← Back to Psychedelic Buddhist
The Individuation Journey

A COURSE ON INDIVIDUATION

Becoming who you already are

Nine short modules on individuation: the lifelong work of becoming a whole person.

Start with Module 0See all modules

What this course is

Carl Jung used the word individuation for the lifelong process of becoming a whole person: conscious of more of who you are, and in living relationship with something larger than your everyday self. This course follows the map drawn by the Jungian analyst Edward Edinger in Ego and Archetype.

You don't need to have read Jung, and you don't need any background in psychology. Each module pairs a short presentation with a printable workbook, so the ideas land in your own life rather than staying abstract.

Learn

Watch the module: one idea, one story, one image to carry with you.

Reflect

Open the workbook and write, slowly and honestly.

Return

Live with it for a week. Notice dreams, reactions and coincidences.

A note on care. This program is educational and reflective. It is not therapy and does not replace work with a qualified analyst or mental health professional. If you have a history of psychosis, dissociation, bipolar disorder or serious unresolved trauma, or if you are in crisis or recently bereaved, please approach active imagination only with professional support.

Each workbook includes a support page, and the support page lists crisis lines and how to find an analyst.

The nine modules

One module a week is plenty. Take them in order; each builds on the last.

0WelcomeBeginning the journeyWhat individuation means, who our guides are, the map we'll follow, and your first practice.Open → 1Module 1: FoundationsThe ego, the Self and the lifeline between themThree ideas at the heart of the course, how the lifeline feels from the inside, and where it first forms.Open → 2Module 2: InflationWhen the small self grows too largeAdam and Prometheus, the necessary crime, hubris and nemesis, and the everyday faces of inflation.Open →
3Module 3: AlienationThe fall, the wound and the exileWhat happens when life pushes back, and why this painful stage carries consciousness with it.Coming soon
4Module 4: The turning pointA change of heartMetanoia: letting go, and beginning to see differently.Coming soon
5Module 5: ReconnectionFinding acceptance againHow the lifeline is restored, and the part other people play in it.Coming soon
6Module 6: Meeting the SelfThe breakthrough and the dialogueThe Book of Job, and the beginning of a conscious dialogue with the Self.Coming soon
7Module 7: Living symbolicallyWorking with images and meaningWhat a symbol is, the two traps to avoid, and how to work with your dreams.Coming soon
8Module 8: Becoming an individualIndividuation as a way of lifeBringing it together, and how to keep going once the course ends.Coming soon