Jung’s “Map of the Soul”
Instructor: Deborah Fausch

January 27, 28, 31 | 1-3 p.m.

Carl Jung’s theory of the human psyche has had a profound influence on our contemporary vision of human nature, influencing not only psychology, but physics, literature, art, music, theater, and more. Commonly used terms like introversion and extraversion, complexes, the shadow, archetypes, individuation, synchronicity, and the Self are ideas Jung developed. Over three classes we will cover the basics of Jung’s “map of the soul” — his theory of the psyche. We will discuss the roles that dreams and fantasy, myths and fairy tales, stories and media play in our psyches and our lives. We will see how Jung’s own art in The Red Book came out of his method of “active imagination,” a way of working with dream images to discover their meaning for us. We will discuss how Jung’s ideas can be used both in the making and the interpretation of art, literature, and other creative work. And we will gain a better understanding of Jung’s key concept of individuation as each person’s path to wholeness.  

Deborah Fausch is a Jungian analyst living and working in San Miguel de Allende. She has been fascinated with Jung’s ideas since her late 20s. In addition to her work as an analyst, she has offered workshops in active imagination by means of painting, storytelling, and improvisational dream plays. Following a meandering path to individuation, Deborah has also practiced and taught architecture and urban design.  She took her undergraduate degree in English and physics.