Morgan Stebbins, D.Min., is a Jungian psychoanalyst, supervising analyst, faculty member, and former president and director of training at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association in New York.
He graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in philosophy and religious studies, and wrote an honors thesis on cult phenomena in modern American culture. He went on to earn a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University, and later attended the Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity with a thesis on Carl Jung and Jacques Lacan.
Dr. Stebbins trained as a Jungian psychoanalyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York and graduated with a thesis on the Ten Commandments as a psychological path. He later earned a doctorate in religious studies and hermeneutics from the New York Theological Seminary with the thesis, “The Bible as Psyche: Tools for Psychological Translation and Contemplation.”
A Zen practitioner since 1979, he is the creator of the Contemplative Jung Program at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and served as Adjunct Faculty from 2010-2015. He has been on the faculty of the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York since 1992 and the New York Theological Seminary since 2012. Dr. Stebbins was the original director of training for the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association of New York (JPA) and continues to serve as a faculty member and supervising analyst.
His first book, A Jungian Approach to Transforming Compulsion: A Clinical and Symbolic Guide to OCD, was published on April 1st by Routledge and was the subject of our discussion in Episode 158.
This video interview was recorded on Thursday, July 16, 2026. It’s 52:31 long and 50.4 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser (click the play button in the bar below) or download it directly to your computer. You can also watch the video edition on our YouTube channel.
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SHOW NOTES
Aion: Researches Into the Phenomenology of the Self Volume 9ii of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
The Golden Ass of Apuleius: The Liberation of the Feminine in Man by Marie-Louise von Franz, Ph.D.
C.G. Jung Letters: Volume Two (1951–1961)
The I Ching or Book of Changes Translated by Wilhelm Baynes (republished in 2026)
The Key to the Self: Understanding Yourself through Depth Psychological Astrology by Marianne Meister, Ph.D. (Ep. 115)
Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey by Sallie Nichols, with an introduction by Sir Laurens van der Post
On Divination and Synchronicity: The Psychology of Meaningful Chance by Marie-Louise von Franz, Ph.D.
Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
Dr. Stebbins’ upcoming class on narcissism will take place on Tuesday evenings from 7:00–8:30 p.m. EDT beginning September 22nd. It will be presented by the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association and hosted by Eventbrite. CEUs will be available. Registration opens soon. Check the JPA website for updates.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Visions: C.G. Jung Seminars (1930–1934) This two-volume series is being reissued by Princeton University Press on Oct. 6, 2026. Now available for preorder.
Symbols of Transformation Volume 5 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche Volume 8 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Psychology and Religion: West and East Volume 11 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Answer to Job Jung Extracts, from Volume 11 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Alchemical Studies Volume 13 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Mysterium Coniunctionis Volume 14 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. Jung