Shadow Work has become one of the most popular methods of self-betterment over the last decade, but what that work really is and the power it actually holds for our lives is deeply misunderstood. While we talk about shadow work casually, the way we might talk about meditation or journaling, the truth is that working with the shadow, as Carl Jung originally defined it, is a deep and often frightening process of psychic investigation. It is something that can be both overwhelming and intimidating, and requires the right tools and foundation of information to practice safely.
Tarot is one of the best tools for real and meaningful shadow work. If we use it effectively, it can offer us a way to reflect on what we do not see about ourselves, integrate it, and transcend it. In Shadow Work & the Tarot: A Guided Workshop of Self-Reckoning with the Cards, we will explore exactly how to do this shadow work with the tarot, while also establishing the deeper purpose of this work in your lives and the collective. Come join this workshop to master this potent and transformative work with the shadow.
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO TAROT & THE SHADOW
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How the tarot acts as a mirror of the psyche
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The framework of the psyche and the relationship between ego & shadow
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Breaking down the alchemical process of individuation
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Illuminating the true archetypal nature of the Shadow
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What really is “shadow work”?—its dangers, misconceptions, and power
WEEK 2: SHADOW IN THE MINOR ARCANA
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The suits and the imbalance of our cognitive functions
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Court cards and our complexes
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Active imagination & the Archetypal Tarot Techniques
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The Shadow Work spreads
WEEK 3: SHADOW IN THE MAJOR ARCANA & REVERSALS
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The path of shadow in the major arcana from dissolution to redemption
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Reversals and the revelation of our hidden patterns
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Walk through & practice of the tarot shadow work process
