2026/2027 Courses
Villager Archetypes in the Music of the Beatles (via Jungian Online)March 2027
5 Thursdays starting March 18, 2027
5-7pm Pacific / 8-10pm Eastern
REGISTER: https://www.jungarchademy.com/beatles
Thursdays, beginning March 18th, for 5 weeks(external event through Jungian Online)
The music of the Beatles is replete with character based narratives, particularly the songs of Paul McCartney. This online course is a playful creativity-based exploration of the various villager archetypes in the music of the Beatles.
In this 5 week studio class, we will discuss the Beatles, archetypes and particular character based songs and lyrics, listen to music and create works of art (visual, musical, written or anything else of the participants’ choosing) to embody the exploration and then share with each other in the group. Any type of creative expression is welcome and beginning artists or newer fans of the Beatles are welcome as well.
ARCHETYPAL ANIMALS STUDIO MAY 7 - JUNE 4 2026
WITH JUSTIN HAMACHER
5 Thursdays starting May 7, 2026
5-7pm Pacific / 8-10pm Eastern
(This course is complete)
In this live, online Zoom based studio course we will explore internal and external psychological landscapes through the lens of animal archetypes. Across times and cultures archetypal animal images have played a healing role in communities, through individual activity and community shamanistic work. There’s a deep relationship between Jungian work and some of these ancient earth connecting practices our ancestors used–tools we may also be able to access. In our course together we will hone a method for engaging with the archetype of animals to form a better relationship with them, the natural world and with ourselves.
Together over the 5 weeks each studio class member will build an animal family that collects personally inspiring and grounding archetypal themes. Weeks will have imaginal techniques, creative prompts, introductory Jungian terms and sharing of ideas and processes. In our exercises and activities you will be free to use any artistic medium you feel comfortable with - beginning artists are welcome.
Imaginal and artistic work with these archetypes can be a tremendous way to improve connection to ourselves and the non-human realm and can lead to some long-term relationships with the animals/symbols/guides.
The course space is a friendly, relational and welcoming community. Come join us!
About the Instructor
Justin Hamacher is a multidisciplinary artist, Jungian practitioner, author and past professor of Human Computer Interaction & Design at the University of Washington. He is an advisor on pedagogy at the Kristine Mann Library in New York (C.G. Jung Institute New York / Analytical Psychology Club of New York).
Related to his work and research with the imaginal, he is the recipient of the 2024 Kristine Mann Library Research Award (C.G. Jung Institute of New York) for his forthcoming book 'The Visual Jung: The Artist's Journey Through Jungian Training' and also winner of a 2021 Gradiva Award from the NAAP (National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis).
He lives in Portland, Oregon where he is an Oregon State Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator, and offers Jungian analysis online and in-person. He is in his 9th and final year of training as a Jungian analyst in Zurich.
The Expressive Power of Archetypes through the M.A. in Depth Psychology and Creativity with Emphasis in the Arts and Humanities program at Pacifica Graduate Institute January-March 2027
This is a graduate level quarter long course that is part of their masters program (an external event through Pacifica Graduate Institute)
The Expressive Power of Archetypes DCH 140, 3 units
Very excited to be joining the cohort for an exploration of how archetypes can be richly expressed through creative practices.
Archetypes can be defined as universal patterns which reside in the collective psyche. We all know the characters when we see them: the Lover, the Innocent, the Sage, the Villain, etc. We all recognize the themes when we see them: the Fall from Innocence, the Battle Between Good and Evil, the Hero’s Journey, etc. These archetypes are found in classic pieces of art, in diverse cultures across the globe as well as the artifacts of pop culture; the stronger the archetypal presence, the more powerful, evocative, and resonant the product is likely to be. This course begins with an overview of archetypal theory from Jungian, post-Jungian and archetypal perspectives., and then turns toward an examination of art and cultural artifacts which express archetypal themes. Particular emphasis is placed on the archetypes of the Artist and the Creator as they are manifested in film, literature, and other mediums. Throughout the course, students will become more aware of the archetypal presences which manifest in their creative projects, while discovering ways to invite and amplify the archetypal energies that inform and guide a creative life.
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
— Carl Jung