17th Conference of Research in Jung and Analytical Psychology
Jungian psychology is not well known for being socially engaged. Yet the core Jungian idea of individuation in which the world is gathered to oneself suggests that Analytical Psychology is at heart a social psychology. Individuation, as distinct from individualization, offers many challenges. How is it possible to be ourselves in a world that is rife with division, inequality, war and fear, all set against the backdrop of an ecological crisis? What does it mean to gather the world to oneself when it is in such a dire state? On those rare occasions when Jung does write about liberty it is often unclear exactly what he means. For example, in the following quotation from Aion, he appears to be suggesting that cultural traditions defend against neurosis. On the surface he seems also to claim that rationalism gives rise to national psychologies that resemble a type of collective madness: Loss of roots and lack of tradition neuroticize the masses and prepare them for collective hysteria. Collective hysteria calls for collective therapy, which consists in abolition of liberty and terrorization. Where rationalistic materialism holds sway, states tend to develop less into prisons than into lunatic asylums.
Please note that the venue only permits entry with a certified COVID vaccination proof.
We will remain present and responsive as to how the pandemic and vaccination protection continue to unfold.
The anticipated cost of the conference will be $350 for regular attendees, and $300 for student attendees.
The conference fee covers attendance for all four days of the conference and one year’s membership in JSSS (*subject to slight price adjustment, pending final contract approval).