Members Open Forum
Plus vote on next month's workshop
Hello members of The Artemisian!
Today’s discussion is an open forum for the community to exchange ideas, share what you’ve been up to or seek guidance.
I invite you to comment below with…
A topic or practice you’ve been exploring recently
Requests for resources on Jungian or archetypal modalities
Share an experience from your inner work (interpreting dream images, a tarot reading, a recent challenge) and any lessons, insights or guidance you’re needing
A question for me or the members community on related topics1
Share a book you’ve been reading, an article, podcast, or other resource you’ve found of interest
Any requests for offerings, workshop topics, or other benefits you’d like to see here at the Artemisian
Or, something else you’d like to explore and discuss…
- Vote on next month’s workshop -
In December we will explore themes of darkness, shadow and the underworld. Which of these classes would you prefer?
Introduction to Shadow Work: In this class, we’ll delve into the fundamentals of shadow work, exploring its foundation in Jungian theory. We’ll examine how shadow dynamics manifest in the psyche, learn practical techniques for navigating the process and how to stay grounded while working with unconscious material.
Descent to the Underworld: This class will explore the mythological descents of Persephone, Orpheus, and Psyche, uncovering the psychological themes and archetypal insights embedded in their journeys. We’ll examine the significance of the underworld as a symbol of the unconscious and reflect on the lessons these myths offer for navigating personal descents.
If you’re looking for in-depth guidance, submit your question via the Archetypal Guidance Q&A Form.
From the archive:
My dreamwork practice has not been consistent lately. When I write down what dream material I do remember, I'm often left feeling uncertain. In the moments I've had to reflect, I've been using tarot more to support dream interpretation. For example, selecting a particular dream image and drawing a tarot card on its meaning. This has been really fruitful!
If you're curious about this approach, I have a workshop in the archive on blending the two modalities together: https://www.theartemisian.com/p/tarot-and-dreamwork
Happy to answer any questions on tarot and dreams, let me know :)
On current practice: I continue with sandplay, making my own clay miniatures, using it to visualise where I’m at. Black sand was a game-changer, enabling depiction of underworld scenarios. Often, its months or years later that I see the significance of what emerged in the tray. E.g. I dreamed recently of a black horse in my garage. Garage far too small for the horse but I was told that if I let the horse it would run amok and get killed. Lo, a sandplay of a fenced in horse appeared the same month but two years ago. This enabled me to look in my journal to see what common events were happening. Sandplay, dreams and journalling is a fruitful therapeutic combo for me. Things currently reading: Jung on ‘night religion’ and how removing the spirits from streams, forests etc, leaves us with a de-animated nature and alienated selves. It has a lot of relevance to ecopsychology which I’m using in my current academic project. Topics of interest: negative mother complex, absent fathers in fairy stories, the importance of building one’s own tower for Jung, von Franz and Christiana Morgan and towers in fairy stories and tarot. Still not sure what Jung means by psychoid, but v interested in how it seems to involves a mind-body unity.