Decoloniality and Individuation: Reconciling an archetypal wound

This lecture is written from my reflexive standpoint as an Indian woman who lives between India and Switzerland. Colonialism is not only historical but also archetypal, shaping psyche, culture, and relations of power. I argue that decoloniality is an essential dimension of individuation: as Jung wrote, to individuate is to “gather the world to oneself.” This lecture explores how we each inhabit colonizer and colonized roles, and how everyday embodied decolonial practices – listening, restoring connection, questioning norms, reclaiming silenced parts – open the way to wholeness and authentic narrative.