Image: William Blake    The Archangel Michael Struggles with Satan. (c. 1805)

This presentation uses art images, ideas and technology, to explore the background of the sociological and technological innovations of the twenty-first century, with the relentless advance of global technocracy.

Drawing upon psychological insights from Jung, as well as contemporary writers and commentators, and further – offering specially selected corresponding art images – this talk is a personal reflection upon the “brave new world” of technology, science and mental health, and how the “new world order” affects the individual.

Should we be alert to the hidden dangers of totalitarian authority implicit in a technocracy? Can we remember to value what is uniquely human, and consider carefully our attitudes to how future generations will live? 

Lindsey Harris is a Jungian analyst working in private practice in Farnham, Surrey. She has been a teacher, artist and arts development worker. She qualified with the Association of Jungian Analysts in 2005. In recent years, she has felt concern about the rapid changes brought about by technology, and the effect global technocracy is having upon the well-being of human beings.