Jungian Psychology (Udemy.com)
Using the Archetypes to Model and Explains Spirituality and Religion
Created by: Westcott Louden
Last updated January 2023
What you will learn
- The basic concepts of Jungian Psychology for dream interpretation
- The definition of the unconscious, and the collection unconscious
- The meaning of the Jungian archetypes
- The connection between psychology and myth
How it compares
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- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 58% of them
- Reviews83#447 of 504 by number of reviews
- Length4.1 hourslonger than 54% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2023earlier than 55% of them
Course Description
Jung was a student of Freud, a psychologist, who discovered the power of the collective unconscious. Every individual has an unconscious mind but most of us only vaguely encounter it through the veil of dreams. Jung realized, unlike Freud, that the contents of the unconscious are not merely the by-product of suppression and trauma. A significant part of the unconscious is dedicated to religious and mythical symbolism. By understanding the contents of the collective unconscious, the archetypes, we not only become better equipped to understand our own dreams but also we gain the ability to better understand religion, mythology, and spirituality from every culture and society. This course is an introduction to the Archetypes discovered by Jung.
This Course is the 5th installment in our Enlighten University curriculum. Here we look at Jungian Psychology in so much as it allows us to better understand and make sense out of religion. This course is intended to be held after the preceding course on Egyptian Mythology. We cover the basic archetypes of the collective unconscious, the Shadow, the Anima/Animus, as well as the Self Archetype. In addition to that we also talk about the importance of healthy ego development and how to established and recognize healthy relationships.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
83 Reviews
Westcott Louden
After my grandmother told me a story about visiting heaven, I set out on a quest to ‘Make Sense Out Of Religion.’ I started by exploring Pentecostal Christianity and studying the Bible. But after my grandparents passed away I became desperate to know: what happens when we die? A journey through Christianity and Catholicism ended in atheistic doubts.
With my faith broken, I descend into the salacious world of pickup artists, sex, and seduction. Save for a chance encounter with a world traveler who introduced me to Joseph Campbell's work, I descended and deeper into the shadows of society, psychedelic drugs, and the unconscious mind. After years of reading, research, and study, Buddhist meditations and wisdom from the Hindu Upanishads resulted in an encounter with supernatural beings in a near-death-experience. I spent the next few years putting everything I had learned together into a tidy model that explains religion. It's this model I share with students.
My full biography is available on Amazon:
The Way of the Dream.
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Reviews
By Antoinette Shelhot on 2/28/2026
Great course. Well delivered and appreciated
By David Efken on 2/18/2026
The presenter is very effective in explaining concepts re: Jung's thoughts that have always been extremely difficult for me to understand. The slides, and specifically the picture diagrams, are wonderful and very effective in helping me to finally understand certain concepts.
By Christine Ann Clarke on 12/8/2025
great information and course thank you
By August Heinrich on 5/10/2025
I like the instructor, his ability to articulate these concepts, and the material itself.
By Evie E on 3/11/2025
Enjoyed this course and learned a lot. Feel it will be useful to me in my life.
By Basar Ilarslan on 1/17/2025
Engaging delivery, energetic and sums up the topics nicely.
By Ewelina Rejs on 12/3/2024
Great story! I love Jung's works, but this course gives the elixir of Jung's ideas. Very well structure of very difficults concepts. Thank you!
By Diane Plogger on 11/7/2024
Very engaging teacher
By Caroline Menell on 8/2/2024
A fascinating and illuminating course. A right fit my interests
By Martin Nikolaj Gjerløff on 4/26/2024
Great Introduction to Jung. I love it.
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