The Archetype You Cannot Ignore: Meeting the Force That Is Changing Your Life with Mythologist Selena Madden, Ph.D., Begins August 9
Three Hour Intensive Taught Online Via Zoom
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 - 4 pm ET (NYC Time)
$50 Paid Patreon Members/ $70 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
There are moments in life when something within us begins to insist ON WHAT?—quietly at first, then unmistakably—until it can no longer be ignored.
In this three hour intensive, we will explore the archetype that is currently active in your life: the pattern of energy, desire, conflict, or transformation that is asking to be met, not avoided. Drawing from depth psychology, mythology, and embodied ritual practice, this session offers a structured yet experiential approach to recognizing the forces shaping our inner and outer worlds.
Archetypes DEFINE ARCHETYPE AND RELATION TO JUNG are not abstract ideas or distant mythic figures—they are living patterns within the psyche. The Lover, the Warrior, the Wild Woman, the Sovereign, the Orphan, the Sorceress. These energies emerge at specific thresholds: moments of change, longing, rupture, or awakening. Often, the archetype that calls us forward is also the one we resist most strongly. It may disrupt our identity, challenge our habits, or ask us to step beyond what feels known or safe.
Together, we will examine how archetypal patterns appear through emotion, desire, relational dynamics, and life circumstances. Through guided reflection, mythic framing, and somatic awareness practices, we will begin to identify the archetype that is currently shaping our experience. We will also explore the concept of the shadow—that which has been denied, avoided, or pushed out of awareness—and how it often carries the very energy needed for transformation.
This intensive will be both analytical and experiential. Participants will engage in journaling, guided visualization, and a simple ritual practice designed to create a direct, embodied encounter with the emerging archetype. No prior background in mythology or psychology is required—only a willingness to listen closely to what is already unfolding within you.
This class is particularly suited for those in moments of transition, as when we sense that something in our life is shifting, but not yet fully understood. It is also for creatives, seekers, and anyone drawn to myth, symbol, and the deeper patterns of the psyche.
You do not need to go searching for the archetype. It is already here. The question is whether you are ready to meet it.
Dr. Selena Madden is a mythologist, educator, and ritualist whose work bridges movement, myth, and depth psychology. With reverence for ancient wisdom and symbolic ritual, Selena facilitates journeys inviting participants to embody archetypal energies, rediscover their inner landscape, and reclaim the luminous threads of their own mythic stories.
Three Hour Intensive Taught Online Via Zoom
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 - 4 pm ET (NYC Time)
$50 Paid Patreon Members/ $70 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
There are moments in life when something within us begins to insist ON WHAT?—quietly at first, then unmistakably—until it can no longer be ignored.
In this three hour intensive, we will explore the archetype that is currently active in your life: the pattern of energy, desire, conflict, or transformation that is asking to be met, not avoided. Drawing from depth psychology, mythology, and embodied ritual practice, this session offers a structured yet experiential approach to recognizing the forces shaping our inner and outer worlds.
Archetypes DEFINE ARCHETYPE AND RELATION TO JUNG are not abstract ideas or distant mythic figures—they are living patterns within the psyche. The Lover, the Warrior, the Wild Woman, the Sovereign, the Orphan, the Sorceress. These energies emerge at specific thresholds: moments of change, longing, rupture, or awakening. Often, the archetype that calls us forward is also the one we resist most strongly. It may disrupt our identity, challenge our habits, or ask us to step beyond what feels known or safe.
Together, we will examine how archetypal patterns appear through emotion, desire, relational dynamics, and life circumstances. Through guided reflection, mythic framing, and somatic awareness practices, we will begin to identify the archetype that is currently shaping our experience. We will also explore the concept of the shadow—that which has been denied, avoided, or pushed out of awareness—and how it often carries the very energy needed for transformation.
This intensive will be both analytical and experiential. Participants will engage in journaling, guided visualization, and a simple ritual practice designed to create a direct, embodied encounter with the emerging archetype. No prior background in mythology or psychology is required—only a willingness to listen closely to what is already unfolding within you.
This class is particularly suited for those in moments of transition, as when we sense that something in our life is shifting, but not yet fully understood. It is also for creatives, seekers, and anyone drawn to myth, symbol, and the deeper patterns of the psyche.
You do not need to go searching for the archetype. It is already here. The question is whether you are ready to meet it.
Dr. Selena Madden is a mythologist, educator, and ritualist whose work bridges movement, myth, and depth psychology. With reverence for ancient wisdom and symbolic ritual, Selena facilitates journeys inviting participants to embody archetypal energies, rediscover their inner landscape, and reclaim the luminous threads of their own mythic stories.