Annual Assisi Institute Lecture

Kabbalah, Myth, and Archetype: Reviving the Ancient Teachings
May 18, 2007
Brattleboro, Vermont

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

The wisdom embedded in myths and archetypes is rarely understood, experienced, or brought into individual consciousness. And we can see the effects of our collective estrangement from these eternal wisdom traditions in the global turmoil around us. As our relationship to wisdom remains afflicted, so too does our relationship to myths and archetypes.

Most of the time, we consider these realms of archetype and myth to exist only in our unconscious and our imagination. However, there is a view between hard-nosed denial of anything spiritual, and the reification of the superstitious teachings of our traditions. That view is located in the teachings of Jung and Henri Corbin, helping us to understand that these realms have a reality of their own. In the Kabbalistic tradition there is not only a description of those realms, but also methods of how to interact with them.

In this unique day-long presentation with one of the world's greatest proponents of Judaic wisdom, we will see how the sacred texts of the Kabbalah, Hassidism, and Judaism provide ways for us to reconnect with these eternal springs of knowledge.

Conference Details

Seminar Fee:  $130

Seminar Schedule:
Registration - 8:00AM - 8:45AM                        
Morning - 9:00AM - 12:30PM (3 C.E. Units)
Lunch - 12:30PM - 1:30PM                                   
Afternoon - 1:30PM - 3:30PM (2 C.E. Units)

For more information or to register, please contact the Assisi Institute at 802.254.6220.

Continuing Education Credits

This conference is co-sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the Assisi Institute. NAAP is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The conference will carry 5 Continuing Education Units. NAAP maintains responsibility for the program. Full attendance is required at each presentation to receive credit. Fee is $10 per day.

Previous Faculty for the Annual Assisi Institute Lecture include:

1995 - Robert Langs, M.D.
1996 - Yoram Kaufmann, Ph.D.
1997 - June Singer, Ph.D.
1998 - Mario Jacoby, Ph.D.
1999 - Yoram Kaufmann, Ph.D.
2000 - Michael Conforti, Ph.D.            
2001 - Erminia Scarcella, M.D.            
2002 - Sylvia Brinton Perera, M.A.    
2003 - Christine Downing, Ph.D.            
2004 - Robin Robertson, Ph.D.            
2005 - Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D.            
2006 - Ralph H. Abraham, Ph.D.