Encountering the Tao in Jungian Psychotherapy

The Tao is elusive and evasive and yet it is always present and operates in a mysterious way, the way of “non-doing”. It is said that by the way of “non-doing”, nothing is left undone.

In this seminar we will explore the way of “non-doing” in the context of Jungian psychotherapy.

The seminar will begin with a discussion of the story of “The Rainmaker”, a favourite story of Jung, in which the way of “non-doing” is beautifully expressed.

The seminar will then examine the factors that facilitate this mysterious working of the Tao. We will then discuss how analysts and analysands can best open themselves to the way of “non-doing” and encounter the working of the Tao in the analytical process.

The seminar will also examine what it is about Jungian psychotherapy that lends itself naturally to the direct experience of the Tao in the present age.

The seminar is discussion based. Participants will be presented with selected passages not only from the Taoist texts but also from the writings of Christian mystics and of C.G. Jung. These passages are presented for discussion primarily to elicit responses coming from within our depth.

The primary text used for this seminar is Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching.

Saturdays
March 4 & 11, 2023

10am-12:30pm Pacific
/ 1-3:30 Eastern

• Instructor requests that all attendees participate with video on.

+ Live-Only Class - Unlike our other course offerings videos of sessions will not be available.

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Thank you

with Jungian Analyst
Jayson Wong

Jayson Wong received a B.A. in philosophy and a M.A. in religious studies, with a major in Buddhism. He taught for five years as instructor at Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies in Toronto. Presently, Jayson has a private practice as a registered psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in Barrie and in Toronto, Canada. He is member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP), the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), and the Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT).