Carl Jung called it “an acausal connecting principle” — but for Dan Ross, a Jungian analyst working in hospice care, synchronicity isn’t just theoretical. In this episode, Dan reveals what thirty years of end-of-life work taught him about Jung’s most misappropriated theory, its roots in Jung’s relationship with physicist Wolfgang Pauli, and why studying synchronicity […] The post Jung in the World | Synchronicity at the Deathbed: Jung and Meaning at the End of Life with Daniel Ross appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
We analyze the story of Medea and her embodiment of perhaps the most disturbing archetype – the Death Mother. *Content warning: Infanticide* This episode we will be reading from Medea, by Euripides (Translated by Rex Warner). The following is also referenced in this episode: Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, […] The post Jungian Ever After | Medea appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Judith Herman is widely known as a defining voice in trauma psychiatry for more than fifty years. Her work bridges the personal and the political, framing trauma as not only an individual experience, but a public health and human rights issue. In this interview with host Patricia Martin, Judith Herman tells the story of how […] The post Jung in the World | Judith Herman, M.D. on Trauma and What Remains appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
While our last episode discussed Orpheus through the lens of archetypal creativity, this episode focuses on the grief elements of the story as depicted in Ovid’s version of the story. We share our own grief stories and explore the hazards experienced when people do not allow themselves to grieve. This episode we will be reading […] The post Jungian Ever After | Orpheus – Archetypal Grief and Failure to Grieve appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
This episode is part of a new series, Jung in the World B-Sides, where we go off-road to explore the rugged psychological terrain of our current culture. This episode is part 2 of our interview with Hilde Lynn Helphenstein. Part 1 “Know thyself”—from Socrates to Shakespeare, this wisdom echoed across centuries. But the digital age […] The post Jung in the World B-Sides | Living as Someone Else: The Hidden Cost of Online Personas with Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (Part 2) appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
This episode is part of a new series, Jung in the World B-Sides, where we go off-road to explore the rugged psychological terrain of our current culture. Part 2 is now up. Listen to Part 2 “Know thyself”—from Socrates to Shakespeare, this wisdom echoed across centuries. But the digital age is turning it inside out. […] The post Jung in the World B-Sides | Living as Someone Else: The Hidden Cost of Online Personas with Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (Part 1) appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
The author of the acclaimed introduction to the practice of Jungian psychology, Boundaries of the Soul, June Singer draws from personal and professional experience to discuss the importance of dreams, those gifts from the unconscious which profoundly imbue our conscious lives. This program provides an excellent introduction not only to Jung’s dream theory, but also […] The post Institute Archive | Dreams: Gifts from the Unconscious with June Singer appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
We begin our coverage of Orpheus and Euridice. This episode is primarily focused on the archetypal power of creativity as demonstrated in Edith Hamilton’s telling of the story. We will read Ovid’s version and dig into other elements of the story in the following episode. This episode we will be reading from: We recommend watching […] The post Jungian Ever After | Orpheus and Euridice – Creativity appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Jungian Psychoanalysts Laura Tuley and John White discuss Jungian Analysis in a World on Fire: At the Nexus of Individual and Collective Trauma, a volume of essays, all authored by practicing Jungian psychoanalysts, of which they were the editors. It examines and illuminates ways of working with individual analytic and therapeutic clients in the context […] The post Jung in the World | Reframing Self and Society in a World on Fire with Laura Tuley and John White appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Our Spring Fundraising Drive is live! Support this podcast by making a donation today. The first $7,000 in donations will be matched! Jung and the Post-Human Age, with Pacifica professor and author Glen Slater is a deep dive into what digital culture is doing to the human psyche as we internalize the fractiousness of the […] The post Jung in the World | Jung and the Post-Human Age with Glen Slater appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Donations matched! Join our Spring Fundraising Drive by making a donation today We recorded this shortly after the 2024 US election results but, as it took some time to edit, we decided to post on inauguration day (reposted here from the original feed). In a time when self-absorbed billionaires have taken control of government, this […] The post Jungian Ever After | Narcissus appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Our Spring Fundraising Drive is live! Support this podcast by making a donation today. The first $7,000 in donations will be matched! Patricia Martin and Paul Bishop, author and professor at the University of Glasgow, discuss the mystery of the holy grail, what it meant to Carl Jung, and what it offers us. Paul Bishop […] The post Jung in the World | Jung, The Holy Grail, and The Spirit of Transformation with Paul Bishop appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
This episode departs from the physicality of Hercules’ deeds to discuss a more spiritual tale of love. Eros and Psyche is in many ways a story in opposition to Hercules. For while he remains emotionally unchanged by the end of his tale, the very core of this love story is emotional development. This season we […] The post Jungian Ever After | Eros & Psyche appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
To ring in the new year, we’re sharing this conversation between Patricia Martina and James Hollis, Jungian Analyst and author of many books, including Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up James Hollis, PhD was born in Springfield, Illinois, and graduated from Manchester University in 1962 and Drew […] The post Jung in the World | What it Means to Grow Up: A Conversation with James Hollis appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Paul is the author of “Transformative Experience,” a widely read philosophical investigation of personal change. As a professor at Yale University, she is revitalizing a humanities approach to philosophy that helps us look at ourselves across the ups and downs of individuation. L.A. Paul is the Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science […] The post Jung in the World | Philosopher L.A. Paul talks about Transformative Experiences appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
In this episode we discuss the story of Hercules, the strongest man and perhaps the most well known of Greek heroes. While folks are probably familiar with general highlights of his story, many of the finer details may be surprising. After consuming the entirety of his legend, it’s hard to call it anything else but […] The post Jungian Ever After | Hercules appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Jungian analyst and author Robert Tyminski brilliantly weaves poignant case studies with Jungian theory and mythology in an interview that meets the urgency of our times when ideas about masculinity are roiling in the Collective. Robert Tyminski is a certified adult and child Jungian psychoanalyst practicing in San Francisco. He has a doctoral degree in mental health […] The post Jung in the World | The Archetype of Masculinity: A Crisis in Men and Boys with Robert Tyminski appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Tanya Luhrmann discusses some of the ways through which invisible forces come to feel alive to us, and change how we think and live. Tanya Marie Luhrmann is the Albert Ray Lang Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in Psychology. Her work focuses on the edge of experience: on voices, visions, […] The post Jung in the World | How God Becomes Real with Tanya Luhrmann appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Season 4 of Jung in the World podcast launches this month. Every season is a renewal of our purpose, which is to apply the ideas of Carl Jung to contemporary living. Host Patricia Martin interviews authors, Jungian analysts, philosophers, scientists, and public figures whose work intersects with Jungian theory. This eclectic mix of thinkers opens […] The post Jung in the World launches Season 4: Trailer appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Award-winning journalist and Hillman biographer Dick Russell discusses his recent book The Life and Ideas of James Hillman: Volume II: Revisioning Psychology with Patricia Martin. Dick Russell is the award-winning author of fifteen non-fiction books, including three New York Times best-sellers. In addition to his biographical trilogy about depth psychologist James Hillman, he has just […] The post Jung in the World | Decoding James Hillman with Dick Russell appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Our Spring Fundraising Drive ends June 30! We need your help to keep this free podcast, our classes, and our training programs going. Become a supporter by making a donation today! Renowned mythologist and McArthur genius Fellow Lewis Hyde joins Patricia Martin in a revelatory conversation about the trickster archetype embodied in mythology. “Lewis Hyde […] The post Jung in the World | Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art with Lewis Hyde appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Our first episode of season 2! In a way this is episode 0 because it is an introduction to the members of the Greek pantheon and some of our opinions on them. This season we will be reading from: Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, by Lina Palera, under […] The post Jungian Ever After | Introducing the Greek Pantheon appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Register for George Bright’s In-Person Seminar “Where Did Jung’s Red Book Come From and Why Does it Matter?” Jung regarded his Red Book: Liber Novus as the record of “the numinous beginning, which contained everything.” In his lifetime, Jung only showed this book to a handful of trusted colleagues whom he thought truly grasped the nature of […] The post Jung in the World | Approaching Carl Jung’s Red Book: Liber Novus with George Bright appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Two Jungian analysts discuss fundamentalism, shadow, and a new way forward. George Didier and Vlado Šolc, authors of the book Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology, join Patricia Martin for a conversation about the psychology of religion as a destructive force and why it is important to understand the shadow side of […] The post Jung in the World | Fundamentalism’s Dark Side: A Jungian View with George Didier & Vladislav Šolc appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Patricia Martin talks with Jungian analyst Gus Cwik, PsyD, Jungian analyst, about the upside of virtual therapy and what we need to know about its strengths and limitations. August Cwik, PsyD is a clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist and senior diplomate Jungian analyst in private practice in the Chicago area. After studying Chemistry as an undergraduate, he entered […] The post Jung in the World | When Psychotherapy Goes Online: The Hidden Virtues of Virtual Therapy with Gus Cwik appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
