The Philemon Foundation, dedicated to completing the published works of C. G. Jung by bringing his unpublished correspondences, letters, and lectures to light, has announced its 2025 fundraising campaign. The Foundation, which relies entirely on public support and donations, is launching a major appeal to secure funding for the publication of The C. G. Jung-Jolande Jacobi Correspondence.
The correspondence between Jung and Jolande Jacobi is regarded as one of his most significant, spanning decades and documenting a pivotal period in the establishment of analytical psychology. Born in Budapest in 1890, Jacobi fled to Vienna after the communist seizure of power, where she became a central figure in cultural life, meeting Jung in 1927. After training as an analyst—which Jung conditioned on her first completing a doctorate—she was instrumental in founding the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich in 1945. Jacobi was a prominent figure in disseminating Jung’s ideas, known for her works including The Psychology of Jung and Complex, Archetype and Symbol, and was an important editor of Jung’s anthologies. Jung himself wrote prefaces for several of her volumes.
The forthcoming volume will be meticulously edited by Véronique Liard, an Emeritus Professor at the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, and a renowned Jungian scholar and translator.
The Philemon Foundation is also pleased to announce two other major publications scheduled for 2025:
- On Dreams and the East: Notes of the 1933 Berlin Seminar—C. G. Jung and Heinrich Zimmer, edited by Giovanni Sorge, and translated by John Peck and Mark Kyburz.
- Jung’s Life and Work: Interviews for Memories, Dreams, Reflections with Aniela Jaffé, edited by Sonu Shamdasani, with Thomas Fischer as a consulting editor, and translated by Heather McCartney and John Peck.
Goal and Appeal for Support
The Philemon Foundation is seeking to raise $125,000 by the end of 2026 to cover the scholarly costs associated with editing, translating, and preparing the Jacobi correspondence for publication. As a not-for-profit organization, the Foundation receives no royalties from its publications. Its ability to maintain the high standard of scholarship and the necessary editorial infrastructure is wholly dependent on the generosity of its donors. You can click here to donate.