Jung and Phenomenology with Roger Brooke, PhD

Roger Brooke, PhD, joins us to discuss his book, Jung and Phenomenology. Roger Brooke explores how a phenomenological lens changes our understanding of psychology and Jungian thought from the way guilt appears differently to a priest, a policeman, or a therapist, to why the “elephant in the room” may be the most important phenomenon present.

Daniel guides the conversation as Roger Brooke examines phenomenology as a method of setting aside assumptions and studying experience on its own terms. Brooke shares vivid clinical examples to explain how mood, interpretation, and unconscious patterns shape the world we inhabit.

Together, they explore:

What phenomenology is and how it can be used in psychotherapy

Why therapists should listen more and hold theory lightly

How guilt becomes a whole way of being in the world

The relationship between Jung and phenomenological psychology

The distinction between psyche and mind

How dreams and nightmares reveal what is calling for our attention

The transformative power of symbols

The embodied nature of psychological experience

Jung’s concept of synchronicity and its philosophical limitations