The NY Mythology Group

Join us for an in-person discussion at Chelsea Pier 57 on 11th Avenue in the SEAHORSE ROOM (on the left side, just after the elevator & stairs for the roof) at 2:00 PM. We will begin wrapping up between 4 and 4:30 pm.

If circumstances allow, please plan to arrive timely.

Our conversation will explore **Carl Jung’s depth psychology—**known as Analytical Psychology—with attention to key ideas such as ego-consciousness, collective consciousness, the personal unconscious Shadow), the collective unconsciousness, Self/archetypes, the Psyche, persona(e), shadow work (inner work), complexes, ego-inflation, and the numinous process of individuation.
We will also consider/explore the possibility of future meetups to continue engaging with Jung’s writings, including the Bollingen editions of his Collected Works and the Philemon Foundation’s Complete Works. As a potential starting point, we may begin with Liber Novus; AKA, The Red Book.

In addition, we may explore the work of other Jungian thinkers such as Marie-Louise von Franz, Barbara Hannah, Erich Neumann, Edward Edinger, Robert A. Johnson, John A. Sanford, Lionel Corbett, Murray Stein, Thomas Kirsch, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Robert L. Moore, June Singer, Esther Harding, and C. A. Meier, among others.
Seasoned Jungians and Newcomers alike are warmly invited to participate in an open and thoughtful exchange.

INSERTED/ATTACHED is the Online Collected Works of CG JUNG for those who are interested:

I recently started rereading The Sacred and the Profane, by Mircea Eliade with another meetup group, and I would like us to read it and then discuss it together at one of our meetups.

In this influential work, Mircea Eliade explores how humans distinguish between sacred reality and ordinary, profane life. He argues that many traditional societies organize their world around sacred centers that provide meaning and orientation. Through myths, rituals, and symbols, people reconnect with these sacred dimensions of existence.

Eliade met Carl Jung for the first time at the Eranos Conferences. These gatherings brought together scholars interested in religion, symbolism, and psychology. The book sustains many of Jung’s ideas, particularly the importance of symbols and archetypal patterns in human experience. Eliade shows how sacred space and sacred time structure the way people understand the world. Drawing on examples from many cultures, he illustrates how rituals repeat mythical events to renew meaning.

Let’s meet and discuss this amazing book together.