Baba Yaga: Once There Were Old Women

 In this two lectures series we will collect the bones of the old woman, and sing them back to life

We herald the return of the feminine as the antidote to balance what has been damaged in the West by too much masculine. In modern men and women, the hero’s quest has dominated our consciousness and the maiden’s quest has been largely ignored. That being said, anything that has been denied, repressed, or disavowed, rarely returns intact. A feral animal is infinitely more dangerous than a wild or tame beast. Let us not be naïve. When She returns, her rage and her wrath must be calibrated with consciousness.

Join Jungian analyst and Keeper of the Stories, Muriel McMahon as we explore the archetype of the Crone. Figured as ‘Baba Yaga’ in Slavic tales, and deformed into a ‘Witch’ in more Eurocentric tales, this ambiguous figure of the feminine at the crossroads must be understood or else we be devoured by her. We must learn how to look her in the face, tend to her wounds, and remind her and us that the feminine in women and in men is a fierce energy that is rightly both feared and revered. Come join us!

Saturday January 21: Kissing the Witch’ and ‘Mother Holle’

Saturday January 28: ‘The Witches’ Excursion and La Loba’