Individuation, Jung’s core myth, is a path of conversation–inner and outer, personal and social. It’s happening all the time, sometimes as a cacophony, sometimes as a still, small voice. A way of working with this conversation is through the understanding of Ego — the individual’s “I” — and Archetype — the structural and mythic patterns and psyches that are part and parcel of our lives.
In the temenos (sacred container) of this course, we shall explore the path of the very real dialogue between Ego and Archetype. We shall ask ourselves the following: Who and what is the “I” that we take ourselves to be? Do archetypes and complexes function as psyches, in their own right, in our lives? If “yes,” how can this lead to greater life and meaning? And, what, if any, is the goal of our life’s process?
Reading (encouraged, not required): Edward Edinger, Ego and Archetype
Introduction: The “I” in Jungian Psychology
II. Individuation and the Stages of Development (Ego and Archetype, Part I)
III. Individuation as a Way of Life (Ego and Archetype, Part II)
IV. Symbols of the Goal (Ego and Archetype, Part III)
