Friends of Jung-South
​Jung After Work
a program of Friends of Jung-South
presents
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“ Dear Mr. Wilson,”
The Bill W—Carl Jung Letters
Alcoholism, Addiction, Treatment
with
David Schoen, LCSW, MSSW
Certified Jungian Analyst, IAAP
“The helpful formula therefore is: spiritus contra spiritum (spirit against spirit).” —CG Jung, January 30, 1961
We welcome David Schoen, who will be joining us from his home in Covington, Louisiana, near New Orleans. The evening’s discussion will center around The Bill W—Carl Jung Letters exchanged shortly before Jung’s death. The letters reveal the most about Jung’s views of alcoholism/addiction and treatment. They also reveal Jung’s unknown contribution in the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the Twelve Steps. They present Jung’s belief that Archetypal Shadow/Archetypal Evil are an essential element of alcoholism and by implication, all other true psychological addictions.
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Click here [PDF] to read the Letters in advance of the meeting, as suggested by the presenter.
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Image by David Schoen
Presentation & Discussion ​via Zoom
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Please note that this session will be held on the third Tuesday, rather than our traditional third Mondays, due to the federal holiday on 1/19.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
5:30 – 6:30 CST
Zoom meeting room will open at 5:15 p.m. to allow time to visit.
Contact Hours are not available.​
David Schoen has a background as an alcoholism chemical dependency counselor. He is a senior analyst in the Inter Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, cofounder and coordinator of the New Orleans Training Seminar and advisor to the CG Jung Society of Baton Rogue. David lectures and teaches nationally and internationally. He has published internationally and is a published Louisiana poet. His books include Divine Tempest: The Hurricane as a Psychic Phenomenon (1998), The War of the Gods in Addiction: CG Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous and Archetypal Evil (2009), and Always a Fighting Tiger: Memoirs of an Ordinary LSU Football Fan (2014).
To register and receive the link
to join the Zoom event or for additional information,
email jungafterwork@gmail.com.​
Knowing your own darkness is the best method
for dealing with the darkness of other people.
—Carl Jung
Letters, Vol. 1
2025-2026 LECTURE SERIES
Third Monday of each month
Monday, September 15, 2025
Shadow Work for Conscious Relationships in Later Life
Connie Zweig, PhD
Monday, October 20, 2025
Tarot and the Living Symbol
Kenneth James, PhD
Monday, November 17, 2025
Personal Myth and Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey"
Bert Young, BA, JD
December 2025
No event scheduled
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
"Dear Mr. Wilson," — The Bill W–Carl Jung Letters
David Schoen, LCSW, MSSW, Jungian Analyst
February 16, 2026
To be announced
March 16, 2026
To be announced
April 20, 2026
"Reflections on the Life and Dreams of C. G. Jung" by Aniela Jaffe, from her conversations with Jung
Melissa Werner, PhD
May 18, 2026
"The Wizard of Oz" —A framework for self-discovery, based on The Wizard of Us by Jean Houston
Jane Philips, MA, LPC, retired