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This workshop follows the ancient myth of the Sumerian goddess Innana’s initiatory descent to the underworld to return as One Who Is Whole In Herself. 

Traditionally, initiation into new phases of life has involved a process of separation, ordeal and homecoming in which all three components are ritually contained and supported, and the transformations that occur in the initiate are welcomed in community.

Using the archetypal pattern of initiation in Innana’s story, this workshop provides support and homecoming, to aid us in our own life experiences of separation and ordeal — accessing and expressing the healing and creative gifts of the deep psyche. Through story, art-making, expressive movement and ritual, we journey with Innana into the terrain of the archetypal feminine and her creative fire and healing waters on our way to being more deeply at home in ourselves.

Fee: $75.00 ($60.00 for Depth Psychology Alliance Members)

About the Facilitator: Rebecca Pottenger has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. A Marriage & Family Therapist intern (IMF#66879) at HOPE Counseling (Darlene Davis, MFT, Lic. #MFC40875, Supervisor), Rebecca specializes in experiential and depth psychotherapy, helping clients work through psychological wounding to develop a stronger, more whole, sense of self. With extensive experience in group and workshop facilitation, Rebecca also trained with the School of Lost Borders in leading wilderness rites of passages. She is the editor of Depth Psychology Alliance's peer reviewed, online journal, Depth Insights.