Saturday and Sunday - Exploring the Myths
Power and Conciliation: the Abduction of Persephone
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is the earliest "complete" portrayal of the rift between the Greek Gods that surrounded the taking of Persephone, daughter of Demeter, by the King of the Underworld for his bride.
Our approach to the myth of Demeter’s loss (for it is as much her story) will, through discussion and ritual, confront what we’ve identified as its key points of power and its Mysteries, and honor its outcome for what it appears to have been, an uneasy truce in a time of cultural dissonance.

The Myth of Osiris
This myth embodies the catastrophe of death and the triumph of life over death by extraordinary transformation. Pre-dynastic texts speak of His Mysteries and His Passion was celebrated throughout ancient Egypt for more than 2000 years. While most people are familiar with the myth as presented by Plutarch, our presentation will be based on Old Kingdom sources and will attempt to replicate the Sacred dramas presented at His cultic centers.

The Descent of Inanna
Inanna’s journey is the original and quintessential story of the gaining of knowledge by descending to the underworld, as well as the perils and possibilities of confronting the Shadow Self. Discovered in cache of cuneiform tablets and fragments in the late 1800’s, reassembled and translated over the following decades, the myth is multilayered and complex. Remaining faithful to the most complete translation, we will follow Inanna’s journey dramatically.

Monday morning
Acculturation Journey
At this time we will fully return to this world for a safe journey home.