This program meets on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2026

This program WILL BE RECORDED.

Jung’s notion of image plays a pivotal role in his concept of the psyche. The process of individuation, the transformation of structures or “attitudes” of consciousness into new forms -- the very flow of life itself -- is understood as an imagistic process. What does this mean? How are we to understand image as central to the life of the soul?

It is easy to simply glide over this aspect of Jung’s work, attributing it to a flirtation with “mysticism.” On the other hand, we also may penetrate the world of image more deeply as we begin to understand its many natures, observing how it holds our worlds together.

If we slow down and take a deeper look into the nature of what Jung is articulating and examine more closely just how image is functioning in our immediate experience -- how it is working within itself, within us, and upon us -- we will find immense complexity and a wide range of insights regarding the functions and roles of image in our lives.

In this four-class course, we will explore differing aspects of image, how such aspects are functioning, what roles it plays in the process of psyche’s self-evolvement, and just why Jung’s assertion that “Image is Psyche” is astoundingly accurate.

Required reading: Please read “The Frog King” and “Hansel and Gretel” in Grimm and Grimm (1992). The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. New York, NY: Bantam Books.

Prices
Non-Members:  $135.00/ticket

Individual Member:  $100.00/ticket

Senior 65+/Student Members:  $80.00/ticket

Mark Dean is a Senior Jungian Analyst living and working near Perkiomenville, PA. His background is in Fine Arts, having studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Queens College. After a career in teaching and exhibiting in the field of art, he obtained a degree in art therapy, practicing as an art therapist and teaching for more than 30 years. Subsequently Mark entered analytic training with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts (PAJA). He is currently a teaching and supervising analyst in the Philadelphia Jung Institute, the co-director of the Philadelphia Jung Seminar, and the Director of Public Programs for PAJA. He is a faculty member at the Pittsburgh Jung Society. He also holds membership in the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and the International Association of Analytical Psychology.

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.

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