Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 pm beginning July 16
with Gloria Coelho, Caritas Founder.
“Dream is the personalized myth, myth the depersonalized dream.” – Joseph Campbell
Combining Jungian dream analysis and Joseph Campbell’s archetypal work, The Hero’s Journey
Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 pm beginning July 16
$175; $150 for Caritas members
Materials included
A Word about the Hero’s Journey: In his book,
The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell stated, “People say that that we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive…” Similarly, Howard Thurman urged, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
In responding to the inner call to find That which makes us come alive, we embark on the Hero’s Journey – a life journey through archetypal adventures, obstacles and triumphs. As a vehicle for what Carl Jung referred to as “the last frontier” – the exploration of the inner self – The Hero’s Journey is a perfect metaphor for the Jungian concept of “individuation:” the lifelong process of becoming whole. The term can also be applied to the numerous shorter “journeys” we take throughout our lives through which we effect changes in ourselves and our world.
In his remarkable book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell traced the journey of the archetypal hero through the mythologies and folk tales of cultures around the world, illustrating their universal themes. Campbell delineated the stages of the journey and the various archetypes encountered by the hero in his quest.
A Word about Dreamwork: From enhancing creative problem solving to providing inner guidance and wisdom, dreamwork is a powerful vehicle for personal growth. In this 6-week course, we will trace the stages of our own Hero’s Journey as revealed in our individual dreams. What call are we responding to? Which of the seven stages of the journey are we presently experiencing? Which of the Hero’s Journey archetypes are we embodying: Innocent, Orphan, Warrior, Wanderer, Martyr or Magician? And who are the archetypal figures we are encountering – mentor, threshold guardian, ally, enemy, shadow, trickster and more – as depicted in the dream?
Gloria Coelho, founder and director of The Caritas Center, has practiced Jungian-based dreamwork for over 20 years, and has taught dreamwork courses since 1998. Also a Spiritist healer, Gloria often utilizes dream interpretation to assist people in their emotional, spiritual and/or physical healing process.
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