Jane Hollister Wheelwright Lecture Series – Launching May 21st
A May 21 community lecture and discussion is planned at Opus to explore the legacy of one of the South Coast’s key historical figures in the areas of feminism and “ecopsychology.” Psychoanalysts Jane Hollister Wheelwright (1905-2004) and her husband Joseph Balch Wheelwright (1906-1999
Read MoreMyth 101 – Ariadne and Dionysus
Ariadne and Dionysus, the divine couple. Aridane translates to ‘Most Holy’ (ari adnos). Theses’ abandonment of Ariadne on Naxos became her discovery by Dionysus. It is said that Dionysus loved her deeply. Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Nap
Read MoreMyth 101 – Kubaba, Queen and Goddess
Kubaba was an ancient queen of Sumeria, the only one listed on the Sumerian king list. She is said to have ruled during the period Early Dynastic III period (ca. 2500-2330 BC). She has strong associations with being worshiped as a Mother Goddess and her symbolism includes a pomegranat
Read MoreApril eNewsletter – Research Tutorials, the Goddess, and More New Mythos Treasures
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Read MoreApril 13, 2011
Underworld is psyche…
“When we use the word underworld,we are referring to a wholly psychic perspective, where one’s entire mode of being has been desubstantialized, killed of natural life, and yet is in every shape and sense and size the exact replica of natural life. The underworld of Ba of E
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