This program WILL BE recorded.

Course dates are on Tuesdays, October 14th, 21st and 28th, 2025 @ 7:30PM-9:30PM.

Jung believed that in 1940 we were entering a “new age,” the Age of Aquarius, terms he would apply to the paradigm shift that he said had to come to the West and to countries affected by the West, which now includes the whole world. This shift would have an ecological framework as all our systems — political, economic, educational, psychological and spiritual — will have to be radically reformed to re-incorporate humans into the natural world to live sustainably. Ecopsychology emerged in the 1990s to examine our dysfunctional relationship with the environment and to develop ways for modern men and women to connect more deeply with nature.

Every layer of the collective unconscious can be examined to those ends. At the indigenous level of the collective unconscious, there is a reciprocal and sacred relationship with nature. Noted Native American writer and philosopher Vine Deloria Jr. said Jungian psychology was the best Western framework for relating to the indigenous world view. This relates to the philosophy of Tao, which embodies a cosmology rooted in the Earth’s mysterious generative force, with its unending cycles of life, death, and rebirth.  

Prices for Course

Non-Members:  $100.00

Individual Members:  $75.00

Senior 65+ Members/Student Members:  $65.00

Dennis Merritt, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin where he established a deep connection with the animals and the land. He obtained a master’s degree from Sonoma State in humanistic psychology and a Ph.D. from Berkeley in insect pathology (microbial control of insect pests) before training at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. Since 1983, his analytic practice has been in Madison and now in Milwaukee, WI. He is the author of four volumes of The Dairy Farmer’s Guide to the Universe: Jung, Hermes, and Ecopsychology.  Vol. 3 presents Hermes as the god of synchronicity, dreams, ecopsychology, and complexity theory, the link between the 10,000 things and the Tao. Dr. Merritt has also written numerous articles, including ones on Jung and the environment, “Hunger Games,” “Guns and the American Psyche,” and dreams and the I Ching.

DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM

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

RECORDINGS:  The recording will be sent out 24-48 hours after the session has concluded. You will have 14 days to watch the recording.  

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!