“I always wondered about people who go to Rome as they might go, for example, to Paris or to London. Certainly Rome as well as these cities can be enjoyed aesthetically; but if you are affected to the depths of your being at every step by the spirit that broods there, if a remnant of a wall here and a column there gaze upon you with a face instantly recognized, then it becomes another matter entirely”

Memories, Dreams, Reflections of C.G. Jung (1961)  

The opportunity to participate in a conference on Analytical Psychology in Rome is without a doubt, a stroke of luck: it offers the chance to meet, with every step one takes, elements of a bygone era which remains an essential part of mutual heritage, to encounter parts our original culture, to reread pages of our history. “The human soul has an eminently historical character. As the embodiment of the unconscious, it is imbued with history and prehistory, comprehends the contents of the past, and provides the individual with the elements he should know about his prehistory. For the individual, the soul represents all the life of the past that is still alive within him.” (Memories, Dreams, Reflections)

The best way to experience what Jung calls “unexpected things becoming conscious” is to walk the streets of Rome: small winding streets, wide majestic ones, alleys, promenades, squares, wonderful little courtyards and hidden corners that suddenly appear. That’s Rome.