Jungian Psychoanalysis Course

Lesson 1 • Structure of the Psyche

Maps the ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious as distinct but interacting layers. Provides the structural vocabulary used throughout the course.

Lesson 2 • Jung's Life and Intellectual Context

Traces Jung's biography and the cultural milieu shaping his thought. Grounds later theoretical concepts in their historical origins.

Lesson 3 • Core Assumptions of Analytical Psychology

Defines the philosophical premises distinguishing Jung from Freud. Establishes the teleological and symbolic orientation central to all Jungian work.

Lesson 1 • Anima and Animus

Explores the contrasexual archetypes mediating access to the unconscious. Links Anima and Animus to relational patterns and creative potential.

Lesson 2 • Archetypes in Culture and Myth

Applies archetypal theory to literature, religion, and contemporary media. Demonstrates how cultural analysis reinforces clinical pattern recognition.

Lesson 3 • The Shadow

Examines the Shadow as the repository of rejected personal and collective material. Connects Shadow dynamics to projection, moral conflict, and clinical resistance.

Lesson 4 • The Self and Other Major Archetypes

Introduces the Self as the central organising archetype and surveys additional figures. Prepares students for individuation theory in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • Introversion and Extraversion

Defines the two fundamental attitude types and their clinical significance. Establishes the attitudinal axis underlying all typological assessment.

Lesson 2 • The Four Functions

Presents thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition as distinct modes of psychic orientation. Connects function theory to clinical observation and self-knowledge.

Lesson 3 • Superior, Auxiliary, and Inferior Functions

Explains the hierarchical arrangement of functions and the role of the inferior function. Links the inferior function to unconscious compensation and neurotic symptoms.

Lesson 1 • Psychic Energy and Compensation

Explains how energy flows between conscious and unconscious through compensation. Connects energic theory to symptom formation and therapeutic change.

Lesson 2 • Complexes and Transference

Examines how complexes activate in the therapeutic relationship through transference. Prepares students for the transference chapter by grounding it in complex theory.

Lesson 3 • Theory of Complexes

Defines complexes as emotionally charged clusters organised around an archetypal core. Establishes complexes as the fundamental units of the personal unconscious.

Lesson 1 • Jungian Theory of Dreams

Presents dreams as spontaneous self-expressions of the unconscious with prospective function. Contrasts this view with reductive interpretive models.

Lesson 2 • Active Imagination with Dreams

Introduces active imagination as a method for continuing dream dialogue consciously. Bridges dream analysis with the active imagination techniques covered later.

Lesson 3 • Amplification Method

Teaches amplification as the primary technique for expanding dream symbol meaning. Connects personal association with cultural and mythological parallels.

Lesson 4 • Dream Series Analysis

Demonstrates how sequential dreams reveal developmental themes over time. Trains students to track symbolic motifs across a series for deeper insight.

Lesson 1 • Individuation in Clinical Case Work

Applies individuation theory to full case formulation and treatment planning. Integrates all prior chapters into a coherent clinical narrative.

Lesson 2 • Symbols of the Self

Identifies mandala, quaternity, and other Self symbols as markers of individuation progress. Trains students to recognise Self symbolism in dreams and creative work.

Lesson 3 • Stages of Individuation

Maps the first and second halves of life as distinct individuation phases with different tasks. Provides a developmental framework for assessing client progress.

Lesson 4 • Obstacles to Individuation

Examines inflation, identification with the Persona, and complex possession as barriers. Equips students to identify and address individuation blockages therapeutically.

Lesson 1 • Active Imagination as Technique

Teaches the four-stage active imagination method as a core Jungian intervention. Connects the technique to individuation and unconscious dialogue.

Lesson 2 • Structure of Jungian Analysis

Outlines the frame, frequency, and phases of analytical work. Establishes the practical container within which all techniques operate.

Lesson 3 • Transference and Countertransference

Examines the four-fold transference model and the analyst's use of countertransference. Builds on complex theory to develop relational clinical skill.

Lesson 4 • Working with Resistance and Defense

Reframes resistance as unconscious self-protection and addresses it symbolically. Provides strategies for maintaining the therapeutic alliance under pressure.

Lesson 1 • Neuroscience and Analytical Psychology

Connects Jungian constructs to affective neuroscience and memory research. Provides empirical grounding that strengthens clinical credibility.

Lesson 2 • Jungian Approaches to Trauma

Adapts classical technique for working with dissociation and traumatic wounding. Integrates trauma-informed principles without abandoning symbolic depth work.

Lesson 3 • Research and Evidence in Jungian Practice

Reviews outcome research, process studies, and qualitative methods relevant to Jungian work. Prepares students to engage with evidence-based practice standards.

Lesson 4 • Post-Jungian Schools

Surveys the classical, developmental, and archetypal schools of post-Jungian thought. Enables students to locate their own clinical orientation within the field.