Peter Birkhaeuser – Artist and Visionary

9 Classes on every 4th Saturday of the month (except for Christmas – please note the change) starting on

Dates: Sept. 26th, Oct. 24th, Nov. 28th, Dec. 19th 2026
Jan. 23rd, Feb. 27th, Mar 27th, Apr. 24th, and May 22nd 2027;

Time: 11AM (EDT/EST); 4PM (UK time), 5 PM (CET) via Zoom;
(Overseas attendees please bear in mind the deviations in the changes from summer to winter time and back)

Cost: $100, via PayPal, Stripe or check, to register email

This very special interactive course illustrates an individuation process through images of the soul produced by the gifted Swiss artist Peter Birkhaeuser.
Birkhaeuser was acquainted with Carl Jung, and in analysis with Marie-Louise von Franz, who supported him through his inner process and helped to make sense of his dream images and inner visions, most of which he worked into his paintings.

Participants will learn of Birkhaeuser’s own experiences on the archetypal journey – wrestling with the “inner Daimon” and figures of light and darkness, mining symbols for their uplifting insights, exploring projections, befriending shadow figures and learning how to foster transformation, not only in the individual, but also on the collective level.

Many of the themes in these dreams have astonishing relevance to our present times. The course combines discussions of our own dreams and experiences in the work of soul growth with interpretations of the painter’s works from Birkhaeuser’s daughter Eva Wertenschlag-Birkhaeuser – herself a Jungian analyst – and from Marie-Louise von Franz, complemented by C.G. Jung’s works.

To foster our own individual creativity and enrich our viewing of the paintings, we will have a variety of homework activities.

Led by Sonja Plaschka and Sue Mehrtens.