Depth Psychology and the New Ethic was first written in German in 1949, soon after the conclusion of the Second World War. Neumann, a Jew, contemplates the evil and destruction seen the holocaust, inspiring a look at a new ethic of consciousness, leading humanity out of the darkness with hope for the future. This could have been written yesterday. Today worldwide terrorism threatens the safety of all and nearly weekly fills the news with countless numbers of innocent victims. We have Not dealt well, as Neumann imagines, with our environment, bringing animal and plant species endangered to extinction and climate change threatening the ice caps of the north pole and the shores of the continents. Nor have we dealt with our psychic nature, our psychology, in dealing with others or ourselves.
The Self, the Jungian idea of wholeness, is addressed in this lecture focusing of the psychology of terrorism. How we have for decades unconsciously treated the environment and people have lead us into the darkness once again, creating uncontrollable outcomes in our environment and societies. Continuing to remain unconscious is no longer an option. This workshop will begin our journey of understanding the psychology of the terrorist and terrorism in the context of environmental issues. Sixty eight years later, maybe we can begin to develop a new ethic.