● Psychic experience with patients......
● Genetic memories from ancestors......
● Religious beliefs are justified for psychotherapy......
When I first read Jung's writings, I felt that he was like an ascended practitioner in an online fantasy novel, who could transcend the boundaries of time and space, communicate with the ancestors, chat and drink tea with the gods and devils of heaven and earth, go to heaven and hell, and cross religious beliefs......
From today's point of view, Jung's mental state is far ahead~
Perhaps this is also the reason why Jung's "Red Book" has exploded after a hundred years, and has been called a "soul-sting" and "beautiful book" by American publishers.
Be ye patient with this crippled world,
Don't overestimate your perfection.
—Preface to the Red Book
Jung, as one of the three giants of classical psychoanalysis, has made an indelible contribution to the field of psychology with his theories!
The "unconscious", as well as concepts such as "dreams", "personality", and "complexes", are important parts of Jungian's psychoanalysis.
More than 100 years ago, Carl Jung pioneered the frontier of analytic psychology on the basis of psychoanalysis in order to gain insight into his own darkness and introduce mythology, religion, philosophy and soul into the school of analytic psychology.
He creatively proposed the concept of the "collective unconscious", using "archetypes" to introduce culture into psychotherapy, focusing on the influence of common human culture on the development of the mind.
Jungian psychoanalysis presents a comprehensive model of the human mind, which is not only a theoretical knowledge system that integrates knowledge and action, but also a practical psychotherapy system that improves mental health and promotes personality integrity.
Photo: Carl Jung
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Jung's Outstanding Contribution
Rather than being a good person, I'd rather be a whole person.
– Carl Jung
Jung has always emphasized "completeness", which is not only the integrity of the personal category in psychology, but also the intentional integration of psychoanalytic knowledge to generalize philosophical, religious, social, political and other major phenomena.
Psychologically
The theories of the Jungian school have long since merged with modern psychoanalysis. Both the object relational school and Kohut's autopsychology were influenced by many Jungian influences.
In particular, there is a Jungian shadow in many theories, and we feel that Jungianism is not so prominent because Jungian is also developing, and like all schools, it is slowly embarking on a path of integration.
The post-Jungian school was divided into the classical, archetypal, and developmental schools.
Among them, the archetypal school and the postmodern psychoanalysis school are integrated, and the development school is integrated with the object relationship school, and the research directions and research methods have been borrowed from each other, and it is difficult to clearly distinguish one from the other, which is also a phenomenon common to all psychotherapy schools.
Philosophically
Jung outlined the course of the entire history of world philosophy. From Aristotle and Plato to modern philosophy, idealism and materialism, nominalism and realism, empiricism and rationalism, monism and pluralism, pessimism and optimism, and many other philosophical schools are all limited by their own types, and each of them speaks from the standpoint of their own reality (inner or external).
Jung profoundly pointed out that shallow materialism is as ridiculous as paranoid idealism, and that their extreme ideas are the pathological manifestations of the human spirit, and this extreme one-sidedness is not much different from psychopathic paranoia. ”
artistically and literally
In Jung's view, art is the collective unconscious that originates within, and the collective unconscious and archetype hide the universal experience that has been accumulated by human beings over thousands of years, and the artist is essentially the tool of his work.
The concept of archetypes failed to arouse the interest of behavioral scientists, but for a long time it sparked the imagination of artists and writers.
Jung's theory is a powerful narrative. It may be as true as a poem or a literary novel.
That is, when coherent as a whole, all its elements are in perfect relation to each other. Regardless of the authenticity of its content, poetic gestures have an aesthetic and emotional impact on us.
Shen Heyong, a representative of Jungian psychology in China, led the team to teach it personally
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Classical concepts of analytical psychology
Jung's definition of the self
Jung believed that the complete personality of an individual includes not only the content of the conscious, but also the part of the subconscious.
Jung regarded the self (Ego) as the core of consciousness, representing the subjective consciousness and sense of identity of the individual. It is the reference point for the individual's interaction with the external world and is responsible for organizing and coordinating the individual's perception, thinking, emotions, and behavior.
The ego is the basis on which an individual knows himself and others, and it helps an individual position himself in society, establish personal boundaries, and make everyday decisions and solve problems.
In contrast to the self, self is related to the inner depth of the individual mind and includes all the contents of the unconscious (individual subconscious and collective unconscious). Self-nature is a symbol of the wholeness and integrity of the individual, and is the ultimate goal of psychological development. It represents the latent and realized overall personality of the individual and encompasses all aspects of the individual and collective unconscious.
The collective unconscious
The collective unconscious is a key concept in Jungian's analytic psychological theory, which refers to the shared and inherited psychological structures of human beings, which contain universal mental imagery and themes, such as archetypal imagery in myths, fairy tales, and dreams.
Jung proposed that the collective unconscious, unlike the individual unconscious, is not formed by individual experiences, but is a psychological structure shared by human beings and belonging to the human collective. The collective unconscious contains primordial images, themes, and patterns that are universally shared by human beings, and these are known as archetypes.
Archetypes are deep psychological structures that are prevalent in all cultures and individuals, and they are universal forms of human experience, such as mothers, heroes, wise men, demons, etc.
prototype
In Jungian psychology, archetypes are universal patterns in the collective unconscious, which are the basis of human experience and influence our behavior and perception. Jung believed that archetypes are the key to understanding human behavior and cultural expression.
The significance of the prototype can be understood in the following ways:
1. Universality and universality
Archetypes are common to all human beings and are not limited by personal experience or cultural background. They exist in the collective unconscious and are generally similar mental constructs between different cultures and individuals. This universality makes archetypes the key to understanding the common human experience.
2. The source of primitive imagery
Archetypes are the source of primordial images that recur in dreams, myths, religions, art, and other cultural expressions. Archetypes provide the psychological basis for these universal symbols and themes.
3. A catalyst for psychological development
Archetypes play the role of a catalyst in the psychological development of an individual. They are activated in specific situations and experiences in the individual's life, prompting the individual to engage in a process of self-exploration and self-realization.
4. Affect individual behavior and perception
Archetypes influence an individual's behavior, perception, and emotional response. They can be positive, such as the wise old archetype, which leads people to seek knowledge and understanding, or negative, such as the shadow archetype, which contains repressed traits and emotions.
5. Application in psychological counseling
In counseling and psychoanalysis, identifying and understanding archetypes can help individuals understand their own dreams, fantasies, and behavior patterns. Through dialogue and integration with archetypes, individuals can reconcile with inner conflicts and achieve a higher level of self-integration.
6. The foundation of culture and social structure
Archetypes are also the basis of cultural and social structures. They are embodied in social norms, religious beliefs, and legal systems, and influence the organization and development of human society.
7. Inspiration for creativity and artistic expression
Archetypes are a source of inspiration for creativity and artistic expression. By exploring and representing archetypes, artists and writers create works that touch people's hearts because they touch the viewer's collective unconscious.
Jung believed that through dream analysis, mythological studies, interpretation of religious symbols, and reflection on personal experience, we can better understand and engage with these archetypes. The significance of archetypes in Jungian psychology is multidimensional, they are not only the key to understanding human psychology and behavior, but also an important bridge between the individual and the collective, the individual and the culture.
Shen Heyong, a representative of Jungian psychology in China, led the team to teach it personally
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Jungian core techniques in analytical psychology
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Empathy and empathy
The concept of transference was first proposed by Sigmund Freud in classical psychoanalysis, in which the patient sees in the analyst the resurrection of an important person in his childhood or past, so he transfers the emotions and reactions that apply to this model to the analyst.
When empathy occurs, the relationship and conflict in the client's reality are indirectly healed by healing the relationship between the therapist and the client.
However, treating empathy purely as a technique can cause secondary harm to the client: the client treats the counselor with his or her true feelings, and the counselor uses this emotion for other purposes, and the client may feel that his or her emotions are being used.
So, how do we use the "empathy" technique?
- How to empathize?
- How to distinguish empathy from empathy?
- What is the difference between empathy in analytical psychology and humanistic empathy?
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projection
Freud's classical refinement saw projection as a defensive mechanism, while Jung saw projection as a universal psychological mechanism: projection is a means of self-conscious understanding of the inner world.
There are four scientific projective tests included in Jungian analytic psychology, which are:
- Associative: e.g., Rorschach Inkblot Test (RIM);
- Stereotypes: e.g., Thematic Synesthesia Test (TAT)
- Completion: e.g. Sentence Completion Test (SCT)
- Expressive: Pictured Person Test (DAP)
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Interpretation of dreams
In human life, sleep time occupies about 1/3, and in 1/3 of sleep time, there is 1/4-1/5 time in dreaming, will our lives really waste so much time dreaming meaninglessly?
The answer is self-evident, dreams are very important to each of us, and the analysis of dreams is a crucial method in psychoanalysis, an important technical means to open up the road to the unconscious.
In Jungian analytic psychology, there are three ways to interpret dreams:
1. Associative Analysis - What do dreams remind us of?
2. Extended Analysis: Can Myths and History Interpret Dreams?
3. Positive Imagination - What is the experience of dreaming with your eyes open?
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Positive imagination
Positive imagination is a method discovered and proposed by Jung, a method of penetrating into the unconscious, a method of dialogue with the unconscious to form a new personality.
Through active imagination, we can discover the vitality of the unconscious, including the creativity in human nature, the innate wisdom and instinctive power of human beings.
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Sandbox games
Sand table game is a sand table game in which the consultant provides water, sand, sand table, sand tools and other materials, so that the client can present his inner world very spontaneously in a free, safe and protected atmosphere.
Give full play to their imagination and make full use of these materials to show the characteristics of their own minds and create their own unique sand paintings.
Let the unconscious content of the visit be revealed with the help of sand paintings, showing the suppressed and even unknown content of the visit, gradually appearing, so as to better promote the development and integration of the inner soul of the visitor.
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MBTI personality test
The MBTI test, which is out of the circle, is based on Jung's analytical psychology.
Analytical psychology believes that "personality" is a kind of behavioral tendency within an individual, which has the characteristics of holistic, structural, and lasting stability, which is unique to each person, and can provide a unified and internal explanation for the individual's explicit behavior and attitude.
The MBTI divides personality into four dimensions, namely preferences in terms of access to energy, doing things, obtaining information, and decision-making.
The result is also divided into four dimensions, like four rulers, each person's personality will fall on a certain point of the ruler, the closer to the end of the poles, the stronger the individual's preference in this dimension, if it is in the middle, it means that the preference in this dimension is not strong.
The four dimensions are:
外向(E) vs 内向(I)感觉(S) vs 直觉(N)分析(T) vs 情感(F)判断(J) vs 感知(P)
To understand the underlying logic of the MBTI test - Jung's eight-dimensional personality theory, in this course, we will learn a pure, solid and professional MBTI theoretical foundation, have a truly deep understanding and grasp of personality division, career planning, and MBTI test, and put forward better suggestions and support for ourselves and the people around us.
Shen Heyong, a representative of Jungian psychology in China, led the team to teach it personally
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Time has passed, but Jung is still fascinating
Jungian psychoanalysis presents a comprehensive model of the human mind, which is not only a theoretical knowledge system that integrates knowledge and action, but also a practical psychotherapy system that improves mental health and promotes personality integrity.
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On the basis of Jungian analytic psychology and psychoanalytic theory, six psychological counseling methods and tools are explained and demonstrated, including psychological types, psychological projection, positive imagination, dream work and sand table games. Through these psychoanalytic techniques, we are able to get a glimpse of the root causes of our own or the client's behaviors and symptoms, and outline the complete state of the mind, so as to gradually achieve the integration of the personality, achieve personal growth and spiritual nourishment.
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Who is this course for?
●I want to systematically introduce Jungian psychoanalysis and hope to become a psychoanalyst in the future.
Learn to master professional psychoanalytic knowledge and operation techniques, and have a comprehensive and systematic cognition and experience of psychoanalytic work.
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With the confusion in learning and practice, establish a more complete and systematic knowledge framework, integrate it, and complete its own technical integration.
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Through the study of classic Jungian psychoanalytic theories and techniques such as psychological type theory, positive imagination and dream interpretation, students can fully understand themselves and comprehend the meaning of life, and obtain self-embodied experience and spiritual nourishment.
Teaching team
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Here's what you'll get:
◆ Two-hour video course output per week, face-to-face with psychoanalysis expert lecturers, immersive classroom learning
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During the course, extracurricular reading lists will be provided to clear difficult obstacles and expand learning horizons.
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Jungian Introductory Course in Psychoanalysis
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