Great opportunity to study Archetype, The Tree of Life (Cabbala), Mythology and the Heroes Journey (Joseph Campbell) online with Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. Worldwide you can watch the recorded webinar sessions if you can’t make that time on a Monday.

 

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Registration is open for the next series of online webinars with our founding teachers:
These webinars take place online via live streaming on Monday Oct 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 7:30pm MST. They will also be available to view online for one week after each broadcast. You must enroll for all four webinars as one course before October 10 to have access to all the webinars.

Read more here: http://www.planetdharma.com/event/western-mysteries-webinars-2016/

 

What is covered in this course?

The Western Mysteries parallel wisdom traditions worldwide. They are similar in kind to Buddhism, Hinduism, Shamanism and Islam. In fact, we could say that the world’s religions are all derivations of the Mysteries, as they all come from the same archetypal roots of the universal human experience.

In the West these traditions went underground because of persecution from the early Roman church, though they can still be found in histories of Christian subgroups like the Gnostics. Meanwhile, in the East, the mysteries were openly practiced, and so remain an integral part of those religions.

Webinar One: Universal Stages of Unfoldment

The Divine Mysteries follow a path of unfoldment that is the same in essence to all awakening traditions. The 14 steps or stages are universal, one of the world’s original “how-tos”.

In the first week of the Western Mysteries webinars, we outline the 14 steps, and share an overview of some of the world’s greatest mystery traditions.

While the steps are fairly simple, the execution can be both joyful and treacherous. The sleeping ego doesn’t want to know, but it also can’t rest. So this unrest, this discontent, drives us to wake up, like sand in an oyster, so that we may become the precious pearl we are meant to be. As the wise person said, “Give up everything to seek the pearl without price.”

This webinar will be held live on October 10, 2016 at 7:30pm MST.

 

Webinar Two: The Tree of Life

The Cabbalistic tradition is one of the strongest Western Mystery traditions. We examine the work of the Cabbalist, the four worlds of his or her development, and how these four fit together to form what is known as “Jacob’s ladder.”

We introduce the Tree of Life from this paradigm, and how the individual cards of the Tarot (both visual and psychodynamic symbols) interact with the different parts of the Tree of Life.

This webinar will be held live on October 17, 2016 at 7:30pm MST.

 

Webinar Three: Archetypes of the Tarot

The Tarot offers a powerful, concise path of liberation drawing on universal life experiences to invite us into deeper understanding of the mystical life. As archetypes and meditations, their symbolism is utterly transformative. This week we examine some of the cards, their archetypal meanings, and how some of their groupings may be catalytic for our spiritual transformation.

This webinar will be held live on October 24, 2016 at 7:30pm MST.

 

Webinar Four: The Hero’s Journey

Every person is the protagonist of their own heroic, epic journey. This week we share the heart-wrenching trials and exhilarating adventures that befall us as we leave home to embark upon the challenges of the spiritual path. Accosted by “demons” and assisted by sages, eventually we attain our holy grail: returning to one’s community with the precious gift of all that we have learned. We explore the 14 steps to liberation as seen through the lens of the Hero’s Journey.

This webinar will be held live on October 31, 2016 at 7:30pm MST.