BGO-21: Life Encounters and Relationships

BGO-21: Life Encounters and Relationships – Individual and Community

Exploring the impact of people, places and situations

The Foundation Course provides the first lens to look at life journeys, by remembering and collecting the facts. This second lens explores a personal life story through the lens of significant encounters – family experiences, friendships in childhood and adolescence, intimate relationships, work relationships. Learn about developmental phases in a relationship. Examine concepts of masculinity and femininity, anima and animus, and the limitations of these polarities. Learn about the spiritual dimension of polarity and gender as a developmental challenge.

Topics include

The Foundation Course provides the first lens to look at life journeys, by remembering and collecting the facts.
This second lens explores a personal life story through the lens of significant encounters –
- family experiences
- friendships in childhood and adolescence
- intimate relationships
- work relationships.
Learn about significance of attachment theory in unfolding relationships.
Learn about developmental phases in a relationship.
Examine concepts of masculinity and femininity, anima and animus, and the limitations of these polarities.
Learn about the spiritual dimension of polarity and gender as a developmental challenge.

Online group-work explores

The relationship Sociogram, Cosmogram or Mandala
Family of origin, role models, puberty, initial separation from family
Falling in love, attachment and detachment, ideals and idols
Living together, partnership, life partnership, marriage, family
Self-identity – in relation to gender, roles in life, personality, relationships, contributions, values.
Ideal community, why community, need for change, vision for old age.