Presentation of Addiction and Archetypal Evil by Junian Analyst David Schoen. David will be sharing his work from his book “The War of the Gods in Addiction”, CG Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Archetypal Evil. This is a LIVE IN-PERSON event at the Carlisle Inn Sarasota and will also be live-streamed via Zoom.

This lecture explores the intersection of psychedelics and the Jungian concept of active imagination, highlighting their potential role in the process of individuation—the journey toward becoming one’s unique authentic self. By inducing significant shifts in consciousness, psychedelics may help individuals access imaginal realms, confront the unconscious, transcend entrenched ego patterns, and move toward greater wholeness. […]

Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki was a court magician in 13th-century Central Asia—a time and place of notorious unrest. I will read his Arabic book of magic in dialogue with Jung’s “Concerning Rebirth,” and its treatment of Faust’s bargain with the devil. Like Sakkaki, Marlowe’s Faust struck a deal with the devil in a magic circle, mastering […]

A Final Program with the Monks of Glenstal Abbey The Other: The Role of Projection What in our psyche might be activated when we encounter someone who clearly fits into the description of “Other” or “Outlier”? What archetype or archetypal image might manifest itself in our Unconscious and set in motion a range of emotions […]