The Assisi Institute

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 Located in the beautiful coastal community of Mystic, CT,  the Assisi Institute is an educational center dedicated to the study and application of Archetypal Pattern Analysis. Founded in 1989 by Michael Conforti, Ph.D., the  Institute has become an international focal point for leading thinkers and groundbreaking conversation on the relationship between psyche and matter, the work of C.G. Jung, discoveries in the new sciences, and the eternal truth of the world's great wisdom traditions.
Our faculty and student body consist of pioneers from disciplines as diverse as Jungian psychology, biophysics, theology, government, education, cinema, and the arts. This prolific group has published more than 3,000 books and articles, and continues to hold academic and governmental positions around the world.

Contact us at:
E-mail:  assisi@together.net 
Phone:  (860) 415-5004

Loralee Scott-Conforti, MFA-IA
Executive Director

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Loralee Conforti, MFA, is an artist, activist, author and educator with over two decades of leadership experience focused on creative transformation and innovative leadership. Her graduate studies focused on the interdisciplinary links between psychology, theology, philosophy, art history, brain science, creativity theory, and dance pedagogy. As an educator and consultant she is most interested in developing methodologies which are informed by a holistic approach to learning, and which are expressed via a creative and embodied communication of ideas and narratives that are intended to catalyze transformation.      

Her most recent body of artistic work is focused on the global issue of human trafficking and tells the true story of a human trafficking victim as reported by Pulitzer Prize Winning author, Nicholas Kristoff  in "Half The Sky."  This original production, "SoulCry!"  is touring colleges and universities and has resulted in the passage of anti-trafficking legislation as a result of Loralee's collaboration with the Troy, NY City Council. Loralee's work around this issue is featured as part of a compilation of research included  in an academic text published by Routledge: "Grief and The Expressive Arts" authored by Robert Neimeyer and Barbara Thompson.  

 A certified MBTI Consultant and sought after public speaker, Loralee is currently consulting with Procter and Gamble's Clay Street Project in developing training programs to catalyze breakthrough creativity and organizationally sustainable transformation. Loralee has been a featured presenter for the Pennsylvania Governor's Council, The Rhode Island Family Courts Anti-Trafficking Conference, the Unbound Washington, DC Anti-Trafficking Conference, the Journey Conference and many others.   

Dr. Michael Conforti, Ph.D.
Founder and Director

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Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of The Assisi
Institute.  He has been a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute - Boston, the C.G Jung 
Foundation of New York, and for many years served as a Senior Associate faculty member in the Doctoral and Master's Programs in Clinical Psychology at Antioch New England.

A pioneer in the field of matter-psyche studies, Dr. Conforti is actively investigating the workings of archetypal fields and the relationship between Jungian psychology and the New Sciences. He has presented his work to a wide range of national and international audiences, including the C.G. Jung Institute - Zurich and Jungian organizations in Venezuela, Denmark, Italy and Canada. 

He is the author of Threshold Experiences: The Archetype of Beginnings (2007) and Field, Form and Fate: Patterns in Mind, Nature and Psyche (2002). His articles have appeared in Psychological Perspectives, San Francisco Jung Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal.

Dr. Conforti maintains a private practice in Mystic, CT and consults with individuals and corporations around the world.  He provides his insights as a sought-after consultant to businesses, government institutions, and the film industry. He has served as script consultant on the films Pride and Glory and Elvis Anabelle and is currently working on a script for a new TV series. He has also been asked to consult on the application of field theory to the understanding and resolution of international border disputes. He was selected by The Club of Budapest and the University of Potsdam to be part of a 20 member international team of physicists, biologists, and dynamical systems theorists to examine the role and influence of informational fields. He is a recipient of the Vision Award presented by the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.

Dr. Conforti is a Senior Fellow of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. He is currently working on a new book, Hidden Presence: Archetypes, Spells, Possessions and the Complex.
Dr. Conforti's Availability:
*Keynote Speaker
* On-site Consultations
*Phone Consultations
*Executive Mentoring
*Trainings (Individual and Staff)
*The Role of Initial Conditions in Forecasting the Future of a Project
*Generating Coherence in Teams and Project Initiatives
 

Christopher Peknic, MA, MSW
Director of Studies

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Christopher Peknic is a certified Archetypal Pattern Analyst and Dream Pattern Analyst. Chris possesses two Masters degrees; an MSW in Clinical Therapy from Fordham University and an MPA in Management from New York University.  Chris’ professional experience includes twenty plus years of counseling in various modalities and contract negotiations with Fortune 500 corporations.

 In his role as Director of Student Resources, Chris will  provide students the necessary resources and support to achieve the maximum benefit and development from the Archetypal Pattern Analysis (APA) Program.