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As a thoughtful learning community, we strive to make Jungian and depth psychological thought available to the general public through workshops, seminars and other resources that help liberate the soul and transform culture.

Membership Drive Responses

Spiritual Democracy and the World Soul- A Jungian Vision for the Future

with Steven Herrmann, Ph.D. MFT

Friday, April 19th, 2024

7 – 9 PM PST

ONLINE LECTURE

Spiritual Democracy is an idea whose time has come. It is uniquely American, founded upon the Iroquois myth of the Peacemaker, and it found its most eloquent voice in early American poetry. It exists in three stages: 1) political, 2) economic, and 3) religious. Spiritual Democracy is linked to the cosmic science of nineteenth century naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, whose work Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson were all well aware of. It is found in the pragmatism of William James and the works of G.G. Jung. Spiritual Democracy is an ideal that involves making the shadow conscious; it is not a condition of peace alone. Spiritual Democracy advocates responsibly living out one’s vocation as a path of sacred action. Today we need to understand the foundation stone of Spiritual Democracy, which is central to the mythos of America, to combat the toxic political climate in which we are living.

Purchase a Member or Non-member ticket to join the discussion. CEU ticket sold separately.

Spiritual Democracy – Its Current Relevance in American Culture and Jungian Analysis (Workshop)

with Steven Herrmann, Ph.D. MFT

Saturday, April 20th, 2024

1 – 4 PM PST

ONLINE WORKSHOP

In this workshop we’ll be examining Jung’s vision of a spiritually democratized world grounded in a sense of the common reality of the psyche along with the great 19th century explorer Alexander von Humboldt’s feeling for the immense unity-in-diversity that he perceived when contemplating the entire Cosmos. I’ll be drawing a connection between Humboldt, William James, and Jung, great figures on either side of Walt Whitman, in an effort to give participants a synoptic view of how the notion of Spiritual Democracy incubated itself throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. As a Jungian analyst, I believe Spiritual Democracy is the logical outcome of an important line of the later Jung’s thoughts, since behind it lies the idea of the unus mundus, Latin for “one world”: the result of bringing spirit, soul, and body together in a transformative, alchemical synthesis, a convergence of science, poetry, and religion that could unite the world. .

Purchase a Member or Non-member ticket to join the discussion. CEU ticket sold separately.

Fairy Tale Fridays

January 5, February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, 2024

6:30-8:30pm PST

ONLINE meetings held on the first Friday of every month.

A online study and discussion of various fairy tales facilitated by Stephanie Gierman, Jungian Analyst, and our very own Co-President, Bette R. Joram, Ph.D.

Purchase a Member or Non-member ticket to join the discussion. CEU ticket sold separately.

The Jung Café

In Person: Saturday Morning Discussion Group

11:00 am – 12:30 pm on Saturdays

Nancy Alvord Library at Good Shepherd Center, Room 222.

Our in-person discussion group continues to meet weekly on Saturday mornings, 11am – 12:30pm in the Nancy Alvord Library, room 222 of the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle. Participants suggest and discuss a variety of Jungian and depth psychological topics and benefit from community connection. Please join us!

Contact Laura at arweninrivendell@gmail.com with any questions, or just drop by.

We look forward to seeing you!

Jung Library Study Group

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: In the library, Tamara Walker and Lael Cassidy co-host an in-person discussion group based on Jung’s Dream Analysis: Notes on the Seminar Given in 1928-1930.

Noon – 2:00pm

Nancy Alvord Library at Good Shepherd Center, Room 222.

The group is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 per session.