{"id":31853,"date":"2025-10-15T15:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31853"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:59:11","slug":"individuation-in-a-divided-world-deception-lies-and-the-quest-for-wholeness","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/product\/individuation-in-a-divided-world-deception-lies-and-the-quest-for-wholeness\/","title":{"rendered":"Individuation in a Divided World: Deception, Lies, and the Quest for Wholeness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an age of misinformation, polarization, and collective fear, how can we stay connected to truth\u2014and to ourselves?<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0course\u00a0offers a Jungian exploration of the psychological roots of conspiracy theories, radical belief systems, and cultic movements that shape today\u2019s social and political landscape. Together, we will look at how these movements arise when authentic spirituality loses connection with the unconscious, giving rise to what Jung called Dark Religion\u2014a distortion of the numinous that seeks power rather than meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Through dynamic discussion and depth-psychological reflection, participants will learn how unconscious forces shape collective attitudes, manipulate perception, and fuel ideological extremism. We will also explore ways to remain psychologically grounded and hopeful amid the turbulence of our divided world.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0course\u00a0includes experiential practices such as active imagination and guided group dialogue to encourage greater awareness, integration, and inner resilience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #820024;\">Learning Objectives<\/span><br \/>\nThis course is intended to help you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understand the psychological roots of conspiracy thinking, radical belief, and collective manipulation.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize how disconnection from the unconscious contributes to societal division and ideological possession.<\/li>\n<li>Discover Jungian tools for working with the shadow, cultivating discernment, and restoring balance between ego and soul.<\/li>\n<li>Develop strategies for staying centered and compassionate in an era of\u00a0deception and uncertainty.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #820024;\">Suggested Reading &amp; Reference Material<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Main, R. (2006). Numinosity and terror: Jung\u2019s psychological revision of Otto as an aid to engaging religious fundamentalism. In A. Casement &amp; T. Tacey (Eds.), <em>The idea of the numinous: Contemporary Jungian and psychoanalytic perspectives<\/em> (pp. 118\u2013133). Routledge.<\/li>\n<li>Jung, C. G. (1977). Answers to \u201cMishmar\u201d on Adolf Hitler. In R. F. C. Hull (Ed. &amp; Trans.), The symbolic life: Miscellaneous writings (CW 18, pp. 604\u2013605). Princeton University Press.<br \/>\nKalsched, D. (2013). Trauma and the soul: A psycho-spiritual approach to human development and its interruption. Routledge.<\/li>\n<li>Jung, C. G. (1964). The fight with the shadow (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read, M. Fordham, &amp; G. Adler (Eds.), Civilization in transition (2nd ed., Vol. 10, pp. 384\u2013399). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1946)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #820024;\">Instructor<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/speaker\/solc-vladislav\/\">Vlado \u0160olc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31369 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2-510x765.jpg 510w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solc-Vlado-2025-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a Jungian Analyst and psychotherapist based in Glendale, Wisconsin. He received his training from the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and Charles University in Prague. Vlado is a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP). His clinical work focuses on psycho-spiritual crises, psychosomatic issues, immigration and cultural adaptation, and women\u2019s empowerment. He also specializes in the treatment of addictions and provides individual and couples therapy for both adult and youth populations. Vlado lectures internationally and is the author of numerous articles and books on depth psychology.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Civil_unrest_Lausanne_mp3h8561-b.jpg\">File:Civil unrest Lausanne mp3h8561-b.jpg &#8211; Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Only<br \/>\nVlado Solc, LCPC, CSAC, ICS, Jungian Analyst<br \/>\nDecember 20, 2025 | 9:30am-12:30pm<br \/>\n3\u00a0CEs Available<\/p>\n<p><em>This program was rescheduled from its original time. 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