Artist and former scientist Enrique Martínez Celaya and Jungian psychoanalyst James Hollis join me to discuss their new book, Tending the Fire: Creativity, Purpose, and the Unfolding Self, published by Chiron Books on Feb. 1, 2026 (https://amzn.to/4jZz0hP).
Enrique Martínez Celaya began his training as a painter’s apprentice at the age of 12, and at 16, built a laser that received national recognition. During his youth he published poems, essays, and short stories and went on to study applied physics, literature, and art at Cornell University. He earned a master’s degree and completed Ph.D. coursework in quantum electronics at the University of California Berkeley and received patents and authored scientific papers in laser physics and superconductivity before devoting himself fully to art. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture on an honorary scholarship and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California Santa Barbara.
Currently, he is Provost Professor of Humanities & Arts at the University of Southern California, and a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College. He has authored 9 books, and is the subject of 14 monographic publications. His work is now held in 58 public collections internationally, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recently, he completed his first novel, and, in addition to Tending the Fire with James Hollis, co-authored the book Pebbles: The Commonalities and Divergences of Art & Science, with Nobel laureate chemist Roald Hoffmann, and the philosopher and physicist Aleksander P. Svitin. His website is https://www.martinezcelaya.com.
James Hollis earned a Ph.D. in literature and philosophy from Drew University and taught for over 25 years before training as a Jungian psychoanalyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. He is co-founder and first director of training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, worked as a senior training analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and served as Executive Director of the C.G. Jung Educational Center in Houston, Texas. After relocating to Washington, D.C. he spent 5 years as Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington, and now serves on its board of directors. He is Vice President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation and a former professor of Jungian Studies at Saybrook University.
Dr. Hollis is the author of 21 books, available in translations around the world. He has joined us on 8 previous episodes of Speaking of Jung, including our live, celebratory 100th episode. Please visit the James Hollis section of our website (https://speakingofjung.com/blog/2021/8/7/james-hollis) for a comprehensive look at his work including links to all of our previous episodes, his books, audiobooks, films, print interviews, and a series of online video courses – through the Jung Society of Washington – that you can start any time, complete at your own pace, and enjoy lifetime access to the material (https://speakingofjung.com/courses).
🔊 Audio edition and full show notes –
https://speakingofjung.com/podcast/2026/2/3/episode-154-celaya-and-hollis
📕 Tending the Fire: Creativity, Purpose, and the Unfolding Self (Chiron Publications, 2026) – https://amzn.to/4jZz0hP
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Speaking of Jung with James Hollis:
Ep 25: Why Good People Do Bad Things – https://youtu.be/i9SLS1sNbaw
Ep 27: A Jungian Perspective on Relationship – https://youtu.be/s_l_SIrjzUg
Ep 32: Living an Examined Life – https://youtu.be/WC7L0K63x8Q
Ep 65: Living Between Worlds – https://youtu.be/5JaCEOUn9nw
Ep 79: Reflections on this Journey We Call Life – https://youtu.be/24TPeEbQTPg
Ep 100: The Broken Mirror – https://youtu.be/iJVwF4edEr0
Ep 129: A Life of Meaning – https://youtu.be/t4B6uwG2t7A
Ep 138: Living with Borrowed Dust – https://youtu.be/TXqaizaF4Mo
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