Published April 27, 2020 by the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago “I must emphasize, however, that the grand plan on which the unconscious life of the psyche is constructed is so inaccessible to our understanding that we can never know what evil may not be necessary in order to produce good by enantiodromia, and what […]

Eva Bobůrková Svět zachvátila pandemie covid-19. A zastihla lidstvo nepřipravené, přes všechny zkušenosti v minulosti. Co se děje se společností, s každým člověkem v této zvláštní době? „Od malého viru přicházejí velké otázky,“ zamýšlí se Vladislav Šolc, psycholog a psychoterapeut žijící v americkém Wisconsinu. Motto: „Velký plán, na kterém je postaven nevědomý život psýché, je pro […]

Sit Covid bonus aut malus: quaestiō Oh, you mighty and yet invisible, you weightless and yet so powerful. You oh came to gently remind us all that there’s no one who can control your will. Your gentle yet deathly stroke became the mankind’s school, Teaching us all how to feel, how to love, and also […]

Hereby I would like to announce that during the time of social distancing due to coronavirus (COVID -19) I have not ceased providing therapy. I am offering individual and couples' therapy online or by phone. I am also offering study groups and discussions via Zoom. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. […]

These are good insights that may come out of corona virus infections. People may realize: - Health insurance for all protects us ALL - Rich people cannot be rich without everybody being well - Paid sick leave is a noble idea that keeps societies healthy - Smoking is not a good idea, keep your lungs […]

Přednáška - Deprese - Vlado Šolc Přednáška pro veřejnost: Anotace Depresia, kreatívna kríza a hľadanie nového zmyslu Z pohľad  u hlbinnej psychológie, sú depresia a úzkosť pokusmi duše o nájdenie nového zmyslu. Sú rečou, ktorej najprv nerozumieme. Aby došlo k transformácii, ku zmene osobnosti, staré spôsoby života musia zomrieť. Nie však telo, ale ego, koncepty […]

The trend of personal healing and understanding is becoming the whole craze. With the increasing demand for self-discovery, it is but natural to search for alternatives that can give us a good idea of how to unravel ourselves. By finding new sources of meaning, we are able to improve our approach to life in general. […]

Sex and God seem to be themes I see everywhere these days. The reconciliation of these seeming opposites happens to be the focus of my research in fact. I look forward to telling you more about that soon as I complete the final work to secure my PhD, say Deborah Lukovich: The Feminine as Savior […]

Two Jungian psychoanalysts, Vladislav Solc and George J. Didier, have written a new book exploring the psychological causes and dynamics of religious fanaticism: Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology (2018). Their indepth psychological analysis explores what happens when a person is possessed by the unconscious energies of the Self, what has been […]

Abstract Conspiracy theories have occupied increasingly 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 agendae. Similarities between conspiratorial thinking and fundamentalist creed can be explained by the dynamics of inferiority of consciousness and […]