Weekend Workshops
These offer greater immersion in a variety of Jungian related themes, often with the opportunity for some in-person experiential engagement.
- Weekend workshops may be on Friday evenings (online only) and Saturday (in person) at The Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT OR just on Saturday. Check individual Event Listings below.
- Costs: check specific workshops.
If you wish to attend a Saturday workshop, we strongly recommend you also join the Friday online session since this is an integral part of the workshop.
Saturday/Weekend Workshops will be held at The Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT
Booking and Payments
- Prior booking online is essential for both online and in-person attendance - click on the BOOK NOW button for individual Event Listings below
CPD Certificates will be emailed on request.
Note: No recording is permitted at our Lectures and Workshops
Upcoming Event Listings
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The events shown below are for reference only and cannot be booked.
Speaker: Rupert Tower et al
This multidisciplinary research project looks into the role of Virtual theoretical work that suggests immersive, virtual environments can provide a vehicle for active imagination and can act as sources for exposure to archetypal images and experiences.
On Friday we will outline the context for our research project and illustrate how Jung visualised his own virtual environment in the Red and Black Books through the technique of active imagination.
We will share the results of Phase 1(a research event held at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in January 2025) when participants tested Virtual Reality as a process for exploring Jung’s concept of the shadow. Our lecture focuses on the findings which will in turn shape the future direction of our research. One major objective is to explore multiple Jungian concepts via gaming/VR to help introduce Jungian ideas to wider audiences, especially younger people. We will ask: could VR play a role in analytical psychology? Does it have relevance for, and an impact on, both its theory and practice?
The free Workshop on Saturday will offer an opportunity to engage in a guided Virtual Reality immersion, utilizing VR material that enhances a potentially numinous experience of wonder and awe. This will be facilitated by members of the team. Afterwards, participants will discuss their experience in small groups, reflecting on its potential significance from a Jungian perspective. Art materials will be provided for those who may wish to articulate the experience visually. This will be followed by a final plenary group discussion.
Rupert Tower is joined by Prof Kevin Lu, Dr Andrew Howe and Dr Briony Clarke.
Time: 10:30 - 16:00
Cost: £ FREE OF CHARGE*
* All participants in the workshop will need to sign a consent form agreeing to the terms of participation which include acknowledgement of the risks of using VR. Any part of the discussion and art materials produced may be included anonymously as part of a research publication in a refereed journal.
About the Speaker:
Rupert Tower: Jungian Analyst, Member of the Society of Analytical Psychology, BPC and UKCP Registered, Member of IAAP and the UK Umbrella Group.
Joined by:
Professor Kevin Lu: Professor of Applied Psychoanalysis and Head of Department (Practice), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Dr Andrew Howe: Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, BPC Registered.
Dr Briony Clarke, artist and game designer, founder of studio Deep Play.