Away with the Faeries Writing Workshops
Begin 11th November for 8 weeks
AWAY WITH THE FAERIES WRITING WORKSHOPS
FOR EIGHT WEEKS STARTING 11th NOVEMBER (+TWO WORKSHOPS IN JANUARY) on TUESDAY EVENINGS 7-9pm
FOR SAMHAIN FIRE SIDE STORIES….
EXPLORE FAERY TALES FROM IRELAND AND ACROSS THE WORLD
Fairytales tap into universal themes of transformation, resilience, and hope. They often feature characters overcoming great odds, which inspire readers to find strength and courage in their own lives. The symbolic nature of fairytales allows individuals to explore complex emotions and situations in a safe and imaginative way.
Obsessed by a Faery Tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.- Eugene O’Neill
VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON! ALL RECORDINGS AVAILABLE AFTER EACH WORKSHOP and MATERIALS SENT BY EMAIL
In this Workshop Series on the Faery Tale, you will:
-Explore and De-Code Faery tale narratives and archetypes
-Tap into the Wisdom of Faery Tales
-Write your own Faery Tale
-We explore the Dark Forest, The Innocent Heroine, The Mirror, the Poisoned Apple, The Prince-Hero, the Dynamic Damsel, the Wolf, the Evil Stepmother, the Crone-witch, the Happily Ever After and Darker Shadows…
EXPLORE MARIE VON FRANZ, MANCHÁN MAGAN, KARL JUNG, CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTES, SHARON BLACKIE, J.R.R. TOLKIEN, JACK ZIPES, JOSEPH CAMBPELL, THE GRIMM BROTHERS, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, PERAULT, GIAMBATISTA BASILE, LEIGH BARDUGO AND MANY MORE…
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Mirrors are strange portals. Faery Tales are littered with them. How one deals with one’s own reflection, and whatever one may see of oneself in the mirror, or what else one may see, has fascinated us since, well at least since the Greek God Narcissus used to look adoringly at himself in the water’s reflection, not knowing it was himself he was so mesmerised by, and yet refusing all others who pursued this handsome hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia.
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“Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien On Fairy-stories
VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON! ALL RECORDINGS AVAILABLE AFTER EACH WORKSHOP and MATERIALS SENT BY EMAIL
8 WEEK WORKSHOP SERIES ON TUESDAYS 7-9pm
FOR EIGHT WEEKS STARTING 11th NOVEMBER (+TWO WORKSHOPS IN JANUARY)
FOR SAMHAIN, FOR YOUR FIRE SIDE STORIES, FOR YOUR WINTER SOUL!
EXPLORE FAERY TALES FROM IRELAND AND ACROSS THE WORLD
In Person in Co. Wicklow and Via Zoom
WEEKLY EMAILS WITH HANDOUT AND GUIDANCE FOR WRITING YOUR OWN FAERY TALE/S
BOOKING
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF 80 EURO AND
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL TO SECURE A PLACE
In-person– Early Bird – Book by 31st October : 190 Euro
Full Price thereafter: €200
Online (via Zoom): €185
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Oh yes, mirrors are indeed strange portals, certainly portals. I forgot to say we've an excellent example in Alice Through the Looking Glass. I had it and Alice in Wonderland read to me as a child but I must read them again
Well you have rekindled and improved my fascination with what mirrors can be and do. I recall as a child I'd hold two mirrors up facing each other, actually one was a fairly large on on the wall and it showed infinity or what purported to be be infinity continuance of my face or whatever I held up. The obsidian mirror used in Mexico is fascinating, I think it shows the future, events and captures dreams. In the philosophy story book, Sophie's World a mirror set in brass links two parallel existances. As you know the acid test of whether a thing is a vampire or not is if they don't app in it they are vampires. The picture you have shown with the mirror further enhances their function and magic @ least for me. One guy I've reservations about being sound on proper fairy tales is Hans Christian Anderson, wasn't he into unsatisfactory tales for children Well perhaps there'll even be mirror experiences with your upcoming course!