Women’s voices & their stories

Wow. I am back from the These Women Conference that Lori Pye and the ICC put on over the weekend and it was truly an historical event. What was the common thread through all of the women’s stories? Eros, connectedness, the intimacy of an I and Thou… Detail of Dionysos and
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The feeling function

We know certain things: that power and fear are cast out by love, that relationships cannot advance without frankness and integrity, that a man must have honor, that self-deception leads to catastrophe. James Hillman OPUS Archives and Research Center. James Hillman Collection, Box 130
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Myth 101 – Athene

“Pallas” They said: she is high and far and blind in her high pride but now that my head is bowed in sorrow, I find she is most kind. ~H.D. (Selected Poems, New York: Grove Press, 1957)  
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Moving into yourself…

“Do not try to transform yourself. Move into yourself. Move into your human unsuccess. Perfection rapes the soul.” ~Marion Woodman
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Myth 101 – Figs

The Hamadryades were 8 dryad nymphs who each presided over a tree, and Syke was the nymph of the fig tree. Interesting how similiar her name is to Psyche… It is also said that Demeter gifted Phytalos with the cultivated fig tree as a gift for his hospitality while she searched f
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June Enewsletter: These women and more OPUS happenings

  Our June eNewsletter is available – click here to read. If you haven’t done so, join our email list and receive this direct to your inbox!
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Hestia and the value of the hearth and home

A couple of years ago there was the house flipping craze, people were doing it as a way to make a living and eventually TV caught on and made some shows about it. When did owning a home become a business maneuver…when did a hearth and home become a means for financial gain? What has h
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