Jungian Keynotes
In-depth explorations of key aspects of Analytical Psychology
Jungian Keynotes is a series of eight lectures at the start of each new semester for both ISAP students and the public. This series is not an introduction to Analytical Psychology per se but offers a short introduction followed by an in-depth exploration of a key aspect of Jungian psychology. The lectures will highlight a different aspect each semester. ISAP’s teaching program is not, and cannot be, structured as a linear progression of levels or a tidy division into topics. Analytical Psychology is intrinsically holistic, so learning is by a process akin to osmosis.
Jungian Keynotes – February 2025
Dreams
Our dreams provide fascinating insight into our unconscious motivations, fears and hopes, and offer wisdom and guidance for a more meaningful life. After Dariane Pictet’s introductory lecture on basic concepts in Jungian Psychology, such as ego, Self, complexes, archetypes, persona and shadow, the seven following lectures highlight various aspects of dreams and dream interpretation: Ursula Ulmer interprets a dream of C.G. Jung, while Nancy van den Berg Cook speaks about the meaning of masculine dream figures and Jung’s concept of the animus. John Desteian focuses on the role of dreams in connection with the transference. Judith Savage reveals how dreams can support the grieving process of parents who lost an infant, while Paul Brutsche presents a dream series exemplifying how dreams can be consoling and helpful in the face of illness and death. Douglas Whitcher compares Jung’s dream theory with research from cognitive science on dreams in animals as well as humans, dreams that, as simulations, can help to develop new coping strategies. Finally, Joanne Wieland-Burston shows how our seemingly chaotic dreams can help us develop more creative approaches in our lives.
All Jungian Keynotes lectures will be on-site and broadcast live on Zoom. You can purchase Zoom attendance below on this page. See our Zoom Lectures page for more details.
Date & Venue
25–28 February 2025
Stampfenbachstr. 115, 8006 Zürich
Tram 11 or 14 to Beckenhof
Event Schedule
Tuesday, 25 February
13:00–14:45
Dariane Pictet, Ad. Dip. Ex. Psych
01 03 Lecture | Key Concepts in Analytical Psychology
We will journey through the psyche, meeting such phenomena as ego, Self, complexes, archetypes, persona, shadow and many more. In this process we will familiarise ourselves with the major themes and concepts of Analytical Psychology.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
25 February 2025 | 13:00–14:45 <— ZURICH TIME
15:00–16:45
Ursula Ulmer, MA
02 04 Lecture | An Example of Jungian Dream Interpretation
Concepts of Analytical Psychology will be explored and applied to one of Jung’s dreams from Memories, Dreams, Reflections.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
25 February 2025 | 15:00–16:45 <— ZURICH TIME
Wednesday, 26 February
13:00–14:45
Nancy van den Berg Cook, PhD
02 06 Lecture | Masculine Figures in Dreams: The Meaning and Value of Jung's Concept of the Animus
The best way to understand the sometimes confusing and controversial concept of the animus is to look at what the male figures in dreams—from baby boys to old men—may be depicting. For simplicity’s sake we will focus on male figures in the dreams of women; it can, however, be argued that men’s psyches are also inhabited by the autonomous animus that Jung described.
As a natural scientist and a Jungian Analyst, I show how the evolution of our biology and our psyche can reveal what male means in dreams. We will then be able to recognize the tremendous value of the concept of the animus.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
26 February 2025 | 13:00–14:45 <— ZURICH TIME
15:00–16:45
John Desteian, JD, DPsy
12 07 Lecture | Dreams and Transference
This lecture will take up content related to transference dreams, the role of dreams in relating to the transference, and the role of dreams and transference in an individual’s development.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
26 February 2025 | 15:00–16:45 <— ZURICH TIME
Thursday, 27 February
13:00–14:45
Judith Savage, DPsy
02 08 Lecture | "When the Bough Breaks...": Dreaming the Lost Child. Perinatal and Early Infant Loss Dreams
This lecture will present an overview of the unique nature of childbearing loss and the parents’ ensuing search for meaning. Based on the dreams of parents gathered while I was a consultant to the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center in Minnesota, this lecture will outline mourning within the context of Neumann’s “archetype of the way”. I will explore how dreams of the lost child enhance the full expression of grief by maintaining an emotional connection between the parents and the child throughout the intermediate realm of the “Here and the Hereafter”.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
27 February 2025 | 13:00–14:45 <— ZURICH TIME
15:00–16:45
Paul Brutsche, Dr. phil.
02 09 Lecture | Dreams in the Face of Disability, Illness and Death: Interpretation of a Dream Series
I will interpret a series of helpful and consoling dreams of a woman during her final year of life.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
27 February 2025 | 15:00–16:45 <— ZURICH TIME
Friday, 28 February
13:00–14:45
Douglas Whitcher, PhD
02 11 Lecture | Dreams as Simulations: Analytical Psychology and Cognitive Science
The lecture will explore how modern cognitive research on dreams as simulations can be compared with Jungian dream theory. I will be discussing research on dreaming in rats and birds as well as the use of simulation games for practicing high risk undertakings. I will also be looking at human dreams that challenge our ability to deal with awkward social situations; such dreams help us expand our repertoire of coping strategies.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
28 February 2025 | 13:00–14:45 <— ZURICH TIME
15:00–16:45
Joanne Wieland-Burston, PhD
02 12 Lecture | Dreams and Creativity
Dreams can not only help us find solutions to complex problems, they can also offer solutions to simpler problems. Their seemingly chaotic messages provide us with challenges that actually help us learn to deal with chaos and, therefore, to become more creative.
Purchase ticket for LIVE Zoom attendance
28 February 2025 | 15:00–16:45 <— ZURICH TIME
Cost & Registration
Payment in cash at the door
The Complete Lecture Series
General Entry – CHF 400
Students & Over 65 on-site – CHF 320
Official proof of student status or age must be shown on-site for discount.
Purchase of the Jungian Keynotes package includes Confirmation of Attendance.
Per Lecture
General Entry – CHF 50
Students & Over 65 on-site – CHF 40 (official proof of student status or age must be shown on-site for discount)
Refugees attending on-site – CHF 10 (proof of official refugee status must be shown on-site for discount)
Confirmation of Attendance on-site – CHF 10
Gratis for ISAP Students and Analysts
For questions please contact [email protected]
Speakers
The intangible, the psyche, becomes the ground and substrate, […] the possessor and realizer of unthinkable creative secrets, the vehicle of the life-giving World Soul, and, ultimately, the architect of the brain […]
Find Us
Tram 11 or 14 to Beckenhof / Tram 11 oder 14 nach Beckenhof