Links of Interest
International Association for Analytical Psychology
Zurich-based international organization of professionals engaged in the practice of Analytical Psychology. Its aims are to promote the study and dissemination of Analytical Psychology, to require the maintenance of high standards of training, practice and ethical conduct, and to hold congresses. The website includes details of member groups all over the world, plus information about publications, forums and forthcoming events. There are many member groups, including groups for many US cities and the InterRegional Society of Jungian Analysts (formed 25 years ago to serve communities 'between' the US cities that have institutes) which has approximately 150 analyst members and 40 candidates.
International Association for Jungian Studies
The IAJS exists to promote and develop Jungian and post-Jungian studies and scholarship on an international basis. The IAJS is a multidisciplinary association dedicated to the exploration and exchange of views about all aspects of the broader cultural legacy of Jung's work and the history of analytical psychology. Through the development of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, the IAJS aims to aid the understanding of contemporary cultural trends and the history of psychological and cultural tendencies. For example, the association promotes:
- Scholarship relating analytical psychology to the arts and humanities, social sciences and philosophy as well as clinical, methodological and theoretical research
- The application of the concepts of Jungian and post-Jungian analytical psychology to literature, theatre, film and media studies, religious studies
- Applications in medicine, physics, and the philosophy and history of science
- Practice-based research in education, culture, therapy and the arts