The
Healing Wisdom of Hermes Workshop
Astrology, Alchemy, and the Tantra
of the West Hermetic teachings, as refined and revitalized by Renaissance
and Neoplatonist adepts, offer us the richest body of esoteric spiritual practices
to have developed in the West (equivalent to Hindu/Buddhist Tantric traditions)
to which we owe our modern interest in symbolic systems such as astrology, alchemy
and the Tarot.
In this deeply experiential workshop, we draw upon these
powerful symbolic languages to explore different levels of our own personal and
transpersonal realities, to gain insight into long-standing blockages, and to
connect with our guiding divinities. Through individual & group practices
including - ritual work
- guided meditation
- dreaming
- drawing
- discussion
We understand our life history through the archetypal
patterns of "inner divinities" Hermes, Aphrodite, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
etc. (representing communication, pleasure, eros, power, and the boundaries of
form). This work introduces the alchemical processes of dismemberment, dissolution
and reunion that can lead us toward our own spiritual realization symbolized by
the mystic marriage of the Sun and Moon. Using meditations, dreamwork, and
hands-on group experience, we will build a zodiacal mandala, drawing imagery from
classical mythology, the chakra system, tarot and alchemical images, the four
elements, fundamental geometric forms, seasonal and life cycles, and related plants
and metals, all of which compose the basic Hermetic "wisdom of the spheres."
Learn how to use Hermeticism's ancient, profound psycho-spiritual wisdom
to release obstacles that have been holding you back and move toward a more mature
and fuller experience of freedom. Event organizers please
note: Any workshop can be designed for a single day, a 2-day weekend, or a 5-day
intensive. To invite Rick to speak or teach workshops
- email Laurie Pentell: lpentell@earthlink.net | 
