Wild Women - Journey into the Wild Feminine through Stories

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Introduction

There is an inner wildness within every woman. Sometimes that wildness discovers a voice, sometimes that voice remains buried. Some women would have been encouraged to find that inner wildness within, for many more - it would have been required to hidden. Much of the world is afraid of powerful women, therefore their stories have not been encouraged. But do not be mistaken to think they have never existed - they are here, ready to be told and heard. Are you ready to journey with them?

“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing." - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Course Structure

We will be together for 2-3 months, and we will meet once per fortnight. At every meeting, Nana will tell you a story and then we will share what the story touched in us in a circle. We will speak about the invididual collective meanings of the story, its symbolism and metaphor, and delve into its medicine for our communities. In between meetings, there will be time to reflect on our throughts and our dreams in relation to the story. There will be spaciousness.

Programme of Stories

​​​​​​​Session 1: Grandmother's Tale (France) | 30th January | 2-4pm

Session 2. The Handless Maiden (Armenia) | 13th February | 2-4 pm

Session 3: Medusa (Ancient Greece) | 27th February | 2-4 pm

Session 4: Tatterhood (Norway) | 13th March | 2-4 pm

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The Medicine of this Course

We often tend to read stories written by men, at times stolen from women where girls and women need to be rescued. The sories we are explosed to inflence who we become. Listening to an oral story is incredibly powerful. Discussing this story in community is incredibly rich. It is time to remember the stories with wild, powerful women. The stories in this course have carefully been selected to represent a rich array of experiences and quests in order to support our individual journeys and growth.

“Bone by bone, hair by hair, Wild Woman comes back. Through night dreams, through events half understood and half remembered…” - Clarissa Pinkola Estés 

Practicalities

Who is this course for?

We will be exploring wild women and the wild femine through stories.  This course has a participatory nature, rather being didactic. It is through voicing and exploring our experiences that we deepen our relatiosnhip to story. The course is for all who identify as a woman and feel called to participate. The space will be free of racism, sexism, misandry, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Autonomy and choice will be integral to the running of this course.  

Content of Stories

These stories are for adults and they will deal with themes such as death, grief, rape, violence and exile. They will be told and explored sensitively. If you have been personally affected by any of the above themes, please ensure that you feel resourced and supported in order to attend in a way that allows you to remain connected with yourself and the material. 

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*This course requires a minimum of 4 participants in order to run.