Jung’s “Map of the Soul.” [] Lifelong Learning Program at the Instituto Allende

Carl Jung’s theory of the human psyche has had a great influence on our contemporary vision of human nature, influencing physics, literature, art, music, theater, and more.   Commonly used terms like introversion and extraversion, complexes, the shadow, archetypes, individuation, synchronicity, and the Self come from Jung’s ideas. Over three classes we will cover the basics of Jung’s “map of the soul” — his theory of the psyche. We will discuss the roles that dreams and fantasy, myths and fairy tales, stories and media play in our psyches and our lives. We will see how Jung’s own art in The Red Book came out of his method of “active imagination,” a way of working with dream images to discover their meaning for our lives. And we will discuss how Jung’s ideas can be used both in the creation and interpretation of art, literature, and other art forms.

Deborah Fausch, PhD, IAAP, is a Jungian analyst living in San Miguel de Allende. She has been fascinated with Jung’s ideas since her late 20s. In addition to practicing as an analyst, she has offered workshops in active imagination by means of painting, storytelling, and improvisational dream plays. Deborah also practiced and taught architecture and urban design, and took her undergraduate degree in English and physics.