Depth Insights with Bonnie Bright

Carl Gustav Jung has visualized wholeness in the collective unconscious and its archetypes. Quantum physicist David Bohm saw it in what he named the"implicate order" which sustains, guides and organizes energy. Not surprisingly also, as it is i

The Roots of Mass Shootings: Depth Psychology & Gun Violence

Jan 12th, 2013 42m 51s

After the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, in December 2013, I moderated a 2-part teleseminar series with Jungian analyst Michael Conforti for the Depth Psychology community and the general public in which we enga

Beyond Horror & Hope Pt 2: Depth Psychology and Violence

Jan 5th, 2013 1h 18m

Part 1 of "Beyond Horror and Hope" drew an unprecedented response listeners from several different countries registering to be a part of this sensitive and significant conversation regarding the horrific tragedy of the mass school shooting in N

Beyond Horror & Hope: Archetypal Look at Sandy Hook Shooting

Jan 3rd, 2013 1h 8m

The horrific tragedy in Newtown, CT, has left us all grappling with the trauma of senseless acts of violence perpetrated on the most helpless and innocent among us, our children. While we may never understand what it is that allows for such atr

Exile & Myth in American Culture-On Politics, Grief & Ritual

Oct 20th, 2012 42m 39s

Bonnie Bright talks to Barry Spector about how America became a culture of exile, and the ever-greater need for mythology, archetypal thinking, ritual and grieving in the face of what Barry calls "The Myth of American Innocence." Barry’s book "

Telling the Difference-On Poetry & Jungian Psychology

Sep 18th, 2012 38m

Join host Bonnie Bright with Poet and Jungian Analyst, Paul Watsky, as they discuss the ways in which Jungian psychology and poetry converge. Paul Watsky shares the story of how he was led to both careers, and shares his work that opens th

Out of the Shadows: Story of CG Jung, Toni Wolff & Emma Jung

Aug 14th, 2012 34m

On the heels of the discussion and controversy around the recent film A DANGEROUS METHOD, “Out of the Shadows: A Story of Toni Wolff and Emma Jung” is a rich dialogue about shadow and the complexities of relationships and theory at the dawn of

Deep Blues: The Overlap between Jungian Psychology & Blues

Jul 10th, 2012 37m

Deep Blues: Human Soundscapes for the Archetypal Journey explores the archetypal journey of the human psyche through an examination of the blues as a musical genre. The genesis, history, and thematic patterns of the blues are examined from an a

Marked by Fire: Stories of the Jungian Way

Jun 18th, 2012 41m

Bonnie Bright speaks with Naomi Ruth Lowinsky and Patricia Damery about the power of synchronicity of creation and their new exciting anthology in the field of Jungian psychology.Bringing together personal stories from a unique group of Jungi

Terrapsychology:Earthrise, Mythic Image with Craig Chalquist

May 22nd, 2012 34m

Bonnie Bright speaks with Dr. Craig Chalquist about Terrapsychology, Encyclopedia Sophia, and"Earthrise" as a mythic image a la Joseph Campbell.Craig Chalquist has walked a lot of the landscape of depth psychology since he first coined the

The Role of Dreams in Psycho-Spiritual Emergence Processes

Apr 20th, 2012 32m

Bonnie Bright speaks with Dr. Darlene Viggiano about Viggiano's research on the Role of Dreams and Dream-like Experiences in Psycho-Spiritual Emergence Processes. Dr. Viggiano is leading a free online study group on the topic on Depth Psycholog

The Living Archive~Stories from Opus Archives & Research Ctr

Apr 1st, 2012 33m

Bonnie Bright talks with Safron Rossi, Ph.D., Director of Opus Archives & Research Center-- home of the manuscript and archival collections of scholars including Joseph Campbell and James Hillman--as she describes the 9 major collections at Opu

Eros and the Shattering Gaze: Transcending Narcissism

Mar 16th, 2012 33m

Join Bonnie Bright and Jungian psychoanalyst Ken Kimmel as they discuss the powerful influence of narcissism and how it impacts men's psyche and influences relationships with the women who love them.Ken's recent book, Eros and the Shattering

Jung, Crop Circles & Re-emergence of Archetypal Feminine

Feb 21st, 2012 36m

Bonnie Bright M.A. speaks with Gary Bobroff, M.A., about his fascinating research into the phenomenon of crop circles and their connection to C.G. Jung and his archetypes. Join us to learn how the Mystery of the crop circles is a potential hera

"Field, Form, & Fate"--with Jungian Dr. Michael Conforti

Feb 13th, 2012 33m

Bonnie Bright M.A. speaks with Jungian Dr. Michael Conforti on his pioneering work with Psyche-Matter studies and the resulting book, "Field, Form, and Fate"--the March selection for the FREE online book club on Depth Psychology Alliance.Dr.

Tragic Beauty: The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite

Feb 5th, 2012 25m

Bonnie Bright M.A. speaks with Dr. Arlene Landau on how the Venus/Aphrodite archetype manifests in our culture and the role Jungian analysis as a way to understand it.Aphrodite is the golden goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology. Wome

The Cycle of Life with Jungian Erel Shalit, Feb Book Club

Jan 19th, 2012 34m

Dr. Erel Shalit is a Jungian psychoanalyst in Ra'anana, Israel & the author of The Cycle of Life: Themes and Tales of the Journey (2011), the February Depth Psychology Alliance selection for the free online book club. The Cycle of Life explores

Beyond the Mask: The Rising Sign & the 2nd Half of Life

Jan 13th, 2012 27m

Kathleen Burt has been a Fulbright scholar to India and completed her graduate work in South Asian history at the University of Chicago. Now an astrologer for nearly 30 years, it was the early 1980s when Kathleen Burt stayed up all night readin

The Shaman, the Capitalist, & the Self: On "Numenon"

Dec 19th, 2011 38m

Each of us is made up of various parts, and somehow we walk the world carrying all of them, integrating them in a way that makes us what we are. In Sandy Nathan's case, the busineness woman, horse rancher, shaman, and author all come together t

The Sister from Below: On Poetry, the Muse, & Why We Create

Nov 1st, 2011 30m

Bonnie Bright M.A. talks to Jungian Analyst, Poet, and Author Naomi Ruth Lowinsky on poetry, the muse, and what drives us to create in our lives.Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, author of "The Sister from Below: When the Muse Gets Her Way" is an analys

Depth Psychological Take on the "Myth of American Innocence"

Oct 24th, 2011 36m

Bonnie Bright M.A. talks to Barry Spector about grief, the archetype of Dionysis in our culture, the Myth of American Innocence and about Barry's book "Madness at the Gates of the City."Barry is an author and mythologist who writes abo

Matter, Spirit and Ways of Knowing w/Jungian Patricia Damery

Oct 6th, 2011 31m

Patricia Damery talks with Bonnie Bright about the overlap between shamanic consciousness and analytic psychology, a topic she engages in her 2010 book "Farming Soul: A Tale of Initiation" (published by Fisher King Press) where she weaves a com

What are Your Dreams Telling You? w/Dr. Michael Conforti

Sep 20th, 2011 37m

Dr. Michael Conforti of Assisi Institute and Bonnie Bright discuss "Dream Patterning" -- a technique for understanding what our dreams are saying based on Jungian and Depth Psychology using the power of archetypal thinking.

Alchemy, Mythology, Technology, and Permaculture: Bonnie Bright with Author/Researcher Willi Paul

Mar 12th, 2011 46m

Willi Paul is an author, researcher, and global consultant who supports a living, evolving green community through new sustainability, alchemy and mythology principles and tools. He has founded OpenMythSource.com, Planetshifter.com, and Communi

“Where Neuroscience and Psychology Converge for Greater Consciousness" Ernest Rossi & Kathryn Rossi

Mar 2nd, 2011 41m

Ernest Rossi, Ph.D. is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award For Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Psychotherapy by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation in 1980, the American Association of