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Some Key Contributions of C. G. Jung to the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences in Psychotherapy

We will explore some of the Spiritually Transformative Experiences that Jung personally had after his break from Sigmund Freud in 1913 and after his heart attack in 1944. We will discuss key concepts and psychotherapeutic attitudes, which Jung drew from his personal depth experiences and from working with his patients:

• The powerful reality of the “Collective Unconscious” and of “Archetypes”

• The value of “Active Imagination” to bring unconscious material into consciousness, and to integrate or balance opposing forces

• The humbling understanding that we all have “Complexes”

• That we all “Project” whatever we don’t know about ourselves onto others – both light and dark “Shadows”

• That our “Persona” is not who we really are, and that the “Self” is a psychological reality in the here and now but also transcends time and space

We will examine the dynamic use of these psychotherapeutic concepts using clinical examples from working with dreams, active imagination, artwork, transference, and an awareness of counter-transference, i.e. genuine human presence and respect.