Join us in this Jungian passage to the dream like, archetypal landscape of India including Delhi, Dharamshala, Amritsar (Golden Temple and Partition Museum) and Jim Corbett National Tiger Reserve in Northern India!
Carefully chosen destinations that connect you with the Soul of India’s Nature, Culture and ancient traditions. Our focus this year will be on South India. Following his trip to India in 1937-38, Jung was moved and inspired by the Yoga and the Tantric traditions of India and did a two-year lecture series in Zurich on the “Psychology of Yoga and Meditation”. South India is the soul of these traditions.
February 15-26, 2020
We invite you to explore the mysteries of the erotic soul of India embodied in Taj Mahal, Khajuraho and Varanasi. We will delve into the mystery of Kamasutra and its Tantric prescription from sexuality to spirituality incarnate in stone in Taj Mahal and Khajuraho and in the Tantric tradition of Shiva and Shakti at Varanasi. The Tantric and Erotic traditions of India consider the human and sexual relationship as a prototype for the Mystical union with the Divine– the Unio Mystica. These issues will be explored on the sacred ground of the birth of these ideas from an Eastern and Jungian perspectives. Participants may find correlation between these concepts and their own life an interesting illumination. It may be fascinating to explore your reflections with your peers and participants from different countries during our tour with the backdrop of the dreamlike world of India.
January 26 – February 1, 2019
Let the land of the Goddess Kali, Durga and the Great Mother Shakti light your path to the mystery of the Soul and the emerging archetypes to guide the Collective Consciousness in our troubled and chaotic time. Join us in this magical encounter with the Goddess Soul of India from Orissa to Kolkata to the country side of Karnataka outside Bangalore.
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February 11 – 24, 2018
Join us for a triple encounter with the Soul of India pre-study tour to the ancient Buddhist rock caves of Ajanta and Ellora, dating back to 200BC. Visit the vibrant, cultural hub Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, on to encounter exotic desert kingdoms of Rajasthan, the home of the Rajput warriors and Sufi poets that define the Mythos of India. The post trip will explore Eros in a trip to the Taj Mahal.
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January 8-20, 2017
Dangling like a pendant from the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka has been known as the Pearl of the Orient. This tropical island is a place where the original soul of Buddhism still flourishes and where nature’s beauty remains abundant and unspoiled. Few places in the world can offer a remarkable combination of stunning landscapes, pristine beaches, abundance of wildlife and captivating cultural heritage within such a compact location
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January 31 – February 11, 2016
Join us in this extraordinary journey through Central India beginning in Delhi, a visit to the breathtaking Taj Mahal that so fascinated Jung as the Secret Eros of Islam. We continue to Gwalior with the eleven temples to Guatama Buddha and the Tirthankaras of Jainism. We visit the Great Stupa at Sanchi which holds the relics of Buddha. Our stay at Satpura Wildlife Park allows for reflection of our experiences in India.
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February 7-18, 2014
This trip is an opportunity to see India through the lens of analytical psychology. It will allow tour members to perceive the archetypal depths of life and psyche that Indians knew and expressed in their myth and art, and to understand how the experience and expression of these archetypal dimensions greatly influence culture and civilization.
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February 3-16, 2012
The C.G. Jung Foundation of New York is proud to sponsor the 7th educational tour of India in February 2012. Carl G. Jung and Fowler McCormick set sail for India on December 4th, 1937 through February 1938 upon the invitation of the British Government. The occasion was the 25th anniversary of Calcutta University. In India, Jung would encounter the three great religions in India: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism.
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