“When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew”
A discussion with celebrated author and professor of depth psychology, Hendrika de Vries, on her stunning WWII memoir
Tuesday, October 27th
6-7:30 pm PST
This event will be hosted online.
A recording of the live salon will also be sent to all registrants within 24 hours of the live salon.
Born in the Netherlands, at a time when girls were to be housewives and mothers and nothing else, Hendrika de Vries was a "daddy's girl" until her father was deported from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to a POW camp in Germany and her mother joined the Resistance.
In her stunning memoir, “When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew,” about her childhood experiences in WWII Holland, Hendrika recounts in beautiful, tragic prose how she watched as freedoms formerly taken for granted were eroded with escalating brutality by men with swastika armbands. She knew they aimed to exterminate those they deemed "inferior" and those who did not obey.
Hendrika recounts her mother’s courage in hiding a young Jewish woman in their home—Hendrika’s “step-sister”—and how they were then interrogated at gunpoint. Hendrika and her mother suffered near-starvation and narrowly escaped death on the day of liberation.
This memoir, by a professor of depth psychology, brilliant therapist, and dream worker is brimming with wisdom, imagery, and tragic relevance for our current socio-political situation.
In this salon, Director of the Salome Institute, Satya Doyle Byock, will host Hendrika de Vries for a discussion of her memoir, and how depth psychology has influenced her life and work.
About Hendrika de Vries
Hendrika de Vries
Hendrika deVries was born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
She became a swimming champion, wife and young mother in Adelaide, South Australia.
She gave birth to her third baby, got her B.A., and earned a Phi Beta Kappa, in Denver, Colorado.
A move to Washington D.C. precipitated a search for meaning and a spiritual quest that led to her immersion in the Depth Psychology of Carl Jung, an M.T.S in theological studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, a journey to Greece in search of the mythical Goddess and a move to Santa Barbara, California, for a degree in psychology.
A Jungian-oriented Marriage and Family therapist for over thirty years, she has used dreams and intuitive imagination to facilitate recovery and healing of trauma, address life transitions and relational issues, and empower women.
She enjoys public speaking, and as a teacher and lecturer at Pacifica Graduate Institute helped students explore the archetypal and cultural patterns in their life stories.
The mother of three grown children and four millennial grandchildren, she lives with her husband, Harlan, in Santa Barbara, where she writes and swims.
Register:
Online Attendance: A Zoom link for this salon will be emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of the event. Household members are welcome to join for the single login.
Recordings: Recordings of events will be password protected and emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of event.
Scholarships: If finances would prevent you from joining us, please send an email with a short note. No questions asked. We would love for you to be able to join.