Public Lectures

Reflections on two pioneering conferences in South Africa (2016, 2018): Jungian analysts meeting indigenous healers on an equal level for a dialogue about common topics such as healing practices, dream interpretation, use of intuition. Videos will be shown.

After a broad overview of the basic tenets of Analytical Psychology we will look at what is specific to ISAP as an entry point and avenue for studies on the Jungian path, a life- changing endeavour.
=== Basic Jung ===

Burnout, depression, loneliness, meaninglessness, disorien- tation, aggression, contempt, lies and deception are haunting humanity.
The Jungian approach of the psyche through dreams and the importance of a caring therapeutical relationship are mirrored in modern science of the ‘social brain’.
=== Basic Jung ===

It is rare in the field of psychotherapy for a client to be so open about their experience, therapy being such a personal and intimate encounter and Toni’s account covers both the positive personal growth she experienced, as well as those things she did not like. In this presentation, the reasons Toni sought analysis will be outlined, followed by descriptions of the unfolding process and the way her transference projections revealed unresolved issues arising from her earliest developmental experiences.

An exploration of the Grimms’ tale “The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry” and its implications for our own inner courtship with the rejected Other and that of our analysands. Discussion will include objectification, broken promises versus those kept and dismissal and contempt versus engagement.
=== Basic Jung ===

This presentation centres on a first session when the analyst experienced an intense erotic countertransference of almost psychotic quality reflected in a fugue state that surpassed any sense of a gradual unfolding empathy.
Several psychoanalytic viewpoints – including Jung’s – will be considered.
This paper will highlight how these perspectives informed the clinical work over a ten year period.

The art process has a natural healing potential. A picture made in or brought into therapy introduces a new presence within the therapeutic relationship. We will examine different kinds of pictures, and discuss the psychic process involved in the making of a picture as well as the role of the therapist.
=== Basic Jung ===

This will be a performance reading with musical accompaniment of a selection of passages from Memories, Dreams, Reflections, with Paul Brutsche in the role of Jung speaking about his life as he looks back at the age of 85. With an introduction by Murray Stein. Rodney Waters on the piano.
=== Basic Jung ===

The Myth of Eros and Psyche is explored from a Jungian perspective through the lens of the psychological dilemmas the motifs represent in the psyche in a shifting patriarchal paradigm and its impact on relationships. The Eros/Psyche constellation will be viewed as the archetypal relatedness between men and women called along the soul’s journey from narcissism to mature Love. Overcoming powerful complexes and transcending narcissism are features of the soul initiated by Love.

A quest for meaning and values
=== Basic Jung ===

This lecture explores the vicissitudes of the relationship between the ego and the archetypal Self and how that connection develops during life and within an analysis. Often our deepest fear is taking the path that demands leaving behind what is too small for us. I explore the lived experience of the ego-Self relationship as it unfolds by traversing significant Jungian concepts – Ego, Archetype, Individuation and the Transcendent Function, concluding with comments on the human aspects of Love and Darkness.

The Universal Compass of the (Eranos) I Ching presents the mandala, the basis of Chinese culture. Its eight main trigrams with their manifold associations change in three specific ways or cycles allowing precise observations in psychosomatic ill- nesses, dreams, attitudes, etc. The I Ching and Chinese medi- cine can complement one another for the benefit of patients.

The report of a seven-year case using acupuncture and traditional medicine that became blocked until the introduction of Jungian concepts. This case shows a way to work through the shadow realm of the unconscious.

Both approaches will be looked at from the attitude of the practitioner’s role in the healing process. Several examples will be given.

Differences between the Eranos and Wilhelm versions of the I Ching will be used to show how this can be used on our clinical practice, ending with a general discussion.

The notion of Archetypes is one of the key ideas of Analytical Psychology. In this lecture the relevance of an archetypical approach in psychotherapy will be explained.

Life presents us with experiences of joy, surprise, and excitement and with challenges, transitions, and ruptures. We will explore how new possibilities for growth may be generated within the psyche, untapped inner resources discovered, and disappointment, pain, and sorrow worked through in the journey of individuation.

How do we distinguish between our true needs and greed? This has become increasingly difficult in a culture that has celebrated excess, the limits of which have now become apparent. What kind of attitude is required to provide an antidote to greed?

We will be looking at the development of the infant’s brain and the implications this has for the formation of attachment and language, two areas critical for future psychological growth.

Life presents us with experiences of joy, surprise, and excitement and with challenges, transitions, and ruptures. We will explore how new possibilities for growth may be generated within the psyche, untapped inner resources discovered, and disappointment, pain, and sorrow worked through in the journey of individuation.

Life presents us with experiences of joy, surprise, and excitement and with challenges, transitions, and ruptures. We will explore how new possibilities for growth may be generated within the psyche, untapped inner resources discovered, and disappointment, pain, and sorrow worked through in the journey of individuation.

How do we distinguish between our true needs and greed? This has become increasingly difficult in a culture that has celebrated excess, the limits of which have now become apparent. What kind of attitude is required to provide an antidote to greed?

We will be looking at the development of the infant’s brain and the implications this has for the formation of attachment and language, two areas critical for future psychological growth.

Life presents us with experiences of joy, surprise, and excitement and with challenges, transitions, and ruptures. We will explore how new possibilities for growth may be generated within the psyche, untapped inner resources discovered, and disappointment, pain, and sorrow worked through in the journey of individuation.