The Jung Academy's Fourth Conference in Zürich

Abstract

The fourth meeting of the International Association of Jungian Studies (IAJS), cosponsored by the IAAP and hosted in Zürich, invited reflection on symbols of personal, cultural, and national identity. The reader is provided with a description of the Jung Academy and its vital role in the development of analytical psychology. A place for dialogue between analysts and academicians and researchers from many cultures and disciplines, the Jung Academy encourages developments not only in such fields as literature and the arts, but also in the social and natural sciences. Zürich offered a unique locus in more than one respect for the Jung Academy: Scholars were introduced to the C.G. Jung Papers Collection from the ETH’s library, were invited socially into a historic Zürich trade-union hall, and were entertained by a dramatic rendition of the friendship between Jung and Victor White. The Jung Academy supports a critical, collaborative movement into Jung's work, as well as a movement away from the man and toward methods of inquiry that were born in the context of a scholarly community. Social responsibility was a recurring theme among many of the presentations during the conference, correcting a one-sided emphasis on individualism. The author describes several values and theses that we hold in common as Jungian scholars and asks why more contributions weren't included from such fields as medicine and biology.