Depth Psychology
Online Book Club

OR Join the Special Study Group: Jung's Red Book with Robert Bosnak (Starts Jan. 19, 2012)

LISTEN to an interview with David E. Schoen with Dr. David Van Nuys on Shrink Rap Radio

ORDER the BOOK: The War of the Gods in Addiction

ORDER an AUDIO PRESENTATION with David Schoen from Jung Platform.
SAVE 25% using the code "DEPTH"

JOIN the online written discussion forum on Depth Psychology Alliance

The War of the Gods in Addiction, based on the correspondence between Bill W., one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and C.G. Jung, proposes an original, groundbreaking, psychodynamic view of addiction which explains both the creation and successful treatment of alcoholism and other addictions.

Using insights from Jungian psychology, it demonstrates why the 12 steps of AA really work. It emphasizes the crucial process of neutralizing the Archetypal Shadow / Archetypal Evil, an aspect of all true addictions, and explores this concept extensively through theoretical and clinical material, modern and ancient myths, and fairy tales.

The significance of using dreams for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of addiction is also explained. This book bridges the longstanding gap between the mental health community and 12-step recovering communities and translates concepts necessary to understanding the addictive process in ways that encourage mutual understanding and benefit.

NOTE: This month's book club includes both the regular online written discussion forum (Join anytime!)

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FREE TELECONFERENCES in Jan.

David Schoen is hosting 4 live teleconferences/ Q&A sessions WEDNESDAYS, in January at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET (starts 1/9 and ends 1/30). OPEN ATTENDANCE. JOIN ANYTIME. No pre-requisite required.

UPDATE FOR WEEK 4, JANUARY 30:
In this final standalone session in the 4-week series, David will translate the stages in the psychodynamics of recovery. He'll also address dreams and how they can greatly assist one on the journey of both addiction recovery and in exploring the vast psychological territory of the unconscious.

If you are reading the book, please bring your questions and comments about Chapter Four in the book on Shadow Work and the "Healing Process of Recovery"

No prerequisite required: Join any week. You have only to have an interest in addiction, recovery, and/or Jungian and depth psychology.

Please RSVP on the Alliance HERE OR email info@depthpsychalliance.com for registration/dial-in info

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>About the author, David E. Schoen

>Click here for more details and commentary, plus a look at the Table of Contents for The War of the Gods in Addiction

About the Collaborating Organizations

Depth Psychology Alliance™ (www.depthpsychologyalliance.com) created by in 2010 by Bonnie Bright, is the first global online community for academic discussion, research, and development of depth psychology ideas and views, allowing interested individuals to connect with each other, share their work, find and promote professional events, and to learn. Depth Psychology features a monthly online book club and a semi-annual peer-reviewed scholarly e-zine, Depth Insights, among other offerings. Bonnie Bright, M.A., is the principle at Depth Insights™, a media, educational, and consulting organization in Depth Psychology. She holds M.A. degrees in Psychology from Sonoma State University and in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, where she is currently a Ph.D. candidate.

Shrink Rap Radio™ (www.shrinkrapradio.com) is the brainchild of Dr. David van Nuys, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Sonoma State University who served for seven years as Chair for a department, which has a longstanding reputation for its commitment to humanistic, transpersonal, and existential approaches to psychology. Dr. Dave has conducted hundreds of interviews with experts and authors and has also taught psychology at the University of Montana, the University of Michigan, and the University of New Hampshire and has served as a dissertation advisor for doctoral students at Saybrook Institute and the Institute for Integral Studies, among others. He also runs a market research consulting business, E-Focus Groups.