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warm new book Goddesses and Myths Course Course

gods and myths FEMALE:

Course-workshop to strengthen the self

and power of women

Course Description:

This course examines the different myths and conceptions of the deities women in different cultures with the intention of giving you a part of the culture of women historically silenced and distorted.

From creation myths to the present female latest modern witches, offers a new insight into the power of women dismantling stereotypes and issues related to the culture of patriarchy, since the malignancy attributed to the female goddesses and mythical characters in different cultures, the qualities that ideology has been awarded to women based on the concept of gender dicotonómica as submissiveness, passivity, the ethics of care, reproductive sexuality, the imposition of motherhood and marriage as the only destinations for women, separation of both the public / private, etc.

Receivers

Women of any age without specific cultural level

Objectives:

- Review female myths of various cultures from the perspective of gender.

- Re-female figures mean that the male-centered tradition has considered negative and rescue for the modern woman as emblems of power and personal growth.

- Increase self-esteem of women with the knowledge of the inherent qualities of female myths.

- Promote women's empowerment with new visions alternative culture on women to provide them self-confidence to face conflicts and problems of today.

- detect, prevent and promote the rejection of the attitudes of gender inequality that affect women in our society and which result in violence (real and symbolic) of one gender over another.

- Awakening female creativity techniques simple art.

Content

BLOCK I: Introduction to the culture of the Goddess

1 .- Presentation of the course. Feminine symbols. Masculinity and femininity as concepts transformers.

2 .- Myths of creation and first goddesses of humanity. The trinity of the Goddess: maiden, mother and elderly.

3 .- Sexuality. The divine couple. Female cycles in relation to the seasons of nature.

BLOCK 2: Usefulness of women in modern myths

4 .- Holiday worship the Goddess. Adaptations patriarchal female pagan cults.

5 .- The witches, myths and realities. Pagan culture today: the religion Wicca.

6 .- Goddesses warriors: the Amazons. Amazon's utopia, a society possible.

BLOCK 3: The Goddess as a means of personal growth. Archetypes of feminine power.

7 .- The independent virgin goddesses, Artemis, Athena and Hestia.

8 .- vulnerable goddesses: Hera, Demeter, Persephone.

9 .- The alchemical goddess: Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, creativity through the sex drive.

BLOCK 4: The celebration of femininity.

10. The Goddess within every woman.

11. Rituals of Power and ceremonies.

12. Conclusions and final big party.

Methodology

The lectures are interspersed with artistic activities (painting, writing, etc..) And group dynamics that reinforce the content (games, dances, displays, nature walks ...).

Each session lasts two hours to combine both aspects of the methodology.

Duration: 24 hours

Resources

Ample and clear as possible the movement. It is desirable that students bring blanket, mat or similar to sit or lie comfortably on the floor.

Notebooks for the creation of the workshop daily.

Overhead PC. Music player.