ISAP Zurich

Lecture

Public

Hidden Pathways of Germanic Mythology

Date
10 Nov 2026
Time
10:00–11:45
Location
ISAP Zürich
Lecturer
Paul Wassmann
Semester
Autumn Semester 2026
Category
Lecture

The lectures take a Jungian look at the Germanic cosmology, the main gods and the end of time. The neglected Germanic female and male archetypes will be addressed, as well as the consequences of cultural repression and mythological illiteracy. How the old Germanic culture created an unrecognized precondition of the modern world will be explained. The concept of cultural ecology will be developed, and I will show how Odin's self-sacrifice on the world tree designates him to become the wounded healer par excellence and an essential god for our times.

About the Speaker

Paul Wassmann
Paul Wassmann

Prof. Dr.

Paul Wassmann is a professor emeritus in Marine Ecology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His special interest is in Arctic marine system ecology. From the viewpoint of Analytical Psychology he is eager to pass on knowledge of Germanic mythology. He is the author of The Hidden Pathways of Germanic Mythology (Chiron Publications 2019) and Odin, a God for …