The Guild of Pastoral Psychology
The Eleusinian Mysteries
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A film produced by Jules Cashford followed by Q&A with her
This event is in memory of Diana Grace-Jones
Jules Cashford writes:
Diana and I had often discussed the Eleusinian Mysteries in Greece in the context of a change of vision. I feel that the historical fact of the many people travelling to Eleusis from all over Greece, and further afield, for over 2000 years, to experience the Mysteries also reflects the way Diana herself was continually striving to dissolve and see through the barriers to our vision of the world and the psyche. So the immense effort and dedication it must have required to attend the Mysteries – and to survive the actual process when you had got there – seems to me a fitting tribute to who Diana was – the embodiment of the archetype of Diana the Moon Goddess of the wild, both huntress and the animals hunted, the Roman version of Artemis, Great Goddess of the Animals, who leads us back to the Goddesses of the Moon in Neolithic and Palaeolithic times.
Read more about the Eleusinian Mysteries on Wikipedia.
Please Note!
This talk will NOT be recorded, so you must join at 19:30 BST (18:30 UTC) if you want to attend.
Booking closes two hours before the start of the talk at 17:30 BST (16:30 UTC).
Guild members: although the cost of the talk is £0.00, you must go through every stage of purchasing a ticket in order to complete registration. You will receive an email of confirmation after your ‘purchase’ has been completed.
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