Soulcraft and the Mythopoetic Imagination: A Month-long Mystery School in Our Mercurial Time

Have you already embarked on the journey of soul initiation? Are you in a leadership role or longing to support soul-infused, radical change during our time of cultural collapse and regeneration? This monthlong immersion at Esalen Institute, in the wilds of the Big Sur coast, is intended for people already wandering in soul-filled directions. In our focus on the underworld journey of soul encounter (rather than healing, therapy or ego transcendence), we will:

• Utilize soulcentric dreamwork; deep imagery journeys; conversations with the animate Earth; and other Soulcraft practices
• Gather images, symbols and themes that suggest the shape of our blazingly unique, mythopoetic identities
• Cultivate skills, modes of perception, and sensibilities that are essential companions in both tending the garden of mystery and in bringing forth soul-infused vision
• Support each participant’s most deep-rooted and mystery-saturated offering to the Earth community
• Engage in the sustained and life-changing practice of attending soul waters

This immersion is intended only for those who have reached a certain turning point in life: when you feel healed enough in all the ordinary ways of emotional restoration; when you are no longer trying to find just the right relationship or job or residence before you really start your life; when the biggest questions for you are no longer about social standing or relationships or job or career, but rather about the mystery that pulses softly at the very core of your existence.

Note: Prior experience with Animas Valley Institute is strongly recommended. Be sure to note this on your application. Those with prior experience will be given priority.