A home for the study of Jungian psychology and myth, for clinicians and non-clinicians alike.

Supporting the rational mind and the mythic soul through a unique academic and community immersion.

Hilma af Klint, The Swan no. 14 (1914-15).


The Salome Institute provides touchstones for the re-ensoulment of everyday life through graduate-level instruction, expert guest speakers, and a community of like-minded humans.

This is the school you’ve been searching for.


The year-round program offers 3 membership tracks:

All members receive access to our General Public programming.
Clinical members and body workers receive additional programming specific to Jungian psychology in their professional practices.

Classes are held online to allow for international attendance.
Peer-led, in-person gatherings are encouraged.




GENERAL PUBLIC TRACK


Monthly
Foundational Lectures


Once a month, Salome director Satya Doyle Byock leads a seminar on Jungian psychology, with ample opportunity for questions and discussion. Optional readings are provided with each lecture.

Monthly Guest Teachers


We gather monthly for a myth telling or Jungian lecture with experts in the field.

Recording Library


For as long as you remain a member, you have access to our full recording library of all previous lectures and guest teacher events to watch and rewatch at your convenience.

Like-Minded Community


Salome is an active, online community of peers who are ready to discuss, process, share, and learn. Current peer-led events include weekly dream groups, book clubs, creative hours, study of the sacred masculine and feminine, and much more.


CURRICULUM & ETHOS


Graduate Level Instruction

We provide an immersive program for learners at all levels, with classes on Jungian psychology, myths, fairy tales, and dreams. Learning happens through curated readings, live instruction, and the dynamic relationship between the conscious and unconscious. Despite an emphasis on classical Jungian texts, we will always integrate non-European and LGBTQ+ experts and authors into the curriculum.

High-Caliber Community

Our vibrant community is full of dedicated learners who are invested in their personal individuation journeys and the shared experience with others. The result is decreased isolation, increased sense of meaning, and support for incorporating a depth psychological perspective into daily life. In-person and peer-led online events are supported through our platform, providing many ways to connect.

Support for Your Journey

Just learning intellectual concepts isn’t enough. We each long for the experience of a soul-full life. Our programming and structure provide continuous touchpoints for each person’s process. Lectures, guest speakers, and community spaces are designed to support your individual journey, in a wildly fraught time in our collective history.


UPCOMING GUEST TEACHERS



YOUR PRIMARY GUIDE


Satya Doyle Byock, MA, LPC
Psychotherapist, Author, Salome Director

Satya Doyle Byock is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in Oregon, and the author of Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood (Random House, 2022). She founded The Salome Institute in 2016. Since then, Salome has hosted hundreds of events online and in person.

Satya’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Literary Hub, and on NPR, the BBC, and many podcasts, including Apple News in Conversation, HISTORY This Week, Pulling the Thread, BBC Woman’s Hour, and The Joseph Campbell Foundation Podcast.

She received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. Following graduate school, she worked for The Philemon Foundation, which publishes Jung’s unpublished works, including The Red Book and the Black Books. In 2020, she co-hosted free online gatherings and created a 30-episode podcast on Jung’s Red Book. She loves curating readings, teachings, and experiences for those interested in learning Jungian psychology and the language of the unconscious.

You can follow her writing and join her monthly gatherings via her bestselling Substack newsletter, Self & Society.

 


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Registration opens again in early 2027!

Join the waitlist below to be notified of our next enrollment dates.
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