with John Beebe, MD This episode is the first hour of the seminar A New Model of Psychological Types. Jung’s theory of psychological types is an attempt to make comprehensible the regular differences between individuals. His concepts of introversion and extraversion, thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition have gained wide currency since their introduction in 1920. However, […] The post A New Model of Psychological Types appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Lois Khan, PhD This episode is “Go I Know Not Whither, Bring Back I Know Not What”, part one of the series The Psychology of Fairy Tales. “Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious processes… They represent the archetypes in their simplest, barest, and most concise form … [and] afford […] The post The Psychology of Fairy Tales appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with June Singer, PhD This episode is part one of the series Jungians Speak About Jungian Women. Women’s contributions have been central to the development of Jung’s analytical psychology from its inception to the present. Their contributions include direct collaborations with Jung, amplification and interpretation of his ideas and original theoretical contributions to the field. […] The post Jungian Women: The First Generation appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with David Rosen, MD This episode is part one of the series Transforming Depression Through Symbolic Death and New Life: A Jungian Approach to Using the Creative Arts. While working extensively with patients suffering from depression, Jungian analyst and psychiatrist David Rosen uncovered helpful clues to understanding this widespread malady. When people feel grief and […] The post Transforming Depression Through Symbolic Death and New Life: Using the Creative Arts appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

Arwind Vasavada (1912-1998) was born and raised in India. In the 1950’s, he traveled to Zurich to study at the Jung Institute and to work in analysis with C.G. Jung. Although he had only a few sessions with Jung, he considered him his guru, a title which Jung himself did not accept in the Indian […] The post Conversation with Arwind Vasavada appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Thomas Patrick Lavin, PhD This episode is part one of the series Myths to Grow By. In his later years, Joseph Campbell defined mythology as a system of energy-evoking and energy-directing symbols which serve four functions for individuals and for the culture: the mystical, the cosmological, the sociological, and developmental functions. This course addresses […] The post Mythologies of Journey & Pilgrimage appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Brenda Donahue, RN, LCSW This episode is part one of the series Terror, Evil, and Loss of the Self. In this seminar, Brenda Donahue discusses how survivors of childhood deprivation or physical and sexual abuse routinely describe themselves as freaks, existing outside of normal human relations because they feel evil or bad. This is because […] The post Terror, Evil, & Loss of the Self appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Lionel Corbett, MD This episode is part one of the series The Religious Functions of the Psyche. In this seminar, Lionel Corbett reviews developments in self psychology from the point of view of the relationship between the Transpersonal Self and the personal self, a relationship with important implications for our understanding of spiritual growth. […] The post The Religious Functions of the Psyche appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Murray Stein, PhD This episode is part one of the series The Jungian Psyche: A Deeper Look at Analytical Psychology. The course, recorded in 1991, offers a careful exploration of some of Jung’s key theoretical texts. Aimed at giving the advanced student of analytical psychology a greater appreciation of the details of Jung’s theoretical […] The post Consciousness: Theory of Ego and Ego Complex appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

with Warren Sibilla, Jr, PhD. Using examples from Zen Buddhism, Warren Sibilla discusses Jung’s idea that the subjective and objective have a complementary relationship, and that this relationship is necessary in clinical practice – objective knowledge alone is not enough. Warren Sibilla, Jr, PhD is a Diplomate Jungian Psychoanalyst with a clinical practice in Chicago, IL […] The post Jung & Spirituality appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.