Seminars

February 26-March 4, 2007. "Am I My Father's Daughter?" Paula Reeves, Marian Dunlea and Candace Loubert with Wendy Willmot. A week long women's retreat at the Dunderry Lodge in Navan County, Ireland not far from the sites of Tara and NewGrange. Annual Women's Retreat in a beautifully refurbished Irish hunting lodge nestled on acres of private grounds, situated in the "bend of the Boyne River". . Contact preeves@mindspring.com.

This is the sixth year that women from Europe and North America have been gathering for a week of self exploration as we light the forbidden lamp and weave together both the inner and the outer landscape by listening to the myth of Psyche and Eros through movement, Mindful Mirroring™and BodySoul mapping as we address the issue of our relationship to the literal father and the inner masculine.

Our Map
Every woman knows that in order to claim her authentic self she must be willing to light the lamp of intentional consciousness, to look more closely at life and the choices it offers. In the process we learn that much we have thought of as difficult may have been lessons from the deep feminine, teaching us about our soul's strength: teaching us about Sophia's will and our personal responsibility in choosing to follow Conscious Femininity.

Long before the written word the was already a rich oral tradition of story, meant to teach the listener how to understand the inner world while developing the correct relationship between the ego and the Self. In this retreat we will hear two stories, contrasting versions of the individuating feminine, each of equal value. One, by CS Lewis, is the story of regret and the unlived life leading Oural to live a fated existence. The other, by Erich Neumann, is the story of individuation and courage impelling Psyche to live a life of conscious choices. Each involves the constant interplay between the difficult choices of unconscious Fate and conscious Destiny. As we listen to our dreams, our symptoms, our body, and our imagination we will follow the differing paths for each of these women and hear how the fierce call of the feminine, of Aphrodite, summons Psyche and her counterpart Oral to life, ultimately holding each accountable for her choices in relationship to the masculine. Using dream gathering, ritual, movement, BodySoul Mapping and Mindful Mirroring TM we will invite the deep feminine to teach us how to uncover the twin energies of unconsciousness and conscious individuation required to ignite the spark that will light our forbidden lamp and illumine the path toward a conscious and intentional reunion with the masculine and our unclaimed life.

Fees: to be announced: Fees include tuition, lodging and all meals at Dunderry Park. You will be sent information about taxi contacts in order for you to easily arrange for your arrival transportation from airport to the Lodge and return transportation to Dublin, which is not included in your tuition fees. The tuition fee is based on shared accommodation in comfortable and very spacious and beautifully furnished 4-bedded rooms. There are no private rooms available. If snoring is problematic for you please note that these accommodations may not meet your sleeping needs. We regret this, however the lodge does not have single accommodations nor can we guarantee a non-snoring room mate. Enrolment is by acceptance of completed application forms with a deposit of $700 payable to Paula M. Reeves/ 5359 Pheasant Run/Stone Mountain/ GA. USA by November first . Cancellations in writing will be honored less a $150 transaction fee until January first. After that time no refunds will be available.

LOCATION: Dunderry Park is a Georgian residence, which has been beautifully restored. It is surrounded by 23 acres of wooded parkland. It is situated approximately 30 miles north of Dublin in the historic Boyne Valley, famous for the ancient Hill of Tara and the five thousand year old Paleolithic sites of NewGrange and Lough Crew.APPLICATION: Please send your $700 deposit of which $150 is non-refundable with your completed application form to Paula Reeves, 5359 Pheasant Run, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 30087 USA by November 15^th.
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To request an application e mail Paula at preeves@mindspring.com.