The unconscious has a language and a nature of its own. The Centerpoint Courses open this world to those who search for the meaning of their lives and for values rooted in something richer than the dictates of the current culture. Its written works, self-guided courses and newsletters bring the wisdom of the inner world into dialogue with the reality of the outer world. The Courses draw from the insights of C. G. Jung, Joseph Campbell, and generations of respected Jungian analysts.

Our name CENTERPOINT was taken from a statement by Dr. Esther Harding at a conference called “The Cross as Archetypal Symbol” sponsored by The Educational Center in 1970. She said that while opposites repel, they also attract each other, and … are held together by a tiny point that is the center of the cross. She said of this point:

“It is the individual core in us that cannot resolve a moral problem by conventional standards. It is that weak, yet strong point in us that will not be swayed by the multitude. But in order to find this central core of Selfness one has to undertake the arduous and dangerous responsibility of thinking for oneself.”

Dr. Thomas B. Kirsch, describing the history and impact of our Centerpoint in his book The Jungians, writes in his “After 1970” Chapter:

“…small institutes and study groups …  all across the country … formed around a central organization called Centerpoint, which had the endorsement and encouragement of Esther Harding and Edward Edinger. … where Jung and other Jungian authors would be read and discussed. … It is important to note that many thousands of Americans have been introduced to the writings of Jung and Jungians through Centerpoint.”

In time, many of the original Centerpoint study groups seeded larger Jungian programs such as those in Richmond, Portland, Seattle, Houston, Colorado Springs, Chapel Hill and others.