Fathers and Daughters

JOIN JUNGIAN ANALYST ELISABETH POMÈS FOR A THREE WEEK EXPLORATION OF FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS: THE FATHER COMPLEX AND the daughter’s INDIVIDUATION QUEST

In the fairy tales “Beauty and the Beast,” “Donkey Skin,” and “The Courageous Girl,” the father’s actions have important consequences for his daughter's destiny. Each seminar will explore the impact of the father’s actions on the Path of Individuation of the daughter.

In “Beauty and the Beast,” the father gets lost in the forest. He suddenly sees a seemingly uninhabited mansion and enters, but it is the castle of the Beast. Wanting to please Belle, his daughter, the father plucks a rose. This rose is the dearest thing the Beast has in the world. In exchange for the father's freedom, the Beast demands that Belle come and live with him.

In “Donkey Skin,” the father wants to marry his daughter. Desperate, she escapes, hidden under the skin of the castle donkey.

In “The Courageous Girl,” a tale from Tadzhikistan, the father is sick and getting blind. His daughter goes off on a perilous journey in search of medicine that will help him regain his health, see again and value the Feminine.

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Fathers and Daughters:
The Father Complex and Women’s Individuation Quest

with Jungian Analyst
ELISABETH POMÈS

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Tuesdays
Feb 11, 18 & 25

4-6pm Pacific / 7-9pm Eastern

+ Video recording will be available

* Early bird pricing ends Dec. 5

Elisabeth Pomès

Originally from France, Elisabeth Pomès is a Jungian analyst based in Toronto, Canada. She is a faculty member of the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (OAJA) and a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). She has a Bachelor of Music (Université de Montréal), a Master of Music (University of Toronto), and a Master's Degree in Literature (University of Paris X). She has given concert and opera performances on both sides of the Atlantic and is the developer of Performance Without Fear, a course in which she used her background in singing, Yoga, Qigong, meditation and psychotherapy to help artists release tension both physically and psychologically.