Abstract In this seminar we explore our human tendency to suffer loneliness and isolation despite a deep innate need for connection. We will reflect on the inner force that protects us against the vulnerability of relatedness, a force that pushes us to the safety of narcissism, the unrelated attitude. “Loneliness does not come from having […]

Abstract Goddesses in pre-Christian Ireland were powerful figures in that ancient Celtic cosmology as representatives of the feminine, of the land, and of the Otherworld. Brigid, Maeve and the Morrigan are probably the most familiar to most of us but much of what has been written about them comes from later Christianised and watered down […]

Abstract Lecture 3 consists of two sessions and offers a journey into music, archetype and psychoanalysis. There have been many studies into archetypal themes in mythology and fairy tales. However, there are almost no studies into the archetypes within traditional song and music. Music would have certainly accompanied many mythic retellings and ritual. These two […]