Symbols with encoded meaning which are found in drawings, Oracles, Tarot cards and Runes, as well as other frameworks, help us make sense of complex experiences and feelings. The Elder Futhark Runes are a series of twenty-four symbols that encapsulate a broad swathe of human experiences, and in many ways lend themselves to symbol-focussed therapeutic support.
When coupled with a nature-based practice such as ecotherapy, the meanings held within the Runes come to life in significant ways. How does this occur? Why does it? And what training do we need to undertake to be confident in providing Runic symbol support for a client,as part of a holistic approach to therapy?
In this short talk I will open the door to explore the possibilities that working therapeutically with clients may offer. An invitation to begin a year-long, Runic Journey Community will also be given.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Considerations regarding working with Runes in a nature-based or other therapeutic setting.
- Consideration about joining a regular support community for learning about the Runes.
- Find out a little more about what the Elder Futhark Runes are and how they developed.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Ecotherapists, Jungian Therapists, mythologists and storytellers, anthropologists.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Although not a training session in itself, it invites inquiry into a new mode of symbolic therapeutic support, as well as an invitation to join a community of fellow learners for a year-long course.
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Course Content
Presenter
Harriet Sams teaches, mentors, and facilitates archaeotherapy. She is a core tutor for the Tariki Trust, for five years co-hosted online conversations with ecological creators, thinkers and writers for the charity Radical Joy for Hard Times and co-facilitates imaginal workshops for the Climate Psychology Alliance. She writes about interconnected threads such as myth, archaeology, Earth-based spirituality, environmental art, and climate/ecological chaos. Harriet has recently contributed a chapter to the influential book: ‘Climate, Psychology and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety’, edited by Steffi Bednarek, and is currently researching the phenomenon of Archaeotherapy for her PhD.
Hari’s lifelong connection to the spirit of Land inspires the ways in which she approaches ecology, heritage and soul. A Druid with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a Quaker, Hari’s esoteric, mystical experiences weave through all she does.
