Journal of Analytical Psychology
May 29, 2024
Erik D. Goodwyn
3 citations
For much of its history, archetype theory suffered from criticisms rooted in unexamined Cartesian assumptions that treat cognition as disembodied—mere manipulation of abstract, meaningless signs copied from verbal instruction or cultural learning. Since the 1980s, findings from multiple independent disciplines have replaced this view with one of embodied cognition. This shift offers important consequences for archetype theory, providing a non-reductive biological anchor that explains many characteristics of the archetypal image.
Journal of Analytical Psychology
October 25, 2005
Maria Ilena Marozza
2 citations
Dreams acquire meaning only when they are translated into language, according to this philosophical and psychoanalytic inquiry. The author distinguishes the dream as it is actually experienced from the remembered and narrated version, proposing a two-step phenomenology that acknowledges the dream's objectivity while tracing meaning to its linguistic articulation. After reviewing neurobiological theories, the paper examines psychoanalytic approaches, especially interpretations grounded in intersubjectivity and phantasy, arguing that meaning does not reside in the dream itself but emerges through relational and linguistic processes.
Journal of Analytical Psychology
May 10, 2026
L. Stein
As scientific evidence mounts for the usefulness of psychedelics in promoting ego change, Jungian analysts are urged to consider their role. While controversial and outside traditional practice, psychedelics may, in appropriate cases, serve as an aid to Jungian psychoanalysis. This paper, dedicated to Dr. Lionel Corbett, proposes a protocol for integrating psychedelics that respects the history, theory, traditions, and practices of Jungian analysis.
Journal of Analytical Psychology
April 1, 2026
Kan Chen, Xiao You
Video games can evoke spiritual experiences in adolescents that activate the archetype of initiation and interact with dreams, contributing to the individuation process. Using a Jungian psychological perspective, the study analyzed symbols and psychological processes in dreams following video game play; scores on the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ-30) assessed whether a spiritual experience occurred during gaming. Two case studies illustrate that these experiences often connect to personal complexes. In cases of addiction, an archetypal self-care system may manifest as a destructive aspect of the Self, experienced as damaging spirituality. The paper suggests that Jungian analysts and educators should recognize the transformative and spiritual dimensions of video games to support healthy adolescent development.
Journal of Analytical Psychology
February 1, 2020
Ole Vedfelt
Dream research and psychotherapy have historically been fragmented, with schools like Freudian, Jungian, existential, and cognitive approaches in conflict and largely disconnected from neuropsychological findings. This paper proposes that complex cybernetic information network theory can provide a unifying framework for dream research and dreamwork. Within this framework, ten core qualities of dreams are delineated, supported by therapeutic knowledge and scientific research: dreams deal with important matters, symbolize, personify, serve as safe trial runs, connect to unconscious intelligence, perform pattern recognition, enable high-level communication, condense information, provide experiences of wholeness, and represent psychological energy landscapes. The author describes dreamwork sequences from their practice and offers practical recommendations, arguing that dreams are a significant psychological resource.