AION 202 Course Evaluation

Course Description

This course builds upon the analytical perspectives addressed in 104, and continues to elaborate an exploration of the “classical” Jungian perspectives, especially as articulated by Edinger and Jacobi, and Jung’s orientation to the philosophy of Kant. The discussion will include an exploration of the principle of dissociation intrinsic to Jungian theory, and its connection to Pierre Janet. Special topics will include Jungian perspectives on dreams, active imagination, and amplification. 

Curricular Notes

Symbolic method and dissociative architecture

AION 202 extends the Jungian foundations introduced in AION 104 by focusing on technique, symbolic method, and the structural implications of dissociation. By situating Jung’s work in relation to Kantian epistemology and Pierre Janet’s dissociation theory, the course clarifies how Jungian psychology understands psyche as plural, semi-autonomous, and symbolically mediated. Developmentally, this course strengthens clinicians’ capacity to work with autonomous psychic contents—rather than against them—while maintaining symbolic containment and ethical restraint.

Open Evaluation
1. Describe core elements of classical Jungian theory—and explain how Jung’s orientation shapes clinical understanding of psyche, symbol, and the limits of interpretation.
2. Recognize the psychological mechanisms that transform libido from instinctual and archetypal energy into an analogue of the object of instinct, symbol.
3. Interpret dreams, fantasies, and imaginal material using Jungian methods of amplification and symbolic comparison, distinguishing symbolic elaboration from reductive or literal interpretation in clinical work.