What if you could plug into a more soulful, authentic power source for ALL your endeavors?
A source that would make you feel more natural, embodied, and at peace with yourself and in your relationships... as well as more capable of making a positive impact in the world?
This shift is at the heart of working with archetypes — deep psychological structures that connect you with your soul and the larger forces of the universe.
When you do the inner work of recognizing and integrating these different archetypal forces within you that are most authentic and natural to you — you access a new range of skills, capacities, and insights.
You also find your connection to your MOST aligned archetype, which acts as a bridge to your soul, with all the gifts and blessings it can bring you.
Work with archetypes was pioneered by the famous psychologist Carl Jung, who expanded beyond Freud’s instinct-based theories into realms of soul, archetypal energy, and collective consciousness.
At the core of Jung’s work is the idea that archetypes are deep patterns in our culture that inspire, sculpt, and empower us. They turn up in myths and stories throughout history. They are the deep structure of human psychology residing in our psyche — or soul — waiting to be animated.
When we awaken and open to these archetypes within us, we have more energy, passion, truth, and power. We are aligned with our soul.
And when we ignore or suppress these archetypes, we can feel listless, depressed, or unfulfilled. We literally become cut off from our Source.
Working intelligently with archetypes empowers you to live a fully expressed life — the one your soul longs for and you were meant to live.
This work can also heal deep rifts within you, including the rift that is at the core of many of our collective issues between men and women. If we cannot shift that relationship internally, we remain disempowered, conflicted, and confused in both our inner and outer lives.
Opening to masculine archetypes (the “gods”) is particularly valuable for women, as it allows you to face, embrace, and ultimately harness the power of more traditional “masculine” qualities, which leads towards real wholeness. And the same is true for men.
The Goddesses have been getting a lot of press these days and you may, as a result, have been begun to recognize their power within you and in influencing your life’s path...
The wise and strategic Athena. Aphrodite, lover and creative woman. Demeter, goddess of the harvest, nurturing mother. Hecate, the archetype embodying your intuitive, even psychic powers.
These feminine archetypes are powerfully transformative to see, honor, and integrate. They represent aspects of your personal myth, a guiding narrative for your soul’s evolution.
Yet, to realize your full potential you need to embrace and embody the Divine masculine archetypes as well as the feminine ones.
Depending on your awareness of these energies and their expression (or dormancy) inside you, they can contribute to your wholeness and growth, or wreak havoc on your life and relationships.
The more at peace you are internally with both sides, the more the gifts of your inner gods and goddesses can complement each other and lead you toward more wholeness, joy, and love (among many other qualities).
Masculine archetypes carry great strength, focus, and power... as well as unexpected qualities such as the ecstatic love of nature, the mischievous playfulness of the Trickster, and centered calm.
Each archetype offers valuable skills to navigate the human experience. But we’re largely raised in a culture that privileges a few archetypes and leads us to dismiss many others, which often means we create a false and disconnected idea of ourselves.
That’s why working with archetypes is so powerful in helping us to reclaim lost or marginalized parts of ourselves (which is particularly true for women who had a very narrow range of acceptable... and only feminine... archetypes to choose from).
Not only is delving into the gods about your inner transformation, but the issues that arise from not balancing your masculine and feminine gifts can often manifest most clearly in your relationships...
According to world-renowned Jungian analyst and bestselling author Jean Shinoda Bolen, “When our archetypes cannot be lived out, we tend to be attracted to people who are outer representatives of the inner male god-archetypes.”
For example, if all your life you’ve been attracted to “Zeus men,” this may be a reflection of the “shadow” Zeus aspects that are disowned within you. As Jean shares, women can become “animus-possessed,” meaning we can project dormant male archetypes within us onto others.
As you explore and discover how to embrace the gifts of your inner gods with Jean in her groundbreaking Liberating the Gods Within You program, you can begin to heal your unhealthy projections and align all of your relationships with your deepest heart and truest desires.
You gain more authentic power and feel more at peace with yourself, which translates into greater personal fulfillment and more harmonious relationships.
The ancient deities of Mt. Olympus, Greece are a useful shorthand for working with archetypes because they represent innate, universal patterns of being and behaving inherent in both men and women. These characteristics come into the world with us, shape our personalities, and influence our fate.
As we engage more respectfully with the pantheon of Gods, we learn how to engage with the full range of masculine expression in ourselves and within others.
If you’re on a path of personal growth, this work holds an often missing key in your quest for self-actualization because we are often focused on far too narrow a range of qualities.
In the unprecedented virtual training for Liberating the Gods Within You, you’ll have the opportunity to explore many of the mythological Greek gods at the core of Jean’s bestselling book, but in far more depth. Each god figure embodies unique qualities and personality traits that together comprise the full spectrum of the masculine qualities in each of us (woman or man).
Zeus is the father of the Olympian gods and the ruling archetype of modern patriarchal culture. He can show up as the authoritarian politician, the alpha-male, the domineering father. However, Zeus has the capacity to be wise and nurturing when tempered by other archetypes.
Poseidon’s domain is the sea of our dreams and emotions. Poseidon is the part of you drawn to explore (and express) the deeper realms within you. He can range from rageful to calm and serene.
Apollo the Lawmaker (and God of the Sun), can help you make clear choices and decisions, so you can expand your business, meet your financial goals or get a project off the ground.
Ares, god of war and dance, is present in passionate, intense reactions. A surge of emotion is likely to evoke an immediate physical action. Ares is deep passion and depending on our awareness, the fuel for lovemaking or aggression.
Hades’ realm is the underworld which is the introverted, inner world of memory and the unconscious realm of images. This is the realm of personal and collective unconscious, dreams, spontaneous images, fantasy, reverie, and archetypal connections.
Hermes the Messenger opens you to moments of synchronicity and discovery. Maybe you’re naturally curious, and wanting to travel, explore new ideas and meet new people outside of your usual communities. This is Hermes, nudging you to broaden your horizons and transcend cultural boundaries.
Hephaestus the Craftsman or Craftswoman, Inventor & Loner personifies our deep human urge to create objects that are functional and beautiful. If you yearn to spend more time creating art, Hephaestus can guide you. And by marrying this archetype with Athena’s wise intellect, your work has a greater chance of being valued in the world.
Dionysus represents the full spectrum of human emotions — from pain to ecstasy — and is the archetype for the wildness within us that extends to all of nature. Embodying both life and death, the human and the Divine, Dionysus liberates us from the confines of separation, so we can experience the bliss of Oneness.
Jean’s teaching invites you to discover how these god archetypes are operating within you, and to embody their positive qualities, as well as explore the negative or “shadow” qualities.
Liberating the Gods Within You is the first virtual program on this topic in which this pioneering Jungian analyst and bestselling author guides you on a journey into your psychological and spiritual depths to access many of the archetypal powers within you.
While the names of these gods may sound familiar, each brings rich mythology and qualities. Fully understanding these male archetypes and how they play out (internally and externally) could take years of reading and study.
Fortunately, Jungian analyst, bestselling author, and social activist Jean Shinoda Bolen brings more than three decades of expertise and insights to this rare exploration of the gods. Her signature works include the bestselling Goddesses in Everywoman and Gods in Everyman.
Jean refutes theories that define a “normal” woman (or man) as one who conforms to one “correct” model, personality pattern, or psychological profile. In fact, we are healthiest when we have access to the full range of archetypal energies within us.
Now with clarity and compassion, Jean will guide you to recognize how masculine archetypes influence your choices, behavior, and relationships.
In this 7-part transformational journey, Jean will guide you through the masculine archetypal forces, insights, and patterns you’ll need to discover and embrace to successfully embody these transformative energies and aspects of wisdom that are connected with both women and men.
Each contemplation and exploration session will build upon the next, so you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the insights you’ll need to identify and animate the gods in you, which can deepen your soul’s journey and capacity to realize your full potential.
From babyhood on, certain archetypes may be welcomed in boys and suppressed in girls and vice-versa. Consciousness-raising is changing “who” we can become, as the range of human potential — in which we activate certain archetypes within us.
In Jung’s psychology, everyone has both male and female qualities. However by his definition which was consistent with the era in which he lived, the masculine element in women, called the “animus,” and the feminine in men, the “anima,” were inferior masculine or feminine attitudes or attributes — less conscious.
A woman could be “animus- possessed” a man “anima-possessed.” Wherever the stereotypical roles are the only acceptable way of being a woman or a man, the contra sexual elements are less developed and less conscious, and are often unacceptable and therefore suppressed.
When our outer roles express our inner archetypes, then there is depth and joy in what we do, but when expressing and developing male archetypes that would be sources of meaning are suppressed as “unfeminine,” we cannot come into our wholeness.
When archetypes cannot be lived out, we are likely attracted to people who are outer representatives of the inner male god-archetypes. In adolescence, we are growing into becoming who we can be: this is responsible for “hero worship” and “crushes,” which lose fascination when we develop them in ourselves. At various stages of our lives, we project what is unconscious but close to the surface in us, onto others, only more discreetly.
More than any time in history, women and men can develop and integrate male and female archetypal qualities into their personalities. At different stages in life, shifts occur in our psyches, as we are drawn toward wholeness, psychological, and spiritual growth.
Hestia was present in the temples of every god and goddess. She was the sacred fire that illuminated and warmed the premises. In their temples, the gods personify the positive qualities of the archetypes that connect to the Self. Each also had shadow qualities.
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The sky realm is of spirit and mind. If you’re someone who’s decisive, can easily see the big picture, knows what you want and has the capacity to go for it, and also gets over loss easily, then you have qualities of Zeus.
Zeus was the chief and most powerful of the gods. Ruling from Mt. Olympus, he imposed his will and exercised power — using lightning to punish. His energies within you can bring light or darkness, snuffing out lifeforce or inspiring you as a giver of light.
You may recognize Zeus in your father or boss — as one standing in power or acting as a generous provider. Zeus may also rear his willful head within you, causing you to sway too far from the feminine by being too rational or controlling or “living in your head” and denying your heart.
Zeus’ symbols are the thunderbolt and the eagle. He’s the ruling archetype in patriarchal culture as well as of the dynastic father and today’s CEOs, kings, and alpha males.
In this session, you’ll discover:
As psychological realms, the sky realm is intellectual, mental, hierarchical (superior/inferior), judgmental, and the exercise of will through power. Poseidon as God of the Sea, ruled the psychological realm of emotions and instincts, which he expressed with spontaneity and immediacy; he could erupt with rage or jealousy, hold a grudge and be vindictive.
Moods are metaphorically like oceans, which can be turbulent or placid and peaceful. Moods — evoked by this archetype — become more intense and out of control when alcohol is added.
Hades’ realm was the underworld which is the introverted, inner world of memory and the unconscious realm of images. This is the realm of personal and collective unconscious, dreams, spontaneous images, fantasy, reverie, archetypal connections.
There are inherent predispositions built into us — our psychological typology: extroversion or introversion, thinking or feeling, intuition or sensation which will dovetail with specific god-archetypes. What is devalued by those whose judgments carry weight has the effect of devaluing or not-developing qualities in the psyche of children and adults.
They may be actively suppressed by shame and humiliation such as “Boys don’t cry,” leading men to be cut off from feelings and emotional responses. Women who are natural leaders may have been told they were “bossy” and “nobody will like you.” The messages is “Don’t be yourself.”
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Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Hephaestus, and Dionysus are second-generation Olympian gods. These archetypes can shape and define men or the masculine aspects in women, or be the “types” to whom women are attracted to or idealize. These are archetypes that fare well or badly in patriarchy.
Apollo and Hermes are both are at home in the mental realm of Zeus, and where competition and capitalism value acquisitions, recognition, and prestige — in schools where grades and accomplishments, entry to prestigious colleges matter, these are the usual active archetypes in both women and men who are on the road to achievements.
Apollo was the God of the Sun, the Lawgiver, the archer with the golden bow and arrows. He drew the chariot of the sun across the sky, can be counted on to be on schedule. At home in the sky realm, he was an emotionally distant god and archetype. He was the favorite son, the “fair-headed” god of the Greeks. His twin sister was Artemis, Father Zeus, Mother Leto, a Titan.
Hermes was the Messenger God, who could freely travel everywhere, including to the top of Mt. Olympus or the Underworld. He was the communicator, known as the friendly god, he was a traveler, a trickster, and also the guide of souls. He was a son of Zeus and Maia, a minor goddess.
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The sons that Zeus rejected did not use their mind or words. They both expressed themselves through physical action. Both were embodied and manual — rather than mental. Both were motivated by emotions and expressed their feelings either directly (Ares) or indirectly through what he created with his hands (Hephaestus). They were rejected by both their parents.
Ares, God of War, was the embodiment of aggression, but also of the dancer and the lover. He was the least respected and honored of the 12 Olympians by the Greeks, because he was irrational. In marked contrast, known as Mars by the Romans, he was held in high regard.
As an archetype, Ares is present in passionate, intense reactions. A surge of emotion is likely to evoke an immediate physical action. Ares predisposes women and men to be in touch with in their bodies’ feelings — passion which often leads to lovemaking or aggression-brawling.
Hephaestus, God of the Forge, archetype of the Craftsman or Craftswoman, Inventor, Loner personifies a deep human urge to make things, to create objects that are functional and beautiful. Rejected and thrown off Mt. Olympus, Hephaestus was not appreciated in the sky realm, where power and appearance matters. Instead he worked alone in his forge under the earth.
His attributes are similarly devalued in patriarchy as manual work; he is introverted in an extroverted world, communicates through what he makes, not words. He was the least blessed by attributes and most unhappy of the Gods.
With his club foot Hephaestus is the archetype of the wounded writer, artist, or craftsman. He was known as Vulcan by the Romans. The fire of his forge was volcanic fire.
In the lives of contemporary women, Hephaestus often does not emerge until the second half or last third of life when she takes an art class and discovers this hidden part of herself.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Dionysus represents the full spectrum of human emotions — from pain to ecstasy — and is the archetype for the wildness within us that extends to all of nature. Embodying both life and death, the ethereal and earthly, he creates conflict within our psyches and societies.
Worshippers of Dionysus were predominantly women, who celebrated and communed with this god in orgia (orgy), induced by frenzied music and intoxicants. The drug-induced ecstasy associated with the free love period of the 1960s in America was a Dionysian movement.
Yet, this male archetype is so much more, inviting you into communion with the Divine... deepening your experience of Oneness.
Dionysus is also representative of enthusiasm and emotion, which are in opposition to Apollo, who represents form and rational thought. This tension of opposites can help create a healthy balance of the masculine and feminine within your psyche.
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In this session, we sum up the ways the pantheon of the Olympian gods and goddesses are potentials in us all, and how a centered woman or man with consciousness and choice is able to discern, embody, act, and grow through them.
Mythic insights will guide us. For example, Procrustes and his infamous bed show us what it means to be “dis-membered” or cut off from parts of ourselves that were not welcomed.
And the god which Zeus feared would emerge from Metis — is feminine wisdom and love. Our personal and collective evolution hinders on the principle of choosing love rather than power.
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In addition to Jean’s transformative 7-module virtual course, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions. These bonuses complement the course — and promise to take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Fire as a feminine aspect is the central image of this audio workshop with Jungian analyst and author Jean Shinoda Bolen. Fire takes many forms in our imagination, dreams, metaphors, and in our life experiences. Fire as a feminine quality is about spirit, energy, and intensity, about warmth and illumination, about rage and outrage. Inner fire is reflected in our work, in our relationships, and in the activist and feminist stances we take in the world. Using poetry and a guided meditation, Jean guides us in discovering how fire symbolically ignites within us.
This video from Jean is the Opening Keynote address of the 2012 Women of Wisdom Conference. Jean covers lots of ground in this talk including teachings about pilgrimage, crossing to Avalon, and the labyrinth path. She also weaves into her talk discussions about the numinous qualities of life as well as the human quest for finding meaning.
In this presentation for the Analytical Psychology Association of Dallas, Jean shares what led to the writing of her book Gods in Everyman which provides a large part of the content for this course. This work is the companion to Jean’s book Goddesses in Everywoman. Jean thinks the two books go together so well they could be combined into a 2-volume set called Goddesses and Gods in Everyone.
Jean is an amazing, knowledgeable, articulate goddess professor! She has helped me delve deeper into my psyche than any book or person has in a long time.
— Jean R., Salt Lake City, Utah
This was a fantastic course; Jean’s knowledge and way of teaching is just so beautiful. I learned so much about the archetypal energies within me... This course was worth its cost many times over.
— Lennie Perrott, licensed psychologist and life coach, Wayne, Pennsylvania
It helped me to remember who I truly am and brought back passions long forgotten into my life.
— Vladimira Hajná, Czech Republic
Jean Shinoda Bolen had opened up a new world for me as I participated in her course... After completing this course, I feel nurtured and I better understand my experience of a wide range of feelings and emotions throughout my life.
— Jeanne-Elvire Adotevi, France
I found this course extremely validating of my nature... a nature which does not have wide cultural support in a patriarchal culture. I felt a deeper understanding and a peaceful acceptance of the course of my life. I felt untangled from concepts that resulted in believing I was a misfit and I felt more deeply connected with the world as a whole.
— Anonymous
This course was like being with Jean in person; so powerful, so timely, it augmented the Masters in Humanities program I just finished at Pacifica Graduate Institute perfectly.
— Gabrielle, Huntington Beach, California
I could see and feel that Jean has a deep wisdom, knowledge and understanding of human psychology. I learned a lot from everything she said. It all seemed very relevant. I felt I could trust her insights and teachings.
— Sarah, Montreal
To be in circle with Jean Shinoda Bolen and a powerful group of international women via this mystery which is the World Wide Web was a tremendous experience; their collective wisdom embodied archetypal patterns and potentialities. I highly recommend this transformative and savvy journey.
— April Heaslip
Seven 90-minute Class Sessions With Jean Shinoda Bolen
Experience a rare opportunity to be learn with feminine psychology pioneer Jean Shinoda Bolen — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session guides you to learn the specific skills and abilities to claim your signature archetype and expand your range with the other six.
Seven PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions
In addition to the high-quality MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
After each lesson, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each lesson.
The Liberating the Gods Within You Bonus Collection
We feel honored Jean Shinoda Bolen has chosen to partner with The Shift Network on this exclusive online training. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in the field of feminine psychology whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves, our partners — and our world.
Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals — which would cost thousands of dollars), you’ll be able to benefit from Jean’s incredible teachings and exercises from the comfort of your home — and at your own pace!
If you’re serious about becoming who you were meant to be as shaped by the archetypes within, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind training.
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Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a national treasure! Thank you, Shift Network, for bringing Jean to us in real time. Her use of ritual, keen knowledge of the subject, inspiring music, and Q&A time as well as the international circles after the presentations, the Facebook group and the enrichment materials all made this a rich, valuable experience. I’m looking forward to her next offering.
— Michelle Minero, MFT, Petaluma, California
This course has changed my life. It was an honour to participate in live lectures with Jean Shinoda Bolen, and on the weeks I missed I loaded the recordings onto my phone and enjoyed them on my commute! Thank you, Jean, and thank you, Shift Network!
— Flora, Vancouver, British Columbia
This course proved valuable both personally and professionally. I gained insight into long buried issues from my own teenage years. As a writer, I’m always exploring ways to illuminate a character’s backstory. This was the mother lode. I’ll be mining it for many years.
— Zita Christian, Manchester, Connecticut
This course revealed my strengths and weaknesses. Seeing myself through the realms of archetype was revealing and also has a buffer zone as story allows me to see immediately or when I am ready. I know the information and insights will continue to weave through my life.
— Christine Engel
I found the reading along with the lectures gave me much to think about and integrate into my spiritual framework. My weekly dose of Jean gave me challenges, and many new concepts to think about.
— Bronwyn, New South Wales, Australia
An inspiring and empowering course. I’ve known and explored Jean Shinoda Bolen’s work for years, yet being live and in circle brought a whole new dimension to my understanding both of the course content and of facilitation — Jean is a wonderful mentor and teacher. It was energizing and hope-giving to share so much with so many wonderful juicy crones!
— Linda Woolfson, United Kingdom
This course helped me live intentionally as I begin my third act. It helped me redefine my third act in extremely positive terms, and embrace what I have vs. what I no longer have. I’ve also shared this with friends and they have benefitted and shifted their mindsets as well.
— Gayle Canton, Mill Valley, California
Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst and an internationally known author and speaker. She is the author of 13 influential books, including The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman and Urgent Message from Mother, with over 80 foreign translations. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the International Transpersonal Association.
Jean was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing’s “Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award,” and the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology’s Demeter Award for her lifetime achievement in women’s spirituality. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Jean has been featured in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women — for America, for the World, and the Canadian Film Board’s Goddess Remembered. The Millionth Circle Initiative was inspired by her book and led to her involvement at the UN. She is an advocate for a UN 5th World Conference on Women, which was supported by the Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly in 2012.
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