Tuition: $295
19 CE Hours: $110 (in addition to the tuition fee)
(Please download and complete the CE registration form further below)
If you are not able to join the live sessions, the lectures will be recorded and all registered participants will receive the recordings afterwards.

Please note: All currently enrolled Archetypal Patterning Analysis (APA) students receive a 20% discount on this course. Email [email protected] to receive your discount code. 
"I love them… these sages and dreamers, ...because they spring from ordinary life and remain profoundly human, that is, though endowed with spiritual authority, they are subject to all the flaws and weaknesses that characterize the human condition." 

Elie Wiesel, Pg 13, Sages and Dreamers
By following the breadcrumbs left by von Franz in the Beginner Fairy Tale Analysis course, we came to deepen our appreciation for the wisdom found in these stories and how each story speaks to an archetypal passage in life. 

Building on the profundity of this insight, a central focus in the Advanced and Master Fairy Tale program, will be the study of the opening scene of the fairy tale. Here one learns how the opening initial conditions of the story informs us about the nature of the archetype around which the story is configured, while also foretelling the nature of the journey. In addition, this study of the beginning of the tale allows us to see how each image, scene and subsequent development forms part of an archetypal coherent story, and how each element is integral in the journey and presentation of the particular story.  

Continuing into the Advanced & Master Fairy Tale course allows for a deepening of our understanding of the archetypal meaning of these stories. Through an in-depth working with the themes and characters in the story, we will come to see how each carries a very specific, spiritual message from the Self, teaching us about life, love, destiny and individuation. 

This course will focus on fairy tales from several cultures, giving a broader understanding of how the psyche works through multiple layers of cultural influences. Advanced & Master students will have the opportunity to translate a tale on their own with guided supervision, and then to present their work at The Assisi Institute’s inaugural Fairy Tale Conference (scheduled to be held in May 2024).

The course will include presentations from Dr. Michael Conforti, Dr. Rozan Christian, and Ekaterina Sazonova in addition to Kevin Richard, Chair of the Fairy Tale program.​
Please note: Although the Assisi Institute’s Beginner Fairy Tale Certificate course would be a strong precursor for participating in this Advanced course, individuals who have not participated in our Beginner course can contact Kevin Richard, Chair  of The Assisi Institute’s Fairy Tale Studies, to establish whether they qualify for enrollment. If you have not completed our Beginner course but you feel you may qualify for this Advanced course, please email your enquiries to Kevin at [email protected] before enrolling and paying for this course. 
What participants can expect from this course: 
  • To understand how each fairy tale speaks to a profound, and essential archetypal need for the journey through life.
  • An in-depth study of the Exposition - the opening of a fairy tale.
  • Learning to understand the archetypal nature of each of the characters in the story and their role in the individuation process.
  • Learning the art and expertise of making meaningful translations of a fairy tale.
  • By working with tales of various cultures, how to learn to recognize different patterns of the psyche which are formed in differing cultural systems.
  • Master students will have an opportunity to present their original interpretation of a fairy tale at the first Assisi Institute Fairy Tale Conference in May 2024 (details to be announced by early 2024)

Included in the Course: 
  • 11 Faculty-led sessions that include translations of these stories by Senior Faculty Members of The Assisi Institute. 
  • A focus will be placed on comparative translations where several tales will be juxtaposed to emphasize the high degree of discernment in each translation and the ability to recognize the presence of universal, archetypal motifs in fairy tales.
  • Tuition for and participation in the Assisi Institute’s Fairy Tale Conference, is included in the enrolment fee for the Advanced & Masters Fairy Tale Certification Course. I.e. students enrolled for the Advanced/Masters Fairy Tale course are automatically enrolled for the conference at no additional cost. 
  • The Fairy Tale Conference is currently scheduled for May 2024, and will include presentations from leading Jungian analysts and selected Master Fairy Tale students’ original interpretation of fairy tales). ​

Classes & Mentoring Session Schedule:

Total of 11 regular classes. All sessions take place bi-weekly on Tuesday from 8 pm - 9.30 pm (US Eastern Time) on the below dates.
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TUESDAYS  
January 2, 16, and 30
February 13 and 27
March 12 and 26
April 9 and 23
May 7 and 21

Save the Date: The Fairy Tale Conference is scheduled for May 2024 (currently scheduled for May 24th and 25th, 2024). Final details of the conference will be shared closer to the time. 
Cancellations and Refunds

A full refund minus a $50 administrative fee, is given if cancellation is made prior to December 20th, 2023. A 50% refund is given if cancellation is made less than one week before the course begins.
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Faculty
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Kevin Richard - Course Presenter & Chair of Fairy Tale Studies

Kevin has been part of the Assisi Institute since 1993 and is part of the first generation of certified Archetypal Pattern Analysts. He has served as the Institute’s Director of Studies and has assisted with programmatic design. He continues to serve as a speaker, student mentor, consultant, and as of 2021 serves on the Assisi Foundation’s Board of Directors. As a senior faculty member of the Assisi Institute, his presentations examine the interface of science and Jungian Psychology, initial conditions, and the objective role of images in art, stories and in the human condition.

Kevin also serves as an administrator in the Rhode Island (RI) Family Court system. Through several decades of working with the Court and its respective population, Kevin has overseen large judicial programs and departments; worked on policy and system reform; served as an advocate for children; and worked as a counselor. He has been appointed to numerous committees designed to address areas of child welfare, juvenile justice, and areas of mental health. In 2015, he was part of a three person delegation from Rhode Island invited to the White House in order to address the growing concern with child trafficking. In addition to these accomplishments, Kevin is an accomplished artist and painter. ​
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Michael Conforti - Guest Presenter

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. ​
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Dr. Rozan Christian - Guest Presenter

Dr. Rozan Christian is an Archetypal Pattern Analyst, Senior Faculty member for The Assisi Institute, and licensed professional counselor in the state of Texas.  She holds a doctoral degree in counseling from the University of North Texas as well as a master's degree in education from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Rozan maintains a private practice in Dallas, Texas, focusing on the identification of unconscious processes in her clients’ lives. She specializes in understanding the archetypal meaning of fairy tales and their application today, and has presented her work to the Assisi Institute’s Russian-speaking and Latin-American students. 

For the past several years, she has led fairy tale discussion groups for individuals who want to know more about the human psyche. She has also translated fairy tales as a conference and webinar presenter for the Assisi Institute.  

Rozan serves as an adjunct professor in the Master of Science in Counseling Program at SMU and supervises post-graduate interns seeking professional counseling licensure.  In addition, she has published in professional journals, co-authored chapters in books, and presented at national conferences about the effects of life-changing events, including near-death experiences.
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Ekaterina Sazonova - Guest Presenter

Ekaterina Sazonova is trained in Jungian psychotherapy with a background in technology. She currently lives in Moscow where she works as an analyst under supervision. Ekaterina brings her insights in Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Patterns to her work in psycho-educational projects, while also regularly engaging in analytic conferences and educational programs. Classic Russian fairy tales are a special interest where she finds the rich symbols and motifs to be a map of the psyche through the lens of Russian culture. She has also completed a two-year program on Jungian psychotherapy at Moscow Association for Analytical Psychology. 

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