#1: SDP conversation with Professor Mark Troedson, Phd, MFT Antioch's Spiritual Depth Psychology Conversations

Conversation #1. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Professor Mark Troedson, PhD, MFT.

Topics we explore include: What courses Mark teaches at Antioch in the Spiritual Depth Psychology (SDP) Department. Erotic Transference. Expanding the idea of 'erotic' beyond sexuality. Being connected in a feeling way to your clients. Participation Mystique. The 2015 film Embrace of The Serpent. Jungian Psychology. The Cultural Complex. Relation to the shadow. Archetypes. Utilizing Google image search to examine cultural archetypes and the collective unconscious. Looking at the path towards becoming a psychoanalyst in 4 parts: 1) Your own analysis 2) Connecting to culture 3) Tending deeply to the humanities, e.g. human sciences, literature, history 4) Reading psychological theory and research. Jung’s notion of personality: thinking, feeling, intuition and sensation. Book and movie recommendations which are relevant for contemplation from a Jungian perspective.

For more information about some of the topics discussed during our conversation, please visit Mark Troedson’s You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyxI_wqKDor98duJ0StEM7A