ON-DEMAND COURSE

Introduction to Synchronicity

Jungian Psychology
TEACHER
Ken James
TOPIC
Jungian
Format
6 class course
DURATION
5 hours

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Synchronicity is one of Carl Jung’s most famous contributions to psychology.

This phenomena of meaningful coincidences forms a guiding principle to navigate through life, as well as that it provides deep insight and questions about the nature of reality. 

In this beautiful high quality pre-recorded course Jungian Analyst and teacher Ken James will take you on a tour through the miraculous world of synchronicity. You will learn Jung’s ideas about synchronicity, modern insights that deepen our understanding of it, and it will be practical and with examples so you can see it in your own life. 

Course Description

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The concept of synchronicity is arguably both the most popular and the most misunderstood of all of the concepts coming from the field of Jungian Psychology. The common definition for synchronicity, i.e., “meaningful coincidence”, easily becomes misapplied to any cluster of events that may dimly have shared significance or emotional impact. Whereas for Jung, synchronicity was seen as a means by which the human person can come to know that the two apparently separate worlds of mind and matter are actually two aspects of the same underlying reality. Jung’s notions about synchronicity challenge not only our self-understanding, but also our collective assumptions about the so-called outer and inner worlds.

In this course, participants will first explore the range and profundity of Jung’s classical essays on synchronicity. Following this, post-Jungian extensions and expansions of the classical type of synchronicity will be studied through the writings of several second and third generation Jungian analysts, revealing the continuing refinement of the field of Jungian Psychology as a clinical paradigm. Next, because they are so prevalent in the popular discussions of synchronicity, an expanded conceptualization of synchronicity as the co-occurrence of two external events linked not by cause and effect but instead by their shared and emotionally charged significance will be explored. Divination will then be studied as an example of evoked synchronicity, and deja-vu will also be covered as an example of what may be called “inverted synchronicity”: synchronicity in which the external event stimulates the recall of an inner fantasy (or memory) that corresponds in some way to the external event. Finally, an opportunity for participants to ask questions and further the discussion of this fascinating topic will be provided.

This program is ideal if you want to be able to

  • Understand what synchronicity is and why Jung thought it was so important. Thus deepening your awareness of the connections between the psyche and the “external” world.
  • Clarify the relationship between synchronicity and traditions of divination.
  • Explain the similarities and differences between classical or Type 1 Synchronicities and Type 2 Synchronicities, evoked synchronicities and deja-vu phenomena.
  • Explore synchronicity as the foundation for many methods of divination.
  • Understand the psychological impact of synchronistic experiences and their role in emphasizing the autonomous nature of the psyche.
  • Recognize the importance of synchronicities in helping to relativize the ego complex and furthering individuation.

Course overview

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
6 video & 6 audio recordings
Accurate Subtitles
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Ken James

Kenneth James, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Ph.D. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University, and a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. Along the way, he studied vocal music at the American Conservatory of Music, and learned a modality of music therapy known as The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music at the Institute for Consciousness and Music in Baltimore, Maryland.

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