Jung emphasized the value of dialogues between conscious and unconscious. Immunology has taught us much about the nature of the immune system and how it protects us from pathogens that threaten our health and longevity. How is the immune system related to the unconscious? What might Analytical Psychology teach us about how to interact with the immune system to facilitate its work? What can the immune system teach us about interpersonal relationships, both personal and collective? 

        This presentation will begin with a simple and accessible description of the immune system. We'll then consider how conscious and unconscious work together to implement the actions of the immune system. Finally, we'll describe ways in which appreciation for the unconscious workings of the immune system improve relations between psyche and soma, as well as between individuals and collectives.

Registration: free to members;   $20 non-members;   $15 students 

All persons must register to get the Zoom link:  https://www.nashvillejungcircle.org/#!event/2025/11/9/-8220-introduction-to-a-jungian-psychoneuroimmunology-8221-by-the-reverand-dr-john-van-eenwyk

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The Rev. Dr. John R. Van Eenwyk has retired and no longer functions as a clinical psychologist and Jungian Analyst in private practice, an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, a Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, an Adjunct Professor at Antioch University, or the founder and clinical director of the International Trauma Treatment Program in Olympia, Washington.

Instead, he records podcasts on religious themes, looks out the window, and sleeps in every morning.

http://www.johnvaneenwyk.com