Presented by Dr. Michael Conforti, this complimentary lecture inaugurates two annual scholarships offered by the Assisi Institute. The Drs. Yoram and Rise Kauffman Scholarship is available to clinicians, while the Dr. Robert Langs Memorial Scholarship is available to individuals from all walks of life and professional backgrounds. This complimentary lecture also acts as an introduction to the Assisi Institute’s 8-week online course, The Voice of Psyche (starting in June 2021) which, amongst other themes, also honors the work of Yoram Kaufmann and Robert Langs. Read more about the full course here.
About the Lecture
Since the beginning of time, humanity has sought ways to expiate guilt. From scapegoating, to sin eaters, to confession - each is an attempt to eliminate the effects of guilt in our life.
Our ongoing search to exile unwanted contents speaks to an archetypal situation regarding the nature of transgressions. Through a presentation of moral transgressions and their consequences as found in the Bible, literature, film and clinical practice (including Pontius Pilate, Jephthah and his daughter, and Don Corleone in the Godfather), this complimentary lecture will address Jung's findings of an innate Moral Code, and the effects of unresolved transgressions within the Psyche.
Dr Conforti concludes the presentation by drawing a correlation between Unconscious Guilt, Self-punishment and the presence of an innate Archetype of Morality.
Our ongoing search to exile unwanted contents speaks to an archetypal situation regarding the nature of transgressions. Through a presentation of moral transgressions and their consequences as found in the Bible, literature, film and clinical practice (including Pontius Pilate, Jephthah and his daughter, and Don Corleone in the Godfather), this complimentary lecture will address Jung's findings of an innate Moral Code, and the effects of unresolved transgressions within the Psyche.
Dr Conforti concludes the presentation by drawing a correlation between Unconscious Guilt, Self-punishment and the presence of an innate Archetype of Morality.
Dr. Yoram Kaufmann
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Dr. Rise Kaufmann
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Dr. Robert Langs
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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 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 Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Italy, Russia, South Africa, 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 includes a soon to be released Spanish edition of his work.
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, Italy, Russia, South Africa, 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 includes a soon to be released Spanish edition of his work.