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Exploring Jungian Psychology Through Short Films. (Formally Lauralewisbarrfilms.com) LAUGH!
Join us to explore psychology, spirituality, and innerwork — through fairytales, mythology, storytelling and homemade stop motion films!
We love the work of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Michael Meade, Marie Louise Von Franz, Edward Edinger, Helen Luke….
Thoughtful films, made with love.
I’m Laura Lewis-Barr, an award-winning stop-motion filmmaker and educator.
My focus is on animating fairy tales and mythic stories for personal and collective transformation.
I make my micro budget films in my basement in Chicago.
Fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. -Marie Louise Von Franz
Practicing symbolic thinking is often (in Edward Edinger’s words) a “defeat for the ego.” Continuing to practice is important, as well as being willing to “not know or understand.” Our films are one way that we practice learning the language of the unconscious. This is the language of dreams, myths, fairy tales, art, scripture, and synchronicities.
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Practicing symbolic thinking. My nonfiction essay is now online with Story Sanctum. Grateful.
In March of 2024 my husband and I took a trip of a lifetime – a 14-day tour of Greece. We made our reservations early and gleefully imagined the trip for almost a year. We read and reread the fantastic itinerary which took us to Athens, Delphi, Olympia, and other rural Greek wonders and ancient he...
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After a bit of a dry period, so nice to get some wins for this quirky film!
Psyche's cinema - short films
Our new passion project exploring symbolic language in sacred literature. Would you wait outside the tomb or rush in? New episode for Easter Sunday. Join See More
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Grateful for this guest blog post from The International Society Of Mythology. Join us for Myth Fest!
Myth Fest Feature: Laura Lewis-Barr
The dolls suggested the energy of primordial archetypes. They were also provocative in other ways – they could trigger personal associations
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Grateful for this guest blog post from The International Society Of Mythology. Join us for Myth Fest!
Myth Fest Feature: Laura Lewis-Barr
The dolls suggested the energy of primordial archetypes. They were also provocative in other ways – they could trigger personal associations
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Spaces in these workshops if you'd like to join us! Free, powerful, fun!
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So happy that this short film is still sharing its message - our need to care for the Earth.
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The inner life of the imagination is real.
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FREE fairy tale workshop series, led by the wonderful Matt Markell. Join us monthly to watch Psyches Cinema films, explore them, and build community as See More
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Thank you to the fantastic Matt Markell for inviting me to his #podcast platform. Here's part 1 of our conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrX25tobxi8&t=4s directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/8942d719-e126-41fd-9658-dcb188e2aa9d/id/35791035 See More
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Thrilled to be an official selection. Can't wait to participate!
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FREE fairy tale workshop series, led by the wonderful Matt Markell. Join us monthly to watch Psyches Cinema films, explore them, and build community! www.matthewmarkell.com/workshops See More
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Link to several podcast platforms here! Our newest project! Marci Madary
Podcast And Poetry - Practicing Symbolic Language - Psyche's Cinema - Short Films
Our newest project! A podcast! A dialogue between mystical Christianity and Depth Psychology - "The Laughing Mystics."
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New blog post!!
psychescinema.com/practicing-symbolic-thinking/
Psyche's cinema - short films
New blog post! Updates, musings.... psychescinema.com/practicing-symbolic-thinking/ #depthpsychology #art See More
Sharing news about upcoming films, screenings, workshops and other news. update-from Psyches Cinema March 2025 - Practicing Symbolic Thinking
So excited for this! I love your work. I have my own doll.collection now too.
Thank you! Excited to hear about your dolls and your work with them. Thanks for the comment. xoxo