A little about Maggy...

Maggy Anthony has conducted dream groups for more than 25 years all over the western United States and New York. She is the author of the recently published Jung's Circle of Women (Nicolas-Hays, 1999), which came from her studies and experiences at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. For over 10 years she was the family therapist at the Maclean Center for Addictions in Reno, Nevada. After a three and a half year hiatus to Europe, New York and San Francisco, she has recently returned to Northern Nevada. In April, 2001, a new work of fiction, that includes a collection of stories and a novella, Landscape of Desire, was published.

"I was born in Los Angeles, but raised from the time I was 6 years old in San Francisco. Movies were the center point of my life from the age of two when I began attending films at least twice a week with my mother and older brother.

Early on I decided I either wanted to be a movie star (not necessarily an actress) or a writer, as I equally loved to read. One thing was certain: I wanted a life of adventure and travel; my marriage to a photojournalist of note when I was 21 insured that adventure. Together with my husband, I traveled to and lived in Paris, then in Rio de Janeiro. It was in Rio that my early wish to be in films was realized when I got roles in two Brazilian films: Bonitinha, Mas Ordinaria (Beautiful, But No Good); and Copacabana: 24 Horas (Twenty-four Hours on Copacabana Beach). I soon learned that I had neither the patience nor the dedication needed to be in films. It was then I began to write seriously. While in Brazil I had a spiritual encounter that sent me on a journey to explore the deepest parts of myself.

Returning to San Francisco after two years in Rio, I entered Jungian analysis and began a family. When both my children were under five, I had a serious illness and lengthy treatment. This was followed shortly by the unexpected death of my 42-year-old sister-in-law. My own illness, subsequent divorce, and the death of someone so loved and close, sent me to Zurich, accompanied by my two children. It was at the C.G. Jung Institute I sought to put my life together and find a new path I could follow.

That path led to my writing of the book on the life of C.G. Jung and the women he trained as analysts, Jung's Circle of Women, and two earlier works on mythological themes of the Feminine Principle. It also led to living in different parts of the world. I have had two of my plays produced and am currently performing an original work I wrote entitled: Impossibly Blonde: Marilyn at 77. The photograph above was taken at a recent performance in Reno.

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