Many believe we are in the Anthropocene Era, an era marked by the planet-wide influence of our species. The field of ecopsychology emerged in the early 1990s as a belated response from the psychological community to address the cascading effects of human-created environmental damage. Jungian ecopsychology offers one of the best frameworks for analyzing our dysfunctional relationship with the environment\u2014and with each other\u2014through an archetypal analysis of the layers of the collective unconscious. Jung was deeply connected with his native Swiss soil that was reflected in the ecological aspects of his conceptual system and his interest in alchemy as his main symbol system. Ecology begins with our relationship with \u201cthe little people\u201d in our dreams and dreams can be used to help us connect deeply to the land using Hillman\u2019s concept of Aphrodite as the Soul of the World. In 1940 Jung foretold a paradigm shift that he labeled a \u201cnew age\u201d and \u201cAquarian Age\u201d. The new paradigm will be based on ecological concepts and reflected in the economic system being developed by the sustainable economists. We must think in these terms as a species if there is any hope of averting a planetary nightmare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many believe we are in the Anthropocene Era, an era marked by the planet-wide influence of our species. The field of ecopsychology emerged in the early 1990s as a belated response from the psychological community to address the cascading effects of human-created environmental damage. Jungian ecopsychology offers one of the best frameworks for analyzing our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"template":"","level_of_course":[982,981],"class_list":["post-29466","courses","type-courses","status-publish","hentry","level_of_course-intermediate","level_of_course-introductory"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n