Exploring the Dark Goddess

Using Myth to meet the Shadow Self

Created by: Frances Billinghurst
Spiritual Teacher, Author, Healer and Mystery Initiate

What Will I Learn?

• Who is the Dark Goddess and what makes a Goddess a "Dark" Goddess.
• Identify various categories of Dark Goddesses found within mythology.
• Learn about the popular concept of the Triple Goddess and the moon, and where the Dark Goddess fits.
• The possible origins of our rejection of the sacred mysteries governed by the Dark Goddess.
• An introduction to the concept of "shadow" and "shadow work" as it is found within Jungian psychology.
• Understand what is meant by "spiritual by-passing".
• Explore the sacred myths and associations of Dark Goddesses from Wales, western Africa and ancient Mesopotamia.
• Learn how to connect with the Dark Goddess in order to gain a deeper insight into challenges in your own life.
• Meet the Dark Goddess, or an aspect of her, through a powerful meditation.
• Gain insight into a personal practice with the Hindu Dark Goddess, Kali.
• Bonus Self Care Meditation

Requirements

• An interest in mythology.
• An interest in self-healing or self-improvement at a deeper soul level.
• An open and curious mind.

Target audience

• This course is for anyone curious in learning about the “darker” aspect of the Divine Feminine depicted in various mythologies from around the world.
• This course is for anyone interested in analysing the sacred myth with the view to revealing possible deeper meanings.
• This course is for anyone interested in learning how to connect with their shadow or hidden aspects of self through understanding mythology and sacred stories.
• This course is for anyone seeking ways to better understand their own selves through finding meaning in the experiences that they may have had gone through in order to gain an understanding of the strength or power that such experiences can bring.
• This course is for anyone who feels the need to become "whole" in a world that is focused largely only on the "light".
• This course is for anyone wishing to establish a personal relationship with aspects of the Dark Goddess in order to undertake inner healing.
• This course is for anyone regardless of how they identify as - it is for men, women, non-binary - everyone. The Dark Goddess does not discriminate.