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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===================================================================
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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===================================================================
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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===================================================================
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SUMMARY:Finding the Affect in Transference Focused Psychotherapy
DESCRIPTION:Join us online to explore how accurately identifying affect can gradually alter the therapeutic process.\n\n\nFinding the Affect in Transference Focused Psychotherapy: A Practical Clinical Workshop on Tracking Affect in the Here-and -Now\nPsychotherapists often find themselves feeling lost during sessions. Some patients overwhelm us with stories\, associations and detail; others bring almost no material at all. At other times\, we may be drawn into the patient’s intellectual formulations or explanations. In each case\, the same question arises: Where should the intervention begin? \nWithout a clear organising principle\, our attention may be guided by our own curiosity\, by the patient’s narrative\, or by countertransference reactions rather than by the central emotional process. Transference Focused Psychotherapy offers a simple but highly disciplined answer: follow the affect. \nIn TFP\, affect is not understood simply as what the patient consciously reports feeling. It is the emotional investment that signals the activation of internal object relations and guides the therapist towards the patient’s dominant conflict and defensive organisation as these emerge within the therapeutic relationship. \nThis workshop develops this way of thinking through detailed work with a real psychotherapy session reconstructed for teaching purposes and performed by an actor. Participants have the opportunity to learn how to recognise affect\, think clinically about affect\, tolerate moments when it is not immediately obvious\, and discover where accurately following it may lead to. \nFinally\, the workshop places this clinical approach within the framework of contemporary neuropsychoanalysis. Drawing particularly on the work of Mark Solms\, we will explore how current findings in affective neuroscience provide empirical support for one of TFP’s central technical principles: that careful attention to affect offers the most reliable guide to understanding the patient’s internal world. In this way\, participants will see that following affect is not simply a clinical tradition\, but an approach consistent with contemporary scientific models of how the brain processes emotional experience\, learning and therapeutic change.
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SUMMARY:College for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis (CPJA) college meeting
DESCRIPTION:Important registration information\nTo confirm your attendance (either in person or online)\, please fill in this registration form by Thursday\, 15 October. This will allow us to manage arrangements for venue hire and catering. \nThe Zoom link\, meeting papers and venue details (for those attending in person) will be shared via email a few days prior to the meeting. \nIf you wish to send apologies\, please email CPJAadmin@ukcp.org.uk.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTimetable\n12pm-1pm – Lunch (join us if attending in person)\n1.15pm-2.45pm – CPD session (in person and online)\n2.45pm-3pm – Break\n3pm-4pm – College business meeting (in person and online) \nCPD session: Representing the psychoanalytic and Jungian analytic modalities in a changing psychotherapy landscape\nIn light of UKCP’s review of its governance structure and with certain process changes already underway\, we invite you to discuss your priorities for how CPJA can best work for you moving forward. \nKey discussion points will include: \n\nwhether psychoanalytic and Jungian analytic practices may be affected\nwhat the college means as a ‘home’ for organisational\, direct and individual members.\n\nOur plan is for members of CPJA’s executive team to outline some of the questions initially\, with time for discussion in sub-groups of themes that emerge. Our ultimate goal will be to feed back your thoughts into UKCP’s governance review process. We aim to ensure a strong future for CPJA as we open up the college leadership next year. \nWe look forward to welcoming many of you at the meeting. Please get in touch with CPJA chair Gwion Jones at CPJAchair@ukcp.org.ukor CPJA vice chair Mary Mitchinson at CPJAvicechair@ukcp.org.uk if you would like to know more. \nDates for your diary\nHere are the forthcoming CPJA meeting dates: \n\nSaturday\, 30 January 2027 – online event\nSaturday\, 24 April 2027 – AGM\, hybrid event
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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
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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/
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SUMMARY:The Devouring Kronos: The impact of father-son relationships on the son's relationship with food and the body in the Jungian consulting room
DESCRIPTION:This talk is based on Philippe’s doctoral research and explores a rarely discussed subject: male eating disorders. \nHe will discuss his framework\, the Male Eating Disorder Matrix\, and illustrate it through the myth of Kronos\, as a way to understand what is happening unconsciously in the room between analyst and patient. \nDr. Philippe Jacquet is a Jungian analyst\, art psychotherapist and counsellor who has been practising for over 25 years in French and English currently practising in both central London and Colchester. He holds a master’s degree in art psychotherapy. He is an addiction specialist having trained at the prestigious Hazelden addiction training in the USA\, and also trained in executive coaching at ESSEC\, one of the best business schools in Paris. He runs group supervision in a range of settings: specialist rehabs for addiction and eating disorders\, a psychiatric unit\, and a large practice of psychotherapists. He also coaches in London. \nTickets available for £20 via our website here: \n\nThe Devouring Kronos:
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-devouring-kronos-the-impact-of-father-son-relationships-on-the-sons-relationship-with-food-and-the-body-in-the-jungian-consulting-room/
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SUMMARY:Guild Council Meeting (Online)
DESCRIPTION:All members and trainees are welcome to join the Guild Council Meeting – contact Christie Miller to make arrangements. \nMost meetings take place online\, with an occasional in-person/hybrid meeting.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-council-meeting-online/
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SUMMARY:UKCP Members Forum
DESCRIPTION:In response to requests from members forum representatives and UKCP members\, we will hold an additional members forum meeting to discuss the ongoing conversion practices and gender\, sexuality and relationship diversity (GSRD) consultation\, conducted by the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB). \nThe meeting will provide an opportunity for members to discuss any implications of the draft definition and principles for professional practice\, including how they may affect therapeutic work\, decision-making and work with clients. The focus will be on understanding members’ views on the practical impact of the proposals. \nFurther details\, including the agenda and how to register\, will be shared soon.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/ukcp-members-forum/
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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/
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SUMMARY:Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Lecture Series 2026
DESCRIPTION:To apply key recent developments in personality disorder to inform and improve daily clinical practice with this complex group of patients.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/borderline-and-narcissistic-personality-disorder-lecture-series-2026-3/
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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===================================================================
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SUMMARY:PSYCHOTHERAPY IN AN AGE OF POLYCRISIS
DESCRIPTION:How do we work with existential anxiety\, grief and despair;\nour own and that of those with whom we work in an age of multiple threats?\n\n\nWe will be glad to welcome you at our forthcoming event held at the NCVO and Online. \n  \nWe will be sharing our experiences to consider how the threat to hope and real threats to life and wellbeing affect our patients\, ourselves and how we practise\, alongside how psychoanalytic reflection\, relationship and connection can help us. \n  \nHow do we work with hopelessness in our patients when it may be mirroring our own? Within the last 10 years we have been subject to a succession of shocks and upheavals: Brexit\, a global pandemic\, wars in Ukraine\, Gaza and now Iran and the Gulf which remain unresolved\, as well as ongoing conflict in other parts of the world. \n  \nThese identifiable and interconnected threats sit against a background of the changing climate\, growth in artificial intelligence\, cost of living challenges and growing wealth disparity\, a rise of nationalism and associated loss of safety for many of us. We are so inescapably connected to the suffering of others\, to death in unimaginable numbers\, and the destruction of peoples’ homes and the environment that we can become numb. \n  \nWhen we are overwhelmed by fear\, sadness and a sense of helplessness\, we can become angry and even violent\, but we might also deny\, repress\, avoid and distract ourselves in order to function. \nIn the midst of our individual challenges\, we might normally take some small comfort from saying to ourselves\, “never mind\, this will pass and things will get better again in time.” Are we struggling to find this small comfort personally at the moment\, as well as to hold it in the therapeutic space? How do we maintain our capacity to reassure\, to think and to symbolise with and for those we work with if our anxieties are shared? \n  \nTo be active in thinking about the meaning of what is happening and how it affects us in therapeutic conversations\, connecting with each other can help us to acknowledge and process the otherwise unthinkable\,and to help those with whom we work sit with their feelings\, even when mourning loss. \n  \nThe Forum for Independent Psychotherapists invites you to take part in the conversation in Thinking Groups followed by a large group plenary after lunch as we reflect on the therapeutic relationship\, human kinship and the need to connect with others in an age of existential challenge and polycrisis. \n  \nFurther information including pre-reading on polycrisis will be sent once bookings are confirmed prior to the event. \n  \nIntroducing the discussions: \nSarah Fahy\, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (Forum for Independent Psychotherapists and CPJA) \nIshtla Singh\, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy and CPJA) \n 
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/psychotherapy-in-an-age-of-polycrisis/
LOCATION:NCVO\, Regent's Wharf\, 8 All Saints Street\, London\, N1 9RL\, United Kingdom
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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
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SUMMARY:CFCSP 2026 AGM and CPD session
DESCRIPTION:The College of Family\, Couple and Systemic Psychotherapy (CFCSP) is pleased to announce its 2026 AGM\, alongside a CPD opportunity for all.\n\n\nEvent timetable   \nAGM: 10am-11.20am (open to CFCSP members only) \nCPD session: 11.30am-1pm (open to all) \nAGM for CFCSP members  \nBetween 10am-11.20am\, CFCSP will hold an AGM\, which is open to all its members. \nKate Waters\, chair of CFCSP\, alongside other members of the college\, will share updates from the college and discuss how members can get involved in CFCSP’s work.During this AGM\, we will discuss: \n\nthe CFCSP elections\nthe finances and financial health of CFCSP\nmembership of the CFCSP committee\, their priorities and the work they have undertaken over the past 12 months\nthe CFCSP 12-month strategy\, initiatives and plan.\n\nCPD session for all UKCP members and non-members   \nFrom 11.30am-1pm\, CFCSP invites all UKCP members and non-members to a CPD session with Hugh Palmer who will provide an engaging exploration of fourfold vision\, systemic thinking\, power\, ecology and relational ethics in contemporary practice. \nDrawing on Gregory Bateson’s cybernetic epistemology and William Blake’s poetic vision\, this presentation explores a fourfold vision of systemic thinking that attends to power\, ecology and the ethics of relationships. Hugh is particularly interested in what systemic thinking has to offer in a time of ecological and political crisis\, and in forms of practice and writing that focus more on lived experience than on technique. \nThe presentation will invite participants to consider the implications of fourfold vision for systemic practice\, therapeutic relationships and how we understand power\, connection and responsibility in contemporary contexts. This event is organised by UKCP’s CFCSP. \nEvent objectives   \nBy attending this session\, participants will: \n\nbe introduced to fourfold vision as a way of understanding power\, ecology and therapeutic relationships\, and explore what may be lost when systemic practice remains within a single-vision\, dualistic framework\n\n\nexplore power in systemic and family life as relational and embedded rather than sovereign\, considering the clinical implications of understanding asymmetry as something that is stored within relationships rather than possessed by individuals\n\n\nreflect on what these ideas ask of both systemic practice and practitioners\, particularly in the context of contemporary ecological and political challenges.\n\nWho should attend?   \nPlease note that the AGM from 10am-11.20am is for CFCSP members only. The CPD presentation with Hugh Palmer is open to all\, including those who are not members of UKCP or CFCSP. This event will be of interest to systemic and family psychotherapy trainees\, systemic practitioners and systemic and family psychotherapists/psychotherapeutic counsellors. \nRegistration  \nUKCP members can book tickets for the CPD session at the discounted member rate. To register\, you will need your UKCP membership number and must hold a current UKCP membership. If you are interested in becoming a UKCP member\, visit our join us page. \nView our online event cancellation policy.  \nZoom links    \nPlease note that two separate Zoom links will be issued for the CFCSP AGM and the CPD presentation session. If you register for both\, you will receive two separate Zoom links a few days prior to the event. \nCPD  \nDelegates with confirmed attendance will receive a certificate of attendance\, which can be considered towards their CPD hours.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/cfcsp-2026-agm-and-cpd-session/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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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
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SUMMARY:Hierarchies and Fragmentations in Psychoanalysis: In-Person Conference
DESCRIPTION:In-person conference from the bpf and CPJA on how psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis can evolve and adapt. Keynote: Darian Leader.\n\n\nConference ticket: £65 \nConcession price for Students and retirees: £45.50 \nHow can psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis evolve\, adapt and thrive in the 21st century? \nThe British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) and the Council for Psychoanalysis & Jungian Analysis (CPJA) are holding an in-person conference for clinicians\, academics\, researchers and trainees to discuss the future of the analytic professions. \nThe conference follows three online workshops held between April and July 2026\, which asked: \n\nIs there a standard analytic model in psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis?\n\n\nCan theoretical divisions be divorced from institutional hierarchies?\n\n\nCan psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis evolve to respond to contemporary life?\n\nThe conference will draw on the themes from those workshops and aims to encourage open exchange across theoretical traditions and professional divides. You do not need to have attended the workshops to come. \nThe day includes \n\nA keynote presentation from psychoanalyst and author Darian Leader\, with Q&A\n\n\nA panel discussion with Professor Sue Kegerreis\, Professor Jean Knox and George Taxidis\, who led the three workshops\n\n\nLightning talks offering personal reflections and critical perspectives\, followed by a facilitated discussion\n\n\nDrinks and networking at the end of the day\n\nTopics \n\nThe future of psychoanalytic and Jungian training\n\n\nInstitutional culture\, hierarchy and professional identity\n\n\nDiversity\, inclusion and social change\n\n\nDialogue across analytic traditions\n\n\nPsychoanalysis and Jungian analysis in the wider mental health landscape\n\n\nTechnology\, innovation and evidence-informed practice\n\n\nKeeping analytic thinking relevant and influential\n\nProgramme \nProvisional\, and may be subject to change. \n9.15 – Registration and coffee \n10.00 – Welcome and scene setting (Dr Frances Gillies and Gwion Jones\, Co-Chairs) \n10.30 – Keynote: Darian Leader\, with Q&A \n12.00 – Lunch \n1.00pm – Panel discussion \n2.30 – Coffee break and refreshments \n3.00 – Lightning talks and facilitated discussion \n4.30 – Summing up \n5.00 – Drinks and networking (until 6.00pm) \nSpeakers \nDarian Leader (keynote) is a psychoanalyst in London and the author of books including Strictly Bipolar\, Why Can’t We Sleep? and Is It Ever Just Sex? \nProfessor Sue Kegerreis is Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Psychotherapy. \nProfessor Jean Knox is Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and Chair of the Trustees of the British Psychotherapy Foundation. \nGeorge Taxidis is a Jungian analyst\, a lecturer at Goldsmiths\, University of London\, and co-founder of the International Queer Jungian Initiative. \nConference Co-Chairs: Dr Frances Gillies (CEO\, bpf) and Gwion Jones (Chair\, CPJA). \n\nPlaces are limited to 100 delegates\n\n\nThe venue has step-free access\, and the nearest station is Angel (Northern line)\n\n\nSummaries of the three workshops are available to read:\n\n\nWorkshop 1 (23 April 2026): Is there a standard analytic model?\n\n\nWorkshop 2 (14 May 2026): Can theoretical divisions be divorced from institutional hierarchies?\n\n\nWorkshop 3 (2 July 2026): Can psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis evolve to respond to contemporary life?\n\n\nKeynote details and lightning talk speakers will be announced closer to the date\n\nTicket \nConference ticket: £65 \nConcession price for Students and retirees: £45.50
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/hierarchies-and-fragmentations-in-psychoanalysis-in-person-conference/
LOCATION:Lift\, 45 White Lion Street\, London\, England\, N1 9PW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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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/
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SUMMARY:UKCP General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This year’s General Meeting will take place on Friday\, 27 November at St Bride Foundation\, 14 Bride Lane\, London EC4Y 8EQ. \nThe General Meeting is your chance to hear about UKCP’s work over the past year and learn about our plans for the future. It is also where members vote on proposals that shape how UKCP is run\, so it’s an important opportunity to have your say on decisions affecting your professional body. \nFull clinical\, full non-clinical and organisational members are eligible to vote. The meeting is in person and you’ll need to register to attend. If you can’t be there on the day\, you can still vote by appointing a proxy. \nFurther information including the formal notice of meeting\, registration details\, agenda and supporting papers will be circulated soon.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/ukcp-general-meeting/
LOCATION:St Bride Foundation\, 14 Bride Lane\, London\, EC4Y 8EQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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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/
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SUMMARY:Introduction to working with suicidality in counselling and psychotherapy
DESCRIPTION:Join Dan Bracken in approaching suicidality in counselling and psychotherapy.\n\n\nThis introductory session provides an initial overview of the possibilities and limitations when working with suicidal people. Designed to provide both an update for more advanced practitioners and be a beginners entry into the work\, this session will be particularly useful for counsellors\, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts who want to improve their practice. \nOver the workshop we will look at the accepted ideas of ‘assessing risk’ and ‘keeping people safe’ and where these ideas can become counter-productive in fostering honesty and engagement. We will cover the basic crisis and emergency options available to practitioners when encountering those in urgent need along with an outline of alternative approaches\, paralleled in recent changes in the ‘suicide prevention sector’ and NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence). \nThis is an introductory course. Please contact me to hear more about advanced courses focusing more on the challenges of assessing safety as well as working with suicidality in ongoing talking therapy.  \nThe aim will be to help reduce ‘overwhelm’ when approaching this challenging and rewarding work\, and opening up the choices available in deciding how best you can work with suicidal people.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/introduction-to-working-with-suicidality-in-counselling-and-psychotherapy-3/
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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
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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/
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SUMMARY:Guild Council Meeting (Online)
DESCRIPTION:All members and trainees are welcome to join the Guild Council Meeting – contact Christie Miller to make arrangements. \nMost meetings take place online\, with an occasional in-person/hybrid meeting.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-council-meeting-online-2/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Lecture Series 2026
DESCRIPTION:To apply key recent developments in personality disorder to inform and improve daily clinical practice with this complex group of patients.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/borderline-and-narcissistic-personality-disorder-lecture-series-2026-2/
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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/
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SUMMARY:Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Lecture Series 2026
DESCRIPTION:To apply key recent developments in personality disorder to inform and improve daily clinical practice with this complex group of patients.
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SUMMARY:Guild Council Meeting (Online)
DESCRIPTION:All members and trainees are welcome to join the Guild Council Meeting – contact Christie Miller to make arrangements. \nMost meetings take place online\, with an occasional in-person/hybrid meeting.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-council-meeting-online-3/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Assessment of suicidality in Counselling and Psychotherapy
DESCRIPTION:Join Dan Bracken in considering the approaches\, challenges and possibilities of assessing suicidality in counselling and psychotherapy.\n\n\nThis four-hour session provides a guide through the options\, approaches and limitations of assessing suicidality. The session will look at how to build formulations as opposed to other forms of risk assessments\, especially how formulations (the making sense) can be used alongide discussions of safety to be woven into counselling and psychotherapy sessions using skills gained in standard trainings. We will also consider how to pair clinical responses to suicidality in session and behind the scenes\, including appropriate\, managable record-keeping. \nAlthough it is impossible to predict suicide attempts\, the session will take time to review how clinicians can carefully consider the difference between suicidal thoughts and suicidal action using models from psychoanalysis\, behavioural psychology gathered from those who have experienced suicidality.  \nAs a basic grounding\, we will look at escalation options and what one might expect from urgent care services. Crucially what does the clinican need to think about in terms of their own relation to suicidality\, particularly in cases of previous bereavement (professional or personal) or history of self harm.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/assessment-of-suicidality-in-counselling-and-psychotherapy/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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