Please note this course is a 6-week course held bi-weekly on Mondays.

The dates are June 8th, 22nd, July 6th, 20th, August 3rd, and 17th, 2026. 
This program WILL NOT BE recorded.

This program is an ongoing reading and discussion class from previous semester(s). 

The reading material is Psychology and Alchemy, CW 12.

Psychology and Alchemy, Collected Works, Volume 12, is one of C.G. Jung’s most influential works. This book serves as Jung’s introduction to alchemy. Carl Jung felt that alchemy provided an archetypal backdrop for his own concept of psychological transformation, the individuation process. Additionally, Jung found that the alchemical images, due to their source in the objective psyche, continue to live on in the psyches of humankind in dreams and other fantasy materials, and thus provide an objective basis from which to approach unconscious material.  The major portion of Jung’s later work revolves around the material in this volume.

Please note, familiarity with Jung's previous works is recommended but not necessary. 

The course is thorough, progressing slowly, and with a lot of discussion for each paragraph and image.

Cathryn Polonchak, L.C.S.W., is a certified Jungian Analyst and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of West Virginia. She has a private practice in the Shepherdstown and the Charles Town/Harpers Ferry areas of West Virginia. Cathryn is a member of JAWA, the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA), the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She was the past Director of Seminar for PAJA. She is interested in the interface between body and mind, particularly at the psyche-soma level of trauma.

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!