This Vale of Soul-Making
Imaginial Strategies for Troubled Times
With Boe Huntress and Rainer Baumorr
“This Vale of Soul-Making” is an online offering structured to provide a container for those in the midst of transformation. It is not a fulcrum to initiate transformational processes, but rather a place for those in the midst of such processes to be held, experience insight relevant to their experience, and have some connection with others who are in a similar place.
3 Pillars
Insight
We will draw on the work of poets, storytellers, and writers of the mythopoetic movement who have contributed work which addresses the troubles of our time in creative and innovative ways.
Connection
We will spend time in structured small groups and as a singular large group, offering witness to one another and reflecting on our own journey in light of the material we are exploring.
Practice
We will engage in nurturing physical practices to promote a sense of ease in the body which will allow us to be more present with our mythic and imaginal explorations.
About:
These 2x monthly online meetings are designed around the premise that we need mythic insight into the times we live in. Not only this, but we need to cultivate connection and peace within ourselves in order to continue to work on a soul level with the challenges we face.
Participants are not required to come to every meeting to benefit from this offering, however there will be a process of cultivation across meetings that will add depth to each successive gathering.
You’ll be working with facilitators Boe Huntress and Rainer Baumorr, as we explore the work of the many contributors to the mythopoetic movement of the last 40 years and beyond. We will look at writers, storytellers, and poets, such as Marion Woodman, James Hillman, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, James Hollis, Robert Bly, Diane di Prima, Thomas Moore, and many others. Additionally, we will use this space to cultivate a nurturing connection to our bodies. Participants will be guided in resourcing practices with the understanding that attention to the soul goes beyond intention, requiring care for the body, mind, and heart.
As stewards of the School of Mythopoetics, we thank our forebears for the work they’ve offered us, and dedicate these offerings to the ongoing project of awakening the mythic imagination in service to our personal and collective soul’s deepest unfolding.
Our payment/registration options are structured to encourage a particular kind of container in which we cultivate consistency and depth.
Please read the below text before registering so you know what you’re signing up for.
Meeting Structure
Each month we’ll bring focus to a particular piece of content (i.e. an excerpt of writing, a poem, a story, a podcast episode) by or about the work of one of the many mythopoetic luminaries who have given us work to draw upon. This content will be sent to registered participants via email one week before our meeting to give ample time to engage with the material. We’ll use it to spur reflection and focus our conversations over the two meetings held in a single month.
Meeting Flow
Grounding, Embodiment, and Container Setting
Facilitated deep dive into our monthly content
Small Group Sharing and Reflection
Large Group Sharing and Reflection
1st Sunday Meeting
3rd Sunday Meeting
Grounding, Embodiment, and Container Setting
Small Group Sharing and Reflection
Revisiting content for deeper reflection
Large Group Sharing and Reflection
Note: The above is meant to provide a template, but meeting flow may vary depending on whats happening in the space and what is needed.
…for a single month’s session…
Register…
Your payment of $30 or £24 registers you for the two meetings (1st and 3rd Sundays) held in the same month. We will not be accepting half-payments for attendance to one meeting, and we will not issue a refund if you miss the 3rd Sunday meeting after attending the 1st Sunday’s meeting.
…paying in British pounds.
…paying in American dollars.
…for a monthly membership…
By subscribing as an ongoing member, paying $25 or £20, you consent to recurring payments and have access to both meetings each month. You can cancel anytime.
…paying in British pounds.
…paying in American dollars.
Upcoming Dates and Topics
May 4th and 18th
11am PST/ 7pm GMT
Bill Plotkin and the Soul-Centric Lens
June 1st and 15th
11am PST/ 7pm GMT
Marion Woodman, the Chrysalis, and the Psychology of Transformation
July 6th and 20th
11am PST/ 7pm GMT
James Hollis and living
“Under Saturn’s Shadow”
Other writers, storytellers, and poets will include:
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, James Hillman, Bayo Akomolafe, Sobonfu Somé, Malidoma Somé, Diane di Prima, Thomas Moore, Robert Bly, and many others…
More dates and topics to be announced…
Your Facilitators
Boe and Rainer came together through the School of Mythopoetics in 2023. As partners and collaborators they have journeyed together for the past 2 years, exploring mythic landscapes within and without. Whether they are facilitating together, jamming about each others writing, or immersed in their own individual growth processes, their shared passion for mythopoetic wisdom and understanding infuses just about every part of their lives. 
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Boe Huntress is a musician and facilitator. She has been the ‘Artist in Residence’ at Union Chapel, voted London’s favourite venue in Time Out, for five years, where she put on a number of immersive mixed media performances, including A Female Power and Medusa.
Boe has a diploma in Group Analysis and studied Literature, Theology and Creative Writing at university. She has run womxn’s groups for ten years, with a particular focus on archetypes. She runs a number of courses including: Breaking our Patterns of Attachment, A Farewell to Screen Addictions and The Artist’s Way.
Website: boehuntress.com
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Rainer is a bardic storyteller and somatic practitioner. As a facilitator of men’s work, embodiment, and ritual storytelling events, Rainer weaves his understanding of myth, culture, and the body into his various roles and writing. He is currently working on a book exploring the mythic resonances of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Rainer has guided groups and individuals into deep states of embodied presence through breath and bodywork for over ten years. During his musical studies in Portland, Oregon he found himself drawn to the literature of the Mythopoetic Movement of the 90’s. His formal study of music soon became woven with an avid exploration of myth.
