$150 tuition
Please note: All currently enrolled Archetypal Pattern Analysis (APA) students receive a 15% discount on this conference. Email [email protected] to receive your discount code.
7 CE credits $70
Follow this link to view which Boards of Approval recognize Continuing Education hours offered for this program.
Live via Zoom. All registered participants will receive a recording of all lectures afterwards.
This presentation will be presented in English with simultaneous translation in Russian.
This presentation will be presented in English with simultaneous translation in Russian.
“All projections are unconscious identifications with the object…From this enchainment he had to free the soul by means of the separation …” (Jung, Vol 14)
Dreams reveal the true nature and meaning of our life. With the clarity of the new dawn, we may suddenly realize that we have found a way of life that brings us into relationship with our soul. So too, the dream informs us that if we continue with the life we are living, we may end up alone, chasing mere illusions of a real life.
These messages are often carried by the figures in our dreams. While we may know and trust the intentions of these figures, our perceptions are often colored by projections. At times those who truly love us are presented as betrayers and those who have betrayed us, are seen as protectors. Such is the workings of complexes and projections, and represents one of the greatest challenges in dream work.
Mythology, fairy tales and sacred literature speak of this Janus-faced nature of Psyche and symbolism. Cain and Abel, God and the Devil, shapeshifters, and the Doppelgänger are all examples of this dual and often contradictory nature of human experience. In Jewish theology we find the “Dybbuk,” “who speaks out of the person’s mouth in a different voice, (seeking) to mask its true identity so it can remain unidentified and evade expulsion. The goal then, is to first identify the ghost and engage it in dialogue.” This is an absolutely perfect description of the needed discernment in working with complexes and archetypes in our dreams where it is difficult to distinguish between the voice of The Self and benevolence, and the malevolent complex. Much like the working of vampires, it is under the cover of darkness (unconsciousness) that such complexes create havoc and suffering in our life.
In dream work ,this discernment involves a process the alchemists referred to as the “Separatio”; whereby we “learn to discern between the parts of oneself that serve a higher purpose versus those that hinder spiritual growth … (which) is possible only if the delusory projections that veil the reality of things can be withdrawn.”
Taught by Michael Conforti, and our very special Keynote Speakers, Dr. Hansueli Etter and Jacqueline Dürmüller, both internationally acclaimed Jungian Analysts in Zurich, who bring the brilliance of ML von Franz and CG Jung’s original work on the primacy of archetypes and archetypal patterns to this Dream Conference.
We hope you will join us for our Annual Winter Dream Conference.
Dreams reveal the true nature and meaning of our life. With the clarity of the new dawn, we may suddenly realize that we have found a way of life that brings us into relationship with our soul. So too, the dream informs us that if we continue with the life we are living, we may end up alone, chasing mere illusions of a real life.
These messages are often carried by the figures in our dreams. While we may know and trust the intentions of these figures, our perceptions are often colored by projections. At times those who truly love us are presented as betrayers and those who have betrayed us, are seen as protectors. Such is the workings of complexes and projections, and represents one of the greatest challenges in dream work.
Mythology, fairy tales and sacred literature speak of this Janus-faced nature of Psyche and symbolism. Cain and Abel, God and the Devil, shapeshifters, and the Doppelgänger are all examples of this dual and often contradictory nature of human experience. In Jewish theology we find the “Dybbuk,” “who speaks out of the person’s mouth in a different voice, (seeking) to mask its true identity so it can remain unidentified and evade expulsion. The goal then, is to first identify the ghost and engage it in dialogue.” This is an absolutely perfect description of the needed discernment in working with complexes and archetypes in our dreams where it is difficult to distinguish between the voice of The Self and benevolence, and the malevolent complex. Much like the working of vampires, it is under the cover of darkness (unconsciousness) that such complexes create havoc and suffering in our life.
In dream work ,this discernment involves a process the alchemists referred to as the “Separatio”; whereby we “learn to discern between the parts of oneself that serve a higher purpose versus those that hinder spiritual growth … (which) is possible only if the delusory projections that veil the reality of things can be withdrawn.”
Taught by Michael Conforti, and our very special Keynote Speakers, Dr. Hansueli Etter and Jacqueline Dürmüller, both internationally acclaimed Jungian Analysts in Zurich, who bring the brilliance of ML von Franz and CG Jung’s original work on the primacy of archetypes and archetypal patterns to this Dream Conference.
We hope you will join us for our Annual Winter Dream Conference.
Please note that our 2025 Dream Conference is open to both clinicians and those who have a personal interest in gaining deeper insight into the archetypal nature of their nighttime dreams.
Faculty

Dr. Michael Conforti
Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of the Assisi Institute. He is a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute of Boston, the C.G. Jung Institute 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, and for the past 40 years, has been 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 Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Indonesia, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the Ukraine and Venezuela.
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, The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal. His books have been translated into Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
Dr. Michael Conforti is a Jungian analyst and the Founder and Director of the Assisi Institute. He is a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute of Boston, the C.G. Jung Institute 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, and for the past 40 years, has been 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 Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Indonesia, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the Ukraine and Venezuela.
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, The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, Roundtable Press, World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, and Spring Journal. His books have been translated into Italian, Russian, and Spanish.

Jacqueline Dürmüller, (Switzerland)
Jacqueline Dürmüller has a background in pedagogy and has worked as a music, school, and language teacher. She earned her diploma from the Adler Institute in Zürich and the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology, following the teachings of C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz, also in Zürich. Since 1999, she has maintained a private practice, working with both children and adults, incorporating Sandplay therapy into her approach. She has also published a book on the dying process of an 80-year-old woman and has been invited to give lectures in Switzerland and internationally. Her primary focus lies in the symbolic understanding of both inner and outer human experiences.
In addition to her professional life, she is a mother and grandmother. She lives in the former home of Marie-Louise von Franz and Barbara Hannah in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland, and is married to Jungian analyst Hansueli Etter.
Jacqueline Dürmüller has a background in pedagogy and has worked as a music, school, and language teacher. She earned her diploma from the Adler Institute in Zürich and the Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology, following the teachings of C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz, also in Zürich. Since 1999, she has maintained a private practice, working with both children and adults, incorporating Sandplay therapy into her approach. She has also published a book on the dying process of an 80-year-old woman and has been invited to give lectures in Switzerland and internationally. Her primary focus lies in the symbolic understanding of both inner and outer human experiences.
In addition to her professional life, she is a mother and grandmother. She lives in the former home of Marie-Louise von Franz and Barbara Hannah in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland, and is married to Jungian analyst Hansueli Etter.

Hansueli F. Etter, (Switzerland)
Hansueli F. Etter is a long-time colleague of M.L. von Franz, and founding member of The Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Zürich. He is also the president of the Foundation for Jungian Psychology in Kusnacht.
Dr. Etter has a PhD in Anthropology and lectured for many years at the University of Basel. He graduated from the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich in 1982 and works in private practice. His main interest and research lies in the topics of the religious dimension of Jungian psychology and in the secret relation between psyche and matter. He is a published author of many books and papers in German and in English.
Hansueli F. Etter is a long-time colleague of M.L. von Franz, and founding member of The Research and Training Centre for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Zürich. He is also the president of the Foundation for Jungian Psychology in Kusnacht.
Dr. Etter has a PhD in Anthropology and lectured for many years at the University of Basel. He graduated from the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich in 1982 and works in private practice. His main interest and research lies in the topics of the religious dimension of Jungian psychology and in the secret relation between psyche and matter. He is a published author of many books and papers in German and in English.
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Cancellations & Refund
A full refund - minus a $50 administrative fee - is given if cancellations are made prior to January 9, 2025
A full refund - minus a $50 administrative fee - is given if cancellations are made prior to January 9, 2025
$150 tuition
Please note: All currently enrolled Archetypal Pattern Analysis (APA) students receive a 15% discount on this conference. Email [email protected] to receive your discount code.
7 CE credits $70
Follow this link to view which Boards of Approval recognize Continuing Education hours offered for this program.
Live via Zoom all registered participants will receive a recording of all lectures afterwards.
This presentation will be presented in English with simultaneous translation in Russian.
This presentation will be presented in English with simultaneous translation in Russian.