Women’s Wisdom: Pregnant Darkness

Sacred Center

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
& Monika Wikman, Ph.D.

Aug. 25 – Sept. 1, 2012
Feathered Pipe Ranch, Montana

Program Tuition Fee: $875

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*Invite a Friend to the same 2012 Summer Retreat & Receive $100 "Bring a Friend" Discount Each!!! (Details Here)

This retreat taps into women's spirituality, womb wisdom, our connection to Mother Earth, Moon Cycles, and the Seasons of Our Lives. We will meet in large and small circles all connected by a sacred center, listening to stories and myths that touch upon what is true for us because the archetypes are in us and can provide depth and direction to our lives.

We will venture into a shaman's cave in the oldest once-inhabited cave system in North America, and as we descend into the darkness, personal myth and ancestral memories may come together. In the heat and darkness of a sweat lodge (optional and always conducted safely at the Feathered Pipe Ranch), more may emerge that is personally significant. Prayer, reflections, dreams may arise. In sharing, we are mirrors for each other.

This week which marks the last of summer for most of us, is an opportunity to be in a liminal space, perhaps at the threshold between one phase of life and the next, where energy is freed to take on something that's personally meaningful, fun, creative and motivated by love. Belly laughs, tears, moments of comfort, issues, similarities and synchronicities may come into the experience, shared by women who are drawn to be here in this perfect confluence of place, time and opportunity.

Limited to 36 women

Jean Bolen, MD

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don't Whine, Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a Tree.  She lives in Mill Valley, California in an urban-wilderness interface zone. Website: www.jeanbolen.com.

Monika Wikman, Ph.D

Monika Wikman, Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst and author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness (2005) and various articles and poems in Jungian psychology journals.  She lectures internationally on mythology and symbolism, dreams, death and wellness, alchemy and creativity.  In private practice as a Jungian Analyst and astrologer, she lives along a creek and under starry skies in Tesuque, New Mexico with horses, dogs, and friends. Website: www.monikawikman.com.

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

Registration Deposit: A $300 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is required to hold your space. Final payment is due 8 weeks before the arrival date of your retreat.

Program Tuition: Includes cost all instruction and program activities. Upon registration Feathered Pipe office staff will contact you to reserve your preferred accommodation choice.

Accommodation & Amenities: Includes cost of lodging, meals and general use of the bathhouse, grounds and  Feathered Pipe Ranch facilities. Please visit Accommodations & Amenities page to see the many options and costing for lodging.

Additional Services: Horseback Riding, Massage/Bodywork, Laundry, Airport Shuttle Service are available at an additional cost. We accept checks, money orders, and most major credit cards.

Cancellation Policy: For cancellations before 8 weeks out, we will refund all of your payments except the deposit. For cancellations from 8 to 2 weeks out THERE IS NO REFUND; however we will credit any payments over the deposit to another workshop in 2012. For cancellation within 2 weeks of the start of your workshop there is NO REFUND AND NO CREDIT; however workshop may be transferred to another person.

Scholarships:Partial scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance, ranging from $250-500. Recipients assist Ranch staff in free time and during programs. For Registration Form, please visit the Feathered Pipe Scholarship Fund page and download the form. And as always your generous, tax-deductible contributions to the fund are always welcomed. Please contact the Feathered Pipe Foundation office staff for further inquiry at (406) 442-8196.

Discounts: Discounts must be in effect at the time of registration and may not be combined. All Discount excludes $25 Montana Tax.

Registration Note: Upon registration and placement of retreat deposit the Feathered Pipe administrative staff will contact your to confirm receiving your registration and will assist with defining your accommodation and transportation requirements. If you wish to facilitate the process please forward your accommodation & transportation preferences via email to kim@featheredpipe.com.

Thanks and look forward to seeing you!