Friday November 14, 7 pm – 9 pm
Jane Kamerling, LCSW
Held in-person at the Jung Center
$50, CEUs: 2

“The problem of evil is one of the central problems of modern man. No appeal to old values and ideals can shield us from the recognition that we live in a world in which evil in man is emerging from the depths of a gigantic scale and confronting us all, without exception, with the question: How are we to deal with this evil?” (Erich Newmann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethic, 1969, p. 25)

Depth Psychology and a New Ethic was first written in German in 1949, soon after the conclusion of the Second World War. Neumann, a Jew, contemplates the evil and destruction seen in the holocaust, inspiring a look at a new ethic of consciousness, leading humanity out of the darkness with hope for the future. Today worldwide terrorism threatens the safety of all and nearly weekly fills the news with countless numbers of innocent victims. Animal and plant species have been endangered to extinction and climate change threatens the ice caps of the north pole and the shores of the continents. Our psychic nature and dealing with ourselves and others is equally in peril.

The Self, the Jungian idea of wholeness, is addressed in this lecture focusing on the psychology of terrorism. For decades, the way we have unconsciously treated the environment and people have led us into the darkness once again, creating uncontrollable outcomes in our environment and societies. Continuing to remain unconscious is no longer an option. This workshop will begin our journey of understanding the psychology of the terrorist and terrorism in the context of environmental issues.

About the Instructor
Jane Kamerling, LCSW is a Diplomate Jungian Analyst and member of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts and Interregional Society of Jungian Analysts. She is a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and has designed and co-directed the Clinical Training is a senior analyst who has lectured both nationally and internationality on the relationship of Jungian psychology to culture, mythology and religion. She has a full-time analytical practice in Chicago.