ABSTRACT
Jungian psychology can offer an archetypal perspective on the Anthropocene era and our dysfunctional relationship with the environment while giving us a framework for negotiating the paradigm shift Jung knew was coming in the West. The concept of the collective unconscious is invaluable in this process, which presents a significant Jungian contribution to the relatively new field of ecopsychology: a study of how our perceptions, values, and behaviors affect the environment. Hermes is perhaps the most important Greek god for allowing us to put Jung’s “new age” into an ecological framework and for developing new models for our educational and economic systems. Looking at the impact of past and present human activities on the environment through the lens of analytical psychology, this chapter discusses possibilities of change in the way we approach the eco system we share with other species.
