Based on Jungian archetype concepts and goddesses of the Greek pantheon, Egypt, Celtic and Northern tradition.

Almost two decades ago, through a therapist I was seeing to understand better parts of myself and patterns that no longer served me, I came across a wonderful book “Goddesses in Every Woman” by Californian psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. This book, together with my foundation in Tantric studies and knowledge of ancient myths especially in Egypt and the Norse tradition, empowered me, acting as the catalyst for how I express the divine feminine on a daily basis.

Many of my core beliefs are based on the work done in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, philosophy, religion, psychology and spiritual development by Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl G. Jung. Known as the “father of analytical psychology”, Jung firmly believed in the spirit world (his mother was a medium and he began his career with a dissertation on the existence of spirits). But he also believed in spiritual development for achieving “wholeness” and did extensive work in this area, interpreting the symbolism of the Chakra system of Kundalini Yoga and esoteric religious traditions while comparing it to stages of psychological/spiritual development.

Jung’s work focused on understanding and integrating elements of one's personality that are embedded in the unconscious. He called these elements "archetypes;' or patterns for understanding and acting. According to Jung, these archetypes could exert their power even if a person was totally unaware of their existence. These elements, he believed, are so deep in the unconscious and possess so much power because they are part of what he calls the collective unconscious, passed on through generations, they are embedded in the architecture of the soul. And the more a woman understands the power and pull of the archetypes, the freer she is to make decisions that are not based on these unconscious, archetypal forces.

The work done by Jung on the collective unconscious was continued by many Jungian-trained and inspired authors and therapists, who became archaeologists of the soul. Excavating half-forgotten myths of antiquity buried deep in the collective unconscious and whose meaning has been forgotten. Dr. Jean Shinoda-Bolen, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, approached this concept creatively and through her work with clients and advanced study in Jungian analysis. She saw the need for a new framework to give form to the understanding of the psychological development of women in Western culture. Using myths as metaphors for psychic life or “insight tools” and more specifically, Greek mythology. Setting out the seven essential feminine archetypes which influence modern women and dividing them into three categories: the vulnerable goddesses (3), the virgin goddesses (3), and the alchemical goddess (1).

This workshop is a great way to begin the year and aims to ignite a fire within to empower all women to harness the divine feminine, by going through a journey of self-discovery and applying myth to themselves to activate the power of various Goddess archetypes as and when needed.

This on-line ZOOM workshop (includes breaks and Q&A) INCLUDES A WORKSHOP PDF SUMMARY HANDOUT (over 50 pages), overview of the chakras, ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE + HANDOUT WITH FURTHER READING AND LINKS, plus additional material. Note that the workshop will be recorded for attendees only and you will have access to the recordings for 2 weeks.

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