The Persona is an easy Jungian concept to intellectually understand but its facing its scope and impact on our life, is for most, a complicated, long lasting, and often painful experience. As Jung suggests, half of the Individuation process entails the Persona.
The aim of individuation is nothing less than to divest the self of the false wrappings of the persona on the one hand, and of the suggestive power of primordial images on the other.
– C.G. Jung [CW 7, par. 269. ]
Course Objectives:
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With the support of reading material, we will define and help recognize what is meant by Persona in Jungian psychology.
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Secondly, we will work on distinguishing between being identified with one’s Persona and not having a persona.
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Finally, we will consider what it may look like when the persona is made conscious and a functional aspect of the whole personality.
