“Every source of anxiety and frustration in one’s personal life, if it’s traced back far enough, will be found to derive from the Self.” (Edward F. Edinger, Ego and Self, p. 70)

The agonizing experience of anxiety, that robs so many people of the enjoyment of life, requires new ideas and perspectives that we get from depth psychology. In this course we will look at the nature of anxiety--with attention also to the nature of relief and calm--in each of three of life’s stages: Anxiety in Youth, Anxiety in Middle Age, and Anxiety in Old Age. By looking at anxiety from a Jungian perspective, we can see what the often hidden goals of anxiety are, as well as the essential life tasks associated with anxiety. We will focus on the process of “working through” to the central core of the origin and the resolution of anxiety.

Readings will include electronically distributed excerpts from Jung’s work. There is one text for the course: Ego and Archetype by Edward F. Edinger, which can be purchased from the Jung Foundation Bookstore and on Amazon.

7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists.

Supplementary Texts

The Way of the Image, Yoram Kaufmann
Ego and Self, Edward F. Edinger
The Creation of Consciousness, Edward F. Edinger
The Symbolic Quest, Edward C. Whitmont

Learning Objectives

On completion of this class, you will be able to:

1. Describe the nature and origin of anxiety from a depth psychology perspective.
2. Discuss the post-anxiety restoration of “centered” ego functioning, from a Jungian point of view.
3. Outline the tasks and requirements for processing anxiety creatively, in three stages of adult life span development.
4. Summarize the role of anxiety in the development of personal and social identity.

FACULTY

William Baker, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is currently on the faculty at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, the William Alanson White Institute, and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts and serves as a member of the editorial staff at the Journal of Analytical Psychology.

Harry W. Fogarty, MDiv, PhD, LP, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in NYC.  He is a faculty member of the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts and a former Lecturer in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary. 

Ilona Melker, LCSW, is a Jungian Psychoanalyst and Certified Sandplay Therapist.  She has taught and lectured at the C.G. Jung Foundation and at national conferences.  She has contributed to professional journals.  She is in private practice in Manhattan and Princeton, New Jersey.

Maria Taveras, LCSW, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City.  She is also an award-winning creator of Dream Art.  She creates art from images in her own dreams and is the recipient of two Gradiva Awards from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for her Dream Art.  Her Dream Art has been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, London, Montreal, and Cape Town.  

David Walczyk, EdD, LP, NCPsyA, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in NYC. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the C.G. Jung Institute of NY. He is an award-winning educator, award-winning designer, a writer, and public speaker. He has lectured both domestically and internationally and is on the faculty of New York University.

Sylvester Wojtkowski, PhD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City.  He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research.

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Tuition

$150 (MEMBERS)  

$175 (GENERAL PUBLIC)

General Information

Location

These are all online courses, given through the program Zoom. Please download the Zoom program in advance of the first class session at Zoom.us

Registration

The full fee must be paid at the time of registration. Please register through the payment buttons on this website. Mail in registration and telephone registration are not available at this time.

Important Notes

When you pay you must also email your current email address and telephone number to the Foundation at cgjungny@aol.com. The Foundation will send you an email message and you must reply to confirm receipt. If you are taking this course for 7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists, please specify which license you hold and give your NYS license number.

Class size is limited. Early registration is strongly recommended. Refunds for continuing education courses, less $15 for administrative services, will be made up to seven days before the first session. There will be no refunds issued after classes have begun. No exceptions will be made. Programs are subject to change without notice.