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BOLLINGEN CONFERENCE
October 18, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
First Community, 3777 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43221
In Person and by Zoom
You still have time to register for Dr. Glen Slater’s timely conversation on Jung and AI at the Bollingen Conference!
Our speaker, Dr. Glen Slater, explains the purpose of the morning session as follows:
Alongside the many benefits of information technologies and online life, a number of psychosocial problems are implicated in this underlying fragmentation. These problems include an omnipresence of disinformation, blurring lines between the actual and the virtual, and epidemics of anxiety, depression and loneliness….
In this presentation, I will turn to C. G. Jung’s understanding of archetypal patterns and psychodynamics to engage these matters. A focus will be on the contrast between the integrative experiences Jung emphasized and the dissociative style of consciousness that pervades today’s digital lifestyle.
With respect to the afternoon workshop, Dr. Slater states:
This workshop will consider our habits of mind in the digital age, the differences between conscious and intelligence, the re-enchantment of ways of knowing, and the redemptive prospect of a more creative way forward—one that taps the wisdom of the psyche and accounts for the fullness and depth of our humanity.
For a more complete description of the lecture and workshop, please click here. To see an interview with Dr. Slater, conducted by JACO Board Member Maggi Colwell, click here.
If you want to learn more about this issue, Dr. Slater’s book, “Jung vs. Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age”[1] is available in our Library (it can be checked out after the Conference). In addition, here are links to four articles about Dr. Slater's work. Just click on the link to open the article.
- A Review of his book by Dennis Patrick Slattery in "The Journal of Analytical Psychology"
- "Jung and the Posthumans" by Dr. Slater
- "Re-Sink the Titanic" by Dr. Slater
- A New Global Crisis? Excerpts from Jung vs Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age - in "Psychological Perspectives" A Quarterly Journal of Jungian Thought
[1] For Star Trek fans, you may recall the infamous Borg—a species that converted humans into cyborgs and the famous line, “You will be assimilated.”
Please click on the link below to register. As a reminder, there will be a one-hour lunch break. We have access to both a large refrigerator and a microwave, so please feel free to bring your lunch (with your name on it). There are also restaurants in the area.
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