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I have created a “Fundamentals of Analytical Psychology” podcast. My aim is to create a biweekly podcast on core topics of Analytical Psychology. Once the core fundamentals are covered, I plan to create additional episodes that explore (amongst other topics), an interpretation of unconscious material, such as dreams. I am also interested in conducting interviews with a variety of Jungian Analysts.

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DESCRIPTION OF JUNG PODCAST EPISODES

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EPISODE 1 : INTRODUCTION

This series of podcasts concerns Jungian Psychology and starts with an overview of Jung's Psychology and then progresses to greater depths of the model. Features will include Dream Interpretation, Jungian Analysis etc.

EPISODE 2 : JUNG’S MODEL OF THE PSYCHE

In this episode I cover the fundamental aspects of the psyche and review the core structures associated with each such aspect. Central to the model is an understanding of the topographical notion of the psyche, comprised of three strata, being the conscious, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. The structures within each of these strata are the ego, complexes and archetypes respectively. A review is made of what the five core functions of the ego are and how these functions relate to complexes. Complexes are clusters of feeling-toned associations around a common theme. Archetypes are explained, and simply defined as symbol-producing structures in the collective unconscious. Terms such as psyche, the unconscious, the personal unconscious, the collective unconscious are defined. Critical references are recommended for the student of Analytical Psychology, both at a beginner and intermediate level.

EPISODE 3 : JUNG’S MODEL OF THE PSYCHE PART TWO

Part 2 of Jung's Model of the Psyche : Compensation; one-sided ego stance; teleology; the Self; ego-Self-axis; psychic energy.

In this episode, Jung’s model of the psyche is expanded on, and includes the introduction of basic psychodynamic terms used in the model. These terms assist us in understanding how the structures of the psyche introduced in the previous episode inter-relate. Central psychodynamics such as the process of compensation and teleology are introduced. The central organising principle or archetype of the psyche is briefly described. Examples are provided that assist the student to understand why Jung spoke of a one-sided ego stance and how this stance relates to the development of disorders such as clinical depression. An overview is provided of Jung’s use of the term “psychic energy” and how an understanding of this principle enlarges our ability to appreciate the psychodynamics at play in the psyche.

EPISODE 4 : PROJECTION, SHADOW, ANIMA & ANIMUS

In this episode, I review the concept of projection and examine three core archetypes of the psyche, that of the Shadow, the Anima, and the Animus. The Shadow is all that we dislike about ourselves or wish others not to see. It is the repository of the aspects of myself that I hide from others. The Anima and Animus are critical mediators in the psyche, between the inner or unconscious world and the ego. Both are contrasexual archetypes, with the Anima existing in men and the Animus existing in women. The psychodynamic process of projection is explained as it is this very process that is necessary for the psyche to interact between the inner world that is projected and the outer world that we project onto.

EPISODE 5 : PERSONA PART 1

In this episode I cover the archetype of the Persona as well as begin to address the issue of what a symbol is. First a short review of the episodes to date is offered. The Persona is the mask we wear to the outside world. It may be seen as the opposite of the Anima or Animus as the anima and animus are mediators between the inner world and the ego, whereas the Persona acts as a mediator between the external world and the ego. Examples are given of how critical the Persona is for us all to have access to, and a brief developmental perspective is outlined.

EPISODE 6 : PERSONA PART 2

This episode is part 2 of the Persona and continues to enlarge on the concept. Central in our understanding of the Persona is the possibility of a one-sided ego stance and how this occasionally may lead to difficulties in mid-life. One outcome of such a stance may involve another psychodynamic process referred to as enantiodromia, meaning things turn into their opposite. The difference between a symbol and a sign is reviewed and we end the episode with Jung’s notion of symbol amplification. By this episode, the student should have sufficient basic knowledge to be able to tackle the next episodes, which are four podcasts on Jungian Dream Interpretation.

EPISODE 7 : DREAMS PART 1

This episode introduces an approach to a Jungian Dream Interpretation. In order to appreciate dreams, we first need to understand sleep. NREM and REM sleep is dealt with including the core physiological differences between the two major stages of sleep. A detailed review of the core reasons why we interpret dreams is given, including issues such as : Dreams -
-provide the most direct access to Ucs material;
-compensate/complement Cs attitudes
-tell the situation of the psyche ‘as it is
-are not distorted by ego defences hence provide accuracy
-provide access to subjective, inner experiences
-provide pure symbolic/imagic representations of the archetypes
-can provide specific information to the analyst
-diagnostic tools especially with neurosis
-facilitate healing
-are essential to the individuation process

EPISODE 8 : DREAMS PART 2

In this, the second episode that deals with dreams, we begin with practical approaches to dream recall. Mention is also made of useful ideas about sleep hygiene techniques you can use to aid sleep. Types of dreams that we may have are explained, including traumatic, childhood, recurrent and prospective. The vast majority of dreams we have are compensatory or complementary. Finally we examine those dreams that cause us to feel ashamed or embarassed - nasty dreams in which we do things that we find objectionable.

EPISODE 9 : DREAMS PART 3

This is the third part of a Jungian Approach to Dream Interpretation. In this episode we deal with the types of compensatory dreams we may have and examine the critical issue of whether to take an objective interpretation to the dream, or a subjective interpretation. www.jungian.ca

EPISODE 10 : DREAMS PART 4

In this episode I cover the interpretation of an actual dream, using the material covered to date.

EPISODE 11 : JUNG'S THEORY OF TYPOLOGY PART 1

In this episode I introduce the fundamentals of Jung’s theory of typology. I overview some of the issues pertaining to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and offer statements from Jung that caution us against viewing type as a rigid form of categorisation of people.  The two attitudes – extraversion and introversion are explained using quotes from Jung, Beebe and Sharp. In order to understand Jung’s idea that introversion is the withdrawal of libido from the object and extraversion is the investing of the object with libido I offer basic ideas from object relations theory and a critical quote from John Beebe who argues that libido is invested in or withdrawn from an archetypal image.

EPISODE 12 : JUNG'S THEORY OF TYPOLOGY PART 2

In this episode I continue with an overview of the extraverted and introverted attitudes, as well as review the four functions in terms of the perceiving and judging functions. We also examine the superior and inferior functions in an attempt to understand how these are simply ways of dealing consciously with the world. As the inferior function is an attribute of the psyche that often trips us up, this is a critical aspect of our continued development of the fundamentals of Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology. Examples are given to aid our understanding of these aspects of typology.

EPISODE 13 : JUNG'S THEORY OF TYPOLOGY PART 3

In this episode, the third and final part on Jung's typology, I cover the tricky issue of determining one's superior function. Also, we understand why Jung argued that the process of differentiation was vital to our individuation as it permits the development of a broader use of all of our typology, by making the four functions more conscious. The episode also deals with the role of the inferior function in our psyche, as a "portal" between the unconscious and consciousness through which we experience the Shadow, the Anima and the Animus (amongst others).

EPISODE 14 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART1

This episode deals with a new and critical issue in our study of Analytical Psychology, that of the interpretation of Fairy Tales. You may ask why we should address this issue? Well, in interpreting the Fairy Tale, we get to examine an example of what von Frantz says is ‘the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes.’ As a dream is a pure example of symbolic material, but more often about the contents of the personal unconscious, the Fairy Tale represents the contents of the collective unconscious, the archetypes. The other critical issue in the interpretation of Fairy Tales is that we see in the tale an example of an individuation process. Working with Fairy Tales takes our knowledge of the psychodynamics and structures of the psyche to a deeper level and, together with the interpretation of dreams and art, enables us to interpret a wide variety of symbolic material such as movies, literature and expressive art.

EPISODE 15 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART2

In this episode we continue with Luthi’s analysis of the European Folk Tale. In the previous episode we dealt with the one-dimensionality and the abstract nature of the fairy tale. In this episode, Luthi’s ideas about the depthlessness of the fairy tale is reviewed. These three issues of fairy tales – one-dimensionality, abstractness and depthlessness are all critical aspects in dealing with a Jungian interpretation of the fairy tale. We also deal with why the fairy tale is so important to interpret from a Jungian perspective, primarily because it offers the purest example of the collective unconscious and also gives us a detailed sense of the process of individuation of the human psyche. Finally, this episode has a reading of the text of the classic Grimm’s tale of “The Nixie of the Mill-Pond”, the tale we’ll use as a basis for our first interpretation.

Here is the text of the tale in MSWord format

Here is the text of the tale in a pdf

EPISODE 16 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART3

In this episode we continue with a Jungian approach to fairy tale interpretation. I introduce the "Moreau Guidelines", a concise overview of how one may interpret a fairy tale. The Moreau Guidelines are covered in detail. The first step of an interpretation, using these guidelines is explained, with examples from Grimm's (Rapunzel, The Devil's Sooty Brother, The Raven). Four core ideas are presented : all elements of the fairy tale are elements of a single psyche; all the characters in the fairy tale represent structures of the same psyche; we have to take an interpretive stance for the fairy tale based on whether we feel the tale represents a masculine or a feminine psyche; all the elements of the tale are symbolic.

EPISODE 17 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART4

In this episode we continue with the second part of the Moreau Guidelines and then begin the interpretation of the Brother's Grimm "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond"

EPISODE 18 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART5

In this episode we continue with the interpretation of "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" with a focus on which symbols to amplify and how.

EPISODE 19 : INTERPRETATION OF FAIRY TALES PART6

THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE INTEGRAL TO ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY

(please refer to Andrew Samuels' Critical Dictionary of Analytical Psychology for definitions)

• abaissement du niveau mental
• abreaction
• acting out
• active imagination
• adaptation
• aetiology (of neurosis)
• alchemy
• amplification
• analysis
• analyst and patient
• androgyne
• anima and animus
• apperception
• association
• assumption of the virgin mary, proclamation of dogma
• body
• circumambulation
• collective
• compensation
• coniunctio
• consciousness
• cure
• death instinct
• delusion
• depressive position
• development
• differentiation
• directed and fantasy thinking
• dissociation
• enactment
• energy
• evil
• fairy tales
• fantasy
• fixation
• gender
• god-image
• great mother
• hero
• hysteria
• identification
• identity
• image
• imago
• infancy and childhood
• inflation
• initiation
• integration
• interpretation
• introjection
• life instinct
• loss of soul
• magic
• mana personalities
• mandala
• meaning
• mundus imaginalis
• narcissism
• numinosum
• objective psyche
• object relations
• opposites
• paranoid-schizoid
• participation mystique
• personification
• pleroma
• polytheism
• possession
• projection
• psyche
• psychic reality
• psychoid unconscious
• psychopomp
• psychotherapy
• puer aeternus
• rebirth
• reductive and synthetic methods
• regression
• ritual
• sacrifice
• senex
• soul
• spirit
• stages of life
• super-ego
• synchronicity
• syzygy
• teleological point of view
• temenos
• transcendent function
• transformation
• trickster
• typology