LECTURE: Alan G. Vaughan, Ph.D., JD, "Egyptian Creation Mythology"

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Kemet–Egyptian Creation Mythology

The Family Genealogy of the Kemet-Egyptian Gods and Goddesses from the African Diaspora 

Description: The family genealogy of Kemetic–Egyptian Gods and Goddesses is introduced, as they appear in Kemetic-Egyptian Creation mythology from the African Diaspora. The Trinitarian Myth of Osiris, Isis and Horus is featured prominently in a case study discussion of archetypal countertransference and transference phenomena in the long term psychoanalysis and treatment of a person with complex trauma who presents with symptoms of major depression and severe anxiety disorder. The progression of the analysis illustrates through a series of dreams that symbolize the resurrection of the human spirit and the alchemical nature of the transformation of complex trauma from tragedy to cultural norms of grief and mourning. The subject was able to work through his paralysis to move forward along pathways of individuation opening in his life. The role and importance of mythology in analytical theory and analytical practice are underscored.  

Brief Biography:

Alan G. Vaughan, Ph.D., JD, is a certified Jungian psychoanalyst, clinical and consulting psychologist, and an analyst - member of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. There he serves on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the Editorial Board of the Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, published by the Taylor Francis Group.

He received his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from New York University and interned in Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF). He received his Juris doctorate from the University of Virginia, School of Law, with concentration studies in International Trade Law and Law and Psychiatry. Advanced studies in Private and Public International Law were completed in The Hague Academy of International Law, Den Haag, Netherlands; and post-doctoral training in higher education administration at U.C. Berkeley.

His presentations, scholarly interests, and publications are at the intersections of Analytical Psychology, U.S. Constitutional Jurisprudence, and African Diaspora Studies. His forthcoming book,  Journey to the Self: C. G. Jung in the African Diaspora, is to be published by Routledge, Fall 2025.