Hallie Beth Durchslag: “The Brain as Transformer Station”, IAJS Seminar
February 15, 2026 at 01:54AM
“The Brain as Transformer Station:” Tuning into the Objective Psyche with a Psychotic Mind, Hallie Beth Durchslag, IAJS Seminar

Abstract:
Late in his career, Jung explored the notion of the human body as a transformer station through which the objective psyche flowed, like radio signals toward an antenna. Surrounded by the timeless totality of an objective psyche, Jung imagined our physiology as gate-keepers within a space-time continuum. Enter the psychotic mind – a state in which the antennae picks up too many signals to find its way into a grounded or time-bound frequency. This presentation explores these psychotic states through personal experience and autobiographical descriptions from others.

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Bio:
Hallie Beth Durchslag, PhD, LISW-S is a Jungian-based, psychodynamic psychotherapist with a private practice in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Hallie holds a Master of Science in Social Administration (M.S.S.A) from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University (1999); and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute (2015). Her book, The Collective Unconscious in the Age of Neuroscience: Severe Mental Illness and Jung in the 21st Century (Routledge) was recognized as a finalist in the 2022 IAJS Book Awards (clinical category). She is an affiliate member of Inter-regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA) and faculty for the Pittsburgh Seminar.
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