Friends of Jung-South
​Jung After Work
a program of Friends of Jung-South
presents
​
Personal Myth
and
Joseph Campbell's
"Hero's Journey"
Creating Meaning from Our Life Stories
with
Bert Young, BA, JD
"My life is a story of the self-realization of the unconscious…. What we are to our inward vision, and what man appears to be [in relation to the eternal] can only be expressed by way of myth…. I have now undertaken, in my eighty-third year, to tell my personal myth.… I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings. It is these that make up the singularity of my life."
—CG Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Discovering one’s personal myth is essentially the central task of self-knowledge and the process of individuation-a journey guided by the contents of one’s unconscious.
By creating sacred space, reflecting deeply, recognizing symbols, mapping one’s own hero’s journey, and living one’s personal myth authentically, Joseph Cambell’s timeless philosophy is translated into a living method for personal transformation and self-discovery.
Presentation & Discussion ​via Zoom
Monday, November 17, 2025
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.
Bert Young, BA, JD, spent a career interfacing with stories, beginning as a radio broadcaster, followed by stints as a newspaper reporter and editor, and finally as a trial lawyer. Today, Young is a board member for Friends of Jung-South and is the convener for Jung After Work. He has been a student of Jung and his followers for more than thirty years.
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
January 19, 2026
To be announced
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