Continuing our exploration of female individuation paths, we will reflect on the significance of inadequate fathering for a daughter’s psychological and spiritual development. With the help of fairy tales and literature examples outlined in the book as well as our personal experiences with our own father figures, we will take a closer look at the father-daughter wound and how it manifests in our lives. As we help each other become more aware of this wounding, we will consider different paths of transformation. Instead of remaining stuck in a victim’s role, we will try to see the wounding as an invitation to individuate and deepen our spiritual path.

In preparation for each session, students will be asked to read approximately 40-45 pages each week. In addition, students will receive short prompts that will encourage them to actively engage with the text by taking notes of their experiences, journaling, drawing, etc. During our sessions, we will work in small groups of 3-4 people in Zoom breakout rooms as well as in the larger group together to reflect on the reading and discuss the prompts that students were working with at home prior to the session. Reading the chapters and working with the prompts in preparation for each session is a mandatory requirement for participation in this group. Please ensure that you can join us from a computer as breakout rooms don’t always work on the phone or other devices.