Workshops and Seminars

The C.G. Jung Foundation presents

The Complex, Redemption and the Objective Psyche:
An Archetypal Perspective on Healing

a daylong workshop led by
Michael Conforti, PhD

Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

In fairy tales, legends, and spiritual stories, we often find the protagonist under a curse or spell. One may be turned into a bird, be taken over by demons or, as we find in Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Narcissus, the curse is an inability to love and be deeply touched by another human being. While these stories provide excellent examples of the workings of possessions, they also offer intimations about possible avenues to redemption. Redemption, the breaking of these spells, occurs through magic, differentiation, prayer, and always through a significant amount of inner work.

In this seminar, we take a trans-disciplinary look at the workings of the complex, its relationship to archetypes, its effect on the personality, and ways for understanding and integrating its directives and mandates. Underpinning both the archetype and the complex is the “Objective Psyche,” whose language and movements generally run contrary to that of the ego. In one respect, the Objective Psyche’s relationship to something transcendent to the ego points to its spiritual essence, yet its often disturbing and at times damaging effects on the personal and collective psyche point to our need to work more closely with it. Our discussion will include examples from dreams, clinical material, literature and film. Dr. Conforti will also present material from his forthcoming book, Hidden Presences: Spells, Possessions and the Complex and from his recent paper, Redemption and Healing.

Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with several different ways of working with active imagination.

Michael Conforti, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, author, and founder/director of the Assisi Institute. His work has resulted in a training institute based on his discoveries and the development of a new discipline, Archetypal Pattern Analysis. Dr. Conforti served as a script consultant on the recently released film, Pride and Glory, and is the author of Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature & Psyche and Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings.

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Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
To be held at the C.G. Jung Foundation
28 East 39th Street, New York City

Workshop Fee: Foundation Members/Students: $55; General Public: $70

Tickets should be purchased in advance by mail, by phone or fax with credit card, or in person Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

For further information, please call 212-697-6430 or FAX 212-953-3989.
You can also email your questions to info@cgjungny.org

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