The "JJS" promotes the work of Julian Jaynes, a former Princeton professor who revolutionized ancient (and modern) psychology with his book, titled The Origin of Consciousness .... The book's contributions to ancient studies are legion, and cover the Homeric Epics (the Iliad and Odyssey), and more Greek and Akkadian myths. The society was started in 1997 by the prolific author Marcel Kuijsten, its Executive Director.

Conversations on Consciousness is a collection of transcribed interviews related to the theories of Julian Jaynes. The major focus of Jaynes' work was the origin of human consciousness. The work was compiled and edited by Marcel Kuijsten of the Julian Jaynes Society.

Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind is a collection of works related to the theories of Julian Jaynes. The major focus of Jaynes' work was the origin of human consciousness, as evidenced by evidence from history, mythology, anthropology, and psychology. The work was edited and published by Marcel Kuijsten of the Julian Jaynes Society.