Stephen J. Foster, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst, author, and lecturer in private practice in Boulder, Colorado.He earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Sussex University, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Imperial College, London. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in biochemistry and toxicology at the University of Wisconsin, and in cancer research at Harvard University. He then went on to work as an environmental consultant in hazardous waste for over 28 years.Dr. Foster became a Licensed Professional Counselor after earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Regis University, and in 2009 earned a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. He is currently a training analyst with the Boulder Seminar and is a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. In 2011 his book, Risky Business: A Jungian View of Environmental Disasters & the Nature Archetype, was published by Inner City Books, and in 2015 he contributed the chapter “The Archetype of Waste” in Pythia Peay’s book, America on the Couch: Psychological Perspectives on American Politics & Culture.Dr. Foster lectures widely on nature, alchemy, and the relationship between Jung and physicist Wolfgang Pauli. His interest in the images in the Tarot, in alchemy and the alchemical process led him to explore how they manifest in books, films, and art. He has written and presented on how certain films reflect the alchemical process and how alchemical transformation occurs within movies.This interview was recorded on February 25, 2018. It’s 1:03:37 long and 58.8 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser or download it directly to your computer. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever you get your shows.



MENTIONED DURING THE INTERVIEWInner City Books Dr. Foster’s author pageNora Swan-Foster Dr. Foster’s wife, who is also a Jungian analyst, will be a future guestMemories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. JungJung & Tarot: An Archetypal Journey by Sallie NicholsThe I Ching, or, Book of Changes by Richard Wilhelm, Foreword by C.G. JungSynchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle by C.G. JungAtom & Archetype: The Pauli/Jung Letters Edited by C.A. MeierPsychology & the Occult Includes Jung’s doctoral thesis, On the Psychology & Pathology of So-called Occult PhemomenaThe Archetypes & the Collective Unconscious Volume 9i of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung {contains a reference to the Tarot in par. 81}Psychological Types by C.G. JungSpring Journal: Environmental Disasters and Collective Trauma  A Journal of Archetype & Culture, Volume 88, Winter 2012Divine Tempest: The Hurricane as a Psychic Phenomenon by David Schoen, Jungian analystJungian Art Therapy: Images, Dreams, & Analytical Psychology by Nora Swan-Foster, Jungian analystNaropa University Boulder, ColoradojungianLaura on YouTube Laura London’s new YouTube channel for weekly video updatesLINKSBoulder Jungian Analyst His websiteInter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts The largest Jungian training institute in North AmericaBoulder Seminar A regional training seminar of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts