Presented by Dr. Silvia Behrend
Women in the Bible II is a continuation of the very popular series first presented in 2021.
It forms part of our Spirit & Psyche Public Lecture Program which focuses on themes related to Spirituality and the Feminine.
Please note that participation in the initial series is not a prerequisite to enroll for Women in the Bible II - anyone is welcome to join.
Dates: March 17, 24 & 31, 2022
Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
Tuition: $120.00
All sessions take place live via Zoom
If you are not able to join the live sessions, please note that the lectures will be
recorded, and all registered participants will receive the recording afterwards.
Women in the Bible II is a continuation of the very popular series first presented in 2021.
It forms part of our Spirit & Psyche Public Lecture Program which focuses on themes related to Spirituality and the Feminine.
Please note that participation in the initial series is not a prerequisite to enroll for Women in the Bible II - anyone is welcome to join.
Dates: March 17, 24 & 31, 2022
Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
Tuition: $120.00
All sessions take place live via Zoom
If you are not able to join the live sessions, please note that the lectures will be
recorded, and all registered participants will receive the recording afterwards.
At the rising sun and at its going down; We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter; We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends; We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength; We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart; We remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make; We remember them.
For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as, We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter; We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends; We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength; We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart; We remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make; We remember them.
For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as, We remember them.
This poem by Sylan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer articulates the necessity of remembering those who came before us, their deeds, their suffering, their hope, and resilience. The root of remembering is to bring back into one’s heart, because memory is not stored in the mind but lived in the psyche.
We remember the hidden Feminine who appears through the presence of Wisdom and the Shekinah. She is found in the stories of women in the Bible whose actions seek to restore the relationship between the holy and the human in supremely feminine ways.
We listen to the stories of women in the Bible, such as Judith and her maidservant who work together to restore the many transgressions which afflict the relationship between the human and the divine.
In this three-week seminar series, we will explore the movement of the feminine based on the theories of individuation, transformation, and suffering, both in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
How does the feminine respond to the moral mandates of the Psyche/God; or to when the mandates are contravened by the collective? How does she find a way to restore the balance between the inner and the external world when transgressions disrupt the natural order? And so too, we must ask: what is the cost associated with following the holy laws against the laws of the collective?
These and other questions will be explored, as we follow the thread of the Feminine as she leads us in the dance of destruction, redemption, and transformation.
We remember the hidden Feminine who appears through the presence of Wisdom and the Shekinah. She is found in the stories of women in the Bible whose actions seek to restore the relationship between the holy and the human in supremely feminine ways.
We listen to the stories of women in the Bible, such as Judith and her maidservant who work together to restore the many transgressions which afflict the relationship between the human and the divine.
In this three-week seminar series, we will explore the movement of the feminine based on the theories of individuation, transformation, and suffering, both in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
How does the feminine respond to the moral mandates of the Psyche/God; or to when the mandates are contravened by the collective? How does she find a way to restore the balance between the inner and the external world when transgressions disrupt the natural order? And so too, we must ask: what is the cost associated with following the holy laws against the laws of the collective?
These and other questions will be explored, as we follow the thread of the Feminine as she leads us in the dance of destruction, redemption, and transformation.
The Seminars
1. Suffering and transformation
Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
Rizpah: the woman whose life is exemplary of what Jung understood as the nature of Psyche/God and the necessity of suffering as transformational. According to Jung, suffering is the beginning of the individuation process. We will explore the archetypal and theological roots of suffering and meaning through the story of Rizpah.
2. Mater Dolorosas: The suffering mothers
Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
We will explore the archetypal dominant of sacrifice through the stories of Hannah and her seven sons, and Mary, mother of Jesus, to better understand how the feminine teaches us to live with the pain that is associated with authentic spiritual sacrifice.
3. Sinner and Saint
Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
The feminine expression as sinner and saint is often blurred by cultural conventions, stereotypes, and biases. We will explore the archetypal roots of sin and saintliness in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
1. Suffering and transformation
Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
Rizpah: the woman whose life is exemplary of what Jung understood as the nature of Psyche/God and the necessity of suffering as transformational. According to Jung, suffering is the beginning of the individuation process. We will explore the archetypal and theological roots of suffering and meaning through the story of Rizpah.
2. Mater Dolorosas: The suffering mothers
Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
We will explore the archetypal dominant of sacrifice through the stories of Hannah and her seven sons, and Mary, mother of Jesus, to better understand how the feminine teaches us to live with the pain that is associated with authentic spiritual sacrifice.
3. Sinner and Saint
Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm US Eastern Time
The feminine expression as sinner and saint is often blurred by cultural conventions, stereotypes, and biases. We will explore the archetypal roots of sin and saintliness in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
About Silvia Behrend:
Dr. Silvia Behrend is Director of International Studies of The Assisi Institute: The International Center for the Study of Archetypal Patterns. She develops, supports, teaches and maintains programs in Australia, Cyprus, Latin America, Italy, and Russia. She has presented international webinars and lectures in English and in Spanish and currently serves as translator and faculty in the Latin American program. She has a private practice in Olympia, Wa as a Certified Archetypal Pattern Analyst, mentor and educator. As a clinical leader, Silvia has co-developed and co-implemented programs and retreats for The Assisi Institute, for Gonzaga University in the Doctoral Leadership Program, as well as many intergenerational programs utilizing the arts as a means of individual and collective transformation. As senior faculty of The Assisi Institute, she hosts national and international webinars on the theme of Archetypal Patterning and Symbolism. She has researched and published articles on the transformational power of art, the archetypal fields of leadership and exile.