Join us as we explore the concept of the ego through the lenses of Psychological Type, film analysis, and Jungian depth psychology. Throughout the day, you'll engage with expert-led sessions designed to help you recognize your unique agency as you assert your intentions, both individually and in your relationships.

Seminar Programs *

🔵 Keynote Program

The Complexity of the Ego

Presented by John Beebe

In this presentation, John Beebe will share insights he has not previously made explicit into the ways people survive the complexity of the world by putting forth a complexity of their own, the ego. John will examine how the ego can be identified in a three-dimensional way, by looking at the types and archetypes of consciousness that it has had to draw upon to become an image of self-agency with an ethical standpoint that others can experience and evaluate.

You are invited to hear John present his newest ideas about what the concept of the ego, a long-used but also much-challenged idea within depth psychology, looks like when it is seen through the lens of his eight-function, eight-archetype model of typology.

John will show us that the ego can be understood in a three-dimensional way:

• When its strengths and weaknesses are identified,

• When how it defends itself when exposed, and

• When we see it not, as Freud and Adler and Jung did, as a single heroic complex struggling to deal with the unconscious, but rather more holistically, as a nest of complexes capable of hatching consciousness.

This latest application of John's model can help us understand not only where others' egos may be coming from, but also how our own egos, including the vulnerabilities and the shadows that others can see as well as our strengths and intentions, are presenting themselves and creating the stances we take toward life.

Presenter's Bio Meet John >>

🟠 Program A

Self Regulation and the Ego:

Mapping Dysregulation Using Our Personality

Presented by Antonia Dodge & Joel Mark Witt

In this opening talk of BAAPT’s Ego series, Antonia Dodge and Joel Mark Witt of Personality Hacker explore the ego as a dynamic system of self-regulation rather than a fixed psychological structure.

Drawing on John Beebe’s work with Jung’s archetypes, the session reframes Jungian cognitive functions as practical regulatory channels the ego uses to restore balance and agency.

Through guided journaling, breakout discussions, and applied theory, participants will examine how dysregulation appears through overuse, avoidance, loops, and grip states—and how conscious engagement with the function map can support psychological resilience, flexibility, and self-leadership.

Presenters' Bio

Meet Antonia and Joel >>

🟣 Program B

Examples of the Ego in Film

Presented by Carol Shumate

Join us as we discuss the ego and how development of the ego represents growth out of the persona stage, as depicted in 3 film clips of 3 different types. How do these types exemplify John's keywords for the functions in the ego position?

Presenter's Bio

Meet Carol >>

Seminar Schedule *

The times below are listed in (North American) Pacific Time:

Part 1: 9:30 am – 12:45 pm (3.25 hours)

9:30 am - 🟠 Program A with Antonia Dodge & Joel Mark Witt - 'Self Regulation and the Ego' 

Meal Break 1: 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm (30 mins)

Part 2: 1:15 pm – 5:30 pm (4.25 hours)

1:15 pm - 🟣Program B with Carol Shumate - 'Examples of the Ego in Film'

2:30 pm - Meal Break 2

3:00 pm - 🔵Keynote Program with John Beebe - 'The Complexity of the Ego'

4:45 pm - Breakout Discussions & Open Mic Reflections

Admission & Registration

BAAPT Premium Members:

This seminar is FREE for you, and you do not need to register for it.

But if you wish to register below, a 100% discount should automatically be applied.

BAAPT Classic Members:

This seminar is 25% off for you. To attend, you do need to register below.

A 25% discount should be automatically applied in the form below.

Registration Options

Full-Day Seminar - All 3 Programs 🟠🟣🔵 $52.50 USD for BAAPT Classic Members $70.00 USD for BAAPT Guests / Non-Members

Part 1 Only - Program A with Antonia Dodge & Joel Mark Witt 🟠 $30.00 USD for BAAPT Classic Members

$40.00 USD for BAAPT Guests / Non-Members

Part 2 Only - Program B with Carol Shumate + Keynote Program with John Beebe 🟣🔵

$33.75 USD for BAAPT Classic Members

$45.00 USD for BAAPT Guests / Non-Members

Receiving the Zoom Links

Because this event uses multiple Zoom links, the way to receive them is different than usual.

🔗 For those who register using the form below, the link(s) for the program(s) you have registered for will be emailed to you on January 6 or 7.

🔗 If you have not received this email by January 8, please email us at comments@baapt.org .

For general assistance, please email comments@baapt.org 

Recording

🎥 Not available at this date and time? This event will be recorded! 

The recording will be sent to all registrants, 2-4 weeks after the event.

Notes:

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