October 2024
Zoom Only: Childhood and Cultural Evolution: The Interconnection Between Life Experiences and Archetypes
Presented by Ignez Carvalho Hartmann An analysis frequently exposes the myriad of ways in which the psyche continues to carry traumatic events, both personal and collective, through generations. The introduction of non-verbal expressive therapies such as sandplay, drawing, music and bodily experiencing, can often elicit implicit memory and its accompanying…
Find out more »Zoom Only: The Demon Lover and the Narcissist: Two Perspectives
Presented by Susan Kavaler-Adler, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., D.Litt., NCPsyA Program: 10 am-12:15 pm - Lunch Break: 12:15-12:45 pm - Program: 12:45-1:45 pm In this presentation, we will compare and contrast aspects of Closet Narcissism and Grandiose Narcissism, utilizing Woody Allen's film Blue Jasmine to illustrate the trauma and drama of the Closet Narcissist. …
Find out more »Edith Sullwold Memorial Lecture: Zoom Only: “Social Media and the Collective Unconscious: Archetypal algorithms and the impact on children and youth”
Presented by Jane Clapp Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 10-1pm on zoom This lecture is an in depth exploration of the often negative impact of heavy social media use on the developing psyches of children and youth. The colonization of the human psyche driven by greed and hunger for power…
Find out more »Zoom Only: Painting Dreams: An Experiential Workshop
Presented by Marion Anderson, Ph.D. 4 Tuesdays: October 29, November 5, 12 and 19; 2-4 pm. Painting Inner Images is a non-verbal method to contact and symbolically express the unconscious, often not yet possible to be formulated in words. Dream amplification is a Jungian method of exploring the unconscious. In…
Find out more »November 2024
Zoom Only: Loving our Brokenness: The Human Dimension of the Archetype of the Black Madonna
Presented by Judy D. Zappacosta, M.A., L.M.F.T. Brokenness, imperfection, and failure are intrinsic qualities of being human. Just as lead was turned into gold in alchemy, so, too, can sorrow, shame, or trauma be "prima materia" for transformation. This program explores the archetype of the Black Madonna as an example…
Find out more »In-Person + Zoom: Getting Next To Ourselves Again
Presented by Michelle Stephens, Ph.D. This seminar will discuss racism as an instance of dissociative othering, placing interpersonal psychoanalytic approaches in dialogue with critical race theory, reading theories of dissociation and double consciousness alongside each other, and engaging in conversation with Jungian psychoanalysts about the intersections and juxtapositions between a…
Find out more »In Person + Zoom: Archetype of the Machine
Presented by Jody Echegaray, Psy.D. The Machine in Jung’s collected works is generally presented as that which stands in opposition to the biological world and life but nonetheless exerts psychic and physical effects. Contemporary science, philosophy, critical studies, popular culture, and the infrastructural basis of our economy and our social…
Find out more »Zoom Only: Time and Trauma in Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy: The Wisdom of Andean Shamanism
Presented by Deborah Bryon, Ph.D. This presentation will weave together interpersonal and Jungian analytic perspectives, informed by indigenous Andean shamanism, and contemporary scientific understanding of time in an exploration of a more expansive, vision of the world. It will provide different perspectives on experiences central to contemporary depth psychology –…
Find out more »December 2024
Zoom Only: Carl Jung & the Jewish Mystical Tradition
Presented by Rabbi Tal Sessler, Ph.D. The Lonely Man of Faith by Rabbi Professor Soloveitchik is the most important work of Jewish philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. His reflections on the two facets of the human condition mirror Jung's comments on his number 1 and number 2…
Find out more »January 2025
In Person + Zoom: Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies
Presenting Panel: Michael Gellert, L.C.S.W: The Continuum of UFO Experiences: A Typology Marybeth Carter, Ph.D. On Flying Saucers: Visions and Their Psychological Function with Anson Levine, Ph.D, Discussant Katharine Bainbridge, M.F.T., S.E.P.: UFOs in a Psychological and Non-Psychological Light Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D.: Signs in the Sky in Jung's Red…
Find out more »February 2025
In-Person Only: Embodied Resourcing Through Image Making
Presented by Leyla S. Bell, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC, RSMT/E Waking up to the depth, wisdom, and intelligence of our body and imagination can open us to inner resources and life-given wholeness. In this half-day in-person experiential workshop, through conscious body movement, image-making, and creative writing, participants will call on a…
Find out more »April 2025
In-Person + Zoom: First North American Conference on Infant, Child and Adolescent Jung Analysis
Saturday, April 5th, 9am - 5pm; Sunday, April 6th, 9am-5pm A Conference Sponsored by the International Association of Analytical Psychology A Partnership Between the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles Call for Papers to be Submitted by December 1, 2024 We invite papers…
Find out more »Continuing Education:
Psychologists/LCSWs/MFTs/LPCCs: The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Nurses: The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is an accredited provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Registered Nurses may claim only the actual number of hours spent in the educational activity for credit.
