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“Hurry my love! Run away, my gazelle, my wild stag on the hills of cinnamon.”
- The Song of Songs
Join Sylvia for a luxurious telling of the great, ancient Mediterranean love story of Psyche and Eros. Although attributed to the writings of the Roman author Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, the story of Psyche’s search for her lost beloved has its roots in earlier folklore traditions in Greece and beyond. Here are traces of Persephone’s pre-patriarchal descent into the underworld and her yearly resurrection in the flowering spring. Here are seeds whose roots perhaps reach far back into the Paleolithic, to stories of women marrying bears and wild stags.
Come follow Psyche (whose name means “soul” in ancient Greek) in her excruciating but ultimately redemptive, radiant initiation at the hands of Aphrodite and her son Eros. Come follow Psyche into the fires of amor, pregnant as she descends across underworld rivers, through the most terrifying places in the heart, and back again. What does it mean to hold up a light to the face of true love, and to see the shadows cast? What does it mean for the Soul to meet Love, and Love to meet Soul? What does it mean that at the center of this luminous story, a pregnant woman whose heart blazes with devotion is the only one who can heal the wounded god of Love himself?
After Sylvia’s telling, there will be a short break and then time to respond creatively together to the story through conversation and simple writing prompts.
NOTE- A recording will be sent out after the session, but will only be available to participants for two weeks. Please make sure that you will have time in your schedule to watch the recording if you can’t make the live class.
“Hurry my love! Run away, my gazelle, my wild stag on the hills of cinnamon.”
- The Song of Songs
Join Sylvia for a luxurious telling of the great, ancient Mediterranean love story of Psyche and Eros. Although attributed to the writings of the Roman author Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, the story of Psyche’s search for her lost beloved has its roots in earlier folklore traditions in Greece and beyond. Here are traces of Persephone’s pre-patriarchal descent into the underworld and her yearly resurrection in the flowering spring. Here are seeds whose roots perhaps reach far back into the Paleolithic, to stories of women marrying bears and wild stags.
Come follow Psyche (whose name means “soul” in ancient Greek) in her excruciating but ultimately redemptive, radiant initiation at the hands of Aphrodite and her son Eros. Come follow Psyche into the fires of amor, pregnant as she descends across underworld rivers, through the most terrifying places in the heart, and back again. What does it mean to hold up a light to the face of true love, and to see the shadows cast? What does it mean for the Soul to meet Love, and Love to meet Soul? What does it mean that at the center of this luminous story, a pregnant woman whose heart blazes with devotion is the only one who can heal the wounded god of Love himself?
After Sylvia’s telling, there will be a short break and then time to respond creatively together to the story through conversation and simple writing prompts.
NOTE- A recording will be sent out after the session, but will only be available to participants for two weeks. Please make sure that you will have time in your schedule to watch the recording if you can’t make the live class.