Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst

Bio

Steven Herrmann is a writer and analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco where he teaches in the Institute’s analytic training program.

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Words of praise from Murray Stein:

"Dear Steven, Your poems speak straight from the heart, something quite unusual among Jungian authors. I was especially moved by the poem about Don Sandner’s death. What a deeply heartfelt tribute to a true Master!"
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[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

The book has arrived! I am very pleased with it. Please consider purchasing a copy, to support my book launch. Thank you!
#shamanism #jungian #poetry

Book Orders: https://t.co/gTqJL5RFdn

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Introduction to my book "Meister Eckhart and C.G. Jung: On the Vocation of the Self." See upcoming Workshop at SF Jung Institute's Extended Education Program, May 30th, 2026, for further details.
#meistereckhart #cgjung #vocation #Self

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[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Reading these lines involves
an openness to what is wild
an acceptance of the animals of your soul,
the mammalian and reptilian brains,
the lower brain stem.
the dithyramb of the Snake.

Book Orders: https://t.co/gTqJL5RFdn

#jung #jungian #shamanism #poetry

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

In these poems,
I lead you
to your emotional foundation,
your simple childlike self: the real You.

Barnes and Noble Book Orders: https://t.co/OCedeus7q9
#shamanism #jungian #poetry

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

"I beat the serpent skin drum.
--Walt Whitman

Check out my new book of shamanic Jungian poetry: "Kingsnakes and Other Poems."
https://t.co/gTqJL5RFdn

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

"I beat the serpent skin drum.
--Walt Whitman

Check out my new book of shamanic Jungian poetry: "Kingsnakes and Other Poems."
https://t.co/gTqJL5RFdn

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

New Publication: "Kingsnakes and Other Poems: The Poetic Journey of a Jungian Analyst.
A shamanic guide to poetry as a technique of psychological and spiritual transformation.
#shamanism #poetry #jungian
Book Orders:
https://t.co/gTqJL5RFdn

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

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[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Eckhart and Jung
4 Hour Workshop on my book "Meister Eckhart and C.G. Jung: On the Vocation of the Self" at the C.G. Jung Institute's Extended Education Program, May 30, 10:00-2:00 Pacific Time. On-line Zoom.
https://t.co/M3JKjTGE1n

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Henry Corbin (April 14, 1903-October 7, 1978)
On May 16th I will be giving an introductory talk on the life and works of the French polymath Henri Corbin at the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The talk will be recorded for any of my friends who are interested.

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

I will be giving a Workshop on themes in my book "Meister Eckhart and C.G. Jung: On the Vocation of the Self" at the end of May through our SF Jung Institute's Extended Education Program:
https://t.co/M3JKjTGE1n

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

I am honored by this Daily Meditation by my colleague and friend, Rev. Matthew Fox, for his reflections on my book "Emily Dickinson: A Medicine Woman for our Times" and my poem, Resurrection:

https://t.co/mgoE9lOuj6

#emilydickinson, #cgjung, #matthewfox, #resurrectionarchetype

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

I couldn't ask for a lovelier Easter present than the following review I received this morning on Amazon Books from Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox: "Eckhart, Jung, and the Future of Spirituality Christian, Post-Christian & Ecumenical":
https://t.co/lzOP3mqblp

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

I always like to return to read Emily at Easter time because she thought and wrote so much about it. Dickinson wrote in “Love is like Life―” that “Love is the Fellow of the Resurrection / Scooping up death and chanting ‘Live’!” (J 491/F 287)
Book Orders: https://t.co/9gO4MfkPrP

[Laura London @jungianLaura]

The Cambridge Jungian Circle presents “Meister Eckhart, C.G. Jung, and the Holy Grail” by Jungian psychoanalyst Steven Herrmann, Ph.D. (Ep. 151):

The greatest Dominican preacher, Meister Eckhart was the son of a nobleman and knight who lived in the land of Thüringia between 1260-1328. Eckhart grew up near the Thüringen forest and, like C.G. Jung, Eckhart read the most celebrated poem of his day by the time he turned 15, Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival.

We will explore the intriguing question of whether Meister Eckhart, through his theology, recovered something akin to the Holy Grail for medieval Europe—and whether, some six centuries later, Jung accomplished a similar task for psychology. Both thinkers were deeply influenced by the legend of the Grail Quest. In this presentation, we will journey into the mystery of the Grail and consider how Eckhart’s thought shaped Jung’s conception of the Self and his understanding of the birth of Christ within the psyche. At the same time, we will examine where their views diverge, particularly in relation to the role of the #shadow, the tension between perfection and wholeness, and their differing perspectives on sexuality, the #anima, the nature of God and the God-image, Christ, and the problem of evil.

Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, is a Jungian analyst, poet, and author of the book Meister Eckhart and C.G. Jung: On the Vocation of the Self (2024). He is also the author of numerous books on the subjects of Jungian psychology and Native American shamanism. Steven teaches in the analytic training program of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, California, and he has a private practice Oakland, where he sees patients in his office in Montclair. He has presented internationally on topics including vocational dreams, Jungian archetypes, and spiritual democracy.

Dr. Herrmann wrote his senior thesis on Meister Eckhart at the University of California at Santa Cruz and he is currently writing a book on Eckhart, Jung, and the Grail Quest.

📆 Online: Friday, March 20th, 6:00–8:00 PM UK Time

🎟️ Registration link below. https://t.co/NXX7mm2h0i

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

The Meister Eckhart Portal was created by Michael Sander. It was completed on April 3, 2009.
The passage in German comes from John 1:5:
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
#meistereckhart
#cgjung

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[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Here is a link for anyone who would like to register for my upcoming presentation on "Meister Eckhart, C.G. Jung, and the Holy Grail" on March 20, coinciding exactly with the Spring Equinox at 10:00 AM Pacific Time:

https://t.co/xqECckgxs7

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Destiny Dreams https://t.co/pW4Io3S3jA via @Spiritdemocracy

[Steven Herrmann, Ph.D., MFT, Jungian Analyst @Spiritdemocracy]

Please join us for my upcoming Lecture and Workshop on Destiny Dreams. You can reserve a spot at the following link:
https://t.co/2o58IsEcAR