The Sacred Image: C. G. Jung and the Western Embrace of Tibetan Buddhism

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Judson Davis, PhD, is an educator, author, spiritual counselor, filmmaker, and world traveler. He holds a Doctorate in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology (with emphasis in Depth Psychology) from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has taught on the college and corporate levels in California, Germany, and Japan, has produced documentary films, and has presented his work in a variety of public venues. His conference presentations include papers delivered at the 17th International Transpersonal Conference in Moscow, Russia and the Symposium for the Study of Myth at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. His published work includes the essay "C. G. Jung, Tibetan Tantra, and the Great Goddess: An Exploration of Sacred Entities and Archetypes", which appears in book Daimonic Imagination, Uncanny Intelligence (2013, W. Rowlandson and A. Voss, Eds., Cambridge Scholars Publishing). He is also the author of "Jung at the Foot of Mt. Kailash: A Transpersonal Synthesis of Depth Psychology, Tibetan Tantra, and the Sacred Mythic Imagery of East and West", which appears in the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies (2011, Volume 30, Issues 1-2) in the special topic section on ecopsychology. He reviews and edits article submissions for the above journal, and is presently involved in a number of doctoral level research projects at the California Institute of Integral Studies and Sophia University. He also serves on the board of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Additional information about his work can be accessed through his website at www.eternalhighlander.com