The Unknown Poseidon

Poseidon is best known as the fierce and temperamental god of the sea, angry, vengeful, causing sea storms and earthquakes. But he was much more, and his rich mythology and history is largely unknown. Poseidon was a king god before Zeus, an archaic chthonic god, a source of primordial energies, a father figure, a savior and protector as well as destroyer. He was of immense importance in shaping the ancient world and our own. We have been subjects and victims of a fierce patriarchy for millennia and Poseidon was part of its father god foundation that we continue to expose and work to heal today. Through myth, collective, family, and personal histories, meditation, and guided imagery, we will explore the full complexity of Poseidon’s mythology and archetypal nature. We will discover the ways this archetype has surfaced in our personal and collective lives and histories, how to integrate it, and how to shape Poseidon’s primal and instinctual energies for growth and creativity. This program introduces my new book, Passage to Poros: In the Sanctuary of the God of the Sea, forthcoming from Inner Traditions.