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As the decade begins, Rev. Marston continues to play a leadership role upholding the early commitment to programming true to the Jungian point of view. The Jung Working Group incorporates on January 1, 1984. The Swiss Embassy in Washington, DC, becomes a venue for events. The group welcomes author and poet Robert Bly as a speaker. The C.G. Jung Working Group names its first president, David Williams. Elined Kotschnig dies and the Group accepts the bequest of her personal library of 1500 items of Jungian-related materials and complete collection of “Inward Light.” Additional books arrive from Elizabeth Brodel of Friends House and the collection of Florence Walker.
In 1985 the C.G. Jung Working Group changes its name to Washington Society for Jungian Psychology (WSJP). Program attendance increases as new and noted Jungian analysts participate. Specifically, James Hillman, Robert Johnson, Murray Stein, and Elisabeth Ruf speak at Group programs. The WSJP establishes the Jung Memorial Lecture. Also, in 1985, Jungian analyst Irene Gad, MD, joins the local Jungian community. In 1986, the WSJP offers a successful, two-day film seminar, “The Way of the Dream,” at the Smithsonian Institute. A presentation at Georgetown University by Jungian scholar Joseph Campbell increases local interest in Jung’s work.
Practicing professionals in psychology attend Supervision Groups led by Jerome Bernstein. Jacob Goering leads colloquia for therapists with special interest in Jungian concepts and techniques. Christine Lynn, Barbara Fuchs, Ann Bohnet, Walter Shropshire, and Audrey Shropshire assume greater roles in WSJP’s development. Roger Lyons completes ten years of teaching Jungian-related courses at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Education, which drew many participants to the WSJP. Beth Goering leads classes in “painting (objectifying images) from the unconscious.” For the Jung Memorial Lecture, the organization invites prestigious presenters, including Jungian analyst Robert Johnson, and attracts wider ranges of attendees.
