Although many of the mythical beings in Celtic traditions \u2013 The Morrigan, Brigit, Lugh, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann and the fairy-folk \u2013 have long loomed large in the world\u2019s imagination, the rich and complex context from which they spring is poorly known and often misunderstood. This Graduate Certificate in Celtic Mythology will provide an extensive and up-to-date introduction to the mythology and folk traditions of the \u2018insular Celts\u2019 \u2013 the inhabitants of the British Isles and Ireland. We\u2019ll explore their relevance both to our lives today and to the practice of Depth Psychology.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll delve into the most instructive and inspirational Irish and Welsh myths and their key actors, motifs and themes, and in the process we\u2019ll examine the role of women, animals, kings and heroes, the land and the environment \u2013 and, most important of all, the pervasive influence of the Otherworld. We\u2019ll consider the influence that the arrival of Christianity had on Celtic mythology, the relationship between the bards and the monks, and the ways in which the pagan and Christian religions intersected. In exploring the fundamental belief systems which underlie key threads of the Celtic tradition, we\u2019ll also challenge some contemporary assumptions about what the Grail represents.<\/p>\n
This program will be suitable both for clinicians and researchers who are interested in finding new mythological systems to draw on, and for individuals who are interested in deepening their knowledge of and personal work within the Celtic traditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Although many of the mythical beings in Celtic traditions \u2013 The Morrigan, Brigit, Lugh, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the Tuatha D\u00e9 Danann and the fairy-folk \u2013 have long loomed large in the world\u2019s imagination, the rich and complex context from which they spring is poorly known and often misunderstood. This Graduate Certificate in Celtic Mythology will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":114737,"template":"","level_of_course":[982],"class_list":["post-114736","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","level_of_course-intermediate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n