hang out, talk.

Linking Seminar | 2023

Topic: Pure and Applied Psychoanalysis // Psychotherapy

Linking Seminar II Saturday, 11/11/2023

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Count Down to the Event:

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What to Expect:

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Juan-Felipe Arango -- (AP), (WAP, (NLS), (NEL). Register for the Seminar

Special Guest | Juan-Felipe Arango President of the Lacanian Compass, Member of the NLS, NEL, & WAP, (AP) This year's speaker will be the Lacanian Compass President, Juan-Felipe Arango. Juan holds a BA in psychology from the University of Antioquia in Columbia, a DEA in psychoanalysis from the University of Paris VIII, and is a practicing analyst (AP) in Miami. In addition to his leadership role in the Lacanian Compass, Juan is a member of the World Association of Psychoanalysis (WAP), the New Lacanian School (NLS), and the Nueva Escuela Lacaniana (NEL). Juan will present a theoretical seminar with a Q&A session in the morning. In addition, Juan will facilitate a discussion of two clinical cases in the afternoon. ​ ​

Location:

This year, the seminar will take place at 1125 Franklin Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515.

This venue will have ample parking, is a short (3-5 minute) walk from the Main Street Downers Grove Metra Station, and has many places nearby to get food or coffee during the lunch break and/or if people want to hang out and socialize after the event.

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Food:

The Lunch will be from The Outpost Mexican Eatery. There will be vegetarian options.

To Prepare / Syllabus:

To prepare for the seminar, it would be a good idea to become familiar with the orienting texts below.

The Direction of the Treatment and the Principles of its Power By Jacques Lacan Chapter 22 in the Écrits (pp. 445-488). A copy of the Écrits can be purchased via Amazon for about $30.00 ​ Buy The Book

Analysis Laid Bare By Jacques-Alain Miller One of the orienting texts we plan to use for the seminar is Analysis Laid Bare. ​ The Lacanian Press recently published this text and can be purchased via Amazon for $20.00 ​ Buy The Book

Pure Psychoanalysis, Applied Psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy By Jacques-Alain Miller Jacques-Alain Miller gave this lecture on the differences and similarities between the two different forms psychoanalysis can take and various forms of psychotherapy. ​ This text can be accessed online for free. ​ Read the Article Online

Guiding Principles for any Psychoanalytic Act by Éric Laurent A short text where Laurent describes eight distinct but related principles involved in any psychoanalytic act. ​ This text can be accessed online for free. ​ Read the Text Online

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