Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D
  • Untitled
  • Pilgrimages
    • The Blessing Thread 1: Mary Magdalene and the Contemplative Tradition: Provence
    • Pilgrimage 2: Wales and Ireland >
      • Beginning Your Pilgrimage
      • Schedule and Links
      • Doll Making with Polly Paton Brown
  • The Heroine's Path
    • Ariadne's Thread
    • Queens of Heaven and Earth
    • The Map of the Heroine's Path
  • Online Classes
    • Dante Retreat >
      • Welcome letter
      • Session One: Love, Loss and Longing
      • Session Two: Hot Sins
      • Session Three: Where Our Hearts Grow Cold
      • Session Four: Arriving on the Shores of Humility
      • Session Five: Returning to Innocence
    • 22 Days of Magdalene
    • The Mystic Path and Poetry of T.S. Eliot >
      • Week One: Prophet of Despair
      • Week Two: Beethoven, Dante and Eliot
      • Burnt Norton
  • Coaching
  • About
  • Journey 3: Iona and Scotland


Undaunting Dante: 
The  Divine Comedy through Art, Music and Storytelling

Winter 2018
AAUW,  Raven Theater, Healdsburg

Picture


​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 spiritual 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  three week  seminar (that will also be archived as an online webinar), we will explore the historical and religious background of the Comedy, and dive into this fascinating journey of the soul through art, poetry and myth. Each class will feature a live performance  of music found in or inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy  and end with questions for journaling or shared reflection so that you can discover how Dante's story can be a map of the development for your own inner transformation.


Week One: Dante's World 
Love, Loss, Longing and Disaster


Week Two: Inferno Part I
 Hot Sins and the Ways We Fool Ourselves

Week Three: Inferno Part II
 Where Our Hearts Grow Cold

Week Four: Purgatory Part I
Arriving On the Shores of Humility


Week Five: Purgatory Part II
The Journey of Hope in Community

Week Six:  Paradise and Homecoming


Picture
Dante's Divine Comedy has inspired some of the most famous artworks throughout history, though few people actually know the origins of their inspiration.  Rodin's lifelong love affair with Dante's work resulted in some of his most passionate and  moving statues, including (from bottom left) " "The Kiss", depicting the infernal lovers Paolo and Francesca, and "The Thinker"-  a portrait in stone of Dante which was originally titled "The Poet." Kayleen leads seasonal tours on Rodin and Dante at the Cantor Collection at Stanford University and at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Check back for upcoming dates
Picture
Contact Kayleen Asbo: mythicamuse@gmail.com
  • Untitled
  • Pilgrimages
    • The Blessing Thread 1: Mary Magdalene and the Contemplative Tradition: Provence
    • Pilgrimage 2: Wales and Ireland >
      • Beginning Your Pilgrimage
      • Schedule and Links
      • Doll Making with Polly Paton Brown
  • The Heroine's Path
    • Ariadne's Thread
    • Queens of Heaven and Earth
    • The Map of the Heroine's Path
  • Online Classes
    • Dante Retreat >
      • Welcome letter
      • Session One: Love, Loss and Longing
      • Session Two: Hot Sins
      • Session Three: Where Our Hearts Grow Cold
      • Session Four: Arriving on the Shores of Humility
      • Session Five: Returning to Innocence
    • 22 Days of Magdalene
    • The Mystic Path and Poetry of T.S. Eliot >
      • Week One: Prophet of Despair
      • Week Two: Beethoven, Dante and Eliot
      • Burnt Norton
  • Coaching
  • About
  • Journey 3: Iona and Scotland