{"id":125179,"date":"2026-03-03T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?post_type=courses&p=125179"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:19:59","slug":"an-armchair-guide-to-jung-and-god","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/courses\/an-armchair-guide-to-jung-and-god\/","title":{"rendered":"An Armchair Guide to Jung and God"},"content":{"rendered":"

What did Carl Jung really think about God, religion, and the inner life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this thought-provoking 9-session course, Mark Vernon brings Jung\u2019s most powerful ideas to life\u2014exploring the unconscious, symbols, synchronicity, and spiritual experience in a way that\u2019s accessible, challenging, and deeply relevant to modern seekers.<\/p>\n

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Course Format<\/h3>\n

The course includes\u00a09 sessions:<\/p>\n

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  • 6 one-hour recorded lectures<\/li>\n
  • 3 live group conversation and Q&A sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Beginning\u00a0April 10, two recorded lectures will be released each week for you to view at your own pace. These talks provide the foundation for deeper reflection and discussion.<\/p>\n

    The\u00a0weekly live group conversations\u00a0are an opportunity to:<\/p>\n

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    • Reflect on the week\u2019s two lectures<\/li>\n
    • Ask questions<\/li>\n
    • Explore your own responses and insights<\/li>\n
    • Learn from the perspectives of others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Live Group Conversation Dates:<\/p>\n

      Wednesdays: April 15, 22, 29
      \n10am PDT\/1pm EDT\/6pm BST\/7pm CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n<\/div>\n

      Carl Jung was born in 1875, just over 150 years ago. His impact upon psychology is immense, with notions such as extroversion and introversion, archetypes and synchronicities. But what lies at the heart of his psychology and how compatible is it with theistic convictions?<\/p>\n

      The course will examine the fundamentals of Jung\u2019s depth psychology, paying particular attention to its significance for religious belief. Jung felt that psychoanalysis had emerged to fill a vacuum in the western world, with churches losing the ability to address the pressing issues of inner life.<\/p>\n

      Why is this important?<\/p>\n

      He endured a substantial crisis in the earlier part of his life, known now in his so-called Red Book, in which he describes encounters with various entities and the zeitgeist. He strove to bring the insights he gained to the wider world, in various phases of work, including personality types and alchemical concepts. He also engaged with other thinkers such as Nietzsche and Darwin and, of course, Freud.<\/p>\n

      In other words, Jung wanted to make a difference and, by any measure, he has. But his ideas about religion, and Christianity in particular, are contested. Towards the end of his life, he described not believing in God but knowing of God\u2019s existence. He also disagreed with the classical conception of God held in traditions including the Christian. So what can be made of his work now?<\/p>\n

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      Lecture Titles<\/h3>\n

      Lecture 1
      \n<\/em>A Call From The Unconscious<\/strong>
      \nAn outline of Jung\u2019s life and how he came to see his vocation.<\/p>\n

      Lecture 2
      \n<\/em>After The Split With Freud<\/strong>
      \nJung\u2019s own analytical psychology in outline.<\/p>\n

      Lecture 3
      \n<\/em>The Spiritual Problem of Today<\/strong>
      \nHow Jung understood psychotherapy to be a response to a modern crisis.<\/p>\n

      Lecture 4
      \n<\/em>The Failure of Religion<\/strong>
      \nJung had a sharp critique of the failures of Christianity.<\/p>\n

      Lecture 5
      \n<\/em>The Fabric of Reality<\/strong>
      \nPhenomena like synchronicities suggested a complete metaphysic to Jung.<\/p>\n

      Lecture 6
      \n<\/em>Jung and God<\/strong>
      \nAn exploration of Jung\u2019s theology: its genius and constraints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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