James Hollis, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst, author, and teacher in private practice in Washington, D.C.

He holds a doctorate in literature from Drew University and taught humanities and the philosophic traditions of cultures for 26 years before training as a Jungian analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland.

Dr. Hollis is the co-founder and first director of training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and served for many years as Executive Director of the C.G. Jung Educational Center in Houston. In 2014, he relocated to D.C. to become the Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington and is now a member of their Board of Directors.

He is also a senior training analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and is Vice President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation, a group of scholars, board members, and donors who share the mandate to prepare the unpublished works of C.G. Jung.

Dr. Hollis is the author of 17 books (listed below), and has joined us on 4 previous episodes: Episode 25 on his book, Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves, Episode 27 on The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other, Episode 32 on Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey, and Episode 65 on Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times. He returns today to discuss his new book, Prisms: Reflections on This Journey We Call Life, published this week by Chiron.

This interview was recorded on Friday, February 5, 2021. It’s 01:02:18 long and 54.4 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser or download it directly to your computer. It’s also available on our YouTube channel (please subscribe – it’s free!).

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C.G. Jung Institute Zürich

Symbols of Transformation by C.G. Jung

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Humanity’s Dark Side: Evil, Destructive Experience, & Psychotherapy Includes the chapter, “Theogonies & Therapies: A Jungian Perspective on Humanity’s Dark Side,” by James Hollis

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Prisms: A Course With James Hollis Offered through the Jung Society of Washington; four Tuesdays from Feb. 16-Mar. 9, 2021 from 7-8:30pm ET on Zoom; members: $100, non-members: $125, seniors & students: $75

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