Reclaiming the Mythical Feminine
Class of 2019
journey into the mythical feminine
12 women journeyed through 7 myths and a handful of fairytales, tended their dream images with curiosity and generosity of their time and creative impulse. ‘Therapeia’ is a Greek word that originally roots to ‘tending the gods’ [therapeia theon]. And this is what we attempted to do with our creative mythical engagement. To tend the gods within is to reclaim an ancient relationship between the human and the Otherworld. Here is a glimpse of a few of the final creative expressions called ‘The Crescendo’.
Al Qurnah
by Christa Kerstens
“Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a city in southern Iraq about 74 km northwest of Basra. Qurna (Arabic for connection/joint) is located at the meeting point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Local folklore holds Qurna to have been the site of the Garden of Eden”
“While painting, my imagination brought me to the meeting point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. ”
Journey into Womanhood
by Carian Thus
Tree of Alchemy
by Tricia Quintal
“My journey started with a dream where I took a deep dive into the waters of the Sacred Feminine. Spinning and weaving my own chrysalis. Transforming and opening my spine. Slowly my dreams led me into a new structure based on an ancient tree within me, that had started to come alive...”
“What does it mean to be a woman? This is an inquiry rather than a question. Its answer consists of reclaiming patterns of relationship and stories, rather than facts and opinions. ”
Tears for Paradise
by Sitie Djarkasi
““There has been a red thread, that culminated in the image of the drawing. It depicts the evolution of mythical inner figures and how the transformation is shaping my psyche in a cyclical manner.””
The urge of the Soul to wake-up
by Marieke Ruardi
Approaching Kalika
by Gauri Raje
Sophia in the Pleroma
by Anca Sira
“This piece was inspired by a dream I had about a hidden function of women’s sacral area in relationship to the Cosmos, and instantly I felt to crown Sophia with it, at home in her dark dwelling place. ”
