3: Toko-Pa Turner - Courting Our Inner Symbols

My guest today is Toko-Pa Turner, Canadian author, teacher, and dreamworker who blends the mystical teachings of Sufism with a Jungian approach.·       We started out talking about dreamwork – what it is…and how Toko-Pa came to it·       We share our mutual love of Carl Jung and why his work matters so much.·       The mundus imaginalis - the imaginal world·       How Sufisim – the tradition of mystical Islam that Toko-Pa was raised in - informs her work·       Pre-cognitive dreams and visions·       Practical guidance on working with our dreams·       Courting the images and symbols that emerge through our dreams·       The initiation of illness…·       Creativity and suffering·       The inner journey and challenges of writing and publishing books…and more about her second book.More About Toko-PaToko-Pa founded The Dream School in 2001, through which thousands of students have passed. She is also the author of the award-winning book, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, which explores the themes of exile and belonging through the lens of memoirs, mythology, and nature. This book has resonated for readers worldwide, and has been translated into 10 different languages so far. Her work focuses on the relationship between psyche and nature, and how to follow our inner wisdom to meet with the social, psychological, and ecological challenges of our time. www.toko-pa.comInstagram.com/tokopaResources:Belonging - Toko-Pa TurnerCrow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark wood - Lucy H. PearceMedicine Woman: reclaiming the soul of healing - Lucy H. Pearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.