The Archetype of the Wanderer
Seminar: March 2-9, 2010
The power and images of the Archetype of Wanderer will be the focus of this seminar. Some of the themes we will be exploring include exile and return, the relevance of uncertainty, and the difficult and sometimes painful journey we must take as a path to Individuation. This seminar will shed light on the archetype of the wanderer and its impact on our own experiences of physical and psychological wandering.
Our home in Ireland will be County Galway. known for its stunning scenery, vibrant University town, spectacular rivers, lakes and Galway Bay, County Galway is an important center of Gaeltach (Irish language) culture and an ideal location for exploring our theme.
This unique seminar combines presentations and smaller workshops (some experiential) with discussion, dialogue and interaction with our outstanding faculty. Additionally, an optional tour to the Burren (guided by expert faculty) will be offered as well as ample time for exploring Galway on our own and enjoying the wonderful food, traditional music and warm hospitality of the Irish people.
*Daily Schedule
Tuesday, March 2
For those needing transportation, board coach at airport for Glenlo Abbey Hotel. Check in; rest and relax before Orientation and Welcoming Dinner (included).
Wednesday, March 3
7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast…served daily
9:30 - 11:00 am
John Hill, “Longing to Belong from a Place of Exile”
11:00 - 11:30 am
Break for coffee and tea
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Máirín Ní Nualláin, “The Wanderer in Ancient Irish Myth”
1:00 - 2:15 pm:
Break for lunch (included)
2:00 - 4:00 pm
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS:
- Ashok Bedi, “Exile, Wanderings and Returns: Our Personal Odyssey”
- John Hill, “The Dreaming Mind: Encountering the Exiled Self”
- Máirín Ní Nualláin, “How We Experience the Archetype of the Wanderer in Contemporary Life”
Evening:
Free
Thursday, March 4
9:30 - 11:00 am:
Ashok Bedi, “‘Lost’ as a Dharmic Path to Finding Our Soul”
11:00 - 11:30 am:
Break for Coffee and Tea
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS
- John Hill, “Letting the Psyche Wander in Play:
the Soul’s Need for Spontaneity”
- Aryeh Maidenbaum, “The Archetype of the
Wandering Jew”
- Christina Mulvey, “The Soul Loves Surprises”
1:00 - 2:15 pm:
Break for Lunch (included)
2:30 - 3:30 pm:
Nuala Ahern, “Divine Odyssey: Early Christian Saints and Pilgrimage Traditions of Ritualized Wandering”
3:30 - 4:30 pm:
Mary Mackenna, “Ireland: A Mythic Landscape”
Evening: Free for dining and/or music in one of
Galway’s many pubs and restaurants.
Evening:
Free for dining and/or music in one of Galway’s many pubs and restaurants.
Friday, March 5
Free day to rest, relax and explore Galway and vicinity
on our own…or (Optional) trip led by Nuala Ahern
to the Burren — a mystical, wild lunar landscape
stretching out to the sea, with Megalithic structures
dating back 5,000 years — older than Egypt’s pyramids.
Saturday, March 6
9:30 - 11:00 am:
Ann Ulanov, “The Wanderer: Curse or Capacity to Live in Between?”
11:00 - 11:30 am:
Break for Coffee and Tea
11:30 am - 1:00 pm:
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS
- Ann Ulanov, “The Wanderer: Homeless and at Home”
- Ashok Bedi, “Wandering Your Kundalini: Exile and Return to Your Spiritual Groove”
- Máirín Ní Nualláin, “The Motif of the Wasteland: An Element of the Archetype of the Wanderer”
Afternoon:
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS
- Ashok Bedi, “Exile, Wanderings and Returns: Our Personal Odyssey”
- John Hill, “The Dreaming Mind: Encountering the Exiled Self”
- Ann Ulanov, “The Wanderer: Homeless and at Home”
Evening:
Free…
Sunday, March 7
9:30 - 11:00 am
Christina Mulvey, “The Irish Tradition of Journeying Poets” (Na Fili)
11:00 - 11:30 am:
Break for Coffee and Tea
11:30 am - 1:00 pm:
CHOICE OF WORKSHOPS
- Aryeh Maidenbaum, “The Archetype of the Wandering Jew”
- Christina Mulvey, “Journey to Myself”
- Máirín Ní Nualláin, “How We Experience the Archetype of the Wanderer in Contemporary Life” Break for Lunch (included)
Monday, March 8
9:30 - 11:30 am:
Faculty panel and participant discussion; Seminar closure.
Afternoon:
Free…to explore Galway and vicinity on our own, and/or last minute shopping.
Evening:
Festive, farewell dinner (included).
Tuesday, March 9
Departures for airport. |
