Phanes - The Birth of the New God
Presented by: Norb Spencer, MS
ΦΑΝΗΣ (Phanes) The Birth of the New God:
Jung’s visions after the Red Book
(a ZOOM Study Program)
Jung titled his journey into the unconscious Liber Novus, The New Book. As he made a draft and amplification of the text from his notebooks, he made divisions: Liber Primus (book one), Liber Secundus (book two), and Scrutinies (book three). What we have in the publication of The Red Book are the first three sections. These cover the period between December 1913 and June 1916 in Jung’s journals (The Black Books). He continued recounting his visionary experiences in these
notebooks through 1932. Although these entries aren’t so frequent as in those first years, they show how, through conversations with his soul and other personages, Jung expanded his understanding of God, good and evil, lessons from Biblical and Asian scriptures, and his pursuit of his own path. These entries lay the groundwork for the development of Jung’s constructs: the Anima, the Shadow, the Self, the transcendent function, the union of opposites, and others. Many of the illustrations included in The Red Book were painted during this period, and the text from the later notebook entries expounds on their meaning, providing an added layer of amplification.
Liber Novus is Jung’s account of an important part of his spiritual journey. As we
examine this later material and meet familiar and new personages from Jung’s
visions, we have an opportunity to see what this adds to our own journey, as well as our understanding of Jung and his work.
Two Part Series: Fee $80
Saturday, October 7, 2023 9:30am – 11:30 am (eastern)
Saturday, January 20, 2024 9:30am – 11:30 am (eastern)
Norb Spencer, MS practices psychotherapy in West Hartford, CT. In addition to a passionate interest in depth psychology and yoga, he has trained in gestalt therapy, family therapy, trauma therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Family Constellations. He has been the facilitator for CAJP's 'A Study of C.G. Jung's Red Book' seminar over the past 3 years.
Edinger’s Anatomy of the Psyche
Presented by: Cynthia Swartz, MM, MD.
Edinger’s Anatomy of the Psyche - Series 1
(a ZOOM Study Program)
Time for slow food! Edward Edinger’s Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy is an invaluable resource for understanding some facts of the psyche as revealed in modern dreams containing alchemical imagery. It provides an excellent steppingstone to Jung’s profound understanding
of the psyche as described in his alchemical studies. One is richly rewarded by taking the time to go slowly through this book and digest the images, along with their parallels in myths and religions, and reflect on their depictions of the psyche’s natural process of transformation. This knowledge of alchemical imagery allows one to work with nature in supporting one’s own growth and transformation as well as another’s process of change in the psychotherapeutic relationship. In the first five sessions of this monthly seminar, we will aim to cover the first three of eight chapters, however, pacing will be determined by the material and the seminar will continue over ensuing semesters.
Five Part Series – Fee $150
Jan 6, Feb 17, Mar 16, Apr 20 & May 18, 2024 (eastern)
Cynthia Swartz, MM, MD is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Montpelier, Vermont. Prior to going to medical school she attended the Analyst Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute-Boston, and has continued her independent study of Jungian psychology. She holds a Master’s degree in Organ from Indiana University School of Music and currently studies violin and plays in local orchestras. She has a black Standard Poodle, Tess, who from time to time makes unscheduled appearances on video calls.
Hildegard in Jung
Presented by: Avis Clendenen, Ph.D., D. Min.
Hildegard in Jung
(a ZOOM Study Program)
Seven references to 12th century Hildegard of Bingen
in the Collected Works of 20th century Carl G. Jung – Part 1
Saturday, March 2, 2024 9:30am - 11:30am (eastern)
Seven references to twelfth-century German Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen’s work exist in volumes 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 18 of Jung’s Collected Works. While his reliance upon her as an illustration of various points is not overwhelming by any means, the fact is he makes note of Hildegard in seven different volumes of his work spanning decades in the development of his thinking. She is not a passing fancy but a figure that functioned for years in the background processes of his imagination and theorizing. This presentation, illustrated with slides, offers a brief foray into Hildegard’s life and times
(1098-1179) and examines these references, taking seriously Jung’s interest in a woman from another era upon whom he could rely while pioneering the rich, colorful, and symbolic spiritual terrain of the unconscious.
Hildegard, Jung and the Dark Side of God – Part 2
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:30am – 11:30am (eastern)
The reality of Divine darkness is complex and controversial material. This slide-
narrative presentation explores the surprising synergy between twelfth century German Benedictine abbess, mystic, theologian and reformer Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) and 20th century Swiss pioneer in depth psychology Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Their lives and writings reveal the dynamics of how the human personality can successfully negotiate the forces that submerge consciousness and creativity. They shared a mutual desire to heal Christianity, possessed the interior capacities to encounter the numinous, believed in the role of psychic suffering in coming to spiritual consciousness, and shared a sense of the “missing fourth” dimension in the Trinity. These synergies are explored
between Jung and Hildegard with an in-depth focus on the specific references in Jung to Hildegard’s experience of the numinous and her prescience with respect to the dark unconscious.
Two Part Series Fee: $125
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:30am – 11:30 am (eastern)
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:30am – 11:30am (eastern)
Avis Clendenen (Ph.D. and D. Min., Chicago Theological Seminary) is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Her faculty career included teaching in the area of practical theology and the intersection of Christian spirituality and depth psychology. She is the author of Experiencing Hildegard: Jungian Perspectives (Chiron Publications, 2012 & 2009). The release of the revised edition coincided with Hildegard being officially named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict on 7 October 2012. Avis is co-author with Sister Irene Dugan, r.c. of Love Is All Around in Disguise: Meditations for Spiritual Seekers (Chiron Publications, 2004); editor of Spirituality in Depth: Essays in Honor of Sister Irene Dugan, r.c. (Chiron Publications, 2002); and co-author with Troy W. Martin of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom through Reconciliation (Crossroad Publications, 2002). Her articles on the topic of Hildegard and Jung include, “Hildegard, Jung and the Dark Side of God,” Magistra: A Journal of Women’s Spirituality in History, Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 2010, pp.26-61; “Encounter with the Unconscious: Hildegard in Jung,” Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche, University of California Press, Vol. III, No. 1, Winter 2009, pp. 39-56, and
“Duty and Daring in Hildegard and Catherine McAuley,” Review for Religious: A
Journal of Catholic Spirituality, Vol. 67, Number 2, 2008, 140-158.
