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SUMMARY:Buried Alive in the Blues - Psychotherapy in the Anthropocene
DESCRIPTION:A one-day conference organised by The Philadelphia Association\, speakers include: Dr Timothy Morton (online) & Maria Turri\n\n\nSat 5th September 2026 (9.30am – 5.30pm) ‘Buried Alive in the Blues’ is a one day in-person conference at Cecil Sharpe House\, London NW1\, organised by The Philadelphia Association. A range of engaging speakers will include Dr Timothy Morton (online)\, Maria Turri (of the Critical Psychiatry Network)\, Anatasios Gaitanidis\, Professor Del Loewenthal and a host of speakers on themes related to ecological devastation in the age of the Anthropocene and Capitalocene and its implications for psychotherapy and psychiatry. How do we live and practice in a world which as Morton has said – the end has already occured? \nAs well as a range of speakers there will panel discussions\, Q&A and lunch will be provided. There will also be a post-conference evening reception/gathering at The Spread Eagle Pub (NW1 7NB). We also plan to host follow-up events later in the year at The Philadelphia Association’s base in Hampstead NW3. \nOther information \nAs human action is responsible for the ecological devastation we face\, our planetary age has been called the Anthropocene\, even the Capitalocene\, situating our species as central to the forces that are decimating it\, an ‘organon of extinction’ to borrow Ray Brassier’s haunting phrase. \nWe are facing a ‘polycrisis’ so multifaceted that to get our bearings at all seems to be an impossible demand: the rise of technofeudalism\, protests quashed through forceful government denials\, anxiety levels rising faster than the ocean\, which also rises and may yet drown our sorrows. As Franco Berardi puts it\, the psychosphere is plunging into geopsychosis\, a massive dehiscence between the human world\, and the still living Earth which ecologically we cannot separate from. One aspect is a huge rise in people receiving psychiatric diagnoses\, and seeking some form of care\, mostly met with an ever escalating use of largely discredited psychiatric drugs which carry their own problems. \nWe are asking how to respond to this\, in our practice\, our thinking\, our community spaces\, our creative endeavours. We are inviting contributors from multiple disciplines\, including philosophy\, psychotherapy\, the arts and The Critical Psychiatry Network\, with a focus on psychotherapeutic practices and mental health provision. This conference aims to bring people together to foster links of solidarity\, to reflect\, discuss and to try and find a way through or even out\, when we’re buried alive in the blues… \nTHE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION was founded in 1965 by R. D. Laing and colleagues to challenge established ways of thinking about and responding to distress. For more than fifty years we have offered both an open-minded alternative approach to psychotherapy that is unique in Britain\, and community houses for those living through a crisis or other impasse in their life.​www.philadelphia-association.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Become a Foundation for Infant Loss Training – Accredited Practitioner
DESCRIPTION: Join us on our last remaining Practitioner training dates for 2026 \nDate: Tuesday 23 June 2026 OR Friday 25 September (Both 9am – 4pm via Zoom ) \n“I have just completed the Infant and pregnancy loss practitioner\, Rainbow Baby specialist and Infertility Specialist training.  Hands down one of the best training’s I have ever completed”Aisling Piercy –  Counselling Psychotherapist \nHave use of all 3 of our Specialist Logos (Pregnancy and Infant Loss\, Infertility and Rainbow Baby Specialists)\, receive 3 certificates and be listed on our Website ongoing with no renewal fees \nFor full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \n For Testimonials click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/testimonials-2/ \nYou will be trained by Dr Chantal Fowler Lockey who was appointed Medalist of The Order of The British Empire by HRH King Charles III for Services to Bereavement Care in The New Years Honors List 2025. Chantal shares her own experience of losing her daughter Marnie to SIDS aged just six weeks. See more about Chantal here: https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2026/january/bereavement-care-pioneer-honoured \nOur fee is just £100 inclusive which includes Certification for CPD\, a listing on our website (no renewals) and use of our specialist logos.  You will also be sent a FIL therapist Toolkit post session which will provide you with over 70 downloads which include worksheets for clients\, audio relaxation tracks\, templates and also many business resources such as Social Media “Awareness” Graphics\, introductory templates to advertise yourself as a FIL Practitioner and The “Wave of Light” Digital Invite. Click here to see everything that is included: \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-practitioner-toolkit/ \nPlaces are now limited for both sessions\, For full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \nWe hope you will join us!
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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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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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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: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: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
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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:Guild Training Open Day
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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-2026-04-11-2-2-2/
LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom
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