Episode Details

Healing from profound exhaustion of the spirit requires more than just thinking of a good plan. Author and Jungian Bea Gonzalez believes in storytelling and myth as powerful tools for healing.

In this episode, Andrew and Bea discuss:

• Why fairy tales have so much to teach us.
• Rediscovering feminine wisdom (which both men and women need)
• How to analyse a fairy tale to find the message it contains for YOU.
• The tale of the Skeleton Woman - Andrew and Bea tell this story section by section,  discussing its rich metaphors along the way.

Bea Gonzalez is the creator of Sophia Cycles, a project to bring feminine wisdom back to the world. She is the author of several novels (including Invocation, The Bitter Taste of Time and The Mapmaker’s Opera). Bea is also a lecturer and educator, and has taught classes on the work of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell all over the world. 

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• Code Breaking: Unlocking the symbolic life
• Three things Bea Gonzalez knows to be true.
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Read Bea Gonzalez’s new novel, Invocation and her other books, The Bitter Taste of Time and The Mapmaker’s Opera.

Visit Bea Gonzalez’s website https://www.sophiacycles.com/ 

Follow Bea Gonzalez on Instagram, Twitter/X and YouTube @sophiacycles

You might enjoy Andrew’s other episode on fairy tales, How Fairy Tales Can Refresh & Move You Forward, with Libby Nugent, or his interview with Jungian analyst and author James Hollis on How to be Resilient.

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