MYTH, MYSTICISM & STORY Starts March 15: An Online Workshop with Carol Pearson and Me
Myth, Mysticism, and Story, is a workshop based on Carol Pearson’s system of 12 archetypes in human development and evolution. Archetypes are universal patterns in thought, creativity, nature and human designed things. She and I have been writing and teaching together around archetypes and stories for the past 20 years. Her system, described in What Stories Are You Living? Discover Your Archetypes – Transform Your Life, focuses on archetypal characters and story patterns. These characters are the Idealist, Realist, Warrior, Caregiver, Seeker, Lover, Creator, Revolutionary, Ruler, Jester, Sage, and Magician, and these describe patterns in our minds, that affect what we do, believe, and expect. Come wake up your primal archetypal consciousness and step more deeply into your life and dreams.
Choose the Better Story: Don’t be a Victim of the Polarizing Dracula Syndrome!
This shift from being controlled to being in control takes some discipline. Believing in monsters protects us from self-knowledge. That’s why myths make such good propaganda tools! We want to believe. But most monstrous acts come from human actors who think of themselves as saviors. We are all capable of destruction, as we are all capable of constructive acts. Blinded by the Dracula Syndrome, we unintentionally support Evil in our daily choices, all the while believing we are embodying Good.
Organizational Change Management: The Power of Story
The stories we live in our organizations can make us or break us. The key is to co-create stories based on real and present situations. In the process, we get to be fully present, rather than projecting our assumptions and fears unconsciously onto others, reinforcing oppositions that comfort us only temporarily and cause problems for all.