Dreams, Fairy Tales, and the Path to Wholeness
Jungian Psychology for Everyday Life
The Sleeping Beauty, Edward Frederick Brewtnall 1877
About Lisa
Lisa Marchiano is a Jungian analyst, award-winning author, and podcaster whose work brings depth psychology into fruitful conversation with fairy tale, women’s inner life, and the symbolic work of psychic transformation. She is the author of The Vital Spark and Motherhood, books that draw on the healing intelligence of story and psyche to illuminate the challenges and possibilities of contemporary womanhood. She is also a host of the widely acclaimed depth-psychology podcast This Jungian Life, which has reached a broad international audience and become an important public forum for Jungian thought.
Written in partnership with her cohosts on This Jungian Life, her book Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams presents a systematic and comprehensive method for understanding the messages of our dreams, translating C. G. Jung’s brilliant insights into a practical, self-guided method for excavating the hidden wisdom of your dreams.
The Sleeping Beauty, Edward Frederick Brewtnall 1877
Books
Upcoming Events
online
Vital Spark Summer Book Club
Join Lisa in her online fairy tale community this summer as we read (or re-read!) her book the Vital Spark and meet live to discuss the book. Learn more about Spinning Straw here.
July 17, 2026 | 12 noon ET
online
Why Women Need Fairy Tales: Spinning Straw Live with Sharon Blackie
A conversation with Sharon Blackie about her book Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now. This will be a live event in my online fairy tale community for women: Spinning Straw. Learn more about Spinning Straw here.
August 7, 2026 | 11am ET
Co-Ed Retreat
The Unspeakeasy Second Annual Small Gathering for Big Ideas
Three days and two nights of off the record conversation and in person connection at Hutton Brickyards on the Hudson with featured guests Lisa Marchiano and John McWhorter.
October 19-21, 2026
Co-Ed Retreat
Kosmos Institute First Annual Colloquium
Lisa is a featured speaker in Ascona, Switzerland
December 17-21, 2026
Women's Retreat
Finding Your Myth with Jungian Analysts Lisa Marchiano and Deborah Stewart
Join us for five days in the lush mountains of Puerto Rico as we explore the idea of finding your personal myth from a Jungian perspective through story, art, movement, and dream work.
January 28-February 1, 2027
Spinning Straw
Access your depths through the wonder and wisdom of fairy tales
Join Lisa in her online community for women navigating personal transformation. Together, we’ll explore the wonder and wisdom of fairy tales, so that we can find solace in shared experiences, tap into our resilience, and embrace the magic in everyday life.
Beauty and the Beast, Joseph Edward Southall 1904
Café Jung is a place to savor Jungian psychology and its application to modern life. We bring you weekly bite-sized nibbles—thought provoking quotes from Jung and others to spark a moment of reflection and insight amid a busy day. Lisa also hosts monthly discussions with interesting people – artists, authors, other Jungian analysts, and thought leaders.
A subscription to Café Jung is free. So come on in, take a seat, and enjoy a hot cup of freshly brewed psychological insight. Served weekly, always free.
free guide on anger
Women’s Anger: The Fire That Moves Us Forward
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