This course will take us deeply into the mysteries of place: into the literal ground of our being. Psychologist and mythologist Sharon Blackie shows us how a place is so much more than just a backdrop for human activities. She reveals how our relationship to place largely determines both our identity and our ability to feel a sense of belonging in the world.
The roots of ancient European spiritual traditions are anchored in the land, and – if we know how to listen – the land and the other-than-humans who share it with us can be our greatest teachers. Blackie looks at how we can reclaim these place-based traditions, and with them create an authentic, grounded practice for these very different times.
Carl Jung said, ‘No voices now speak to man from stones, plants, and animals, nor does he speak to them believing they can hear. His contact with nature has gone, and with it has gone the profound emotional energy that this symbolic connection supplied’.
Sharon Blackie´s offerings help us begin to hear the voices of our surroundings again. Her musings are poetic and open our sense of the land. Listening to her, we hear how to re-enchant our lives, and weave ourselves more deeply into the living stories of the places where our feet are planted.
In this experiential course, Sharon Blackie offers practical approaches – map-making, working with story and archetypes, writing and other creative prompts – that will allow you to deepen your relationship with the place where your feet are planted.
We’ll explore these questions, and others:
- What can place tell us about who we are, and who we might one day become?
- How can we put our roots down deeply into the land, and find a sense of belonging there?
- How can we find the gods in our places again?
- How can we engage in conversation with the other-than-humans in our places? – compose a riddle for Trickster Crow, dance with the west wind, serenade the waxing moon?
Live webinars on: May 20, 27 & June 3, 10, 2022.