This course meets bi-weekly on Thursdays:  April 10th, 24th, May 8 and 22nd at 7:30pm.

This program WILL NOT BE recorded.

Could there be such a thing as Jungian mindfulness? While mindfulness has become popular in the last few decades, Jungian psychology is, in and of itself, already a mindfulness practice, attending, as it does, to the mind in its images and projections... and leading to its transformation. Nowhere is the mindful quality of Jungian psychology more apparent than in C.G. Jung's use of alchemy.

In this course, we shall look at images and processes of alchemy in order to get a grasp of our own minds--our own psyches, as Jung saw it. By entering into a conscious relationship with these transformative images and processes, the mindful adept may be led to the gold of individuation. Our initiation into this spiritual and psychological healing practice will be assisted by the text, Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy, by Edward Edinger.

Class format: Presentation (with image, poetry, music and texts) and discussion. In order to facilitate its temenos quality, this course will not be recorded.

Reading (encouraged, not required): Edward Edinger, Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy.

I. Introduction and Calcinatio (Anatomy of the Psyche, chapters 1 & 2)

II. Solutio and Coagulatio (Anatomy of the Psyche, chapters 3 & 4)

III. Sublimatio and Mortificatio (Anatomy of the Psyche, chapters 5 & 6)

IV. Separatio and Coniunctio (Anatomy of the Psyche, chapters 7 & 8)

Mark Napack, M.A., S.T.L., M.S., L.C.P.C. studied archetypal patterns in comparative literature at Columbia University, after which he applied Jungian theory to the redemption motif in medieval theology for his thesis at Fordham University. He further studied Jung, psychology, and the history of religion at Loyola and Catholic universities. Currently, he is a senior candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. A long-time graduate and college instructor, Mark has presented at international conferences, and his work has appeared in scholarly journals and books in English and French. Mark is a Jungian psychotherapist in North Bethesda, MD.

Prices for Course

Non-Members:  $135.00

Individual Members:  $100.00

Senior 65+ Members/Student Members:  $80.00

DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM

Registration closes at 12:00pm EST the day before the program begins. 

ZOOM LINKS: Zoom links can be found in your registration confirmation email. They will also be shared about 24 hours before the program start time. Registration closes before Zoom links are shared. If you do not receive your link 24 hours in advance, please reach out asap directly to support@jung.org

CANCELLATION: You may cancel your registration up to 1 week prior to the program.

By agreeing to enroll in an online program offered by the Jung Society of Washington, you are also agreeing to comply with our terms. This means that you cannot record (through internal or external devices) the audio, visuals (photos), or  any videos of the program. The intellectual property belongs to the presenter, and we ask you not to violate this policy. Also, we highly value the anonymity of the content of the program, of the presenters, and of individuals present in the program, and hope that everyone can contribute to a respectful and trust-building online environment. Thank you!