ISAP Zurich

Diplomierter Analytiker

Susanna Bucher

Born 1970 in Zürich. She maintains her private analytic practice in Zürich, while also serving on ISAP’s Jungian Odyssey, Program and Nominations Committees. She holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences and a doctorate in natural sciences, both from ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). She did her doctoral program at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baňos, Philippines, in collaboration with ETH Zürich, researching nitrogen and phosphorus as soil nutrients in rice cultivation. From 2001–2011, she worked as an editor of the interdisciplinary ecology journal GAIA, Zürich/Munich. Since 2006 she has been a board member of the Zürich-based charitable foundation sahee (sustainability in agriculture, health, education and environment). In 2019 she received her diploma in analytical psychology from ISAPZURICH. Her interests include ecology, spirituality, mysticism, shamanism, (vocal & classical) music, development cooperation, and (hiking in) nature.

Ausbildung

  • Diploma (master’s degree) in environmental sciences, 1995, ETH Zürich
  • Doctoral degree in natural sciences, 2001, ETH Zürich
  • Diploma in analytical psychology, 2019, ISAPZURICH

Ausgewählte Publikationen

  • Bucher, S. 2022. The spiral of plastic pollution: a compensatory urge from the collective unconscious for an ecological‐psychological transformation of civilization. Journal of Analytical Psychology 67/5, p. 1386-1409. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12861 2022
  • Bucher, S. 2022. What can depth psychology contribute to ecological transformation? A review of eight recent books. Journal of Analytical Psychology 67/5, p. 1505-1519. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12875 2022
  • “‘Auf dass mein Herz von Sehnsucht nach Dir zerrinne’: Mystische Sehnsucht nach dem absolut anderen ‘Du’: Göttliche Geburt im menschlichen Bewusstsein”: Lecture at the Psychology Club Zürich, 31.08.2019 2019
  • “‘Yearning is the Way of Life’: Longing and Individuation” Lecture at ISAPZURICH, 24.11/01.12.2020 2020
  • “The ‘Age of Plastic’: What Does Plastic Symbolize, and What Could Plastic Pollution Tell Us? ” Lecture at ISAPZURICH, 20.04.2021 2021
  • “An Experience of Mystical Love in a 16th C. Spanish Folk Song” Lecture at ISAPZURICH, 25.11.2021 2021
  • “Film and Discussion: Ensoulment: A Diverse Analysis of the Feminine in Western Culture (2014): On Eros in a Logos-Dominated World” Lecture at ISAPZURICH, 07.04.2022 (together with Kathrin Schaeppi) 2022
  • “Natur und Mystik: Das göttliche ‘Du’ und unsere Beziehung zur inneren und äußeren Natur” Vortrag am 2. Sächsischen Carl-Gustav-Jung-Symposium, 17.09.2022, Dresden 2022
  • “Nature and Mysticism: The ‘Divine Thou’ and our Relationship to Inner and Outer Nature” Lecture at ISAPZURICH, 07.10.2022 2022

Kommende Veranstaltungen

  • 12
    Nov.
    Nur Studierende 15:00–16:45

    Reading Seminar on Marie-Louise von Franz's CW 2: Archetypal Symbols in Fairy Tales: The Hero's Journey

    Seminar · ISAP Zürich

    Referent: Susanna Bucher · Kurs-Nr. 03 52

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  • 10
    Dez.
    Öffentlich 13:00–14:45

    "The Conference of the Birds": The Spiritual Path and its Dangers

    Lecture · ISAP Zürich

    Referent: Susanna Bucher · Kurs-Nr. 06 65

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