Feb 20-22, 2009
“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives.” — Rumi
The “kiss” we yearn for is a joyous and loving relationship with our world and our true self. We all long to live with passion, to feel engaged with life, to be in love with the moment we’re in — even if it’s a difficult moment. On our paths of self-discovery, we may have sensed something higher, an inner guide, a sacred Other, our very Soul — that can accompany us on our immense journey.
This guide is the Beloved, universal symbol of our ecstatic bond with our own divinity. The Beloved is an archetype who appears in the myths and legends of many lands, in the prayers of mystics, and in Jungian psychology as a symbol of the integrated Self. Elusive, yet so accessible, always beckoning, loving us utterly, the Beloved’s role is to help us step into the whole world as if into the arms of a waiting lover.
Under Trebbe’s inspired guidance, you’ll be encouraged to develop your relationship with the sacred. You will dialogue with the inner voices that call you forth into your own mystery and those that hold you back. You will explore into how real-life loves have shaped your path. You will discover and transform old ways of thinking about desire and take the first vital steps in partnership with the Beloved.
We’ll have the opportunity to tell our stories, letting each person’s story enhance the stories of others, so that the group creates a real mythos together. It is possible to access the world beyond the veil of the everyday. In the company of the Beloved, the way is filled with meaning, beauty, and joy.
Trebbe Johnson is the author of The World Is a Waiting Lover: Desire and the Quest for the Beloved. She leads workshops, ceremonies, and vision quests internationally, from Ground Zero in New York City to the Sahara Desert (www.VisionArrow.com). We welcome her back on her third visit to Rowe.