Presenter: Felicia Matto-Shepard, MFT, Jungian Analyst
Date: Friday, 13 March 2026
Time: 19:30 Central Time
Teaching method: In person
Location: St. George's Episcopal Church, New Orleans, Louisiana

Description:
Jung cautioned against the use of psychedelics back in the 1950’s for fear that this way of opening the portals to the unconscious could cause a tsunami of material, fragmenting or overwhelming the conscious ego. Meanwhile, Jung was creating practices such as Dreamwork and Active Imagination to help navigate this specific terrain--of integrating messages and eruptions from the unconscious into meaningful material. This presentation will look at ways Jungian psychology is contributing to the modern-day field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Specifically, we will consider the use of active imagination in navigating the complexes, symbols, and archetypal forces that can arise during a psychedelic session--both during a psychedelic-enhanced experience and in the integrative process afterward.

More information about this event can be found on the official page:
https://www.jungneworleans.org/matto-shepard