Craig Meister Podcasts

Jungian analyst and filmmaker Laurie Layton Schapira joins us from Brooklyn, New York to discuss the re-issue of her book, The Cassandra Complex: Living with Disbelief – A Modern Perspective on Hysteria, now back in print from Inner City Books. We also discuss her films, The Prophecy of the Seeress and Women in China: Up Against the Wall.…

Inner City Books is back and they've just published their first title in five years. The Call of Destiny: An Introduction to Carl Jung's Major Works, written by Jungian analyst and frequent Speaking of Jung guest J. Gary Sparks, was released today, March 1st, 2023.By The Call of Destiny

Jungian analyst and author Bernice H. Hill, Ph.D. joins us from Boulder, Colorado to discuss her books, Emergence of the Cosmic Psyche, Spiritual Perspectives on Death & Dying, and Cosmic Human Cosmic Intent.By Bernice Hill

Jungian scholar and professor Roderick Main, Ph.D. joins us from the University of Essex to discuss his books, The Rupture of Time: Synchronicity and Jung’s Critique of Modern Western Culture; Revelations of Chance: Synchronicity as Spiritual Experience; and Breaking the Spell of Disenchantment: Mystery, Meaning, & Metaphysics in the Work of C.G. J…

Physicist and honorary IAAP member Dr. Harald Atmanspacher is on the faculty of the ETH Zürich and the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich. We discuss his books, The Pauli-Jung Conjecture & Its Impact Today, and Dual-Aspect Monism & the Deep Structure of MeaningBy Harald Atmanspacher

Jungian analyst and astrologer Marianne Meister, Ph.D. joins us from the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich to discuss her book, The Key to the Self: Understanding Yourself through Depth Psychological AstrologyBy Marianne Meister

J. Gary Sparks is a Zürich-trained Jungian analyst who trained with Marie-Louise von Franz. He returns to us from Indianapolis to discuss Vol. 7 of von Franz's Collected Works – Aurora Consurgens: A Document Attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the Problem of Opposites in Alchemy – A Companion Work to C.G. Jung’s Mysterium Coniunctionis…

Jungian analyst Leslie Stein joins us from Sydney, Australia to discuss his book, Working with Mystical Experiences in Psychoanalysis: Opening to the Numinous, and the newly released Eastern Practices & Individuation: Essays by Jungian Analysts.By Leslie Stein

Craig Stephenson joins us from Lisbon, Portugal to discuss his work as both an academic scholar and a Jungian analyst, and his books, Ages of Anxiety, Anteros, Jung & Moreno, On Psychological & Visionary Art, Possession, and the forthcoming The Correspondence of Victoria Ocampo, Count Keyserling, & C.G. Jung…

Jungian analyst and author of Jung's Map of the Soul Dr. Murray Stein returns to discuss The Real BTS Dinner Party, followed by a spirited discussion with Jungian analyst Dr. Melissa Werner and BTS ARMY Help Center counselor Tiffany Helton.By The Way of What is to Come

Clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst candidate-in-training Shin-Ichiro Otsuka, Ph.D. joins us from Kobe, Japan to discuss his Japanese translation of the book, Map of the Soul: 7 – Persona, Shadow & Ego in the World of BTS by Jungian analyst Murray Stein, Ph.D. with psychiatrists Steven Buser, M.D. and Leonard Cruz, M.D.…

Jungian analyst and psychiatrist John Beebe, M.D. joins us from San Francisco to discuss the new edition in the Philemon Series: Jung's Lectures Delivered at ETH Zurich, Volume 2: Consciousness and the UnconsciousBy John Beebe

Jungian analyst and psychological astrologer Kiyomi Hirose joins us from Fukuyama, Japan to discuss her English translation of the book, The Code of Laozi: A Gate for the Great Tao – The Ultimate Principle of Sexuality Hidden in Laozi's TeachingBy Kiyomi Hirose

Jungian analyst Royce Froehlich, Ph.D. joins us from New York City to discuss the paper he presented at the 2016 IAAP Congress in Kyoto, Japan: C.G. Jung, Disindividuation, Media: Effects of Communication Technology on the Human PsycheBy Royce Froehlich

Jungian analyst Frith Luton returns to the podcast from Melbourne, Australia to discuss the forthcoming volume of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz, Niklaus von Flüe & Saint Perpetua: A Psychological Interpretation of their Visions, scheduled to be released by Chiron Publications on Mar. 31, 2022.…

Jungian analyst Dr. Murray Stein returned to the podcast to discuss Jung's concept of psychological types, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), personality, and BTS. This special video edition was livestreamed on Thursday, March 3rd at 9:00 am CT.By Murray Stein

Jungian analyst Dr. Art Funkhouser returns to us from Bern, Switzerland to discuss the subject of his thesis dissertation at the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich: déjà vu and its related phenomena.By Art Funkhouser

Jungian analyst Art Funkhouser, Ph.D. joins us from Bern, Switzerland for the first in our two-part series of interviews. On this episode we discuss his lab course on Jungian dreamwork that he teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich. Topics include his background as a physicist, his work in holography, how he got to Zürich, his training analyst M…

Jungian analyst Dr. Nancy Qualls-Corbett joins us from Birmingham, Alabama to discuss her book, The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the Feminine, her research into Mary Magdalene, and Jung's concepts of the anima and animusBy Nancy Qualls-Corbett

Jung's great-grandson Dr. Thomas Fischer joins us from Vienna, Austria to discuss the Community of Heirs and the Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung, their first publication, The Art of C.G. Jung, and the forthcoming Original Protocols for Memories, Dreams, Reflections.By Thomas Fischer

Jungian analyst James Hollis, Ph.D. returns for our 100th episode to discuss his new book, The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves, published on Jan. 1, 2022 by Chiron Publications.By James Hollis

Jungian analyst, psychiatrist, and geneticist Dr. Michael Escamilla joins us from the University of Texas to discuss his book, 'Bleuler, Jung, & the Creation of the Schizophrenias,' his essay, 'Neuroscience & Jung,' and his genetics researchBy Michael Escamilla

Husband and wife Jungian analysts John & Nada O'Brien join us from Belgrade, Serbia to discuss their new book, Analytical Psychology of Football: Professional Jungian Football Coaching, published this year by Routledge.By John & Nada O'Brien

Jungian analyst Melissa Werner, Ph.D. joins us live from Los Angeles the morning after the final BTS concert at SoFi Stadium to discuss her experience with host Laura London who attended the Saturday and Sunday night shows in LABy Permission to Dance

Jungian analyst and somatics practitioner Marian Dunlea joins us from Galway, Ireland to discuss her award-winning book, BodyDreaming in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: An Embodied Therapeutic Approach, published by Routledge in 2019.By Marian Dunlea

Rev. Dr. Logan C. Jones joins us from Raleigh, North Carolina to discuss his new book, The Best of James Hollis: Wisdom for the Inner Journey, published on October 1st by Chiron Publications.By The Best of James Hollis

Jungian analyst and author Nancy Swift Furlotti, Ph.D. joins us from Aspen, Colorado to discuss her upcoming Fay Lecture Series, "The Splendor of the Maya," and the new short film, "Soulheal"By Nancy Swift Furlotti

We discuss the positive aspect of depression and how creative acts can help one out of their depression, Dr. Rosen's concept of 'egocide' as an alternative to suicide, Taoism in the lives of C.G. Jung and Elvis Presley, Betty Ford, The Alchemy of Cooking, and a whole lot more.By David Rosen

Jungian analyst and author of Jung's Map of the Soul, Murray Stein, Ph.D. returns to discuss BTS' groundbreaking speech at the 2021 United Nations General AssemblyBy Murray Stein

Frank N. McMillan, III joins us from Corpus Christi, Texas to discuss his book, Finding Jung, the McMillan Institute for Jungian Studies, and the annual Fay Lecture Series in Analytical PsychologyBy Frank McMillan

Luis Moris joins us to discuss training at ISAP Zürich, his production company Blue Salamandra Films, his research on life after death in the psychology of C.G. Jung, and director Stanley Kubrick's fascination with the shadow side of man.By Luis Moris

Dr. Hein discusses his work in the field of resonant sensing, his music, and his books, Opening Minds: A Journey of Extraordinary Encounters, Crop Circles, & Resonance (2002), Planetary Intelligence: 101 Easy Steps to Energy, Well-Being, & Natural Insight (2006), and Black Swan Ghosts: A Sociologist Encounters Witnesses to Unexplained Aerial Craft,…

Jungian analyst Michael Marsman joins us from Berkeley, California to discuss Kali, Ayyappan, Kali, and Hindu mythology, gender roles and transgenderism, and addiction & recoveryBy Michael Marsman

Tech entrepreneur, scientist and researcher Deep Prasad in British Columbia, CanadaBy Deep Prasad

By Richard C. Hoagland

Jungian analyst and author John Ryan Haule, Ph.D. on his book, Jung in the 21st Century Vol. 2: Synchronicity & ScienceBy John Ryan Haule

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, long-time investigative reporter and distinguished lecturer Ralph Blumenthal joins us from New York City to discuss his new book – a comprehensive biography on the late Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John E. MackBy Ralph Blumenthal

Jungian analyst and author John Ryan Haule returns for the third in a series of interviews. We discuss his book, Jung in the 21st Century Vol. 1: Evolution & Archetype, published by Routledge in 2010.By John Ryan Haule

We discuss BTS, the BTS ARMY, the ARMY Help Center, and how we both became involved.By BTS ARMY Help Center

By Jung: An Introduction

By Ryan Bledsoe & Jennifer Mabes

Jungian analyst Beverley Zabriskie is a very prolific author, having published many journal articles and book chapters including “The Spectrums of Emotion” in Research in Analytical Psychology, “Time & Tao in Synchronicity” in The Pauli-Jung Conjecture, and “Jung & Pauli: A Meeting of Rare Minds,” the preface to Atom & Archetype: The Pauli-Jung Let…

Walter Bosley is a former counterintelligence agent-turned-researcher who now scrutinizes the classified manned space program. He has been employed by the FBI, is an inactive reserve officer in the United States Air Force for which he served as a Special Agent of the AFOSI (that's the Air Force Office of Special Investigations) and, following his m…

Jungian analyst and professor of philosophy and religion Dr. Jenny Yates joins us from the University of North Carolina Wilmington to discuss her books, Psyche & the Split-Brain, Jung on Death & Immortality, and The Near-Death ExperienceBy Jenny Yates

Author and broadcaster Whitley Strieber joins us to discuss his latest book, Jesus: A New VisionBy Whitley Strieber

Jungian analyst John Ryan Haule, Ph.D. returns for the second episode in this series to discuss his book, Perils of the Soul: Ancient Wisdom & the New Age, C.G. Jung, gnosticism, shamanism, Dr. John Mack, alien abductions, hypnosis, racism, and a whole lot moreBy Perils of the Soul

Religious studies professor Diana Walsh Pasulka, Ph.D. joins us from the University of North Carolina Wilmington to discuss her books, Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory in Catholic Devotional & Popular Culture and American Cosmic: UFOs, Technology, ReligionBy Diana Walsh Pasulka

Jungian analyst and author John Ryan Haule, Ph.D. joins us from Boston to discuss his spiritual experience, how he became interested in Jung, his dissertation on Heidegger, and one of his early books, The Ecstasies of St. Francis: The Way of Lady Poverty, which explores narcissism from a creative and transformative perspective.…

Psychologist and historian Dr. Angela Graf-Nold joins us from Zürich, Switzerland to discuss the history of Jung's Word Association Experiment, the Burghölzli Clinic, Sabina Spielrein, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth, Théodore Flournoy, and a whole lot more.By Angela Graf-Nold

Jungian analyst and author John Desteian, J.D., Psy.D., joins us from St. Paul, Minnesota to discuss the re-publication of his book, Coming Together – Coming Apart: The Union of Opposites in Love Relationships, scheduled to be released on Mar. 15, 2021 by Chiron PublicationsBy John Desteian