Have you ever felt like you were under a spell? That you acted in an uncharacteristic way? That you were bewitched? According to Jung, we behave in ways that miff us because we are under the influence of our complexes – feelings, memories and thoughts that reside in our unconscious. 

In this lecture, we will explore fairy tales and myths that clearly show the complex resulting from bewitchment, the way the complex is acted out, and a possible path for a meaningful way of working with the complex through fairy tales or myths.

Julie Bondanza, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and a diplomate Jungian analyst who trained at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York, where she was Director of Training, a job she also held with the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts. She has taught extensively in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, as well as for various Jung societies across the country. Presently she serves the board of the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York and continues to serve as its program chair, a post she has held for many years. Dr. Bondanza practices in Takoma Park and lives in Washington, D.C.