Channel Title: Dr Stefano Carpani, Psychoanalyst CGJIZ IAAP Channel Description: Dr. Stefano Carpani, Ph.D., psychoanalyst and sociologist (member and lecturer of the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, and postgraduate of the University of Cambridge) working in private practice in Berlin (DE) and online. He initiated the YouTube series Breakfast at Küsnacht, Lockdown Therapy and War as Reset, and co-created Psychosocial Wednesdays (currently serving as its chairperson). He initiated and curates Jungianeum: Initiatives for Contemporary Analytical Psychology and neo-Jungian Studies. For the Italian magazine "Doppiozero," he hosts a column titled "Cultivating the Soul in the SuperSociety." He serves as scientific consultant to Pacifica Graduate Institute (USA). Among his edited books: Breakfast at Küsnacht (Chiron, 2020 - IAJS Best Edited Book nominee); Anthology of Contemporary Classics in Analytical psychology: The New Ancestors (Routledge, 2022 - GRADIVA Best Edited Book nominee). His forthcoming book is titled Absolute Freedom (Routledge, 2024) <video> In Defense of the Freedoms of the Self" with John Beebe M.D. Description: ABSTRACT In 1941, Franklin Roosevelt named freedoms, of speech and religion and from want and fear, as essential to democracy. The author finds a parallel in Jung's view that freedom in psychoanalysis is an issue resolved when its complexity is realized. He sees confusion of personal freedom with the right to restrict the expression of it by others illustrated in the tragic Tulsa Race Massacre, the type of violent irony that Roosevelt's intuition of a balance of freedoms was devised to transcend. Franklin Roosevelt's own connection to Jungian thought through his wife Eleanor's friendship with Beatrice Hinkle is explored. John Beebe is an American psychiatrist and Jungian analyst in practice in San Francisco. Beebe was born in Washington, D.C. He received degrees from Harvard College and the University of Chicago medical school. He is a past president of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, where he is currently on the teaching faculty. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. </video> <video> IL BAMBINO DI CIOCCOLATO Roberto Grande (edito da JUNGIANEUM/books, serie di STUDI NEO-JUNGHIANI) Description: </video> <video> THE AGE OF HYPOCRISY Description: Drawing on thinkers such as C.G. Jung, James Hillman and Simone Weil, Carpani offers insights into the psychosocial and spiritual dimensions of war. Doing so, he examines the multifaceted subject of war, drawing on the insights of different historical periods and thinkers. He examines the wars of the 19th and 20th century, highlighting the grim and harrowing realities of warfare, and discusses the nature of war, its seemingly inevitable recurrence, and its role in shaping human history: Are periods of peace merely temporary interludes between conflicts? Carpani touches on the decline of European civilisation, the role of women in social change and the influence of technology in the 21st century, highlighting the shift from an era of unity and brotherhood to one of chaos and conflict. The presentation links these themes to the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting parallels with the war in Ukraine and a shift from the suspension of certainties to the end of certainties. They would reflect on the need for a collective reset and the importance of introspection and creativity in this evolving landscape. Ultimately, Carpani calls for a united Europe that embraces diversity and self-discovery, while urging readers to confront existential questions of individual and collective identity. Bio: Stefano Carpani, Ph.D., the creator of Jungianeum: Initiatives for Contemporary Analytical Psychology and Neo-Jungian Studies, is a psychoanalyst trained at the C.G. Jung Institute, Zürich (CGJI-Z/IAAP) and a sociologist (post-graduate at the University of Cambridge). He graduated in Literature and Philosophy from the Catholic University of Milan. He works in private practice in Berlin in English, Italian and Spanish. He is the initiator of the YouTube interview series: Breakfast at Küsnacht, Lockdown Therapy and War as Reset. He is among the initiators of Psychosocial Wednesdays and #TherapistforUkraine. He curates the “Chiron Publications” book series JUNGIANEUM: Re-covered Classics in Analytical Psychology. Since 2021 he is a member of the Analysis and Activism´s steering group. His most recent edited books are: Anthology of Contemporary Classics in Analytical Psychology: The New Ancestors (Routledge, 2022); Individuation and Liberty in a Globalized World: Psychosocial Perspectives on Freedom after Freedom (Routledge, 2022); Lockdown Therapy: Jungian Perspectives on how the Pandemic changed Psychoanalysis (with Dr. Monica Luci, Routledge, 2022). </video> <video> 365 DAYS OF WAR, SINCE THE INVASION OF UKRAINE Description: In occasion of the first year from the invasion of Ukraine, Dmytro Zaleski, Tine Papic and Stefano Carpani organised an "open mic" on Friday 24.2.2023. "The open mic was fantastic, quite related, extremely upsetting, and frightenly sober" Lynn Alicia Franco We hoped for a range of views to be there, fostering a growing recognition among Jungians of the potential for clinically-based depth psychologies and analytic to be brought to bear on understanding and addressing political problems and struggles. An open mic (shortened from "open microphone") is a live event - in this case a live-online-event - in which audience members can participate and contribute actively, saying whatever they want. </video> <video> Luigi Zoja & Stefano Carpani: come coltivare l´anima nella supersocietá? Description: </video> <video> Pia Skogemann presents her book “Waxing Femininity: Adult Female Development”, by JUNGIANEUM/Books Description: Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Waxing-Femininity-Development-Perspective-Psychology/dp/B0DJKPFGPC Pia Skogemann's Waxing Femininity, a bestseller in Denmark for over four decades, is now available in English, offering a global audience access to her groundbreaking ideas. First published in 1984, the book emerged during a transformative period in Jungian theory when many female post-Jungians began critically expanding Jung’s ideas to reflect women’s experiences, especially in the wake of second-wave feminism. While Jung made significant strides in addressing the feminine psyche, much of his work, along with that of his early followers, was rooted in patriarchal norms. Skogemann’s Waxing Femininity boldly challenges these outdated views, offering an empowering perspective on female individuation. Unlike the traditional "hero's journey" celebrated in Jungian thought, Skogemann highlights the distinct path women take in finding their identity. Drawing on Jungian concepts such as the anima, shadow, and archetypes, Skogemann reinterprets these ideas through a modern feminist lens. Her use of case studies, dream analysis, and literary examples brings to life the development of feminine identity, from girlhood to womanhood, as women navigate relationships and self-discovery. Provocative at the time of its release, Waxing Femininity has since become an invaluable resource, sparking both admiration and debate. With its first English translation, this edition promises to inspire and resonate with women and scholars alike, offering fresh insights into feminine psychology and the ongoing search for authentic identity. Pia Skogemann is a distinguished Jungian analyst with an academic background in Archaeology and Comparative Religion (M.A.). She co-founded the C.G. Jung Institute in Copenhagen in 1980, where she has been a prominent figure for over four decades, serving as a teacher, supervisor, and director of training. Renowned for her insightful contributions to Jungian psychology, Skogemann also served on the executive committee of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) from 2001 to 2007. Her extensive body of work, which includes numerous books and articles, reflects her wide-ranging expertise, though much of it has been published in Danish. </video> <video> WAR AS RESET (14) - Conversation with Luigi Zoja on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Beyond Description: Prof. Luigi Zoja and I recorded this conversation on May19th 2022. Luigi and I talked about "media voyeurism", "media bulimia" and praranoia. I asked him “what is war?”, “is war masculine?”, and “why is war turning normal person into a beast?”. We looked at war as reset. But reset of what? I asked Luigi to help me understand the difference between this war and the crap perpetrated by the US since the end of WWII (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.), as well as the actions of the British Crown (and the death they caused) in the past centuries. We looked at Jürgen Habermas´ and Jacques Derrida´ research on "what binds Europeans together" with respect to the international order and we parted claiming that Europe (since WWII and the fall of the Berlin wall) is about a shared a co-construction of meaning, and so should remain. In the concluding remarks we looked at the fact that culture is the only possible reset to war, and that war - often - follows and is a reset for a society that turned to (or is blamed of) hedonistic drifting. Luigi Zoja , Ph.D., is past president of CIPA and past president of IAAP. He has taught at the School of Psychiatry of the Faculty of Medicine, State University of Palermo, Italy, the University of Insubria, Italy, and the University of Macao, China. His publications in English include Drugs, Addiction and Initiation (1989/2000); Growth and Guilt (1995); The Father (Gradiva Award 2001); The Global Nightmare. Jungian Perspectives on September 11 (2002); Cultivating the Soul (2005); Ethics and Analysis (2007); Violence in History, Culture and the Psyche (2009); and Paranoia. The Madness that Makes History (2017). </video> <video> WAR AS RESET (15) - Conversation with Elana Lakh on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (and beyond) Description: Elana Lakh and I recorded this conversation on May 20th 2022. In my opening intro I stated that, many wished the pandemic to be nothing more than a bad dream: a nightmare. The truth is that it is still a reality for most of the world's population as we speak! Likewise, many wish that the Russo-Ukrainian war is nothing more than a bad dream: a nightmare. Our conversation was build (from the beginning until the end) on the parallelism and differences beween the Russo/Ukranian and the Isaelo/Palestinian war. I asked her “what is war?”, “is war masculine?” We looked at Jürgen Habermas´ and Jacques Derrida´ research on "what binds Europeans together" with respect to the international order and we parted claiming that Europe (since WWII and the fall of the Berlin wall) is about a shared a co-construction of meaning, and so should remain. </video> <video> Freedom, Queer & Gender Diversity (10th Conference of Analytical Psychology and Chinese Culture) Description: From December 8th to 10th, 2023, I had the privilege of being in Qingdao, China, where I served as a guest speaker at the 10th International Conference for Analytical Psychology and Chinese Culture. The conference centered around the theme "Heartfelt Influence and Transformation: The Wisdom of I Ching and Analytical Psychology." During the event, I had the honor of presenting a paper on the intersection of Freedom, Queerness, and Gender Diversity. The content of my presentation is available in both English and Chinese, capturing the essence of the discourse for a broader audience. </video> <video> Analytical Psychology when the Time is out of Joint Description: This is the opening speech I delivered at the 6th European Conference of Analytical Psychology (IAAP), held from August 30th to September 1st, 2024, in Siracusa, Italy, titled: “ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY WHEN TIME IS OUT OF JOINT”. Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller – in her book entitled The Time Is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002) – underlines that Hamlet “is a man of conscience who knows that while relying on his conscience alone, he ceases to be a man of honor”. Therefore she adds: “He was born to set right the time out of joint, because he was born Hamlet, the son of Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. […] Yet he is a man of conscience, a specific man, who must think about justice and injustice, right and wrong, and about himself. He must know himself.” Heller underlines that Hamlet “was born to set right time out of joint” and that “time is out of joint when reason and unreason are heterogeneous, when actors do not understand what they are doing and understand even less what others are doing or have done”. Is, to set time right, to restore eros, to regain our own integrity, psychoanalysis’s supreme duty? Heller, continues, that “time is set right when Hamlet is able to know himself better”. Therefore, she proposes that, when ‘Hamlet describes the chaos of the soul – a chaos that everyone who ever cast a sincere glance at himself recognizes in himself’. She also adds that ‘one of Hamlet´s selves is alienated from the other, and all his lonely attempts to put them together, to mend the self thus torn, are in vain. They are in vain because he himself breaks the thread to sew the selves together. Hamlet cannot gather together his personality by his own effort”. Is this what happens when a patient comes into analysis? Is this a fair description of neurosis? Therefore, is it possible to put right time out of joint? Can Analytical psychology help to put right time out of joint, when time is out of joint, and considering that ‘time is not set right in the sense of being returned to its former place, “new men” usher in new times’ (Heller, 2002, p.1). Therefore, which new men and new times can Analytical psychology help to mould? These, among others, are a few of the questions that the 2024´s IAAP European Conference in Syracuse will try to answer! We welcome submissions on the above theme, broad in scope yet grounded in the perspective of the relevance of Analytical Psychology to the Socio-Cultural Challenges of the 21st Century. We strongly encourage submissions from individuals, countries, and regions and that have been historically and systematically under-represented in the world of Jungian theory and practice, and in depth psychology more generally. </video> <video> Susie Orbach and Stefano Carpani on "The Age of Shocks" Description: Cultivating the Soul in the Supersociety Psychosocial Conversations on the Age of Shocks This series of psychosocial conversations aims to explore the concepts of soul and supersociety, addressing topics such as Climate Change, Populism, Pandemic, Fake News and Post-Truth, War, Energy Crisis, Inflation, and Recession. It also delves into themes like social justice, sustainability, ecology, integration, diversity, and more. --- With the advent of the 21st century, we have entered - bypassing what the German sociologist Ulrich Beck (1996) referred to as the "risk society" - what Italian sociologists Giaccardi and Magatti term the "age of shocks," characterized by abundant technology (algorithms) but a scarcity of soul. According to sociologists Chiara Giaccardi and Mauro Magatti, the supersociety is based on at least three dimensions: firstly, "it is constituted primarily by the intensity, density, and extension of technical mediation in the relationship with reality," where "almost all the daily life of billions of people is intricately dependent on and regulated by a techno-economic organization without gaps, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, driven continuously by scientific research and technological innovation; the increasingly complex problems associated with a fast and interconnected global social life can no longer be addressed without the essential contribution of technology and the parameters it entails. The technological environment, organized on a planetary system, now coincides entirely with global social life, fully mediating the relationships between humans and with the biosphere" (Giaccardi and Magatti, 2022, p. 80). Secondly, "with the supersociety, the framework of interdependencies is such that it becomes unrealistic to think separately about social organization and the planetary ecosystem. A new condition summed up in the term 'Anthropocene,' which captures the interdependence between social life, technoscientific progress, and the fate of the planet, with its inhabited living species. Social life has always been linked to environmental conditions, but now the situation has changed: the highly destabilizing and increasingly relevant side effects produced by social organization have consequences that can no longer be ignored" (Giaccardi and Magatti, 2022, p. 81). Finally, "the supersociety is characterized by the level reached in the human self-production capacity. Subjectivity has always been constituted within a specific social world... The novelty lies in the fact that the supersociety tends to incorporate the entire human organism, in all its biological and cognitive dimensions, into its dynamics. In a world of material prosperity, the most precious commodity to produce and sell is life: health, longevity, security. But also physical prowess, beauty, cognitive abilities. The digital bubble prevents and absorbs every thought of ours..." (Giaccardi and Magatti, 2022, p. 81). With the decline of ideologies, as pointed out by Jungian psychoanalyst Luigi Zoja, "no longer are grand themes addressed, true differences between right and left are no longer noticeable; what seems to be involved is only the particular and the variable, what matters is individual need. Yet, merely reintroducing something universal and eternal with the necessary freshness (Shakespeare in cinema, for example) results in an unexpected success (but why unexpected?). This, perhaps, has to do with the need to cultivate the soul." According to Zoja, "For those who want to grow, the past exists as something to be overcome," and the person "who observes places their point of view at the center of the observed vision." This is the "price they pay for being a person and not an impersonal cognitive apparatus." Zoja emphasizes that "Psychological truth does not develop upward but into the depths," and this is because "Not only instinct guides humans in growing. The animal comes into the world almost self-sufficient; it just has to wait for the instincts already present in it to manifest. But for us humans, growing is much more than physically consolidating and letting instinctive needs operate: it is knowing, understanding, learning, knowing. It is the interweaving of physical growth - almost unchanged since the appearance of Homo sapiens - with psychic growth..." In the book titled "Cultivating the Soul," Luigi Zoja explores the theme of personal and spiritual growth through psychological analysis and philosophical reflection. Zoja addresses topics such as individuation, the meaning of life, and the connection between mind and soul. Zoja proposes the idea of cultivating the soul as a process of personal and spiritual development, involving deep self-awareness, the pursuit of meaning in life, and exploration of the deeper dimension of existence. Soul cultivation may involve reflection, connection with others, and the pursuit of an authentic and fulfilling life. </video> <video> Individuation, Textuality, and Sexuality in Ursula le Guin's Lavinia with Dr Roula Maria Dib Description: </video> <video> Absolute Freedom: Individuation and Individualization in Second-Late-Modern Societies (Routledge) Description: In his latest book, Dr. Stefano Carpani suggests that "absolute freedom" means "freedom beyond freedom." Within this book, published by Routledge in 2024, the fields of analytical psychology and sociology combine to examine and explore current social theory and the concept that the author has termed ‘absolute freedom’. This work serves as a vital contribution to contemporary social and psychoanalytic research, unveiling the intricacies of psychological and social dynamics in our current epoch. Stefano Carpani explores the intersection of psychology and sociology, providing a fresh perspective beyond conventional boundaries. It conducts a comparative analysis of C. G. Jung's individuation process and Ulrich Beck's individualization theory, presenting the groundbreaking 'I+I' synthesis. This latter concept acts as a linchpin in deciphering self-identity narratives in the 21st century's dynamic landscape, before the author introduces the concept of absolute freedom, contextualizing it within the multifaceted complexities of contemporary second-late-modern existence. This compelling new book will be of great interest to academics, scholars and students in the fields of analytical psychology, sociology and psychosocial studies. </video> <video> Opening to the Imaginal: Waking Dreams and Invisible Guests Description: Get your copy of Mary Watkins´ "Opening to the Imaginal: Waking Dreams and Invisible Guests" here: https://shorturl.at/swF57 ABSTRACT In this conversation Mary Watkins and Stefano Carpani explore the trajectory of Watkins’ work with the imaginal dimension of life. They will move carefully along the fungal network between opening up to the imaginal and becoming present in all our relationships. Mary Watkins began exploring the imaginal dimension of our lives over 50 years ago. Her early books—Waking Dreams and Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues—were influenced by her studies at the Jung Institute in Zurich and her participation in the archetypal psychology movement. Now these two works on the imaginal are being reissued in the series JUNGIANEUM/books: Re-Covered Classics in Analytical Psychology. While the books have been influential in integrating active imagination into therapeutic sessions and have contributed to the work of the Hearing Voices Network, they have also helped many readers to orient to and navigate their own imaginal experiences. In her early works, Mary Watkins aimed to decenter the heroic ego and allow multiple psychic voices to emerge and engage in dialogue. As she began to study colonialism and decolonization, Watkins integrated the imaginal into activist work and communities. She used an imaginal approach in workshops on various social, political, and environmental issues. In exploring the colonial mindset, Watkins recognized the need to soften and humble the ego, in line with Jung's active imagination. She emphasizes the connection between psychic decolonization, achieved through opening the imaginal, and the wider effort to decolonize relationships with human others, non-human animals, natural places, and ancestors. BIO Mary Watkins, Ph.D., Professor Emerita at Pacifica Graduate Institute, co-founded its M.A./Ph.D. Depth Psychology Program, the Community, Liberation, Indigenous, and Eco-Psychologies Specialization, and the Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research curriculum. She is the author of Mutual Accompaniment and the Creation of the Commons, Waking Dreams, Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues; co-author of Toward Psychologies of Liberation, Talking with Young Children About Adoption, Up Against the Wall: Re-Imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border, and a co-editor of "Psychology and the Promotion of Peace" (Journal of Social Issues, 44, 2). She works critically at the interfaces between Euro-American depth psychologies and psychologies of liberation. ABOUT PSYCHOSOCIAL WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday evening, Sigmund Freud convened with colleagues in the waiting room of his Viennese practice at Berggasse 19, uncovering and debating profound ideas within the realm of psychoanalysis. C.G. Jung extended this idea by establishing a Psychological Club in Zurich, a clubhouse that became a similar setting to share ideas and offer a space where the inner, often isolating work of the soul could find harmony through exchange with others. Since 2020, Psychosocial Wednesdays, a digital salon, has integrated the concepts developed by these pioneers by offering a global platform for colleagues from diverse psychological disciplines to share their ideas and creative works. </video> <video> UN MILIONE DI GRANELLI DI SABBIA. Un film di ANDREA DEAGLIO, con EVA PATTIS ZOJA Description: LA MIA CONVERSAZIONE CON con EVA PATTIS ZOJA e ANDREA DEAGLIO. Una storia di indagine interiore, che scava nell’incubo personale e in quello collettivo delle vittime di un genocidio. IL FILM Sul tavolo del suo studio, la psicoterapeuta Eva Pattis Zoja tiene un contenitore di sabbia. La sabbia registra le immagini che le dita tracciano sulla sua superficie, ma non le parole: il trauma psichico è una frattura che impedisce ai sentimenti di emergere e al racconto di fluire. I traumi di pazienti vittime di guerre e di calamità naturali ma anche, forse, il trauma della stessa Eva. Le immagini delle sabbie si mescolano così a quelle della Storia e a quelle della sua vita. Un’indagine interiore, che scava nell’incubo personale e in quello collettivo delle vittime di un genocidio. Perché un trauma non è mai solo una questione individuale: si trasmette fra le generazioni, si riflette nella Storia. </video>

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Dr. Stefano Carpani, Ph.D., psychoanalyst and sociologist (member and lecturer of the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, and postgraduate of the University of Cambridge) working in private practice in Berlin (DE) and online. He initiated the YouTube series Breakfast at Küsnacht, Lockdown Therapy and War as Reset, and co-created Psychosocial Wednesdays (currently serving as its chairperson). He initiated and curates Jungianeum: Initiatives for Contemporary Analytical Psychology and neo-Jungian Studies. For the Italian magazine "Doppiozero," he hosts a column titled "Cultivating the Soul in the SuperSociety." He serves as scientific consultant to Pacifica Graduate Institute (USA). Among his edited books: Breakfast at Küsnacht (Chiron, 2020 - IAJS Best Edited Book nominee); Anthology of Contemporary Classics in Analytical psychology: The New Ancestors (Routledge, 2022 - GRADIVA Best Edited Book nominee). His forthcoming book is titled Absolute Freedom (Routledge, 2024)

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