BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Guild of Psychotherapists - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Guild of Psychotherapists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Guild of Psychotherapists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T214500 DTSTAMP:20260829T070124Z CREATED:20260829T070049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T070124Z UID:10000115-1789503300-1789508700@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Narcissistic and Borderline Motifs in Fairytales DESCRIPTION:Online \nPresented by Andy White \n“This paper compares and contrasts two fairytales\, ‘The Two Old Friends’ and ‘Snow White’\, taking them as allegories for narcissistic and borderline patterns. We will begin with the suggestion of their shared roots in adhesive anxiety based on the work of Kleinian analyst Esther Bick. We will then look at how these two defensive strategies diverge on the threshold of symbol formation and how Michael Fordham’s ideas may be seen at play within the unfolding stories. Finally\, a sense of how the ending in both stories might help us to envision healthy prognosis.” \nAndy White is a member of AJA. He is also an existential psychotherapist with roots in the Psychosynthesis Trust and the Richmond Fellowship.   He has published\, ‘Abundant Delicious’\, a post-modern interpretation of the myth of Oedipus\, and ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, a pan-psychology of self-destructiveness.  He also has a blog\, andywhiteblog.com\, subtitled ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, which is a safari through fairytales from around the world. \nTickets available for £20 via our website here: \n\nNARCISISSISTIC AND BORDERLINE MOTIFS IN FAIRYTALES URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/narcissistic-and-borderline-motifs-in-fairytales/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Two-tales-in-one-display.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T124925Z CREATED:20260728T124843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T124925Z UID:10000110-1790188200-1790197200@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Film Club: Jean Cocteau's Orphée (1950) DESCRIPTION:Please do join us for our first screening of the new term\, Jean Cocteau‘s \nOrphée (1950) \nin the Guild Hall on Wednesday 23rd September 6.30pm. \nThis entrancing film has been proposed by Laurie Slade\, who says “this imaginative take on the enduring Western myth of Orpheus (the archetypal creative artist) can be enjoyed as a technically inventive piece of pre-CGI film-making\, a love-letter from director Jean Cocteau to his former partner Jean Marais (who stars)\, a vivid depiction of the perennial tension between Eros and Thanatos\, or even a morality tale about professional boundary violation (when Death steps out of line).” \nAs always\, the screening will be followed by an open discussion. We hope you can join us! Please do RSVP to filmclub@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk. Guests are also very welcome – please just let us know their name. \nThank you\, \nJamie Ruszczynski and Emily Oliver URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/film-club-jean-cocteaus-orphee-1950/ LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/348cdf05-1170-b233-b62b-77347659bc20.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Guild Of Pyschotherapists":MAILTO:events@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T160000 DTSTAMP:20260328T211702Z CREATED:20260328T211702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T211702Z UID:10000080-1790326800-1790352000@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Become a Foundation for Infant Loss Training – Accredited Practitioner DESCRIPTION: Join us on our last remaining Practitioner training dates for 2026 \nDate: Tuesday 23 June 2026 OR Friday 25 September (Both 9am – 4pm via Zoom ) \n“I have just completed the Infant and pregnancy loss practitioner\, Rainbow Baby specialist and Infertility Specialist training.  Hands down one of the best training’s I have ever completed”Aisling Piercy –  Counselling Psychotherapist \nHave use of all 3 of our Specialist Logos (Pregnancy and Infant Loss\, Infertility and Rainbow Baby Specialists)\, receive 3 certificates and be listed on our Website ongoing with no renewal fees \nFor full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \n For Testimonials click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/testimonials-2/ \nYou will be trained by Dr Chantal Fowler Lockey who was appointed Medalist of The Order of The British Empire by HRH King Charles III for Services to Bereavement Care in The New Years Honors List 2025. Chantal shares her own experience of losing her daughter Marnie to SIDS aged just six weeks. See more about Chantal here: https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2026/january/bereavement-care-pioneer-honoured \nOur fee is just £100 inclusive which includes Certification for CPD\, a listing on our website (no renewals) and use of our specialist logos.  You will also be sent a FIL therapist Toolkit post session which will provide you with over 70 downloads which include worksheets for clients\, audio relaxation tracks\, templates and also many business resources such as Social Media “Awareness” Graphics\, introductory templates to advertise yourself as a FIL Practitioner and The “Wave of Light” Digital Invite. Click here to see everything that is included: \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-practitioner-toolkit/ \nPlaces are now limited for both sessions\, For full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \nWe hope you will join us! URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/become-a-foundation-for-infant-loss-training-accredited-practitioner-2/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/logos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T163000 DTSTAMP:20260829T070516Z CREATED:20260829T070516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T070516Z UID:10000116-1791624600-1791649800@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Living Through the Unimaginable - Continuing the Conversation - In-Person DESCRIPTION:Witnessing and Responding to the Genocide in Gaza. A hybrid conference presented by Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine (PVP)\n\n\nThis conference will be held in a hybrid format\, enabling participants to join either in person or online. This page is for In-Person tickets\, for the online version\, please see: https://livingthroughtheunimaginableonline.eventbrite.com \nIt will also be recorded\, allowing registered participants to revisit the discussions or catch up on sessions they are unable to attend. \n\n\nFollowing last year’s conference\, Living Through the Unimaginable\, this year’s event asks how we continue to bear witness in a climate of increasing silencing and oppression. As systems of law\, justice and accountability come under strain\, and truth-telling is increasingly challenged by misinformation and historical revisionism\, how do we orient ourselves ethically and professionally\, and what frameworks can support us in responding with integrity to profound human suffering? \nWe invite clinicians and mental health professionals from all backgrounds to join us in thinking together about how these realities affect our clinical work\, our professional responsibilities and our shared humanity. The conference will be informed throughout by the Universal Ethical Framework\, which will provide an essential ethical backdrop to the day’s exploration of witnessing\, truth-telling\, clinical responsibility and professional practice in the context of mass violence and human suffering. \n\n\nOur programme is currently being finalised and will include: \nThe Phoenix of Gaza \nWe are honoured to open the conference with a screening of Yousef Al-Helou’s powerful and deeply moving documentary\, filmed in Gaza shortly before the destruction of much of its physical\, cultural and social fabric. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Yousef and an audience Q&A\, reflecting on memory\, loss\, resilience and the refusal of erasure. \nHope from Gaza \nDavid Harrold\, Chair of Trustees of the Palestine Trauma Centre (UK)\, has been closely involved with the organisation since its inception and remains in regular contact with its relief team in Gaza. Drawing on this longstanding work\, he will reflect on the profound and ongoing psychological impact of war while highlighting the creativity\, resilience and hope that continue to sustain Palestinian communities. \nConcluding Dialogue: Integrating the Day \nDrawing together the themes that have emerged across the conference\, members of the Universal Ethical Framework working group will consider how the Framework can support clinicians in responding to injustice\, bearing witness\, truth-telling and professional responsibility. \n  \nFurther details\, including the full programme\, fundraising information and booking arrangements\, will follow shortly. \nWe hope you will be able to join us and encourage colleagues who may be interested to save the date. \nWith best wishes\, \nThe PVP Events Committee \n\n\nThe conference will also raise funds for Palestinian causes. Further details about the organisations supported and how funds will be distributed will follow. \n\n\nConference Prices – Online and In-Person \nSolidarity Fee – £130 For those able to contribute at a higher level in support of the conference and its fundraising aims. \nConference Fee – £100 \nConcession Fee – £70 \nPalestinians – Free of Charge \nFor any queries\, please contact: pvp.events.team@gmail.com URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/living-through-the-unimaginable-continuing-the-conversation-in-person/ LOCATION:Birkbeck\, University of London\, Malet Street\, London\, England\, WC1E 7HX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/059dfc6740f750a5590743d31976c5d6-5zDl2x.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000096-1791919800-1797368400@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-10-13/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000097-1792524600-1797973200@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-10-20/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261023T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261023T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T135636Z CREATED:20260728T135636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T135636Z UID:10000111-1792749600-1792767600@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Forging inclusive cultures in training and supervision DESCRIPTION:This online half-day event will bring together trainers\, supervisors\, trainees and practitioners to explore how more inclusive\, equitable and psychologically safe cultures can be fostered across psychotherapy training and supervision. The event aims to share emerging thinking\, practical learning and lived experiences that can support meaningful change across organisations\, training environments and supervisory relationships. \nThrough a series of discussions and presentations\, attendees will consider topics including: \n\nbuilding inclusive and anti-oppressive cultures within training and supervision settings\naddressing barriers to participation\, progression and belonging across the profession\nexploring power\, identity and intersectionality within supervisory and educational relationships\ncreating learning environments that better support diverse experiences and needs\nenhancing confidence and competence when working with a broad range of client communities\nunderstanding how accessibility\, reasonable adjustments and different modes of training can contribute to greater inclusion\nreflecting on lived experiences of training and supervision and the lessons they offer for future practice\nsharing examples of innovative approaches and emerging best practice from across the psychotherapy community.\n\nThe event will provide opportunities for learning\, reflection and dialogue\, equipping participants with practical insights and ideas to help create more inclusive training and supervision practices within their own settings. \nFull programme and speaker line-up will be announced soon. \nSponsorship opportunities \nA limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available for this seminar. To express your interest\, please contact events@ukcp.org.uk and our events manager will be in touch. \nUKCP member discounts \nRegistration for Forging inclusive cultures in training and supervision is open to all\, with standard tickets priced at £60. \nUKCP members can book their tickets at a discounted price. Details are shared through regular UKCP emails. If you require the discount code\, please email events@ukcp.org.uk with your name and membership number. \nEvent webpage: psychotherapy.org.uk/events/forging-inclusive-cultures-in-training-and-supervision/ \nOnline event cancellation policy: ukcp-online-events-cancellation-policy.pdf URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/forging-inclusive-cultures-in-training-and-supervision/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dqegf1lr6w54ixfuphqqez5swepp.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T140546Z CREATED:20260728T140546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T140546Z UID:10000112-1792834200-1792854000@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Canadian Psychoanalytic Society 2026 Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:“Hidden Unconscious\, Buried Unconscious\, Implicit Unconscious”\nThe ongoing development of theoretical frameworks in psychoanalysis calls for an update of the conceptual categories used by specialists in the field. These two seminars will explore some new perspectives regarding Identification and Implicit Unconscious\, offering a distinctly Italian viewpoint within the field of contemporary psychoanalysis.\nSCHEDULE / PROGRAMME\n\n\n\n9:45 am – 10:00 am\nAdmitting attendees on Zoom\n\n\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nFirst presentation by Dr. Stefano Bolognini and discussion\n\n\n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\nLunch break\n\n\n1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nSecond presentation by Dr. Stefano Bolognini and discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Stefano Bolognini\nDoctor in Medicine and Psychiatrist\, training and supervising analyst of the Italian Psychoanalytical Society\, Stefano Bolognini former President of the Italian Psychoanalytical Society. He is the Past-President of the International Psychoanalytical Association (2013-2017)\, after having been IPA Board Representative for two mandates and member and Chair of several IPA committees. For 10 years (2002-2012) he was member of the European Editorial Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis; he was member of the EPF Theoretical Working Party (2001-2004); from 2016 he is also Honorary Member of the New York Contemporary Freudian Society (CFS) and of the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS); from 2013\, member of the Advisory Board of the International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin (IPU).\nHe has been the founder (2014) of the IPA Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychoanalysis (IRED)\, where he worked as Chair until 2021. His main scientific interests regard Psychoanalytic Empathy\, Interpsychic Dimension\, Institutional Organization and Issues\, Educational Process\, Theory of Technique. URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/canadian-psychoanalytic-society-2026-annual-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Eros_and_PsycheCOLOUR.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261024T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261024T153000 DTSTAMP:20260828T081536Z CREATED:20260828T081536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T081536Z UID:10000113-1792834200-1792855800@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:BAPPS Annual Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:BAPPS ‘Writing on Supervision’ Symposium\n\n\n\nTicket Information \nIn person\, to include lunch: \nBAPPS Members: £69 Non-Members: £89 Trainees & Retired: £30 \nAll day online only: \nMembers: £39 Non-Members: £59Retired-Members: £15 \n  \nBooking for attendance at Guild closes Wednesday\, 21st October 2026. \nBAPPS Conferences are open to Supervisors and experienced Therapists – BACP\, UKCP\, BPS or BPC qualified\, or anyone interested in Psychoanalytic Supervision. BAPPS is an organisational member of UKCP and aims to promote education\, training and the highest ethical standards of practice in supervising psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy. URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/bapps-annual-conference-2026/ LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/e3b68453e2b1e2f6f66c904af0411722-DVaRnT.tmp_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261027T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261229T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000098-1793129400-1798581600@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-10-27/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T173000 DTSTAMP:20260828T081710Z CREATED:20260828T081710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T081710Z UID:10000114-1793458800-1793467800@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Can We Queer Our Thinking of Psychoanalysis? DESCRIPTION:Let’s shake up psychoanalysis by queering the way we think and feel—come join the convo in person!\n\n\nJoin us in person!\nRefreshments will be served. \nJoining online?\nFor Virtual (Zoom) tickets\, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1997005705824?aff=oddtdtcreator \nThis event is the first in a series of Psychoanalytic Conversations & Discussions. \n\nCan We Queer Our Thinking of Psychoanalysis? \nOnly fifteen years ago I attended a conference on homosexuality in \npsychotherapy\, where arguments were still being made to fit gay experience \ninto Freud’s Oedipus complex. Psychoanalytic trainings had only recently \nstopped treating the admission of queer people as a problem — having long \nheld that queerness itself was a neurosis\, one that could not be colluded with. \nToday\, psychoanalysis can still project heteronormative assumptions — the \nobjectification of trans and intersex experience being one example. Drawing \non my own experience\, on Freud’s idea of the polymorphously perverse infant\, and on his views \non homosexuality\, I’d like to open a conversation between us on queering psychotherapy. \n— Lakis Georghiou URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/can-we-queer-our-thinking-of-psychoanalysis/ LOCATION:1 Fairbridge Rd\, 1 Fairbridge Road\, London\, England\, N19 3EW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/6b5c428d1233680b784cd40bb66a65f8-D3mYiQ.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270105T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000099-1793734200-1799186400@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-11-03/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T173000 DTSTAMP:20260901T103514Z CREATED:20260829T182424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T103514Z UID:10000117-1794063600-1794072600@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:'Mixed Race\, Post Race' 30 years on: Same Difference? DESCRIPTION:The latest in the series of online seminars on Decolonising Psychoanalysis.\n\n\n  \n‘Mixed Race\, Post Race’ 30 years on: Same Difference?\nSuki Ali\n\nRespondent: Sangita Mulji (Guild of Psychotherapists)\nChair: TBC (Guild of Psychotherapists)\n  \nThis is the latest in the series of seminars on Decolonising Psychoanalysis\, organised by the Race and Culture Committee of the Guild of Psychotherapists. The series is intended to open up conversations about psychoanalysis by initiating dialogues between academics and psychotherapists\, bringing clinical responses to the academic decolonial work. In this seminar\, professor of sociology Suki Ali looks again at her book ‘Mixed Race\, Post Race: Gender\, New Ethnicities and Cultural Practices’\, and asks what this research can tell us about racial identity and racism today. In particular\, what this means for those who live\, claim or are assigned mixedness? \nPlease note that a recording of the seminar will be available to ticket-holders for a full year after the event. \nImage caption\nFrom the cover of Mixed-Race\, Post-Race: Gender\, New Ethnicities and Cultural Practices (2003)\, showing Suki and her siblings\, Nick and Lisa\, in a photograph taken by a professional photographer (who had the monkeys) on the seafront at Hastings. \n  \n\n\nAbout this seminar \n‘Mixed Race\, Post Race’ 30 years on: Same Difference? Suki Ali\nIn the mid-1990s\, the UK government began consultations on the development of a new ‘Mixed’ category for the 2001 Census of England and Wales. Until that point\, those who identified as ‘mixed’ were required\, when asked about their ethnic group\, to tick ‘Other’. It was within this context that I began researching children’s understandings of race\, racism and identity across educational and familial settings. Working with the limited cultural tools available to them\, children developed creative ways of articulating their positionalities\, drawing on resources from family life\, school and popular culture. The research culminated in Mixed-Race\, Post-Race: Gender\, New Ethnicities and Cultural Practices (2003)\, which became a foundational text in the emerging field of Mixed Race Studies. Thirty years later\, however\, many of the central questions remain unresolved. Are we\, or have we ever been\, ‘post-race’? More importantly\, should we want to be? How does colonial thinking continue to organise understandings of race\, racism and belonging? And what does this mean for those who live\, claim or are assigned mixedness? This paper revisits children’s accounts from that earlier research alongside my own autobiographical writing in order to ask what has changed\, and what has stayed the same. I argue that\, despite apparent shifts in the recognition and acceptance of mixedness\, contemporary politics and lived experience continue to reveal the same patterns of entrenched racism and xenophobia. To understand the present conjuncture\, we must attend not only to the queer potentials of mixedness\, but also to the sexual and racial capitalism through which mixing\, in all its forms\, is imagined\, (de)valued\, regulated and contested. \n\n\n\nSpeakers’ Biographies \nSuki Ali is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at the LSE. She has been researching and writing on mixed race for over 30 years\, and is the author of Mixed-Race\, Post-Race: Gender\, New Ethnicities and Cultural Practices (2003) Her main theoretical interests are in queer and feminist anti-colonial thinking\, psychoanalytic theory\, the politics of knowledge\, visual culture\, and identity and embodiment. Her current work includes research into the construction of ‘Voice’ in higher education. Recent publications include ‘Mixed Race Thought: Making and Unmaking (Mixed) Race’ and ‘Can the Student Speak?: Voicing Identities and Experience in UK Higher Education.’ As a new venture in her life\, Suki will be starting an MA in Psychoanalytic Studies in September 2026. \nSangita Mulji is a member of the training committee at the Guild of Psychotherapists. She was born in India\, and grew up in a multiracial family\, navigating cultures and spaces. She has previously worked as a human rights lawyer both in London and Delhi\, and now practices as a psychotherapist in the UK and India. \n\n\nBursary tickets \nA limited number of bursary tickets are available from £1 to people who would not be able to attend without financial assistance. To apply for a bursary ticket please email ivan_talks@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk. Thank you. \nA recording will be available for ticket buyers for a full year after the event.\nCertificates of Attendance available on request.\n  \nPrevious seminar recordings are available here –\nhttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/decolonisinganalysis \n\n\nOrganised by the Race and Culture Committee of the Guild of Psychotherapists. URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/mixed-race-post-race-30-years-on-same-difference/ CATEGORIES:Member Events,Public Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/01376bbd92d44e48039ddcffe36efeb0-n2LsJ0.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270112T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000100-1794339000-1799791200@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-11-10/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270119T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000101-1794943800-1800396000@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-11-17/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T113106Z CREATED:20260616T112838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T113106Z UID:10000090-1795255200-1795262400@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Guild Training Open Day DESCRIPTION:The Guild’s Open Days are a good opportunity to find out about our organisation\, its members\, its tutors and the training we offer. Come along for a coffee and chat to members\, course tutors and current trainees. \nContact the office on +44 (0)20 7401 3260 (and select Option 2) or email training@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk to book a place. URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-training-open-day-2026-04-11-2/ LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events,Public Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/circles.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Guild Of Pyschotherapists":MAILTO:events@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261124T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270126T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000102-1795548600-1801000800@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-11-24/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270202T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000103-1796153400-1801605600@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-12-01/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261204T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260725T113247Z CREATED:20260725T112733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260725T113247Z UID:10000108-1796374800-1796576400@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Free Clinics: The Past and the Future of Psychoanalysis DESCRIPTION:How do free psychoanalytic clinics question and expand the horizons of what psychoanalysis can be and who it is meant for? This conference is dedicated to the legacies and to contemporary work done by free psychoanalytic clinics around the world. We start from the premise that psychoanalysis needs to be placed in the context of political movements\, of feminist\, anti-racist and anti-colonial politics\, and in the context of class struggle. \nWe invite psychoanalysts\, psychosocial researchers\, historians\, patients\, activists\, artists\, and anyone else interested in the history of free and low-cost psychoanalytic clinics to join us in thinking together about the horizons of what psychoanalysis has been and what it could become. \nThe conference is organised across six different strands or ‘spaces’\, detailed below. Each ‘space’ will take around half a day\, and it will contain 2 panels (around 6 presentation slots per ‘space’). We aim to give voice especially to collectives who have not yet been present in FREEPSY events\, or to themes and angles that have not yet been discussed. We will aim to not simply ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ papers\, but to invite presenters who address us to contribute either to the six live conference strands\, or to the Living Conference Space\, a conference archive\, introduced below. In this way\, everyone who has the desire to speak and share ideas in this forum will have the opportunity to do so. \nWe invite abstract submissions for conference papers (20 minutes each)\, but also proposal/abstract for creative formats: workshops\, artistic interventions\, visual material\, video letters\, audio letters\, collages and more. Our aim will be to construct a Living Conference Space\, a digital archive with the various conference submissions\, which can exist beyond the occasion of the conference\, and further the engagements between different free clinics collectives around the world. We will start by putting together the Living Conference Space before the event: the creative submissions will be posted there and enrich and inform the discussion spaces of the conference. \nYour titles and abstracts of maximum 300 words can be submitted by July 12th 2026 to the email address freepsy@essex.ac.uk. \nYou will hear from us by July 31st 2026 on whether you contribution is invited to the hybrid conference space (in London at The Lift & online) on December 4th\, 5th and 6th; or to the Living Conference Space. If your contribution is invited to the Living Conference Space\, we would like to receive it by November 1st 2026. \nPlease let us know when you submit your title and abstract whether you intend to join the conference in person\, in London\, or online. Please also mention which of the six ‘spaces’/strands described below you are submitting your contribution for. In our events at FREEPSY\, we have experimented with multilingual conversations. \nYour submission does not need to be in English. We will aim to include you in the space irrespective of the language of your submission. We will be using human and automatic translation options to sustain our exchanges. \nThis conference is the third international conference on free psychoanalytic clinics\, and sees itself as continuing the first two\, organised by Joanna Ryan\, Raluca Soreanu and Ivan Ward in 2021 (Psychoanalysis for the People: Free Clinics and the Social Mission of Psychoanalysis. Part 1: Sites and Innovations\, 16-17 January 2021; and Psychoanalysis for the People: Free Clinics and the Social Mission of Psychoanalysis. Part 2: Diversity of Practices\, 24-25 July 2021). \nThe conference is free of charge for online participants. There will be a small registration fee for in-person attendees\, with bursaries for anyone who would not be able to attend without financial support. \nIncome from the conference will go to free clinics in London. Details on the Living Conference Space will also be made available before the event. \nThis conference is part of the FREEPSY Free Clinics Festival November 16th – December 6th 2026\, London. Please check the FREEPSY website for other events of the festival\, which include workshops\, talks\, mutual interviews\, book launches\, archive conversations and art exhibitions\, held in several locations in London\, including The Freud Museum. \nFind out more URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/free-clinics-the-past-and-the-future-of-psychoanalysis/ LOCATION:The Lift\, 45 White Lion Street\, London\, N1 9PW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FreePsyConferenceImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000104-1796758200-1802210400@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-12-08/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270216T220000 DTSTAMP:20260625T103153Z CREATED:20260625T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T103153Z UID:10000105-1797363000-1802815200@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:The Living symbol: Foundations of analytical Psychology DESCRIPTION:Are you intrigued by Carl Jung’s groundbreaking approach to the human psyche? Curious about what makes Analytical Psychology distinctive and its relevance today?\nJoin us for our The Living Symbol: The Foundations of Analytical Psychology\, an engaging seminar series designed to introduce you to some essential ideas of Jungian thought. \nCourse Highlights \nMeet Jung: The Man Behind the Theories\nDelve into the life and times of Carl Jung. Understand the personal experiences and historical context that shaped his pioneering work in depth psychology. \nExplore the Jungian Approach to the Psyche\nDiscover more about Jung’s perspective\, including the archetypal\, dream analysis\, the importance of the symbolic function\, alchemy and the journey of individuation. \nEngage with Contemporary Perspectives\nLearn how Jung’s ideas continue to inspire and evolve within modern psychotherapy\, as contemporary Jungians adapt his legacy to meet today’s therapeutic needs. \n  \nCourse Details: \nFormat:\nA series of 10 seminars led by distinguished lecturers from various Jungian schools\, offering diverse insights into the theory and practice of Analytical Psychology. \n  \nContributors:\nWe are proud to feature a stellar lineup of speakers\, including:\nKaterina Sarafidou\, George Bright\, Richard Jenkins\, Dr. Dale Mathers\, Andy White\, Brenda Crowther\, Prof. Roderick Main\, Dr. Sarah Hall\, Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi\, and Dr. Orsolya Lukács. \nWho is it for? \n\nPracticing therapists and counsellors seeking to enrich their theoretical foundations\nIndividuals considering training as Jungian analysts\nAnyone drawn to the symbolic\, imaginative\, and transformative world of Jungian psychology\n\nPlease Note:\nThis is an introductory course offering a broad overview of some key Jungian and post-Jungian concepts. It does not confer a qualification for psychotherapy practice or training. \nFees:  \n£375\, payable in full upon registration or in 3 x monthly instalments of £125. (For monthly instalments\, please contact our Operations Manager\, Jacqueline\, at office@jungiananalysts.org.uk) \nFull details of the programme and speakers are below: \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 13th October – Week 1 \nJung’s psychology as a distinct discipline of psychotherapy \nSpeaker: Katerina Zarafidou  \nThis seminar aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis as a way of providing a contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s psychology as it departs from Freudian psychoanalysis from 1913 onwards and the wider implications in terms of the psychotherapeutic aims and methods. \nKaterina Sarafidou is the Jungian Head of Research and former Jungian Director of the MSc Psychodynamics of Human Development run by Birkbeck College and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is an honorary member of the British Jungian Analytic Association and is carrying out academic research at the Warburg Institute on Jungian theory and German aesthetics. She is one of the three founders of The Circle of Analytical Psychology\, which offers a 2-year course of study on Jung’s Liber Novus. She is running a long-standing public reading group focusing on the systematic reading of Jung’s primary texts. \n­­=================================================================== \nTuesday 20th October – Week 2 \nN.B. This seminar will start at 7.40pm \nThe Red Book: the numinous beginning \nSpeaker: George Bright \nThis talk aims to introduce the historical and philosophical foundations of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology as a way of providing a fuller contextual understanding of key concepts\, texts and clinical practices\, and the critical framework through which they emerged. It will trace Jung’s model as it departs from Freudian psychology from 1912 onwards and the wider implications in terms of its different aims and techniques. \nGeorge Bright is an analytical psychologist who has worked in private practice in West London for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and a supervising and training Analyst of The Society of Analytical Psychology\, London. In 2016 he co-founded\, with two colleagues\, The Circle of Analytical Psychology to develop ways of studying C.G. Jung’s The Red Book/ Liber Novus in small\, committed groups over a six-term period. He is also a guest lecturer in AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists (JATQP) training. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 27th October – Week 3 \nFrom Complex to Archetype (pre/post 1913 Jung) \nSpeaker: Richard Jenkins \nThese two terms have entered everyday language but are inextricably linked with Analytical Psychology. What do they mean and are they still central to practice today? Noting the range of contemporary interpretations\, this talk will consider the origins and originality of Jung’s discoveries. Looking back at Jung’s formative experiments in the laboratory and on himself\, it aims to shed light on the relevance of his radical insights for psychology today. \nRichard Jenkins is a Jungian Analyst\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and member of AJA\, and frequent teacher on a variety of Jungian and Psychodynamic courses. He is a co-founder in 2014 of Southbank Counselling and practices in London. He has degrees in Law\, Theology and a Masters in contemporary Theology. Before training as an analyst\, he spent more than 20 years in social policy and activism\, working in central government and NGOs to support community organisations. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 3rd November – Week 4 \nDreams: the language of images \nSpeaker: Dr Dale Mathers \nFreud said dreams are the Royal Road to the Unconscious\, Jung said they are the Key to the Inner World: they agreed on the value of exploring dreams as a way to understand ourselves. This evening\, we’ll look at the similarities and differences in their approaches\, at new ideas from neuroscience which connect dreams to empathy\, and how we might work with our own dreams and the dreams of our clients. \nDr Dale Mathers is a retired Member of AJA\, a former psychiatrist and ran the student counselling service at the LSE. He has led dream workshops and social dreaming events around the world. His next book ‘Dreams: the basics\,’ will be published by Routledge in the summer of 2024. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 10th November – Week 5 \nMyth and fairy tales \nSpeaker: Andy White \nIn forming his theory of the psyche\, Jung realised myths are stories which help people to understand common psychological patterns. They are manifestations of our deepest dreams and fantasies\, expressing unconscious ideas in an accessible form. Myths\, he said\, are public dreams\, just as dreams are private myths.  In this talk\, Andy will explore how myths and fairy tales provide a language for understanding inner conflicts\, growth\, and transformation\, helping us to recognise and integrate aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unconscious \nAndy White is a Jungian analyst and existential psychotherapist. He was born and raised in Africa and his first language is Swahili. What started out as a love of African stories gradually became a fascination for tales from around the world. He has two books published\, ‘Going Mad to Stay Sane’\, which examines the relevance of the story of King Midas to the phenomena of self-destructiveness and ‘Abundant Delicious’\, which is a reinterpretation of the story of Oedipus. He also has a blog\, ‘The Wisdom of Fairytales’\, a series of essays connecting ancient tales to modern situations: https://andywhiteblog.com/ \n================================================================== \nTuesday 17th November – Week 6 \nAlchemy: symbolic transformation \nSpeaker: Brenda Crowther \nThis lecture begins with an alchemical dream\, to show how this experience relates to the alchemy of everyday life.  Jung was the first psychologist of the 20th century to take alchemy seriously and to try to unearth the meaning of its supposedly arcane symbols.  This enormous research\, supported by his co-worker Marie-Louise von Franz\, was exceptional.  After this\, alchemy moved into the mainstream of analytical psychology.  We will look at three or four stages of the alchemical process and see how it weaves into our lives. \nBrenda Crowther is a Jungian Analyst\, trained in Zurich at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C G Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz and in London at the Guild of Analytical Psychology. She is a senior analyst and member of AJA\, IAAP and UKCP and a training analyst for the Jung Institute in Zurich. Brenda lives in South-West France\, where she has an international practice. She gives conferences and workshops in many countries. \nOriginally trained in London in Fine Art and Art History\, Brenda worked at Brighton University in the art department for many years\, and as a practicing artist. After an MA in French Philosophy\, she began her Jungian training. She has written many articles\, and for about 8 years she edited Harvest Journal. \nwww.junglove.co.uk \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 24th November – Week 7 \nSynchronicity: The world as symbol \nSpeaker: Dr. Roderick Main \nJung’s concept of synchronicity—meaningful coincidence; the acausal connection of psychic and physical events through meaning—has the radical implication that archetypal meaning can express itself not only intrapsychically in dreams\, fantasies\, and imaginative productions but also externally in the world in bodily symptoms as well as\, more radically\, in the animate and inanimate environments beyond the body. This implies that the outer world\, like the inner world\, can be read symbolically\, which has profound consequences both for psychotherapy and for engagement with the many social\, cultural\, political\, and ecological crises besetting our collective lives. \nRoderick Main\, PhD\, works in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Centre for Myth Studies. His books include The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture (2004)\, Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience (2007)\, and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery\, Meaning\, and Metaphysics in the Work of C. G. Jung (2022). \n===================================================================  \nTuesday 1st December – Week 8 \nWorking with Images: from picture to symbol via imagination \nSpeaker Dr. Sarah Hall \nIn Jung’s psychological theory\, symbols and images are crucial for understanding the unconscious\, and the process of individuation. Jung viewed symbols as rich expressions of the unconscious\, often manifesting in dreams\, myths\, and art\, offering insights into the archetypes and deeper aspects of the psyche. \nJung also highlighted the distinction between signs and symbols\, an essential differentiation for understanding the unconscious\, with symbols represent something unknown or unconscious\, carrying a deeper\, often mysterious meaning that transcends ordinary understanding. By projecting symbols onto the world around us\, we gain insights into our unconscious mind and its workings\, helping us navigate the complexities of our psyche. Treating symbols as gateways to deeper psychological truths allows us to harness their transformative power and this will be an experiential seminar\, where you will work live with symbols that you create and bring to the seminar. \nDr Sarah Hall is a Jungian Analyst and an Art Psychotherapist (accredited by IAAP\, BPC\, UKCP and HCPC)\, with a Private Practice in Cornwall.  She is the current Chair of Training for the Association of Jungian Analysts in London and\, for 17 years\, worked part time as Clinical Lead in Dual-Diagnosis at Chy rehab in Cornwall.  Sarah has taught on Jungian and Art Therapy trainings in the UK and has presented a number of papers in the UK\, and internationally\, on Jungian dream research and addiction.  As a professional artist\, and former lecturer at Glasgow School of Art\, she has also been involved in researching the therapeutic impact of creativity by working in prisons\, long stay hospitals and institutions.  Her Doctoral research\, undertaken in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex\, involved a Jungian interpretation of drug-dreams in patients in recovery from addiction\, which she is currently developing into a book\, with the working title: ‘Dreamcovery: a Jungian approach to addiction and recovery’. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 8th December – Week 9 \nThe Collective Symbol of our Time \nSpeaker: Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi  \nFor Jung\, symbols emerge when “the way” enters death and the process of individuation is impeded. Then the salvatory symbol emerges in “coincidentia oppositorum” to paradoxically reconcile what otherwise is disconnected. The interplay and synthesis of opposites such as light and darkness\, transcendent and chthonic unite in the creation of the “new god”. Rather than discussing what symbols are\, Heba will invite participants to reflect on the phenomena engaging enough to hold symbolic significance; experience being the starting point of symbol formation. The path is that of sacrifice\, restoring the inferior and the repressed. Individuation requires renouncement of the “visible success”\, the longing for power\, including power over one’s fellow human beings. Dogmas do not wish for renewal and the new emerging symbol is at risk of murder before it can even be embodied in the collective. This begs the question: is there a collective symbol of our time and\, if so\, whence will it emerge and what purpose will it serve? \nHeba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (GAP-UKCP-IAAP) is a Jungian Analytical Psychologist and Body-psychotherapist\, training analyst and supervisor. A graduate of BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training at the Marion Woodman Foundation\, she founded The Central London Authentic Movement Group\, leading individual and group work in Embodied Active Imagination. Heba is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)\, including The Jungian Odyssey\, and at the C.G. Jung Club-London where she played the role of ‘Soul’ in a dramatisation of Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead. She has recently inaugurated the ‘Stand By The Mother’ ongoing lecture series. Heba regularly publishes scholarly articles in academic journals and Jungian books that draw upon her early training in philosophy in France and is herself a contributor to the psychology of the Feminine and its relevance to the times in which we live. \n=================================================================== \nTuesday 15th December – Week 10 \nAI and the psyche: the new ‘Other’ \nSpeaker: Dr Orsolya Lukács  \nIn this talk\, we will examine how artificial intelligence is experienced as the psychological Other\, and how archetypal motifs of creation\, projection\, ambivalence\, and the search for meaning are present in our relationship with artificial intelligence. Drawing on Jasanoff’s (2015) concept of sociotechnical imaginaries\, Orsolya proposes the term psychosociotechnical imaginaries to include the unconscious and archetypal dimensions that underlie and inform our relationship with technology. We will explore the process of Othering\, and the ways in which humanity externalises aspects of its own psyche into technological forms; the mythologem of creation as a recurrent expression of the tension between human aspiration and anxiety\, creativity and destruction; and the polarity inherent in this dynamic\, which not only fuels imaginative and technological innovation but also raises moral and ethical questions about consciousness\, agency\, and responsibility. \nDr Orsolya Lukács is a Lecturer of Psychoanalytic Studies in Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. Her primary academic interests lie in the connections between analytical psychology and physics\, the historical and scientific contexts surrounding Jungian theories\, theories related to the perception of time\, the influence of creativity and intuition in scientific breakthroughs\, the role of talking therapies in driving societal change\, and the intricate relationship between mind and body. She is also intrigued by research in artificial intelligence and theories of the mind\, as well as investigations into virtual realities and the concept of the Self. Her most recent publication\, a chapter titled\, ‘Jung\, Ecopsychology\, and Climate Change’ is published in the edited book\, “The Second Handbook of Jungian Psychology” by Routledge. \n=================================================================== URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-living-symbol-foundations-of-analytical-psychology/2026-12-15/ CATEGORIES:Member Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AJA-logo-190.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270206T120000 DTSTAMP:20260616T113000Z CREATED:20260616T113000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T113000Z UID:10000091-1801908000-1801915200@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk SUMMARY:Guild Training Open Day DESCRIPTION:The Guild’s Open Days are a good opportunity to find out about our organisation\, its members\, its tutors and the training we offer. Come along for a coffee and chat to members\, course tutors and current trainees. \nContact the office on +44 (0)20 7401 3260 (and select Option 2) or email training@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk to book a place. 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Come along for a coffee and chat to members\, course tutors and current trainees. \nContact the office on +44 (0)20 7401 3260 (and select Option 2) or email training@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk to book a place. URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-training-open-day-2026-04-11-2-2-2/ LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Member Events,Public Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/circles.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Guild Of Pyschotherapists":MAILTO:events@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR