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The “Teurung” Association of Depth Psychology together with the centre for systemic personal development “Psyvision”.
Join our depth psychology practicum!
The Hetaera (Aphrodite) Archetype as the archetype of sensuality and sexuality in a woman’s psyche.
- What does it mean to be sensual?
- How important is it in a woman’s life?
- How can you learn to feel and express your sexuality?
This list of burning questions could go on for a very long time, but, strange as it may seem, the answer to all of them is the same – you need to learn to interact with your unconscious.
Archetypes are exactly the structures that fill the level of the collective unconscious. By interacting with them, we can gain completely new and unique models of self-realisation.
In her books, Jean Shinoda Bolen shows that all the archetypes potentially exist in a person (she relates them to the images of Greek gods and goddesses), and that in different life circumstances different archetypes can come forward in one and the same person.
At our depth psychology practicum on 21 November 2020 we will be interacting with the hetaera archetype.
In Greek mythology this is Aphrodite
For a woman, she is the source of sensuality and auto-eroticism (the ability to enjoy herself). The Hetaera embodies an unstoppable libido that brings us back to the ability to feel pleasure in our interaction with the world. She is also our bodily pleasures – the skill and knowledge of what exactly we want at this moment.
A special part of this archetype’s appeal is sensuality as the acceptance of our own experiences, feelings and emotions. And, of course, the ability to express them in the outer world.
For the hetaera archetype this is her native, deeply familiar element, in which she is a true queen.
Getting to know and interact with the hetaera archetype will help a woman open up her own incomparable world of sensuality and pleasure. There are as many facets of this art as there are people, and the surest guide in this exploration will be the Hetaera Archetype.
How our practicum will run:
- Theoretical part.
We will get to know the archetype itself and try to sense its nature. We will look at the different forms in which the hetaera archetype appears among the deities of the Greek pantheon, the Norse tradition and Ancient Egypt.
We will explore how this archetype shows itself in history and in today’s world. - Projective part.
Using projective techniques, we will interact with the hetaera archetype in our inner space. We will work out how exactly, and through which aspects, this archetype opens up to you. - Practical part.
And here we will try interacting with the hetaera archetype in the world outside us
Date: 21 November
Time: 11:00 to 13:00
Price: $10
