At no other point in the history of humanity has ecological survival been so imminently threatened by climate crises. Join three leading scholars and environmental activists for an emerging and inspired vision of a possible path forward as we shift from crisis to consciousness and chaos to cosmos.
Climate Chaos and the Soul of the World
Jeffrey T. Kiehl
“Our psyche is set up in accord with the structure of the universe, and what happens in the macrocosm likewise happens in the …
Creativity—the drive for connections and regeneration through new combinations—is the essence of life. Humans share this drive with all organisms at the neurobiological level; it is basic to our desire to attach and connect with others, to procreate, and to dream. This drive to generate meaning by relating one thing to another is also fundamental to the automatic and unconscious “connection making process” of learning.
The powerful drives generally associated with cr…
This course is designed to offer the participants an overview of C. G. Jung’s thoughts while exploring what I call a “decolonial option” to his work. It is in a sense a form of epistemological resistance to the colonialist and imperialist aims that prevent underrepresented minorities from flourishing in the academic community. This course aims to offer a decolonial option to the traditional view of Jungian Studies. A decolonial option means to challenge the Eurocentric v…
…“Rational argument can be conducted with some prospect of success only so long as the emotionality of a given situation does not exceed a certain critical degree. If the affective temperature rises above this level, the possibility of reason’s having any effect ceases and its place is taken by slogans and chimerical wish-fantasies, That is to say, a sort of collective possession results which rapidly develops into a psychic epidemic.”
– Carl Jung, The Undiscovered
with John Ensign, Ph.D.
A recurrent theme throughout Jung’s life was his deep engagement with the Christian tradition and the Christ-image, which he saw as the primary symbol of the Self in Western culture. Surprisingly, this crucial dimension of his work is largely missing from contemporary Jungian discourse. By contrast, there is much interest in Jung within progressive Christian circle but little deep understanding of his thought and ways that it stands in tension w…
Discovering Your True Selves Through Analog Role-Playing
This course will explore the potential for psychological growth through analog role-playing games (RPGs). These games involve spontaneous, improvisational co-creation in which participants enact characters in a fictional world. These characters can be quite similar to their self-concept or distinct. Such play allows for a process of group individuation to occur, in which players participate in a form of ac…
Dreaming in Color with Fanny Brewster
Join internationally renowned Jungian analyst, artist, and poet, Fanny Brewster in this special three-part series introducing dreams, active imagination, and cultural dreamwork.
Session One:
Introduction to Dreamwork
Our opening session explores basic principles of understanding dreaming as a historic, personal, cultural, and collective event. We will review dreams of historic figures as well as discussing dreams t…
with Connie Zweig, Ph.D.
“Elders are the jewels of humanity that have been mined from the earth, cut in the rough, then buffed and polished by the stonecutter’s art into precious gems that we recognize for their enduring value and beauty.”
— Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi
In the U.S. ten thousand people turn 65 every day. But institutional ageism, a destructive unconscious bias, is rampant in every sector of society. And internalized ageism, which I call “the inner ageist,” …
Environmental Trauma: Healing Our Split with Nature
Human development has now crossed an historic threshold, in which our activities are, literally, changing the course of Earth’s evolution. We have entered the age of the Anthropocene. Each year brings with it personal and collective trauma emerging from our behaviors towards the environment. We are finding it more and more difficult to psychologically mediate the results of our actions. Environmental disruptions h…
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Join us for this author spotlight with Nancy Furlotti as we discuss her book: Eternal Echoes: Erich Neumann’s Timeless Relevance to Consciousness, Creativity, and Evil, which explores the profundity of human nature and psychological development through the lens of Erich Neumann’s (1905-1960) expansive research. Prevalent themes explored encompass the issue of evil, the nature of consciousness, creativity, and the mystical experience…
After 120+ years of analytic experience, models of the psyche have proliferated in conjunction with developments with various other disciplines. As the nature of knowledge itself is being reconsidered in the 21st century, there is movement towards a new synthesis incorporating many levels of information and experience, in which the porosity of subjective and objective states transcends traditional binary views. As this opens into discoveries o…
with Best Selling Author Thomas Moore
Join celebrated author, Thomas Moore, in this four week webinar series, that will help you imagine your life not as a long, steady unraveling of years, but as a series of passages and turning points that demand courage and intelligent compassion. Drawing from the material in his two latest books, Soul Therapy and The Eloquence of Silence, this course integrates depth psychology, philosophy and spirituality to offer specific practice…