A working knowledge of Jung’s fundamental concepts and theories is essential for understanding Jungian thought and the analytic endeavor. This course will review Jung’s psychology, with an emphasis on capturing the complexity and dynamism of the psyche and leads to an integrated view of the psyche as a whole.
Students taking this course are looking to develop a foundational understanding of Jungian theory while also deepening their capacity to apply these concepts to their own experience or to the practice of psychotherapy. Persons interested in joining the Minnesota Seminar in Jungian Studies can consider this course as preparatory to the seminar. New members to the MJA community might use this course as a foundation for other MJA’s lectures and salons.
The Psychic Processes
Mechanisms and processes of the psyche such as defenses, dreams, symptoms, symbol formation, differentiation/synthesis, dissociation, splitting, enantiodromia, fantasy, inflation/deflation, identification, merger, numinosity, projective identification, neurosis and psychosis will be discussed as activities of the psyche in their negative and positive aspects..
