Learn how Carl Jung and other Jungians have understood relationships and their importance to psychological development

Improve all of your relationships through an understanding of the unconscious forces that influence all of our interpersonal connections with others

For many people, one of the most challenging areas of life is interpersonal human relationships. Whether it is family relationships, romantic relationships, work relationships, community relationships, or international relationships between governments, human beings are social animals and human relationships mean everything to us. Moreover, as Carl Jung is said, “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed” (Modern Man in Search of a Soul, p. 49). The focus of this course is romantic relationships, especially relationships between men and women, however, we will touch on all manner of human relations in one way or another. Beginning with the phenomenon of psychological projection, and the process of individuation, we’ll look at Jung’s theory of the anima/animus and how Jung’s work can be related to such ideas as a imago theory, Bowen’s family systems theory, and other approaches to working with human relationships.
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Course curriculum

  • 2
    Module 1: Anima and Animus: The Syzygy
  • 3
    Module 2: Anima and Animus in Myth
  • 4
    Module 3: Mystification and Enchantment in Relationships
  • 5
    Module 4: Mystification and Enchantment in Families
  • 6
    Module 5: Privacy, Secrets, and Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
  • 7
    Module 6: Sibling Relationships
  • 8
    Module 7: Attachment in Relationships
  • 9
    Module 8: Relationships in Culture

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This course is an ideal resource for anyone interested in learning more about a Jungian approach to human relationships.
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