Jung’s Myth of Consciousness in the Digital Age with Glen Slater

Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM EDT C. G. Jung understood that psychological well-being rests on having a story or “myth” that conveys the meaning and purpose of existence. Along these lines, both Jung and his followers have contended that “the creation of consciousness” (Edinger) is a fitting myth for our time, joining the personal and collective significance of the individuation process.

At this cultural-historical juncture, as information expands and wisdom contracts, this vision of making the unconscious more conscious may have found its ultimate purpose. With the meeting of information technology and biotechnology, the power to reshape the world is turning into the power to reshape ourselves. But can we wield this power in conscious ways, or will we reengineer human nature before we understand it?

This workshop will consider our habits of mind in the digital age, the differences between consciousness and intelligence, the re-enchantment of…