2. The Heroine's Journey: Thrown Down a Well

Episode 2! another preseason bonus episode before we kick off season one. It today’s episode we’re looking at a Scandinavian folk tale, and exploring ways of understanding the difference between the Hero’s Journey and the Heroines Journey. the TLDR is that the heroine’s path with ask of us a little more depth, a little more ego unwraveling, and a lot more reciprocity, friendship, and love. What’s inside:🌺 how to ‘un-disney-fy fairy tales, and approach as cultural instructions rather than moralizing🌺 Jungian reading of fairy tales: the anima/animus, the alchemical marriage, and the pot of gold as psychological symbols🌺 pregnancy, a non-linear healing journey, and other rock bottom initiations🌺 arguing that transformation comes through connection, kindness, and persistence in dark times.✨🔮 PLUS an invitation to COLLECTIVE WORLDBUILDING, a virtual creative writing workshop where we imagine other worlds, practice tuning into a shared wavelength, and sharpen our collaboration skills. 🔮✨Time Stamps00:00 Welcome and Intro00:54 Heroine’s Journey Intro02:00 Lisa Marchiano’s work03:03 Fairytale Reading Lens05:01 Jungian Symbols Explained07:21 Two Caskets Begins09:45 Impossible Tasks and Help11:40 Caskets and Consequences12:51 Meaning of the Well15:42 Collective World Building Invite17:35 Closing and Where to Find MeTHANK YOU for being here, rate the show and subscribe! It’s brand spanking new, cone-headed and taking its first swollen, squawky, awkward breaths, so cute and helpless. Your support is so appreciated!Peep my work and my world at www.katehopkins.co and connect with me on IG or threads at @katehopkins_holistic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit k8hopkins.substack.com/subscribe