The programme is designed for academics from all fields. The basis of the training is the personal analysis and hence the connection of analyst and analysand to the manifestations of the objective psyche. On the basis of the dreams and creative work, the board decides whether the candidate shall be accepted for training. The candidate’s own analyst continues to play a key role.
Training
Twice a year, two-week block courses are held, with lectures and seminars in English and German. The period between the two courses is intended for individual study and for analysis.
The teaching staff are members of the Board, experienced analysts invited as guest lecturers, and academics from other fields, as well as graduates and students at the Centre.
Diploma
The first part of the theoretical section of the course closes with the Propädeutikum, which entitles the student to take on practical case work under the supervision of an experienced analyst. The second part concludes with a thesis and a Diploma examination. With the Diploma, the Centre testifies to the ability to take on professional work as an analyst, but does nor guarantee the opportunity to work professionally in Switzerland or any other country.
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Publications from the Centre can be found among other places, in the two publications series of Jungiana, and the publishing house Living Human Heritage.
The Research and Training Centre in Depth Psychology was founded in Zurich in 1994. The idea was to set up a place in which the objective /autonomous psyche could be observed in all its aspects.
Aims
The aims of the Centre are, on the one hand, to conduct in-depth research into the unconscious psyche and also to provide a training programme for
analysts. The Centre is open to interested parties from all academic spheres who are considering applying their own experience of the unconscious and depth psychology in their own special fields.
Special emphasis
is placed on research, which is an integral component of the programme. The starting point is the pioneer work carried out by C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz. A major aspect of the study programme is the understanding of archetypal processes and how they find expression in all cultures and in all manifestations of the unconscious of modern man. Special emphasis is placed on research into alchemy. Subjects that arise from this are the connections between individuation and collective renewal and between psyche and matter.
The Research and Training Centre in Depth Psychology was founded in Zurich in 1994. The idea was to set up a place in which the objective /autonomous psyche could be observed in all its aspects.
Aims
The aims of the Centre are, on the one hand, to conduct in-depth research into the unconscious psyche and also to provide a training programme for
analysts. The Centre is open to interested parties from all academic spheres who are considering applying their own experience of the unconscious and depth psychology in their own special fields.
Special emphasis
is placed on research, which is an integral component of the programme. The starting point is the pioneer work carried out by C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz. A major aspect of the study programme is the understanding of archetypal processes and how they find expression in all cultures and in all manifestations of the unconscious of modern man. Special emphasis is placed on research into alchemy. Subjects that arise from this are the connections between individuation and collective renewal and between psyche and matter.
Memberships
Frith Luton is a Clinical Member Registrant of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and a Clinical Member Registrant on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP).
Formal Qualifications
Frith holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Diploma of Education (University of Melbourne); a Master of Analytical Psychology (University of Western Sydney), a Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing (RMIT), and the Diploma (doctorate level) in Analytical Psychology (Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology, Zurich).
Experience
Frith was a professional book editor for over 30 years, more recently specialising in titles on Analytical Psychology.
Frith is a diplomate Jungian Analyst in private practice in Melbourne. She underwent over five years of training in Analytical Psychology in Zürich beginning at the CG Jung Institute in Küsnacht and at the Centre for Depth Psychology (The Research and Training Centre in Depth Psychology according to Carl Gustav Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz), from where she graduated. Frith has been working with clients for Jungian analysis since 2005.
Lectures
Frith has presented a series of lectures to trainee analysts at the Centre for Depth Psychology in Switzerland (2010 and 2011), and at ISAP, Zurich (2011). She has also lectured at the Psychological Club in Zurich (2011), the Jung Society of Sydney (2009, 2010, 2012) and the Jung Society of South Australia (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), as well as the Jung Societies of Melbourne (2013), Brisbane (2013, 2016) and Canberra (2014).
Publications
Frith’s book Bees, Honey and the Hive was published by Inner City Books, Toronto, in January 2011. This book is a Jungian exploration of the symbolism of the Bee, the honey and the hive, and their significance in culture, history, myth and as a psychological metaphor.
My Journey
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Marie-Louise von Franz earned her doctorate in philology at the University of Zurich. From 1934 onwards, she worked closely with C. G. Jung until his death in 1961, particularly in connection with his studies in alchemy. She expanded his later work Mysterium coniunctionis with an interpretation of Aurora consurgens, a Christian-alchemical text attributed to Thomas of Aquinas. For many years she was a lecturer and training analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich. In 1974, together with some friends, she founded the Stiftung für Jung’sche Psychologie Küsnacht ZH (Foundation for Jungian Psychology Küsnacht ZH). In addition, she was the Honorary President of the Research- and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C. G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Zurich.
To date, her publications that include psychological interpretations of fairytales and dreams, as well as texts on alchemy, the medieval Holy Grail, the visions of Niklaus von Flüe, the puer aeternus, her research into synchronicity and her masterful „inner“ biography on the significance of C. G. Jung in our time, have been translated into 23 languages. Her life’s work was crowned with her psychological commentary upon Kitab Hall ar-Rumüz by Muhammad Ibn Umail.
Returning to the podcast to discuss the forthcoming Vol. 6 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz is Jungian analyst and author Frith Luton in Melbourne, Australia.
She holds a master’s degree in analytical psychology from the University of Western Sydney, and a graduate diploma in editing and publishing from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Her training as a Jungian analyst began at the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich and was completed at the Research & Training Centre for Depth Psychology According to C.G. Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz where she earned her Diploma in Analytical Psychology (the degree of a Jungian analyst) in 2008.
Frith has presented lecture series to trainee analysts at the Research & Training Centre and at the International School of Analytical Psychology (ISAP Zürich). She has also lectured at the Psychology Club of Zürich and the C.G. Jung Societies of Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, South Australia, and Sydney.
In addition to practicing as a Jungian analyst, Frith also works as a professional astrologer. She holds a Diploma in Applied Astrology from Astro*Synthesis in Australia and is currently available for both consultations and supervision.
Frith has also been a long-time professional book editor. Her multifaceted publishing career included eight years as an international travel guidebook editor and she worked closely with Daryl Sharp editing titles for Inner City Books.
She is the author of Bees, Honey & the Hive: Circumambulating the Centre – A Jungian Exploration of the Symbolism & Psychology, published by Inner City Books in 2011. You can hear our discussion about the book in Episode 3, recorded in 2015.
In this episode, we discuss Vol. 6 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz, titled Niklaus von Flüe and Saint Perpetua: A Psychological Interpretation of their Visions, scheduled to be released by Chiron Publications on March 31st.
This interview was recorded on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. It’s 52:18 long and 43.5 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser (click the play button in the bar below) or download it directly to your computer.
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Regine Schweizer-Vüllers, Dr. phil. (PhD), is a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist in private practice in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied German Literature with an emphasis on the Middle Ages, Folklore and History at the universities of Zurich (CH) and Tübingen (G) and completed her training in analytical psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich in 1986. From 1994 to 2008 she was a member of the board of the Research and Training Centre in Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz.
She is a member of The International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and works as a training analyst, supervisor and lecturer. She presents lectures and seminars in Switzerland and internationally. These include the annual Eranos conferences in Ascona, which she helped to organize from 2001–2014. She is a member of the Psychology Club Zurich, president of the Committee on Editions and the president of The Foundation Psychology Club Zurich.
Her interests are closely connected with the psychology of C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz. These include alchemy, medieval mysticism, fairytales, legends, folksongs and historical tales.
