Jungian Psychology

Evolutionary Jungian Psychology

In this article I will discuss an important convergence taking place between Jungian psychology, evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience. I will assume that I do not need to define Jungian psychology or neuroscience for this audience, and many readers will be acquainted with recent developments in neurotheology, which seeks to understand the neurological bases of spiritual experiences and pra...

Kabbalah, Jungian Psychology, and the Challenge of Contemporary Atheism

The Negation of Ego in Tibetan Buddhism and Jungian Psychology

In most spiritual traditions of the world we find, in one way or another, an emphasis on self-denial, a call to limit the importance attributed to the ego. It seems that what we might call the experience of the "transpersonal" is only possible for those who have experienced a breakdown or limitation of ego-centered values. In that way we could say that the negation of the ego is a gateway for t...

Beatrice Hinkle and the Early History of Jungian Psychology in New York

As the leading proponent of psychoanalysis, Jung made trips to New York in 1912 and 1913. The first was to give his Fordham lectures, the second has escaped notice but was crucial in the early dissemination of Jungian psychology in the U.S. This paper will elaborate on this development by highlighting the career and influence of Beatrice Hinkle, the country's first Jungian psychoanalyst. She wa...

Brief Psychotherapy: A Jungian Approach

Jungian analysis is generally a long-term process, but the realities of modern health care makes a brief therapy model necessary. In this article I will discuss how I, as a Jungian psychoanalyst, conceptualize and use a Jungian analytic approach in brief therapy. Ten to twenty sessions is often the limit covered by insurance, with many managed care organizations and HMO’s reducing the number to...