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Dark Religion and Conspiracy Theories

Saturday April 29 9 AM – 1:30 PM This program will be presented in person at First Community – Location: 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212 CEUs are available To register click here  Conspiracy theories have been gradually occupying larger domains of cultural and political life. This presentation will take a symbolic perspective and offer a […]

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Three Ways of Why: A Conversation with Jungian Analyst Vlado Šolc about the Journey to Self

In this episode, I’ve brought back Vlado Solc, Jungian Analyst and psychotherapist practicing in Milwaukee, WI, my hometown. Vlado is a co-author of the book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology. After listening to this episode, you might want to listen to our last chat about his book in Episode 26 of Season 1. […]

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Dark Religion, Conspiracism, and The Religious Instinct with Jungian Analyst Vladislav Šolc

Episode - Listen Here In this episode, Shane and Vlado discuss the psychology behind conspiracism, fundamentalism, and mythologies. Using a Jungian framework, they examine how and why conspiracy theories become powerful psychological tools. Other topics include the religious instinct, the unconscious, morality, individuation, purpose, meaning, and psychological defense mechanisms. To understand the profound rise in […]

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Conspiracy Theories and Unconscious Suffering: An interview with Jungian Analyst Vladislav Šolc

“I try to approach them the Jungian way – with understanding and love. I try to involve them in a dialogue but also to listen. Attempting to convince someone about the opposite only increases mutual resistance.” Bizarre conspiracy theories, but also fundamentalist religions are found in history of humanity from times immemorial. Many different fields […]

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Dose of Depth

Self-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories: A Conversation with Vlado Solc, Jungian Analyst & Author of Dark Religion: Fundamentalism From the Perspective of Jungian Psychology Enjoy my chat with Vlado Solc about what's beneath the surface of fundamentalism and conspiracy theories. He is the author of  (written in partnership with George Didier). Dark Religion: Fundamentalism […]

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Dark Religion: The Psychological Roots of Fundamentalism and Conspiracism

Conspiracy theories have been gradually occupying larger domains of cultural and political life. Conspiracism seems to replace or supplement fundamentalist religious beliefs while it supplies material that is in turn used for endorsing political and ideological agenda. This presentation will take a symbolic perspective and offers a non-dismissive understanding of the reasons for strong adherence […]

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Vladislav Solc - Archive of Articles

Articles at Jungian Institute of Chicago Website 

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The Religious Approach to Psyche

Jason Smith’s book Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life is a concise and thoughtful exploration of the question of religion, its value, and meaning. Smith explores religion from two perspectives, as an organizing container provided by collective traditions and as an individual quest for meaning necessitating attention to the unconscious. He shows that belonging can […]

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Three Ways of Why

“I no longer seek the cause of a neurosis in the past, but in the present. I ask, what is the necessary task which the patient will not accomplish?” Jung, CW 4, par. 570 Precise questioning is conditio sine qua non of successful analysis. When asking questions, the analyst not only asks the client, but also […]

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Psyché Matrix a Realita – hledání dimenzí reality očima psychologa.

Šolc, Vladislav. Psyché Matrix a Realita – hledání dimenzí reality očima psychologa. Praha: Amos, 2007. 190 stran. Vladislav Šolc je kosmopolitním psychologem, který pochází ze Slovenska, klinickou psychologii vystudoval v Praze a od roku 2003 žije a pracuje v Milwaukee USA. Momentálně působí jako soukromý psychoterapeut připravující se v jungiánském institutu na dráhu analytika. Již […]

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