C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago

02/25/2026

Jungian Ever After | Orpheus – Archetypal Grief and Failure to Grieve

While our last episode discussed Orpheus through the lens of archetypal creativity, this episode focuses on the grief elements of the story as depicted in Ovid's version of the story. We share our own grief stories and explore the hazards experienced when people do not allow themselves to grieve....

While our last episode discussed Orpheus through the lens of archetypal creativity, this episode focuses on the grief elements of the story as depicted in Ovid’s version of the story. We share our own grief stories and explore the hazards experienced when people do not allow themselves to grieve. ...

02/11/2026

Book Release | Will the Future Like You: Reflections on the Age of Hyper-reinvention by Patricia Martin

Author Patricia Martin reveals how the internet, and its brawny sibling AI, impose profound demands on the human psyche that are reshaping our sense of self and what we can do about it. Available on Amazon. "Courageous, urgent, and deeply necessary.” -James Hollis, Jungian analyst, author of Swamplands of the Soul and Living With Borrowed Dust, and 22 other books....

Author Patricia Martin reveals how the internet, and its brawny sibling AI, impose profound demands on the human psyche that are reshaping our sense of self and what we can do about it. Available on Amazon. “Courageous, urgent, and deeply necessary.” –James Hollis, Jungian analyst, author of S...

02/11/2026

Daniel T. Bourne Show | Three Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychotherapy: Erik Mansager, Kenneth James, and Nancy McWilliams (Video)

Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Ken James appeared on the Daniel T. Bourne Show to discuss Jungian Analysis. Watch the video below or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. From the episode description: Three Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychotherapy What does psychodynamic therapy actually look like in the room? Inspired by the APA’s Three Approaches to Psychotherapy, this video offers a public-facing demonstration of three psychodynamic traditions in action: …...

Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Ken James appeared on the Daniel T. Bourne Show to discuss Jungian Analysis. Watch the video below or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. From the episode description: Three Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychotherapy What does psychodynamic therapy actually...

02/05/2026

Letter from CG Jung to Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Jan 30, 1961

02/04/2026

Vlado Solc | Mysterium Musicus: Techno, Trance, Rhythm, and the Return of Ancient Rituals

“In every chaos there is a cosmos; in every disorder there is a secret order.” (C.G. Jung) The unceasing interest in techno scene naturally raises the question of what it is about this “technoculture,” as it likes to call itself, that is so attractive and fascinates young people practically all over the world.² The name techno—i.e., Electronic Dance Music (EDM)³—already indicates that it is the result of the modern computerization of music....

“In every chaos there is a cosmos; in every disorder there is a secret order.”  (C.G. Jung) The unceasing interest in techno scene naturally raises the question of what it is about this “technoculture,” as it likes to call itself, that is so attractive and fascinates young people practicall...

01/28/2026

Jung in the World | Individuation at 75: Oliver Sacks’s Journey to Wholeness with Bill Hayes

Individuation isn't about becoming better. It's about becoming whole. At 75, neurologist Oliver Sacks finally integrated the parts of himself he'd kept hidden—his sexuality, his need for love, his domestic life (who knew he kept a library of Jung’s work). Bill Hayes talks intimately about Sacks's late-life transformation which exemplifies Jung's crucial insight: growth isn't about fixing what's broken. It's about integrating what you've exiled....

Individuation isn’t about becoming better. It’s about becoming whole. At 75, neurologist Oliver Sacks finally integrated the parts of himself he’d kept hidden—his sexuality, his need for love, his domestic life (who knew he kept a library of Jung’s work). Bill Hayes talks intimately about ...

01/26/2026

Vlado Solc | Healing the Nation in a Time of Narcissistic Split

This interview by Zuzana Vitková with Vlado Šolc originally appeared in dennikn.sk. Vlado will be speaking at our 2026 Community Day on March 14. Do American psychologists or psychiatrists currently comment on Trump’s behavior in the public sphere? Yes, quite often. Beyond Steven Buser’s book Real and Present Danger, American psychologists and psychiatrists have addressed Trump’s behavior in several other works....

https://jungchicago.org/blog/vlado-solc-healing-the-nation-in-a-time-of-narcissistic-split/

This interview by Zuzana Vitková with Vlado Šolc originally appeared in dennikn.sk. Vlado will be speaking at our 2026 Community Day on March 14. Do American psychologists or psychiatrists currently comment on Trump’s behavior in the public sphere? Yes, quite often. Beyond Steven Buser’s book ...

01/20/2026

The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav Šolc

Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Vlado Solc appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description: In this conversation with Vladislav Šolc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religion, the importance of self-knowledge, how unconscious beliefs shape our understanding of reality, the role of symbolism in religion, the psychological implications of conspiracies, the quest for consciousness, confronting our inner darkness to achieve personal growth. Listen on Apple Podcasts

Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Vlado Solc appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description: In this conversation with Vladislav Šolc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religi...

12/12/2025

The Complications of Bliss: On the Nature of Romantic Love

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Audio 1 Hour 11 Minutes

12/09/2025

Jung in the World | Psychopaths, Narcissists, and the Monster Behind the Mask with Peter Demuth

Holiday Sale: 30% off Downloads & Self-Study CE Courses through Dec 31 Host Patricia Martin explores with guest Peter Demuth, a Jungian analyst, how psychopaths and narcissists construct false selves, their emotional deficits, and why society often rewards their pathology—until individual disorders spiral into collective crises that breach even legal boundaries. Rather than rehashing tired tropes, Demuth strikes original notes on the severest personality disorders, making room for genuine optimism that we can reclaim empathy as our shared human virtue....

Holiday Sale: 30% off Downloads & Self-Study CE Courses through Dec 31 Host Patricia Martin explores with guest Peter Demuth, a Jungian analyst, how psychopaths and narcissists construct false selves, their emotional deficits, and why society often rewards their pathology—until individual disorder...

12/01/2025

Vlado Solc | Ball Games from a Depth-Psychological Viewpoint

Register for Vlado Solc's upcoming webinar, Individuation in a Divided World: Deception, Lies, and the Quest for Wholeness In the game, earthly reality becomes fleeting, a moment thrown behind the shoulder and folded into the past. The mind loosens its habitual boundaries and prepares to accept the unimaginable, stepping into a realm governed by different laws. Here it is relieved of the weights that bind it to ordinary life and becomes, if only for a while, free, unbridled, and touched by the divine…...

Register for Vlado Solc’s upcoming webinar, Individuation in a Divided World: Deception, Lies, and the Quest for Wholeness In the game, earthly reality becomes fleeting, a moment thrown behind the shoulder and folded into the past. The mind loosens its habitual boundaries and prepares to accept th...

11/20/2025

Due to unexpected circumstances, the course "Individuation in a Divided World: Deception, Lies, and the Quest for Wholeness" has been postponed to its new date: December 20, 2025, 9:30am–12:30pm (Online Only, 3 CEs). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Online Only Vlado Solc, LCPC, CSAC, ICS, Jungian Analyst November 22, 2025 | 9:30am-12:30pm 3 CEs Available This program will not be recorded.