The Splendor of the Maya: A Journey into the Shadows at the Dawn of Creation (Livestreaming)

This series welcomes internationally renowned scholars in analytical psychology to The Jung Center for a weekend of pioneering and thought-provoking research into the mystery of the human psyche. Each installment of the Fay Lectures is published by Texas A&M University Press and makes a significant and enduring contribution to psychology. This year, we are proud to welcome Nancy Swift Furlotti.

Returning to history and lessons from the past, we will explore the K’i che’ Maya creation myth from Mesoamerica, called The Popol Vuh or The Book of Council. It is a striking example of a story that lays out a template for humanity to live in balance with spirit and nature. This detailed and funny myth is particularly important because it represents the collective mindset of a very sophisticated civilization that evolved in America, uninfluenced by the rest of the world except through the shared objective psyche. We will look at the culture, its unique contributions and then proceed to amplify the myth from a Jungian point of view.