Through the Dark Woods
A Four-Day Virtual Retreat on the Divine Comedy Through Art, Music and Storytelling,
Guided Journaling, ritual and reflection groups led by Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D
Thursday Evening , November 12- Sunday afternoon, November 15
Dante's Divine Comedy has been called the most beautiful poem ever written- but it is much more than that: it is a brilliant work of imagination that weaves together Greek and Roman myth, European history and a pathway of universal psychological development with deep cross cultural resonances. Written during the "dark woods" of Dante's midlife, amid a series of catastrophes, it is an epic achievement that saved the author's own life- and can immeasurably enrich our own.
In this four-day online retreat, we will experience Dante's story through storytelling, art and music and images, We'll also connect Dante's story to our own lives and spiritual development through guided journalling, collage and art making, labyrinth rituals and small group sharing.
One of last year's participants in Kayleen's Dante Retreat wrote, "This was an amazing experience. I had no knowledge of Dante before this retreat. Kayleen's energy, enthusiasm, passion and wisdom planted a seed inside me that continues to grow. During the challenges of this year, going further with Dante became an obsession that got me through the pandemic and helped me make sense of the world and keep my soul buoyant. The story, art and I encountered were inspiring, but it has been the personal insights that this retreat offered that really blew me away. What people promised was true: this retreat changed my life. and I am forever grateful"
In this four-day online retreat, we will experience Dante's story through storytelling, art and music and images, We'll also connect Dante's story to our own lives and spiritual development through guided journalling, collage and art making, labyrinth rituals and small group sharing.
One of last year's participants in Kayleen's Dante Retreat wrote, "This was an amazing experience. I had no knowledge of Dante before this retreat. Kayleen's energy, enthusiasm, passion and wisdom planted a seed inside me that continues to grow. During the challenges of this year, going further with Dante became an obsession that got me through the pandemic and helped me make sense of the world and keep my soul buoyant. The story, art and I encountered were inspiring, but it has been the personal insights that this retreat offered that really blew me away. What people promised was true: this retreat changed my life. and I am forever grateful"
Register Here with Santa Sabina Retreat Center
$200.00, plus $6.00 online registration fee
Schedule
Thursday Evening: 5:30- 7:30 pm PST
Opening Circle
Lecture: Love, Loss, Longing and Disaster: Dante's World
Compline
Suggested Optional Film Watch Party: Camille Claudel
Friday Morning, 10:00 am -12:00 pm PST
Lecture Two: Inferno Part I
Hot Sins and the Ways We Fool Ourselves
Small Group Break Out Discussion
Friday Afternoon, 3:30- 5:00 pm
Lecture Three: Inferno Part II
Where Our Hearts Grow Cold
Suggested Optional Evening Film: When Dreams May Come
Saturday Morning, 10:00am -12:00 pm PST
Lecture Four: Purgatory Part I
The Shores of Humility and the Journey of Hope
Guided Ritual: Labyrinth Journaling
Saturday Afternoon, 3:30- 5:00 pm
Lecture Five: Purgatory Part II
Regaining Innocence and Eden
Guided Ritual: Waters of Forgetting and Remembrance
Compline
Suggested Optional Evening Film Watch Party : Babette's Feast
Sunday Morning, 10:00 am -Noon PST
Musical Meditation
Lecture Six: Paradise and Homecoming
Guided Activity: Letter from the Ancestors
Closing Circle
Thursday Evening: 5:30- 7:30 pm PST
Opening Circle
Lecture: Love, Loss, Longing and Disaster: Dante's World
Compline
Suggested Optional Film Watch Party: Camille Claudel
Friday Morning, 10:00 am -12:00 pm PST
Lecture Two: Inferno Part I
Hot Sins and the Ways We Fool Ourselves
Small Group Break Out Discussion
Friday Afternoon, 3:30- 5:00 pm
Lecture Three: Inferno Part II
Where Our Hearts Grow Cold
Suggested Optional Evening Film: When Dreams May Come
Saturday Morning, 10:00am -12:00 pm PST
Lecture Four: Purgatory Part I
The Shores of Humility and the Journey of Hope
Guided Ritual: Labyrinth Journaling
Saturday Afternoon, 3:30- 5:00 pm
Lecture Five: Purgatory Part II
Regaining Innocence and Eden
Guided Ritual: Waters of Forgetting and Remembrance
Compline
Suggested Optional Evening Film Watch Party : Babette's Feast
Sunday Morning, 10:00 am -Noon PST
Musical Meditation
Lecture Six: Paradise and Homecoming
Guided Activity: Letter from the Ancestors
Closing Circle
