Latest essay and news from The Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences
1 April 2024
Dear Friends,
April Fool’s Day! Are you primed for a joke? Some legerdemain? A trick or two? We’ve got no tricks, no fooling, but a reallygreattreats to announce.
Finally, after months of hard work on the part of many people (many thanks to the tech team!) I am delighted to say the Index to the blog essays is now ready and the link to it is here—just click on the word “Index” and you will see the full list of terms; click on one and the web site will automatically take you to the relevant essay where that term occurs.
Moving from the empyrean of Jung’s thought to mundane reality, the local news here is all about the solar eclipse on April 8th, with Vermont being in the path of totality and, since Lake Champlain has never frozen over this winter, the likelihood of clouds obscuring this exciting event is 85%. Sigh. The authorities are urging us locals to stay put, as the 100,000-plus visitors are expected to create massive traffic jams.
No new courses begin in April (theComponents of Jungian Analysisbegan on March 27th);Jung on Agingbegins on May 1st).
I hope April brings the regenerative energies of Spring to you.
Each month we offer a "special:" a discount on one or more courses and/or book. For this month:
April:
The celebration of Earth Day and all things ecological occurs in April, and this is also tax time, when (in the U.S.) taxes are due. Two self-directed distance-learning courses relate to these themes, "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" considers protecting the Earth, and "Conscious Prosperity" reminds us of our true wealth.
The keen love of Nature Jungian analyst Jane Wheelwright had is well described in her journal, A High Sacred Place.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
In a famous essay in 1967 Lynn White Jr. identified St. Francis as a possible model for Western Civilization to use to rethink its attitudes toward the natural world.
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This course brings a Jungian perspective to bear on money, considering such topics as the "money complex," symbols and money, archetypes and money, money and values, the link between money and the sacred, and vocation and money.
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