The archetypes speak to us in the symbolic and metaphoric language of myth
When we open ourselves up to Mythic Imagination, we can see not only the essence of our inner stories but also the deeper meaning underlying the events that have shaped our lives. The workshop is inspired by the uniqueness and integrity of your stories, which, through your imagination and the surfacing of archetypal images, are transformed into origin myth, resulting in the birth of a new personal cosmos.
There was a muddy centre before we breathed.
There was a myth before the myth began,
Venerable and articulate and complete.
interactive storytelling organism
as a space of potential narrative
Workshop | Cantica I
Decode Your Mythology, Shape Your Future
“We must unlearn the constellation to see the stars.”
#unlearn #creative engagement
⊐⨀ Summon the elder who waits in your depths—the storyteller born before time. Sit beside the ProtoStory, the first fire, and let its sparks shape your words.
#archetypes #free association
⊐⨀ Surrender, and allow the Collective Unconscious to move through you. By telling your stories and embracing shared patterns, you join in what binds all of humanity.
#teamwork #sharing
Workshop | Cantica II
First composition, open structure, collective work
#inner narratives #lyrics #spoken words
⊐⨀ Experience the ancient roots and art of Oral Storytelling. Stage your stories.
#theater #performing arts #ritual
“Metaphoric images are its first unlearned language, which provides the poetic basis of mind, making possible communication between all people and all things by means of metaphors.” J. Hillman
Workshop | Cantica III
A collective voice
We all have our individual verse,
We have diversity
So we need a Chorus where we can find harmony
The chorus of the Cosmos
Mythic Journey
Myths are human truths. For literally thousands of years they have inspired artists, poets, states people, historians, teachers, parents, children, indeed, all people who are moved by story. As opposed to lecturing at people, myths entice and enchant, instill wonder and delight, help to cope with loss, in short: they are narrative maps helping people to navigate the journey of their lives. And because they are formed of metaphor and filled with poetic insight, they are an integral part of teaching people to think creatively and critically. In a world where young people are bombarded with media and consumerist messages at every turn, myths can help them to think for themselves, to pierce beyond the veil of symbolic narratives, help them better discern lives of quality and delight for themselves, their families, and the societies that they themselves will grow up to shape.
– Ari Berk
