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After an unintentionally extended break we bring you our first story episode of season 2! No pantheon is without its creation story and it seemed an obvious place to start for our season of Greek mythology. We discuss the archetypes of creation stories with some comparisons to biblical creation and… The Big Bang Theory?
(more…)“Dreaming Mount Everest: An Experience of the Creative Psyche” by Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Warren Sibilla has been published in Jung Journal: Culture &Psyche.
Long-distance athletic endurance events provide a forum for experiencing the limits of the human condition and, thus, an invitation toward what otherwise appears unattainable; a forum for an emptying of oneself in physical and emotional exertion whereby a space is then opened for an experience of the luminous; and, finally, a space is created that reveals a meaning and purpose that otherwise was not apparent. This paper offers a first-hand, applied, and human example of the embodiment of the creative psyche by demonstrating the experience of Jung’s notions of archetype and symbol, the mythopoeic psyche, synchronicity, and the transcendent function. The paper does so by describing the training for and participation in Everesting-29029, a thirty-six-hour endurance event in which participants ascend a mountain enough times to equal 29,029 vertical feet—the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest. Because of the size of the mountain, the length of the event, and the extreme weather conditions possible at that altitude, the event becomes one of tremendous proportion made even more so since a large share of the climbing is done absent the light of day, inviting a rich play of the imagination.
(more…)“The Jung-Hisamatsu Dialogue: A Closer Look and Commentary” by Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Warren Sibilla has been published in Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche. It is currently free to read.
Patricia Taylor Greer, poet, author, and psychotherapist, passed away at her home in Wheaton, IL, on August 15, 2024 surrounded by her adoring husband Carl Greer and her three loving children.
Sophisticated, intellectual, loyal, and protective, Patricia was born in Queens, New York City, and grew up in Mt. Vernon, New York, and Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, before attending Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. A lifelong student and learner, Patricia also received a Master’s degree in English (Loyola University of Chicago), a Master’s in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy (California Family Study Center), a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology (Pacifica Graduate Institute), and a diploma in Analytical Psychology (C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago).
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Award-winning journalist and Hillman biographer Dick Russell discusses his recent book The Life and Ideas of James Hillman: Volume II: Revisioning Psychology with Patricia Martin.
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Dr. Thomas Patrick Lavin, 82, of Wilmette, Illinois, passed away on June 3, 2024, at home with his best friend and partner of 55 years, Dr. Mary Ellen O’Hare Lavin at his side.
Tom was challenged by numerous health issues over the past decade, facing them with grace, grit, warmth and Irish humor. A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Tom’s twinkling eyes, quick smile, adventurous spirit and love of life will leave a void in the lives of his loving family, his dear friends and those he served in his decades in the practice of analytical psychology.
(more…)Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member and current president of the Institute Peter Demuth, PsyD, appeared on the Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast. From the episode description:
Yoda proclaimed it. Fear, Anger, Hate, Suffering, all elements that lead to the Dark Side. Anakin embodied all that to become transformed into arguably, the greatest villain to ever exist in movies, the dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. We know of his dark trajectory, but how do those things play out in our own lives? Can we be turned to the Dark Side as Anakin was? Are we immune to those feelings? Ro and Brad welcome Dr Peter Demuth to the show and discuss the four pillars of Anakin’s transformation. Dr Demuth is a clinical psychologist and author of Monsters in Life and Literature which gives him unique insight to this discussion.
We explore how these very strong emotions can act in a way that transformed Anakin and pose the question, do we all have darkness in us? Join this deep dive discussion and explore the nature of these emotions and how our movie antagonists are a dark reflection of a possible outcome in real life. Demuth has spent decades studying, evaluating, and treating violent criminals and we bring him on to break down how a simple slave boy from Tatooine becomes the most feared villain in the galaxy.
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Renowned mythologist and McArthur genius Fellow Lewis Hyde joins Patricia Martin in a revelatory conversation about the trickster archetype embodied in mythology.
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Imposter Syndrome seems ubiquitous in the collective. This episode explores the psychological underpinnings of the “as-if” personality through a Jungian lens. Host Patricia Martin talks with author and Jungian analyst Susan Schwartz about the inner world of Imposter Syndrome and why the same forces that can disturb personal development, can also provide the impetus to embrace a more complete self. Schwartz draws from her recent book, Imposter Syndrome and The ‘As-If’ Personality in Analytical Psychology.
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The first time I walked into the classroom at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago, I was struck by the Circle of Friends candle holder. Such a wonderful symbol of people coming together to protect the flame! A group standing up, arms around one another, encircling the flame of individuality, the flame of Individuation. This image has stayed alive for me.
In the times of crisis, protecting this flame feels more important than ever. I recently graduated from the two-year Jungian Studies Program, which was challenging to say the least, but was the most rewarding undertaking. It acted as a catalyst to understand myself better by bringing shunned and ignored aspects to the surface and by holding the pain, helping me to discover my strength.
I invite you to join the Circle of Friends by donating to the Institute this Spring. Through my experience, I assure you that your contribution will really make a difference to individuals and help them move closer to wholeness.
Shreya Dave
Chair of Development
C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago
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Our first episode of season 2! In a way this is episode 0 because it is an introduction to the members of the Greek pantheon and some of our opinions on them.
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Jung regarded his Red Book: Liber Novus as the record of “the numinous beginning, which contained everything.” In his lifetime, Jung only showed this book to a handful of trusted colleagues whom he thought truly grasped the nature of the book’s vivid confrontations with the unconscious. Its publication in 2009, and translation into many languages, now gives us all the opportunity to engage with it. In conversation with Patricia Martin, the internationally respected Jungian scholar George Bright discusses how and why Jung wrote and painted his Red Book, and draws out key themes that help us understand Jung’s encounter with his soul as chronicled in the Red Book. Bright suggests why reading the enigmatic work may be worth the effort in service of our own transformation.
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