Diagnosing The Dictators:
A Benefit for Ukrainian Refugees
with Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris
Sunday, April 10, 2022
10 - 11:30am PDT
1 - 2:30pm EDT / 5 - 6:30pm UTC
All seminars are hosted online. Recordings are provided to all registrants.
All proceeds will be donated to support refugees.
“It is a great mistake to think that a dictator becomes so on account of personal reasons, such as that he had a strong resistance to his father.”
In 1938, C.G. Jung spoke with foreign correspondent, H.R. Knickerbocker, about the psychologies of European authoritarian leaders of the time. Originally published in Cosmopolitan, this interview, now titled “Diagnosis the Dictators,” made Jung a household name in the United States and begins with the question: “What would happen if you were to lock Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin in a room together…”.
Throughout this fascinating dialogue, Jung speaks at length about the psychological intricacies of these dictators. He makes countless observations on the similarities and differences between Mussolini and Hitler, the dangers of an inferiority complex in individuals and nations, and offers unusual perspectives that might be of value in understanding authoritarian leaders today.
In this 90-minute salon and benefit for refugees fleeing Ukraine, Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris will read this interview in its entirety as a way to explore what can be learned and understood about the drive toward power and dictatorial control now, as a senseless war ravages Ukraine and the potential for other wars linger throughout the world.
After a brief introduction, and the full reading of “Diagnosing the Dictators,” Satya and Carol will hold space for a Q&A with community members.
(Participants are welcome to order the book, C.G. Jung Speaking, in which “Diagnosing the Dictators” is printed, but no advanced reading or purchase is required).
If you are unable to join us live or would like to watch this on your own time, a recording will be sent to all registrants within 24 hours of the live event.
All proceeds from this salon will go towards supporting refugees.
About Satya Doyle Byock, MA, LPC
Satya Doyle Byock is the founder and director of The Salome Institute. She is a psychotherapist in private practice and the author of Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood, to be published by Random House on July 26, 2022. Satya’s writing has been published in The Utne Reader, goop, Oregon Humanities Magazine, and the Jungian journal, Psychological Perspectives. She has lectured at Jung groups in the US and UK, and has been interviewed for her work on the goop podcast and elsewhere.
About Carol Ferris, MA
Carol Ferris is a full-time consulting astrologer, teacher, and private tutor of astrology with four decades of experience. She completed her MA in Interdisciplinary Studies at Marylhurst University. The title of her thesis, The Sky's Body: Constellations and Medicine reflects her ongoing interest in nature-based medicine and governance thinking of the ancient Near East and Chinese philosophers and astrologers. Carol's work with the multivalent symbols of astrology is interwoven into work with dreams and active imagination. Over the years, Carol has seen these two frameworks —astrological mapping and Jungian imagery —as mutually beckoning guides to understand how all life, in its exquisite specificity, rises from a unified field.
Register:
Online Attendance: a link for Zoom will be sent to all registrants via email in advance of this salon.
Recording: A recording will be made available to all registered participants following live event.
Scholarships & Discounts: There are discount codes available for those unable to donate teh full amount. Click the register link for more information.