Jung, Laing & the Psychology of the Inner World
The turn inward, using everything studied so far as material. Jung supplies the architecture of the unconscious and individuation; Laing supplies a more radical, relational reading of selfhood — how the outer world of family and society can fracture as much as it forms the inner one. Together they give you a modern, psychologically literate vocabulary for what the earlier courses approached through myth and symbol.
Jung's model of the unconscious, archetypes, and the individuation process; Laing's account of the divided self and the relational roots of psychological distress; and a direct comparison of Jung's more inward, symbolic method against Laing's more outward, relational one.
Dream journalling over the course period, followed by a written self-analysis using Jungian concepts — discussed rather than diagnosed in the tutorial.
This course draws directly on the symbols and traditions studied in Courses 01 through 05.
Jung and Laing translate what earlier courses approached through myth and symbol into contemporary terms.
The personal reflective work here leads directly into Course 07.
Work through the short, curated reading list above at your own pace.
Follow the specific topics of investigation raised by each text.
Complete the course's practical activity and exercise.
Your exercise becomes the basis of a personal 1-to-1 tutorial with Benjamin.
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