The newest issue of the JUNGIANEUM/Yearbook, the third volume published on the 1st of October 2025, directly addresses the pressing question of why unconsciousness has infiltrated thought and action in modern civilization, striving to rediscover the “pact between spirit and world” without resorting to fantasy. The content spans a diverse range of themes, beginning with a dialogue between Ludmilla Ostermann and Polly Young-Eisendrath on self-worth in the digital age, underscoring the value of authentic connection. Other contributors explore the deeper psychological currents beneath contemporary life: Moshe Alon finds analytical work in the cultural phenomenon of football; Maria Giovanna Bianchi connects recent European awareness of war and migration to perennial archetypal experiences; and Stefano Candellieri and Davide Favero analyze modern youth malaise through the symbolic crisis of Hamlet and Don Giovanni, highlighting a profound loss of narrative coherence. Furthermore, Dennis Merritt calls for a paradigm shift to reintegrate humanity into the natural world, while Natalia El-Sheikh offers a poignant exploration of cultural complexes within the Occupation/Palestinian relationship. The issue also includes Massimo Izzo’s research into Jung’s reservations about early psychedelic trials and Ana Deligiannis’s call for intersubjective interventions like Expressive Sandwork for trauma-affected communities.
Initiated and curated by Stefano Carpani, the JUNGIANEUM/Yearbook is a unique, multi-format publication (monograph, almanack, journal, and poetry book) that critically reviews the past year through the lens of analytical psychology, honoring both post-Jungian and neo-Jungian generations and expanding current discussions on the field’s most vital issues.
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