Objectives By summarizing the author’s own personal experience, this article will explore issues
and topics concerning Jungian psychology and religion.
Methods The author discusses curricula and issues during her training period at two Jung instit...
Objectives By summarizing the author’s own personal experience, this article will explore issues
and topics concerning Jungian psychology and religion.
Methods The author discusses curricula and issues during her training period at two Jung institutes
in Korea and America as well as at the Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Results By reviewing the process of becoming a psychoanalyst and redefining several concepts on
religion, the article reveals a practical framework for a dialogue between religion and psychoanalysis.
Conclusion The author’s personal training over 10 years was fulfilling despite frequent exhaustion
and doubt. Studying religion and psychiatry abroad also helped empower the author to pursue
the real meaning of life and learning, both as an analyst and a person.