James Hillman & Archetypal Psychology II: Early Writings

Dr. Glen Sltaer

Fall 2025

Hillman published several notable books before his magnum opus, Re-Visioning Psychology, which reveal the foundations of his thinking. There are also a number of pivotal early essays that convey key insights into his approach to the psyche. This course will provide a curated engagement with early monographs, from Insearch to Suicide and the Soul to The Myth of Analysis. It will also attend to the perspectives that emerge from his writings on the archetypal pattern of senex and puer, monotheistic and polytheistic modes of thought, and the contrasting of soul and spirit.

Nine Saturdays Live on Zoom

12 PM — 1:30 PM PDT

September 20 — November 15, 2025

Enrollment opens on June 21, 2025

Glen Slater, Ph.D. has been a long-time core faculty member at pacifica Graduate Institute, most recently chairing the Jungian and Archetypal psychology program. He is the author of Jung us Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age (2024), editor of the third volume of James Hillman's Uniform Edition, senex and puer, co-editor of the essay collection, Varieties of Mythic Experience, and has written a number of articles and book chapters for Jungian publications. His research and writing interests concern Jung and film, the psychology of religion, and depth psychology ana technology. He has been teaching the works of James Hillman for decades and is the designer of this two-year curriculum.