Opening the Door: The Psychology of the Fourth Chakra
Opening the Door:
The Psychology of the Fourth Chakra
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Saturday, November 14, 2026: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sunday, November 15, 2026: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Online Public Program
A Weekend Seminar led by
Charles Zeltzer Ph.D
Earn 5 CE Contact hours
Registration: $80 (5 CE’s LMFT and LCSW, LPCC or LEP)
Intermediate post-licensure instructional level
$70 – non-CE or Members of the C. G. Jung Study Center
Course Description:
Kundalini Yoga, an expression of Hindu Tantric philosophy and practice, is an ancient and astonishingly comprehensive psychological system. It addresses the development of the psyche from the most primal levels to the conditions of transcendent consciousness. Jung saw in the symbolism of the chakras one of the deepest and most extensive expressions of the entire individuation process.
While Kundalini practitioners usually orient towards the goal of spiritual perfection, the more esoteric and mystical tantric perspectives emphasize the enormous value placed on the opening of the fourth chakra.
Educational Goal:
In this presentation we will explore the profound change in consciousness that occurs in the fourth chakra. Here, a true union of feminine and masculine principles – a mindful, conscious living in a dynamic unity of instinct, matter, and spirit - unfolds. Utilizing the lens of the rich symbolic world of Tantrism and the insights of C.G. Jung, we will closely examine these fourth chakra mysteries along with their implications for each level of conscious living.
About the Speaker
Charles Zeltzer, PhD has been a Jungian Analyst since 1992. He lives and practices on the central coast of California. Charles is a former training director of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. He has recently been named Scholar in Residence at the C.G. Jung Study Center of Southern California. He teaches and supervises in the analyst training programs of the Los Angeles Institute and the Interregional Society of Jungian Analysts.
He was a long-time member of the editorial board of the Jungian journal, Psychological Perspectives, and has been the guest editor for special issues on Jung and the East, and fairy tales.
Charles has spoken throughout the United States and Europe. He has lectured on many aspects of the religious dimension of the psyche. These include the relationship of the symbolism and experience of the chakras to alchemy and the individuation process, the alchemical god Mercurius as a psychological function, illness and transformation, the mermaid and her function in the male psyche, and the Roman Catholic solemn high mass as an alchemical operation.
Charles has specialized in leading seminars on Jung’s alchemical works, including a line-by-line discussion of Jung’s magnum opus, Mysterium Coniunctionis. He is currently completing a five-year, line-by-line reading of Jung’s Red Book.
The material presented in this public program is based on an article of the same name, to be published in a book of essays on alchemy. The book will be published in 2027 by the Swiss publisher, Daimon Verlag, in both English and German editions.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify how the chakra system is a prototype for the process of
psychological self-realization that Jung called individuation.
2. Define the technique of amplification of symbols from mythology
and religious imagery, and explain how it facilitates psychological
development.
3. Describe the fundamental shift in the psychology and behavior of
the individual that occurs in the 4th chakra.
4. Utilizing a dream as an example, apply how the symbolism of that
dream pertains to the psychological dynamics of the 4th chakra.
5. Describe circulatio as it is understood in Kundalini, and discuss its
function in a process of self-reflection.
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Please allow as much advance notice as is possible to ensure we have ample opportunity to meet your needs.
Grievance: If a grievance regarding CE's is brought to the attention of the Program Administrator, he/she will review it and respond to the participant in a timely, reasonable and ethical manner. If the Program Administrator deems the grievance valid, full or partial refund may be given or other appropriate accommodations made.
Course Credit Policy: Those who attend this workshop in full and complete the appropriate evaluation form will receive three (5) CE's for attending (1 CE per 60 minutes course time). Please note that credit will only be granted to those who attend the entire workshop.
Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit. Certificates will be sent via email after attendance is confirmed by zoom and the program evaluation survey is completed online.
Course meets the qualifications for 5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and/or LEP as required by the California Board of Behavioral Science Provider #135010. The C. G. Jung Study Center of Southern California maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.