Wounding is a fundamental part of human experience and can connect us to the undeveloped and unknown aspects of ourselves. When we bring conscious awareness to the experience of being wounded, the psyche can be activated. Working in this way brings forth an experience of soul and evokes the profound mystery of life, which can be numinous. This is what Carl Jung called “the spirit of the depths” (Jung, 2009).

This opening can restore a sense of intactness alongside our woundedness and redirect the unarticulated parts of our wound into a form that assimilates healing, growth, and transformation. Even when wounds do not completely heal, the material generated from our wounded places can be reexamined and lead to reintegration that has a positive effect continuing to shape our consciousness as we evolve.

The workshop will show how wounding is connected to personal growth and can help becoming more fully ourselves, a process Jung called individuation. The presentation will be a combination of lecture, dream material, case examples, and personal stories. Included will be time for individual exploration.