BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:302@junginoc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T012543Z URL:https://junginoc.org/events/2026-06-21-chater/ SUMMARY:In Dreams Begins Responsibility: Individuation and the Autochthonou s Self DESCRIPTION:\nThis program will be recorded and made available publicly on our YouTube channel. You do not need to have registered to view the video. \n\n\n\nThis program centers on a key passage from The Collected Works of C. G. Jung (CW 8\, para. 739)\, which posits Analytical Psychology as a re sponse to the excessive rationalization of modern consciousness and its re sulting estrangement from the deeper psychic foundations of nature\, myth\ , ancestry\, and the collective unconscious.\n\n\n\nIntegrating theoretica l reflection with personal experience\, this presentation examines the rol e of dreams\, particularly the first analytic dream\, as expressions of th e psyche’s movement toward individuation. Central to this inquiry is the concept of the autochthonous self\, understood as the dimension of psyche rooted in ancestry\, landscape\, and mythic imagination. Drawing on long- term experience working with First Nations Australians\, we will consider psychogeographical resonances between Jungian concepts of the collective u nconscious and individuation\, and First Nations understandings of the Dre aming and Songlines. \; We will explore archetypal narrative expressio ns of the symbolic union of the rational and archaic that lies at the hear t of individuation\, through texts such as Moby Dick and the film Storm Bo y and other timeless tales.\n\n\n\nFinally\, the analytic relationship wil l be considered as a “thin place” in which conscious and unconscious r ealms may encounter one another through symbolically driven transformation s. Reconnection with such archetypal and chthonic dimensions of psyche can help restore meaning and vitality to modern consciousness\, thus supporti ng the always ongoing process of individuation.\n\n\n\nIan Chater complete d a postgraduate degree in psychotherapy in 2021 and is currently a diplom ate candidate at the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology in Zurich according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz\, where he is wor king on his final thesis which is the focus of this presentation. He is a registered psychotherapist in Australia with a private practice.\n\n\n\nHe grew up in the isolated city of Perth\, Western Australia. A lifelong sur fer\, he has travelled widely in search of waves\, a pursuit that continue s to bring him deep enjoyment. Literature has also been a constant passion \, and he maintains a deep personal interest in the life and work of Irish poet and writer\, W.B. Yeats.\n\n\n\nAfter completing a Bachelor of Arts in literature\, Ian spent much of his twenties travelling and working over seas in varied roles\, including assisting the forest service in British C olumbia\, working on film sets in India and France\, and playing music on the west coast of Ireland.\n\n\n\nReturning to Australia\, he completed a postgraduate degree in Education and taught English and Literature. During this time\, he worked closely with First Nation students in disadvantaged areas of Perth. This experience eventually led to ongoing work as an Indi genous Liaison in remote parts of Australia. His nearly two decades of wor k with the First Nations of the Kimberley region has been a profound influ ence on both his life and understanding of Analytical Psychology.\n\n\n\nL earning objectives:\n\n\n\n\nExplain the concept of the autochthonous self within Jungian psychology.\n\n\n\nDiscuss the role of dreams in the indiv iduation process and in the analytic relationship.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://junginoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ Chater-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR