Jung's theory has important implications for creativity and the creative process. In this course we will study Jung's ideas on how his articulation of the process of individuation can contribute to individual and cultural creativity and the arts.
Understanding the natural processes of the psyche can have profound implications for the creative individual.
One of the results of a well-integrated psyche is that considerable amounts of creative energy becomes available to us. From the Jungian perspective, when psychological energy is expressed through the creative impulse, it is a spontaneous product of the psyche. When this energy is blocked, it can lead to a host of psychological maladies. When the energy of the psyche is flowing freely, it can be expressed as a healing agent on both individual and cultural levels. Such creative energy may be expressed through the arts, the sciences, or any number of other cultural spheres. Those individuals who have been able to steward such creative energies in culturally generative ways have changed the world as we know it.
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Your instructor for this course:
Senior Instructor
James R. Newell, Ph.D.
James Newell is an educator, counselor, personal coach, professional musician, and the director of the Depth Psychology Alliance. James earned his master’s degree in Pastoral Counseling and Theology from Vanderbilt University Divinity School, with a focus on Jungian psychology. He earned his doctorate in History of Religions from the Vanderbilt University Graduate School of Religion. James has taught online and face to face courses for Central Michigan University, Western Kentucky University, Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State University, and other institutions.
Bonnie Bright, PhD, founder of the Depth Psychology Alliance
Dr. James Newell is a gifted teacher and scholar who has effectively organized an impressive amount of detailed research and information into a series of powerful classes and courses on Jung and Jung’s psychology, now available on Depth Psychology Academy. Students at all levels can gain a depth of understanding about how Jung’s ideas can change our lives and our world as Dr. Newell explains each topic very clearly and at exactly the right pace for students of all levels to take it in.
Dr. James Newell is highly knowledgeable in Jungian Psychology
Monica Flores, Ed.D
Dr. James Newell is highly knowledgeable in Jungian Psychology. I learned so much from him about Jung and Jungian psychology when I began taking courses in depth psychology from the Depth Psychology Alliance online courses. Dr. Newell is open-minded and consistent. He has a smooth voice that can hold anyone’s attention. I enthusiastically recommend taking these courses through the Depth Psychology Academy.
James is a knowledgeable and caring instructor with an engaging teaching style
Ann Amberg, MCS, Transpersonal Leadership Consultant
I highly recommend Dr. James Newell’s courses. Upon completion of my certificate in Depth Psychology I had gained the confidence, focus and knowledge to support my success in my current PhD program in Jungian and Archetypal Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute. James is a knowledgeable and caring instructor with an engaging teaching style. All of the Depth Psychology Alliance courses I took: Introduction to Jungian Psychology, Active Imagination, Fairy Tales, Dreams, and many more, were phenomenal and I am most grateful for the opportunity to study with James.
The courses I have taken with Dr. Newell have perfectly prepped me for my graduate studies in psychoanalysis
Nirlap Bettenhauser, student
This is an outstanding educational program where one can learn multiple areas of Jungian Psychology. These courses are very well structured with an appropriate course load and high quality texts. Plus the price is incredibly reasonable. The courses I have taken with Dr. Newell have been intellectually engaging and have perfectly prepped me for my graduate studies in psychoanalysis. Not something I expected to receive from the academy, but very grateful I did.
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In this course you'll learn how classical Jungian psychology understands the relationship between creativity and psychotherapy, as well as the connection between art, symbol, and the collective unconscious. The Jungian perspective combines the pursuit of aesthetics and the appreciation of beauty with an understanding of the symbols of the collective unconscious in a way that demonstrates how art and creative work can transform individuals as well as culture.
M1/3: Recording of Module One Class: Creativity and Individuation
M1/4: Video Lesson Quiz
M1/5: Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on the module 1 assigned readings)
M1/6: Module Assignments and Additional Resources
M1/7: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M1/8: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M1/9: Additional, Optional Video Resource: James Hollis on the Complex
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Module 2: Jung, Art, and Active Imagination
M2/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M2/2: Video Lesson: Jung, Art, and Active Imagination
M2/3: Video Quiz
M2/4: Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on the assigned readings, p. 15-45 in the textbook)
M2/5: Module Assignments and Additional Resources
M2/6: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M2/7: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M2/8: Additional, Optional Video
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Module 3: Jung, Art, and Aesthetics
M3/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M3/2: Video Lesson: Jung, Art, and Aesthetics
M3/3: Video Lesson Quiz
M3/4: Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on pages 46-71 in the textbook)
M3/5: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources.
M3/6: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M3/7: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M3/8: Additional, Optional Video Resource: Aesthetics and Immanuel Kant.
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Module 4: Art, Symbol, and the Collective Unconscious
M4/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M4/2: Video Lesson: Art, Symbol, and the Collective Unconscious
M4/3: Video Lesson Quiz
M4/4: Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on pages 72-85 in the textbook)
M4/5: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources
M4/6: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M4/7: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M4/8: Additional, Optional Video Resource: Carl Jung and the Collective Unconscious.
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Module 5: Jung, Music, and the Numinous
M5/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M5/2 Module 5: Jung, Music, and the Numinous
M5/3: Module 5 Video Quiz
M5/4: Module 5 Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on the assigned reading for module 5).
M5/6: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources
M5/7: Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M5/8: Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M5/9: Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M5/10: Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M5/11: Additional, Optional Video Resource
M5/8: Additional, Optional Video Resource
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Module 6: Jung, Art, and Transformation
M6/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M6/2: Video Lesson - Module 6: Jung, Art, and Transformation
M6/3: Module 6 Video Lesson Quiz
M6/4: Module 6 Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on the assigned readings for module 6: pages 102 to 116).
M6/5: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources
M6/6: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M6/7: Additional, Optional Video
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Module 7: Art and the Great Individual
M7/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M7/2: Module 7: Jung, Art, and the Great Individual
M7/3: Module 7 Video Lesson Quiz
M7/4: Module 7 Readings Quiz (All questions are based on the assigned readings for module 7).
M7/5: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources
M7/6: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M7/7: An Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M7/8: Additional, Optional Video Resource
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Module 8: Art, Creativity, and Culture
M8/1: Learning and Assessment Activities
M8/2: Video Lesson: Art, Creativity, and Culture
M8/3: Module 8 Video Lesson Quiz
M8/4: Module 8 Readings Quiz - (All questions are based on the assigned readings in the textbook)
M8/5: Suggested Readings and Additional Resources.
M8/6: Additional, Optional Resource for Study
M8/7: Additional, Optional Video Resource
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Study at your own pace
This course is an ideal resource for artists, musicians, therapists, and creative people of all types who would like to learn more about the methods of C.G. Jung and how he understood art, aesthetics, and the creative process.
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