This episode is the first session of the series The Warrior Within: A Study in Masculine Psychology, a classic seminar in his series on the four major archetypes of masculine psychology as he understood them: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover. From the seminar description: The Warrior is the archetype of self-disciplined, aggressive action. If Warrior energy is not accessed properly, a man may find himself caught up in cruel or self-destructive behavior. The mature Warrior, however, will be energetic, decisive and persevering in reaching his goals. The course is divided into the following four topics:• The Warrior in myth, folklore and religion• The Warrior’s role in masculine creativity and leadership• Psychopathology of the Warrior• Creating the “Rainbow Warrior”: resources for healing the Warrior It was recorded in 1989. Robert Moore, PhDwas Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Spirituality in the Graduate Center of the Chicago Theological Seminary where he was the Founding Director of the new Institute for Advanced Studies in Spirituality and Wellness. An internationally recognized psychoanalyst and consultant in private practice in Chicago, he served as a Training Analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and was Director of Research for the Institute for Integrative Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and the Chicago Center for Integrative Psychotherapy. Author and editor of numerous books in psychology and spirituality, he lectured internationally on his formulation of a neo-Jungian psychoanalysis and integrative psychotherapy. His publications includeTHE ARCHETYPE OF INITIATION: Sacred Space, Ritual Process and Personal Transformation;THE MAGICIAN AND THE ANALYST: The Archetype of the Magus in Occult Spirituality and Jungian Psychology; andFACING THE DRAGON: Confronting Personal and Spiritual Grandiosity. Thank you to everyone who has shared a little about themselves. If you’d like us to know who you are, click this link, and I’ll read your submission on the podcast! No need to share any identifying information. This information will not be used for any other purpose. You can support this free podcast by making a donation, becoming a member of the Institute, or
In this episode, Patricia Martin interviews Laura Vecchiolla, clinical psychologist and graduate of the Jungian Psychotherapy Program at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago. Their discussion touches on: * Jung’s obsession with mythology* Mythology – Freud vs Jung* What does archetypal mean?* Image vs story* Wonder Woman* Hero’sjourney* Glory seeking vs caretaking* Underestimation of women* Harry Potter/Hermione* Androgynous archetypes* Mainstream representation* Healing mythology Laura Vecchiolla, PsyDis a 2018 graduate of the Jungian Psychotherapy Program at the CG Jung Institute of Chicago. She is also an active member of the Association for Death Education (ADEC) and she specializes in working with death, dying, and traumatic loss. Laura has always had a great appreciation for the mythopoetic nature of the psyche and the undeniable, surprising, and enduring use of stories in service of individuation and healing and has published several chapters discussing the intersection of ...
We’ve just launched our Spring Fundraising Drive! You can support this podcast and the Institute by making a donation of any amount. Due to a generous grant from the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts, the first $5,000 donated will be matched! Jungian Analysts Judith Cooper and Daniel Ross discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2021 film The Lost Daughter (based on the 2006 novel of the same name byElena Ferrante). They also reflect on the analysis provided in the article “Motherhood and Taboo: Recovering the Lost Daughter” from The Point. In this discussion, they touch on: * Transformation* Book vs Film* Maternal Ambivalence* Liminality* Lostness* Idealization vs Deidealization* Eroticism* Patriarchy* Achievement* Narcissism* Redemption* Pregnancy (Biological vs Psychological Impact)* Generational Trauma* Sadism* Aggression* Grief Judith Cooper, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and diplomate Jungian Analyst in private practice in Chicago. She is a graduate and member of the C. G. Jung Ins...
In this episode, Patricia Martin interviews Ryan Maher, MA, LMHC, LCPC, and graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago’s Jungian Psychotherapy Program. In this discussion, they touch on: * Symbolism of the Forest in ancient and modern contexts* “Panic” and irrational states of mind* Paul Robichaud’s Pan: The Great God’s Modern Return* Self-regulation* Jung’s concept of reflection as an instinct* Dissociation from nature and instincts* Integration of the irrational* Transformation* James Hillman Listener’s may be interested in Ryan’s presentation The Forest, The Witch & Pan – Psyche’s Need for Wilderness and Enchantment for the Myth Salon on YouTube, which is mentioned in this interview. Ryan Maher, MA, LMHC, LCPC is a licensed psychotherapist and a graduate of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he concentrated his study on the treatment of trauma. Ryan works with individuals and couples navigating significant life changes, personal and relational conf...
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we are sharing the seminar and panel discussion “Edith Rockefeller McCormick: Philanthropist, Intellectual, Analyst” in its entirety. The first hour is a presentation by Andrea Friederici Ross, author of Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, followed by reflections by Kennon McKee, PhD, Jungian analyst and Victoria Drake, PhD, that opens up for general discussion. The presentation includes archival photos that are not intended for such wide distribution as YouTube, so the video version is available on our website for a nominal fee. From the seminar description: Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872-1932) played a vital role in supporting Carl Jung’s practices and disseminating his writings. In addition to underwriting translations of his work, McCormick provided a physical location for the Psychological Club in Zurich in an effort to bring the Jungian community together. The early years of the Psychological Club were not without problems, as...
Jungian Analysts Judith Cooper and Daniel Ross discussAlejandro G. Iñárritu‘s 2014 film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). They touch on: * Innocence and inflation* Alchemy* Mark Sabans’ Two Souls Alas: Carl Jung’s Two Personalities and the Making of Analytical Psychology (Listen to our interview with Mark Saban)* Love* Humiliation* The Trickster* Men’s relationship to dependency* Sylvia Perea’s The Scapegoat Complex* Individuation needs and the “unlived life”* Fantasy and imagination Judith Cooper, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and diplomate Jungian Analyst in private practice in Chicago. She is a graduate and member of the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago. She was adjunct faculty at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology (1999-2000), teaching projective testing. She was clinical supervisor (1991-2002) and director of training (1998-2002) of an APA-accredited psychology internship program at a community mental health center in northwest Indiana. She ...
We are sharing the webinar “Jung & the Environment” in full. The video version is available on YouTube. Many believe we are in the Anthropocene Era, an era marked by the planet-wide influence of our species. The field of ecopsychology emerged in the early 1990s as a belated response from the psychological community to address the cascading effects of human-created environmental damage. Jungian ecopsychology offers one of the best frameworks for analyzing our dysfunctional relationship with the environment—and with each other—through an archetypal analysis of the layers of the collective unconscious. Jung was deeply connected with his native Swiss soil that was reflected in the ecological aspects of his conceptual system and his interest in alchemy as his main symbol system. Ecology begins with our relationship with “the little people” in our dreams and dreams can be used to help us connect deeply to the land using Hillman’s concept of Aphrodite as the Soul of the World. In 19...
During our Holiday Giving Drive we are presenting a series of interviews called Jung in the World. In this episode, Patricia Martin interviews Roula-Maria Dib, creative writer and literary scholar, who views Carl Jung as a modernist and has written about the power of the modernist moment in history to give rise to the discipline of psychology. Her book, Jungian Metaphor in Modernist Literature, creates a new context for understanding Carl Jung’s work and his most important theories: the context of the collective in which he lived. In this discussion, they touch on: * The development of Modernism* Finding wholeness through art* Jung’s Collected Works & his literary sense* Active imagination* The symbol* The collective unconscious* Deconstruction and integration* Reading the Jungian way Roula-Maria Dib (PhD, Leeds) is a creative writer and literary scholar. She is the author of Jungian Metaphor in Modernist Literature (Routledge, 2020) and a poetry collection, Simply Being (Chiron P...
Mark Saban joins us to talk about the complexity of C. G. Jung’s own personality, and how that has shaped the way Analysts are trained today. They discuss: * Jung’s life* Training* Individuation* Inner and outer worlds* Engagement with the world* The archetypal vs the personal* Jungian analysis* The individuation of society Mark Saban is a psychotherapist, analytical psychologist, and Jungian analyst in the UK. He is a senior analyst with theIndependent Group of Analytical Psychologists and registered as a Jungian Analyst with theUnited Kingdom Council for Psychotherapyand theInternational Association for Analytical Psychology. He gained an M.A. at Oxford University and worked for twenty years as a performer/writer in theatre, TV, and film before training as an analytical psychologist. He completed his PhD at the University of Essex, where he also works as a lecturer in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic studies. He sees clients in Oxford. He is author of Two Souls ...
Mythology can help us to understand and integrate the shadow, but this endeavor can also be undermined by the use of mythology. In particular, the limiting madness of the shadow can be denied, and with this denial one can lose a sense of soul and embodied life. Schwartz-Salant examines the nature of madness and evil and the means of coming to terms with these powerful elements of the shadow. The keynote lecture of the conferenceGold in Dark Places: Shadow Work in the Struggle for Selfhood, which includes the following lectures: * The Myth of the Shadow and the Shadow of Myth– Nathan Schwartz-Salant* The Typological Counterculture: Introverted Feeling and its Allies– John Giannini* The Vampire Archetype and Vampiric Relationships– Julie McAfee* World Oppression and the Power of Transformation– John Van Eenwyk* The Wounding Shadow of the Wounded Healer: Narcissism and Co-Dependency in the Helping Professions– Jean Shinoda Bolen* Shadows on the Rock: Women, Violence, and the Churc...