“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
- Rumi -
- Rumi -
The eruption of the Sacred into the world of matter is chronicled throughout history. Descriptions of breakthrough experiences in which numinous contents are manifested in the material realm are found across cultural myths and stories, religious traditions, and personal narratives.
Here we find events and moments not commonly experienced in this world, emerging to point the way towards a new orientation towards life, to determine a change of trajectory and most importantly to provide a much needed experience of the sacred.
Jung speaks of the miraculous as entering the sphere of the archetype, and explains that; “when the ego…is forced to admit defeat, when we surrender the ego will… agents that do not coincide with the conscious psyche can come to our aid, producing a miracle” (Jung, 1960).
Traumatic events and highly charged emotional situations are often the catalyst through which the Sacred may be directly encountered. This lecture will explore the phenomenon of breakthrough experience and the ways in which the dissolution of ego consciousness during episodes of traumatic stress can serve the purpose of opening the psyche to an encounter with the Self and soul, creating a window of opportunity to trigger the process of individuation.
Here we find events and moments not commonly experienced in this world, emerging to point the way towards a new orientation towards life, to determine a change of trajectory and most importantly to provide a much needed experience of the sacred.
Jung speaks of the miraculous as entering the sphere of the archetype, and explains that; “when the ego…is forced to admit defeat, when we surrender the ego will… agents that do not coincide with the conscious psyche can come to our aid, producing a miracle” (Jung, 1960).
Traumatic events and highly charged emotional situations are often the catalyst through which the Sacred may be directly encountered. This lecture will explore the phenomenon of breakthrough experience and the ways in which the dissolution of ego consciousness during episodes of traumatic stress can serve the purpose of opening the psyche to an encounter with the Self and soul, creating a window of opportunity to trigger the process of individuation.
About the Presenter
LuAnn Conforti-Brown PhD
Dr. Conforti-Brown is a certified Archetypal Pattern Analyst, and holds a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University and a PhD in Existential-Humanistic Psychology from Saybrook University. She is a Soul Injury Educator & Practitioner in private practice in the Tampa area of Florida. For the past 15 years Dr. Conforti-Brown served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Instruction at the University of South Florida, School of Social Work. During her tenure with the university, Dr. Conforti-Brown received the Social Work Educator of the Year award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for outstanding teaching and mentorship.
She has worked for many years in the field of traumatology, and has published journal articles and book chapters on the role and importance of spirituality in the recovery of veterans and military personal suffering from severe trauma. She is a sought after lecturer, group work facilitator, and provides trainings on the integration of Soul Injury and holistic body-mind-spirit interventions to hospitals, mental health agencies, and clinicians across the allied health professions. Her approach to wellness and healing focuses on the integration of physical, emotional and spiritual functioning.
Dr. Conforti-Brown is a certified Archetypal Pattern Analyst, and holds a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University and a PhD in Existential-Humanistic Psychology from Saybrook University. She is a Soul Injury Educator & Practitioner in private practice in the Tampa area of Florida. For the past 15 years Dr. Conforti-Brown served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Instruction at the University of South Florida, School of Social Work. During her tenure with the university, Dr. Conforti-Brown received the Social Work Educator of the Year award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for outstanding teaching and mentorship.
She has worked for many years in the field of traumatology, and has published journal articles and book chapters on the role and importance of spirituality in the recovery of veterans and military personal suffering from severe trauma. She is a sought after lecturer, group work facilitator, and provides trainings on the integration of Soul Injury and holistic body-mind-spirit interventions to hospitals, mental health agencies, and clinicians across the allied health professions. Her approach to wellness and healing focuses on the integration of physical, emotional and spiritual functioning.