Jung Society of Colorado Springs

10/04/2026

"Humanity's 'progress of knowledge' and the 'evolution of consciousness' have too often been characterized as if our task were simply to ascend a very tall cognitive ladder with graded hierarchical steps that represent successive developmental stages in which we solve increasingly challenging mental riddles, like advanced problems in a graduate exam in biochemistry or logic. But to understand life and the cosmos better, perhaps we are required to transform not only our minds but our hearts. For the whole being, body and soul, mind and spirit, is implicated. Perhaps we must go not only high and far but down and deep. Our world view and cosmology, which defines the context for everything else, is profoundly affected by the degree to which all out faculties–intellectual, imaginative, aesthetic, moral, emotional, somatic, spiritual, relational–enter the process of knowing. How we approach "the other," and how we approach each other, will shape everything, including out own evolving self and the cosmos in which we participate.

- Richard Tarnas,
Cosmos and Psyche

[Image: Psyche Opening the Golden Box (1903) oil painting on canvas in the Romanticism style by Italian/British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse (1849-1917).]

The Smart Witch by Elizabeth

10/04/2026

Thursday, April 9th, 7:00-9:00 pm MST
“Eros, Love, and Power"
Presented by Charlene Henry, LCSW, Diplomate Jungian Analyst 💛🌷🥀

If you would like to join or renew your Society membership, it is still only $20 for the combined Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 season, and the cost of the lectures is $10 each for members and $15 for non-members. Students can still attend at no charge. And for your convenience, you can use the PayPal link below to send in payment for membership and lectures. Or you can go to our website front page at www.csjung.org and use the PayPal icon located near the bottom of the page to send in payment.

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08/04/2026

"'Time,' said Nimue, 'has neither a beginning nor an end. Time is like the serpent Ouroboros, which bites its own tail with its teeth. Eternity is hidden in every moment. And eternity consists of the moments that create it. Eternity is an archipelago of moments. You may sail through that archipelago, although navigation is very difficult, and it is dangerous to get lost. It’s good to have a lighthouse whose light can guide you. It’s good to be able to hear someone calling among the fog ...'"

- Andrzej Sapkowski,
The Lady of the Lake

[Image: The Damsel of the Lake, Called Nimue the Enchantress (1924) oil painting on canvas by British artist Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877-1958).]

About the Painting:
The Lady of the Lake is the name of not one, but several related characters, who play roles in the Arthurian legend. These roles include: giving Arthur his sword Excalibur; enchanting Merlin; and raising Lancelot following the death of his father.

The Smart Witch by Elizabeth

Classic The Smart Witch
Post from 04 April 2025

07/04/2026

07/04/2026

This cynical quote by Friedrich Nietzsche is a sharp critique of the nature of political power and the mindset it requires.

The Explanation:
Nietzsche suggests that for a politician, the world is not composed of complex individuals with inherent value, but rather of assets and obstacles.

"Tools": These are the supporters, voters, and allies. In the eyes of a power-seeker, these people are instruments to be used to achieve an end—namely, the acquisition or maintenance of power. They are "useful" as long as they serve the politician’s agenda.

"Enemies": These are the opponents, the critics, and anyone who stands in the way of the politician's goals. They are viewed as threats to be overcome, discredited, or neutralized.

Essentially, Nietzsche is arguing that politics dehumanizes people by reducing them to their strategic utility. It implies that the pursuit of power often forces a person to abandon nuanced morality in favor of a binary, transactional view of human relationships.