DIVINING THE THAR DESERT: THE SEARCH FOR THE CREATIVE WELLSPRING

A Jungian Roadmap into the Soul of Ancient Indian Civilization

Guest Faculty

Ashok Bedi M.D., Jungian Psychoanalyst and Ami Bedi, LPC NCC February 14 – 25, 2025

The C.G. Jung Foundation of New York and C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago are proud to sponsor the 18th educational tour of India in February 2025. This trip is an opportunity to see India through the lens of analytical psychology. Join us in this Jungian passage to the dream like, archetypal landscape of India, including a luxury tented retreat in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer, a World Heritage site and part of the Silk Road. Jodhpur with its majestic Mehrangarh Fort was a flourishing trading town in its heyday. At the end we gather with Dr. Bedi at the beautiful Chhatrasagar retreat, a magical hideaway in the Rajasthani countryside, exploring rural life and the amazing bird sanctuary.

Individuation implies becoming whole and the personal best version of ourselves. It is a journey around the world and in the deepest recesses of our Psyche, it is about wandering without getting lost. At some point in this soul journey, one must encounter the desert, both literally and in our psychic landscape. Jung encountered the desert in his dark night of the soul as chronicled in his Red Book. The wisdom of our depths speaks to us in the desert. The soul of a culture is archived in the myths, stories, songs, folklore and customs of its desert. The wellspring of the desert holds the memories of a civilization’s triumphs and tragedies. The Indian desert of Rajasthan is one such vessel of the archetypal soul of India with its guidance and cautions. We hope to engage its spirit in our journey through the several

cultural oasis in this timeless desert. Together, we will explore               India and its timeless desert                                   spirit with the unique Jungian lens of Analytical psychology under the guidance of the quaternity of Ashok Bedi, M.D., Jungian analyst, Ami Bedi, LPC NCC, trauma specialist and psychotherapist, Usha Bedi retired chef of Dancing Ganesha and cultural guide, and Regine Oesch-Aiyer, head navigator and Indophile with her unique blend of her Swiss precision amid the perpetual Indian chaos.

The Jungian Faculty for this journey is Ashok Bedi, M.D., a Jungian psychoanalyst and a board-certified psychiatrist. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is a Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a training analyst at the Carl G. Jung Institute of Chicago. He is the liaison for the IAAP for developing Jungian training programs in India. He leads the annual “Jungian Encounter with the Soul of India” study group to several centers in

India under the auspices of the New York Jung Foundation. His publications and upcoming programs may be previewed at www.pathtothesoul.com

Ami Bedi, LPC, NCC of Akhilanda Consulting is a Milwaukee-based psychothJung 2025erapist with a specialization in trauma therapy. Over the past 15 years, she has focused on and elevated wellness and emotional self-awareness as forms of liberation and decolonization within the non-profit and private sector. As our culture has been facing the deep rooted impacts of systemic oppression and the long-term impacts of colonialism, Ami has helped people reconnect to collective wisdom as a cornerstone to healing and transformation, for individuals, families, communities, and culture.

This journey offers 14 CEUs relevant to the theme of our journey and may be tax- deductible for mental health professionals to the extent the law allows. For more information or to reserve your space please write to regine@mindfuljourneys.com

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