Romantic Love — New Online Course

I've just launched a new online course, Psyche and Eros: the Psychology and Mythology of Romantic Love. 20% off with code Followers Romantic relationships are often laden with psychological expectations of mythic proportions. This course examines key relationship fairy tales and myths, including the myth of Psyche and Eros, as it mines the treasures of depth

2020-08-27T22:38:53+00:00August 27th, 2020|

Carolina Herrera Fragrance Launch Speaking Event

I am SO excited to be invited to speak in New York on women's empowerment and female charisma at fashion icon Carolina Herrera's fragrance launch of Good Girl. Their celebration of female beauty to help women embrace their personal power is aligned with my values expressed in Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype. The event is

2020-01-01T20:49:02+00:00February 28th, 2018|

Reader Review

Thank you to RM who wrote this awesome review on Amazon.ca! "5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, hell yes! My poor reading chair. Having always welcomed me with open arms, providing both emotional and lumbar support, she may have finally had enough as I repeatedly slammed my palm on her faithful arm, followed by a slew

2020-01-01T20:51:39+00:00February 11th, 2018|

Kirkus Review of Tracking the Wild Woman

"A mature, expansive contemplation of wholeness and a highly satisfying read." Tracking the Wild Woman was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews who provided this quote. Here is the full review: TRACKING THE WILD WOMAN ARCHETYPE A Guide to Becoming a Whole, In-divisible Woman Stacey Shelby Chiron Publications (222 pp.) $40.00 hardcover, $19.95 paperback ISBN: 978-1-63051-485-3; January

2019-12-20T09:07:19+00:00February 7th, 2018|

A Process in Individuation, by Dr. Stacey Shelby

An article for the Pacifica Graduate Institute Dissertation Newsletter about the process and experience of writing my depth psychology doctoral dissertation. A Process in Individuation By Dr. Stacey Shelby I invited the Wild Woman archetype to work with me (well, at that time, I still believed I was the one doing the inviting)­­—my dissertation title

2019-12-20T09:07:32+00:00December 20th, 2014|

Living and Loving Erotically

, by Stacey Shelby

  Conference presentation “Pothos, Eros & Aphrodite: Meditations on the Gods who Drive our Wanderings” The Study of Myth Symposium: Exploring Myth: Culture, Theory, Practice September 2, 2012   This was a panel presentation at The Study of Myth Symposium. Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA Paper Title: Living and Loving Erotically

, by Stacey Shelby

2019-12-20T09:07:40+00:00November 23rd, 2014|

Making Suffering Meaningful, by Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.

The eventual achievement that our suffering has meaning makes suffering more bearable. The area of wounding is a direct route to the numinosum.  The archetype at the core is both the one that causes the suffering and is also the one that can cause the healing through increased consciousness of that area of suffering.  The

2019-12-20T09:07:45+00:00November 23rd, 2014|

Patriarchy, by Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.

I think it is important to become aware of the patriarchal dominant operating within the psyche in order to differentiate it from a new masculine perspective.  I believe this moves toward the father and mother complex and both of those need to be resolved for the emergent feminine, anima, and the new masculine, animus within

2019-12-20T09:07:49+00:00November 23rd, 2014|

Eros & Psyche, by Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.

By Stacey Shelby, Ph.D. I want to turn to the fourth task in the myth of Eros and Psyche.  Psyche’s fourth and final task given to her by Aphrodite is to descend to the underworld and meet the great goddess, Persephone.  Psyche is to ask Persephone for a cask of her beauty ointment and bring

2019-12-20T09:07:54+00:00November 23rd, 2014|

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