ISSN 1940-9052
15 papers in the library · 8 citations · publishing 2010-2026
International Journal of Jungian Studies October 1, 2026 Jon Mills
Abstract In Ryan Holsapple’s (2026) response to my critique (Mills, 2026) of his earlier work (Holsapple, 2025), he takes an entirely different line of argument and direction from his earlier claims that (1) the universe is conscious and (2) populated with (immaterial) souls emanating from a (3) grand Universal Spirit that serves as the godhead of the cosmos itself. Here I wish to take up a...
International Journal of Jungian Studies October 1, 2026 Ryan J. Holsapple
Abstract: This article argues that Jungian and post-Jungian debates about consciousness are complicated by insufficient differentiation between metacognitive and phenomenal consciousness. Whereas traditional Jungian psychology often associates consciousness with ego-mediated reflection, reportability, and explicit awareness, contemporary consciousness studies frequently identify...
International Journal of Jungian Studies August 26, 2026 Kevin Lu, Briony Clarke, Niall Hill et al.
Abstract This paper conceptualises the virtual unconscious as an emergent psychic layer. Drawing on workshops exploring the intersection of analytical psychology and VR , we examine how a technical glitch acts as a site of psycho-social rupture, unveiling how VR and XR may reconfigure the way in which psychological material is manifested and communicated to consciousness. VR experiences...
International Journal of Jungian Studies March 25, 2026 Jon Mills
Abstract It has been fashionable in recent times to posit an ontology of consciousness that saturates all features of the universe and is the organizational ground of the cosmos itself. Against current trends in the philosophy of mind that adopt a return to panpsychism, metaphysical attempts to revitalize and rehabilitate a Neoplatonic paradigm of Oneness, and neo-Jungian perspectives that...
International Journal of Jungian Studies January 19, 2026 James D. Madden
Abstract I consider whether the Jungian account of synchronicity holds promise for solving the mind-body problem. The discussion begins by distinguishing two central variants of the mind-body problem: the Problem of Psycho-Physical Contingency (the “hard problem of consciousness”) and the Problem of Causal Closure (the classic difficulty of psycho-physical interaction). We then our turn our...
International Journal of Jungian Studies August 20, 2025 João Luis Corá Silva
Archetypal psychology is a theoretical development of C.G. Jung’s analytical psychology and a critical theoretical approach to modern psychology as a whole. Among the criticisms made of psychology by its founder James Hillman, this article highlights the replacement of metaphysical perspective with a phenomenological attitude. Thus, the main objective of this article is to investigate the...
International Journal of Jungian Studies February 19, 2025 Ryan J. Holsapple
Abstract Jon Mills’ and Erik Goodwyn’s (2023) work Archetypal Origins establishes a foundation for ongoing dialogue about metaphysical origins for Jungian Psychology. This article explores tensions within their work, particularly concerning consciousness, agency, and the ontological status of matter. Examining Goodwyn’s cosmopsychism, it problematizes its treatment of matter and suggests an...
International Journal of Jungian Studies October 17, 2023 Gary M. Clark 2 citations
Abstract In this essay I reassess the scholarship on Jung’s reception of Kant and the influence of German biology and the Naturphilopshen on his thinking. In the extant literature on Jung and Kant it has been argued that Jung misread Kant. I argue that this position is based on a limited understanding of Kant’s work, one which fails to consider Kant’s theories on the affect-based nature of...
International Journal of Jungian Studies August 23, 2022 Andrew John Howe, Arsime Demjaha 1 citation
Abstract Analytic formulation and contribution to treatment of psychotic disorders have little application in modern psychiatry. The medical model, largely based on psychopharmacology and biological conceptualisation of illness, particularly dominates the treatment of psychosis. While many analysts have worked with patients in psychotic states, it is rare to find analytic approaches to...
International Journal of Jungian Studies January 12, 2022 J. Mills
In our dialogues over the nature of archetypes, essence, psyche, and world, I further respond to Erik Goodwyn’s recent foray into establishing an ontological position that not only answers to the mind-body problem, but further locates the source of Psyche on a cosmic plane. His impressive attempt to launch a neo-Jungian metaphysics is based on the principle of cosmic panpsychism that bridges...
International Journal of Jungian Studies September 9, 2021 Gary M. Clark
Abstract In this essay, I outline an approach to analytical psychology based on the emerging disciplines of psychedelic neuroscience and psychedelic assisted therapies. During the 1950s Jung made brief comments on the use of psychedelics in traditional cultures and therapeutic contexts. I analyse these comments in the light of consequent research in the field. Contemporary psychedelic...
International Journal of Jungian Studies August 14, 2020 Marisa Swank 1 citation
Abstract The purpose of this work is to construct a strong theoretical base for analytical psychology to engage with psychedelic therapy by drawing out tools already present in Jungian thought. This is done by first offering a brief history of psychedelic therapy and Jungian psychology, focusing on the work of three analysts. Stanislav Grof’s work with LSD therapy is then outlined and explored...
International Journal of Jungian Studies May 4, 2015 Jordan S. Potash
A Jungian and archetypal psychology approach to aesthetics includes noticing which archetypes are activated when viewing or engaging with art. Archetypes provide vitality to art and can be accessed by viewers through attention to bodily responses and emotional awareness enhanced by imagination. Connecting these personal experiences to the collective requires framing viewers' responses within...
International Journal of Jungian Studies March 1, 2010 Sean McGrath 3 citations
In the following article I first situate Lacan and Jung in the broader history of the unconscious: Western esotericism and Romanticism. This contextualization is necessary for the subsequent construction of a Jungian reading of Lacan's theory of sexuation. I will underscore one commonality between Jung and Lacan, and make evident the specific challenge Lacanian theory presents to Jung's notion...
International Journal of Jungian Studies March 1, 2010 Leon Schlamm 1 citation
In spite of the considerable body of scholarly literature on Jung's ambivalent relationship to Indian mystical traditions and his misreading of their canonical materials during the last three decades, Jung's persistent warnings against the practice of yoga by Europeans deserve more systematic examination by Jung scholars than they have so far received. At a time of increasing globalization...