Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

Library and outside toilet to provide parking off Linray Road for six cars. This is being
considered by the City Council and we are awaiting their response. The Library would
then move into the main building and would be accommodated in the very space in
which we are presently sitting. This space would then serve as a Library and seminar
room. We feel this is the best option open to us and it would solve the parking
problem and zoning issue. The value of the property would not be affected by the
demolition, because of the business zoning that we would acquire. This would
increase the value of the property substantially.
The second issue of concern is our financial situation. Early this year an analysis of
our financial status indicated that we were likely to incur a significant loss this year.
Several factors contributed to this:
1. Administrative costs have increased over the years. This is as a result of the
running of the organization becoming more complex. Whereas previously a
significant amount of administrative input had been voluntary, SAAJA is now
paying for this work.
2. The number of trainees has declined over the past four years and with few
new members and the occasional resignation, the membership body has
been relatively static numerically.
3. Increased rates and other inflation related costs have further eroded our
financial base.
As a short-term measure to deal with these financial problems, we unfortunately had
to increase fees for members substantially this year, as well as increase room rentals
at the Centre.
But as an organization we felt that we needed to take an in-depth look at the
functioning of SAAJA and determine longer-term solutions to these problems. Why was
there so little interest in training? How could we generate more income? What was
our vision for SAAJA in the future? These were some of the questions that formed part
of a questionnaire formulated by our secretary John Gosling to gauge members’
perception of the organization.
There was an enthusiastic response to the questionnaire, which has resulted in a
number of extra-ordinary Professional meetings where the most significant issues and
concerns raised by our members have been openly debated in order to forge a
sustainable future for SAAJA
What emerged early on in our discussions is that we may well have to move to
embrace our name as Southern African Association of Jungian Analysis by expanding
our training to include candidates from other centres in South Africa. In
communicating with other centres there is clearly a significant interest in SAAJA
offering training to professionals from these areas. We are presently discussing the
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