Speaking of Jung: October 2026

Episodes

Episode 164: Individuation–East and West ~ Sept. 2, 2026 ~ In the first of our two September 2026 editions we announced the launch of the new journal, Individuation–East and West. Joining us were founding editor Murray Stein, Ph.D., from Zürich, and editor-in-chief Leslie Stein, J.D., from Sydney, both of whom are practicing Jungian psychoanalysts who have previously appeared on Speaking of Jung.

The aim of the new journal is to explore and advance the processes of psychological transformation, which relies on the organizing structure of the Self, by creating a dialogue between East and West on the theme of individuation. Submissions are welcome from Jungian analysts and other scholars to orient to this process within different cultures to broaden the nature of the concept of individuation.

Episode 165: Yvonne Smith-Tarnas ~ Sept. 20, 2026 ~ Dr. Smith-Tarnas is a practicing Jungian psychoanalyst, astrologer, and Marriage & Family Therapist in Larkspur, California. She is a clinical supervisor and instructor for the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco where she lectures on psychology and astrology. Her publications include “Synchronicity, Intentionality, Archetypal Meaning in Therapy” and “Destined Meetings and the Healing Force of Relationships.”

Earlier this month I attended Dr. Smith-Tarnas’ presentation, “Lost in the Wilderness and Becoming a Self” at the United Astrology Conference in Chicago. She later joined me on Speaking of Jung to discuss her work.

October 2026: Laurence Hillman, Ph.D., is an archetypal astrologer and son of the late Jungian psychoanalyst James Hillman. Born in Zürich, Laurence has been immersed in archetypes for 48 years, specializing in archetypal coaching and consulting for leaders and organizations. Co-creator of Archetypes at Work™, he is a leading voice in archetypal astrology and author of Planets in Play. He studied architecture at ETH Zürich, received an MBA from Olin Business School, and a Ph.D. in Transformative Leadership with the dissertation, “Reading the Yin Function in Male CEOs: Exploring the Efficacy of Archetypal Astrology.”

Earlier this month I attended Dr. Hillman’s presentation, “Astrology and AI: Embracing Uranus Without Losing Your Soul,” at the United Astrology Conference in Chicago. He will join me on October 14th to discuss his work.

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September 2: Early access (ad-free video) to Ep. 164. The video edition was posted here first, ad-free!
September 4: Notes from Ep. 164 on the new journal, Individuation—East and West.
September 10: Liz Greene, Ph.D., on Jung’s Studies in Astrology.
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September 22: Research notes from Ep. 165 with Yvonne Smith-Tarnas, Ph.D.
September 29: Part 1 of my notes on the late Jungian analyst Marion Woodman. Includes excerpts from Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride and The Ravaged Bridegroom: Masculinity in Women.

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New Books

Zürich 2025: Experiences of the Non-Understandable

Proceedings of the 23rd Congress of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)

Daimon Verlag, July 2026

The XXIII International Congress for Analytical Psychology was held last year in Zürich, Switzerland, the birthplace of Analytical Psychology. Last year was also the 150th anniversary of Jung’s birth, and it drew an unprecedented number of participants from around the world, making this Congress the largest, most vital and collegial gathering in the history of Analytical Psychology.

Paperback and Kindle edition (over 2,000 pages!) available from Amazon US.

Collected Psychoanalytic Works of Sabina Spielrein, Volumes 1 & 2

Edited by Michael Gerard Plastow, Ph.D., and Christiane Weller, Ph.D.

Routledge, Oct. 29, 2026

Two volumes of totally new English translations of all the known published psychoanalytic works of Sabina Spielrein, an important early proponent of psychoanalysis—and in particular of child psychoanalysis—who anticipated much of its later development.

Volume One includes translations of Spielrein’s early work from Zürich, Vienna, and Berlin. Volume Two presents her later publications from Lausanne, Geneva, and Rostov-on-Don. Now available for preorder from Amazon US.

Character: A Novel

by Leslie Stein, J.D. (Ep. 113, 143, 164)

Chiron Publications, November 2026

Is it even possible to have character? Can we overcome the dark soundings in our soul, give up clinging to greed, power, and position? Derek’s twisted New York soul is reborn into Arel in Axum, Ethiopia, a short walk to the church that contains the Ark of the Covenant, wherein lies the Ten Commandments. He is one who carries all good and evil, as we all do, and with his devout Hindu wife, Sanvi, who worships the divine feminine, learn what it takes to be what Carl Jung describes as the “four-square” person of character, that which is the true completion of a life.

This is Leslie Stein’s third and final novel in a trilogy exploring the journey of what is required to be individuated, finally complete, whole, one’s own person.

Autumnal Days: Courage, Integrity, and Ownership of the Soul

By James Hollis, Ph.D. (Ep. 25, 27, 32, )

St. Martin’s Press, Jan. 19, 2027

Essays, stories, and guidance for maintaining courage and integrity in the second half of life. Filled with myths, philosophies, and Jungian analysis, Autumnal Days reminds us that the world is a vast canvas and we fill it with energetic scenarios that drive our souls, paint it, enact it, and populate it.

Now available for preorder in paperback, Kindle, and Audiobook.

Dr. Hollis will return to Speaking of Jung to discuss the book in early 2027.

C.G. Jung: The Critical Edition, Vol. 1 (1896–1900)

Edited by Gaia Domenici; Translated by Caitlin Stephens with Astrid Freuler; General editor Sonu Shamdasani

Princeton University Press, Feb. 16, 2027

Student Years in Basel: Philosophy, Medicine, Science, and Spiritualism

An authoritative new translation of Jung’s writings from his student years. Featuring extensive original commentary as well as diary excerpts and other rare materials published here for the first time.

Now available for preorder from Amazon Worldwide.

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