Archetypal Animals Studio, March 2026
ARCHETYPAL ANIMALS STUDIO
WITH JUSTIN HAMACHER
5 Thursdays starting March 12, 2026
5-7pm Pacific / 8-10pm Eastern
Live via Zoom
+ Video recording will be made available
Archetypal Animals Studio with Justin Hamacher
Sale Price: $179.00 Original Price:$279.00
5 Thursdays starting March 12, 2026 - 5-7pm Pacific / 8-10pm Eastern • Live via Zoom + Video recording will be made available
You can Register for the course HERE:
In this online 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 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 an artist, Jungian practitioner, composer, performer, 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 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.
He lives in Portland, Oregon where he is an Oregon State Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator, and offers analysis online and in-person. He is in his final year (of 9!) of Jungian analytical training in Zurich. You can work via video with Justin through Jungian Online.