The Jung Society of Washington is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational membership society open to all who are interested in learning more about the psychology of Carl Gustav Jung. Our programs exist primarily of lectures, workshops, courses, book explorations, groups, and Evenings With invited speakers. Our facility houses our office, meeting space, and small but excellent lending library, which is available to members.
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We will focus on dialoging with the figures and images in our dreams -- the technique that Jung named active imagination. Active imagination is a core principle of Jungian analytic work. It is a rich process that enlivens our dreams and creates experiences of integration. We may also use art making to deepen the work. more
For the kriya yogi, astrology is the mother language of symbolic thought and is used to help you interpret, describe, and categorize the symbols that arise in your dreams, in your waking life, and in meditation states. One of the most important precepts is that nothing is to be discarded as more
Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra is written in four parts and it is said to be the masterpiece of his life’s work. The book has become a classic, and it is regarded by many as belonging to both philosophy and literature. Many of the themes in Nietzsche’s earlier philosophy are central to the teachings and preaching of the prophet Zarathustra: the struggle between light and dark, the denial of the more
Carl Gustav Jung’s Red Book is a description of Jung's encounter with his soul. Some say that it's also about his mid-life crisis, during which Jung asks himself what he must do with his life. He questions the strong possibility that his current thinking about the human psyche may need to shift to another way of exploring what lies behind the observable. more
Margaretha’s presentation will include a demonstration of a green smoothie and a healthy, plant-based entrée. The handouts will include a list of website, cookbooks and recipes Margaretha Backers is a RN and is certified by Cornell University in Plant-Based Nutrition.more
This class will continue the study of tragedy, its archetypal meaning and its everyday manifestations, by studying some classic American dramas. These will be: "A Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eugene O'Neill; "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams; "The Death of a Salesman" by Arthur, more
So much is at stake and so much depends on the psychological constitution of modern man. Is he capable of resisting the temptation to use his power for the purpose of staging a world conflagration? Is he conscious of the path he is treading, and what the conclusions are that must be drawn from the present world situation and his own psychic situation? Does he know that he is on the verge more
Closest Metro stop: Capitol South (Orange/Blue Lines) - Exit station using main exit, walk approximately two blocks north on First Street SE. The Jung Society of Washington, the Library of Congress and AARP Foundation will bring together noted Jungian and non-Jungian experts from the U.S. and England to discuss C.G. Jung’s specific and .more
From the Back Matter: In the face of loss and absence, we must again ask what makes us feel connected to the source of aliveness. Yet, we must also understand that feeling fully alive means that we must come to fresh insight about the contrary of aliveness, which is deadness. Both more
What language does your unconscious mind speak? The I Ching (Book of Changes) is the oldest oracle of all – over 5,000 years old! It is an ancient mystical system offering an Oriental philosophical perspective that invites insight into personal situations and problems; it is a direct link to more
Janet Kane will lead a discussion on journal writing, whether it is in a diary, nature journal or personal essay. Let us share what we have learned and experienced through writing. We will also discuss the best way to market our writing using blogs and newsletters. Janet Kane is a professional astrologer, teacher and writer. In her astrological consultations, she emphasizes bringing the archetypes or psychological patterns to consciousness. She believes that understanding these patterns and then developing the most positive aspects of these archetypes is a powerful method of more
Carl Gustav Jung’s Red Book is a description of Jung's encounter with his soul. Some say that it's also about his mid-life crisis, during which Jung asks himself what he must do with his life. He questions the strong possibility that his current thinking about the human psyche may need to shift to another way of exploring what lies behind the observable. Jung developed the Red Book, both writing and art work, beginning in 1913. He developed more
Both C.G. Jung and Dora Kalff believed that the process of sandplay facilitates individuation. In sandplay we express the inner world through symbols and metaphors. The process is experiential, . more
Experience the Energies of the Sacred Archetypes through Ecstatic Body Postures and discover the power of Spiritual Anthropology as a doorway to reclaim our capacity for ecstasy.
It has been approximately 100 years since Jung became the mature Jung. With the publication of the Red Book, we now have an intimate knowledge of the deeply transformative experience that Jung underwent after the break up with Freud. This lecture will give my personal history of reading Jung and what it has meant to me over the past 59 years. Jung's relationship to the deeper layers of the more
James Kirsch, my father, was one of the first-generation analysts who had his primary analysis with Jung. As a young man in his 20s, he began a psychoanalysis that did not satisfy him, so he entered a Jungian analysis in Berlin. In 1928 he wrote to Jung asking if he could begin analysis, and more |
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