Zoom presentation presented by Adele Tyler, M.S.S.

What is this large, mysterious book, written and illustrated over many years in the early 1900’s by psychologist Carl Jung as a personal record of his “voluntary confrontation with the unconscious?” Is it a work of genius or the record of a descent into madness? Why was it locked in a bank vault and not published until 2009? And why did Jung, one of the founders of modern psychology, call his years working on this red leather-bound volume “the most important years in my life,” and the source of all of his later work until his death in 1961? We will explore these questions, disucss the newly published Black Books as the source material for the Red Book, and view the beautiful color illustrations and calligraphy that make the book a work of art.

Presented by Adele Tyler, a founding member and past president of the Nashville Jung Circle and student of Jung’s work for thirty years. With a master’s degree in sociology and life coach certification through the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, she has worked as a personal growth life coach and Myers-Briggs consultant. In addition, Adele has led workshops and taught USN evening classes on various aspects of Jungian psychology.