Kaye Lindauer, MDiv, MS — Narcissism & the Psychology of Envy
Details
ZOOM online lecture: December 6, 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm EST
This event will be recorded. If your schedule does not allow you to attend the lecture, you can still reserve a ticket and a recording will be emailed out to you to watch at your convenience within 60 days of the lecture. Access to the recording cannot be extended past 60 days for any reason. No refunds will be given if you are unable to watch the recording within 60 days.
Cost: members: FREE; non-members: $25; students $10
Register here: https://jungatlanta.com/event-calendar/#!event/2025/12/6/kaye-lindauer-mdiv-ms-8212-narcissism-the-psychology-of-envy
Description:
Disconnected from a relationship with Self, some people suffer from the pain of narcissism and envy. The thread to healthy self-esteem has been broken. Genuine relationships are impossible. Of course, there is a range to which a person becomes addicted to always seeing others having more than they have and wishing to destroy the good fortune of others. The major defense mechanism employed by both the narcissist and the one who envies is projection. They see themselves as special and most deserving, they are the center of their own worlds. Feelings of others are neither considered nor understood; empathy is missing.
This lecture will bring a Jungian perspective to the exploration of the psychic phenomenon of narcissism and envy that seems to be so prevalent on multiple levels in our present culture. The lecture will offer participants a deeper understanding of the narcissists and the envious ones who suffer from unfortunate personality disorders. So often, unrealistic expectations are held for a “cure” that is hard to come by. Spiritual development offers hope.
Kaye Lindauer, M.DIV, MS has studied Jungian psychology for the past sixty years. She is especially grateful for having been able to take classes at the Jung Institute in Zurich, as well as at ISAP. Returning to Switzerland every year for several decades has been most enriching for her. Also, for 15 years, she attended the Jung in Ireland Conferences and has just returned from the Assisi conference in Italy. For thirty years, she taught courses at Syracuse University, both in developmental psychology and in literature taught from a Jungian perspective. This summer (2025) marks her 36th summer teaching Jungian related courses at Chautauqua Institution.