As a thoughtful learning community, we strive to make Jungian and depth psychological thought available to the general public through workshops, seminars and other resources that help liberate the soul and transform culture.
Discover the latest reflections, events, and explorations in our newsletter to keep up to date with the Jung Society’s activities this season.
The Nancy Alvord Library, one of the most unique libraries in America, is housed at the Good Shepherd Center in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle.
Through the sharing of their personal stories, Jerry and Marilyn will speak to the deepest inner requirement and essential components of a transformational journey we must all take, and how the creative process brought Jerry to the threshold of that journey. To paraphrase a line emphasized in, A Course in Miracles—“The journey to our personal awakening is unavoidable, the only variable is the time it takes to fully give ourselves to it.” On such a journey, through darkness and light, the only guides available to us are those who have gone before, creative imagination, myths, dreams and the “whispers along the way.” Jerry will speak to how these guides, seen and unseen, helped him traverse the territory. Marilyn will weave into the conversation her years of study and teaching on the re-emergence of the Divine Feminine and her in-depth exploration of the history and symbolism of the Black Madonna and Mary Magdalene, and their meaning for our world today.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
1-4pm PST
IN-PERSON Field Trip/Studio Presentation
As we explore Jerry Wennstrom’s thousand square foot Whidbey Island gallery, covered floor to ceiling with art, he and Marilyn will share the mystery, and magic behind the making of many of Jerry’s art pieces. Jerry will answer questions and perhaps demonstrate how he creates some of the details for his art pieces. Marilyn as Jerry’s partner and Muse will speak about her experience and her, sometimes, inadvertent involvement in the process of Jerry’s art.
TRAVEL DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL REGISTRANTS
Last Saturday of the month: (March 29 & April 26). 1pm – 3:30pm
Nancy Alvord Library, Room 222 in the Good Shepherd Center.
In response to suggestions from our members to have more opportunities to connect with fellow Jungians in person we are hosting a “Friends and Members Tea”.
Whether you are a new or an established member this is a chance to meet new people with shared interests in Jungian and Depth Psychology. If you are a new member and would like an orientation to our website and programs please stop by for that as well!
As Jung wrestled with powerful images and experiences sent forth by the unconscious, he was “taken to the mat” again and again. As he sweated it out intellectually, physically, morally, and spiritually, within these pages, so will we. As we read and discuss The Red Book together, we, too, will struggle with the implications of this material for our own understanding of ourselves, the times we live in, and the meaning and consequences that our own encounters with the unconscious present to us, and the way the unconscious effects society at large. The Red Book lays the groundwork in which Jung began to formulate the constructs which later appear throughout his Collected Works.
A online study and discussion of various fairy tales facilitated by Stephanie Gierman, Jungian Analyst, and our very own Co-President, Bette R. Joram, Ph.D.
Purchase a Member or Non-member ticket to join the discussion. CEU ticket sold separately.
Locally based in Everett, Washington, Dr. Lockhart—Jungian analyst, trainer, scholar, writer, editor, and publisher over more than 50 years—has generously offered to use a question and answer format to invite discussion and share his extensive Jungian knowledge with participants. The first session will engage with Dr. Lockhart ‘s Appassionato for the Imagination. In this essay, Dr. Lockhart discusses the relationship between Jung’s Red Book, modern art, and the concept of Other. From this perspective, Dr. Lockhart asks for us today,
“How…and in what way, can the Red Book be a guide?”
No prior knowledge, experience, or previous participation in the group is required.
Our in-person discussion group continues to meet weekly on Saturday mornings, 11am – 12:30pm in the Nancy Alvord Library, room 222 of the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle. Participants suggest and discuss a variety of Jungian and depth psychological topics and benefit from community connection. Please join us!
Contact Laura at arweninrivendell@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you!
Please consider joining us to celebrate our successes, build connections, and help our society thrive.
Currently Taking Auction Donations:
Donating is a fun, easy way to support what you value. Do you have a skill, creation, or baked goods you’d be willing to offer for auction or sale? Maybe a gift certificate to a favorite local restaurant, a wonderful bottle of wine, or anything another Jungian might enjoy bidding on to support our Jung society? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Be creative and let us know by May 15th, 2025.
Contact Tamara Walker: email: snowrivers@gmail.com, text: 206-200-9867
(IN THE LIBRARY!) FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH
In the library, Lael Cassidy hosts an in-person discussion group based on Jung’s Dream Analysis: Notes on the Seminar Given in 1928-1930.
In this study group, we intend to invite the voice of C.G. Jung into the room and to provide a space to reflect with our whole selves. We will attend his seminar and enter into specific dreams with him.
We are reading C.G. Jung’s Dream Analysis: Notes on the Seminar Given in 1928-1930, one lecture per month. New participants are welcome at any time. We send a PDF version of the upcoming lecture a few days before each meeting (typically about 15 pages). If you want to receive this email, please reach out to Lael Cassidy, laelcassidy@gmail.com
Print-outs can be provided in the meeting if needed.
(If you want your own copy of the book, Part 1 of the lecture series is readily available in paperback and on kindle where books are sold. The full volume is only available in hardback, and quite expensive, but at the current rate we won’t reach part 2 until mid-2025)
To invite the unconscious to participate, art supplies will be available for those who wish. There will also be time to discuss/share art and other feeling/thinking responses to the work.
Photo Credit: Milky way, South Africa – Conrad Walker
Membership is open to anyone interested in learning about Jungian thought.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
4649 Sunnyside Ave N Room 222, Seattle, WA 98103
C.G. Jung Society, Seattle is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational corporation. Formed in 1973, the Seattle Society is one of many such organizations around the world. We are an all-volunteer organization which thrives on the efforts of community members who share a passion for the insights of depth psychology.
2022 Recipient of 4Culture’s Arts Sustained Support Award
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As we step into the New Year, we reflect on the growth, learning, and connections we’ve shared with our community. Your support and engagement have been at the heart of our mission to explore the richness of Jungian thought and its relevance to today’s world.
This year, we’re excited to bring you new opportunities for learning, discussion, and discovery. From lectures and workshops to community events and library resources, we invite you to join us in deepening our collective understanding and personal growth.
Thank you for being a valued part of the Jung Society of Seattle.
