From Illusion to Conscious Suffering: A Jungian View of Politics, Inflation, and RedemptionVlado Šolc, LCPC, CSAC, ICS, Jungian Analyst This lecture explores contemporary QAnon conspiracy theory not as purely irrational beliefs, but as symbolic expressions of deeper psychological and cultural dynamics. In an era of polarization and political extremism, narcissistic split increasingly shapes both individual […]

Jan Lukavec | PD 9/2025 Knihu od George J. Didiera a Vladislava Šolce, která vyšla v nakladatelství Malvern, krátce představuje Jan Lukavec. Jungiánští analytici Vladislav Šolc a George J. Didier ve své knize s podtitulem „Psychologie popírání a objevování skutečnosti“ zkoumají psychologii náboženského fundamentalismu a fanatismu. Kořeny těchto jevů hledají v situaci, kdy člověka „ovládnou nevědomé energie […]

February 4, 2026 “In every chaos there is a cosmos; in every disorder there is a secret order.” (C.G. Jung) The unceasing interest in techno scene naturally raises the question of what it is about this “technoculture,” as it likes to call itself, that is so attractive and fascinates young people practically all over the world.² […]

Do American psychologists or psychiatrists currently comment on Trump’s behavior in the public sphere? Yes, quite often. Beyond Steven Buser’s book Real and Present Danger, American psychologists and psychiatrists have addressed Trump’s behavior in several other works. For example, psychologist Dan P. McAdams offers a detailed psychological portrait in The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological […]

Klinickí psychológovia a psychiatri neradi stanovujú verejne známym osobám diagnózy, keďže ani nemali možnosť ich diagnostikovať. O Donaldovi Trumpovi a nebezpečných úskaliach jeho povahy však už vyšlo niekoľko kníh a v USA sa k nemu často vyjadrujú odborníci na duševné zdravie s odvolaním sa na národnú a svetovú bezpečnosť. „V Trumpovom prípade už máme na analýzu veľké množstvo materiálu. Myslím si, že sa […]

Now accepting new clients – in person and virtually I am pleased to share that I am welcoming new clients at my office in Glendale and online. My practice offers thoughtful, depth-oriented therapy grounded in Jungian analysis and decades of clinical experience. Location:Vlado Solc, Diplomate Jungian Analyst Causa Praesens LLC 6110 N Port Washington RdGlendale, […]

In the game, earthly reality becomes fleeting, a moment thrown behind the shoulder and folded into the past. The mind loosens its habitual boundaries and prepares to accept the unimaginable, stepping into a realm governed by different laws. Here it is relieved of the weights that bind it to ordinary life and becomes, if only […]

Що відбувається, коли святе перетворюється на ідеологію, а віра — на знаряддя влади? У книзі «Темна релігія: психологія заперечення і відкриття реальності» юнґіанські психотерапевти Владислав Шольц і Джордж Дідьє (США) досліджують, як архетип Самості, відірваний від свого джерела, може перетворитися на інфляцію й одержимість — на те, що вони називають «темною релігією». Українське видання спеціально […]

In an age of misinformation, polarization, and collective fear, how can we stay connected to truth—and to ourselves? This course offers a Jungian exploration of the psychological roots of conspiracy theories, radical belief systems, and cultic movements that shape today’s social and political landscape. Together, we will look at how these movements arise when authentic spirituality loses […]

“‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood.” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, ca. 1600) On the thirty-first of October, countries as distant as Mexico, Brazil, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Canada, and, above all, the United States, celebrate […]