Program Day - A Retreat Day: Births, Deaths, and Rebirths

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM - $45, includes lunch

Facilitator - Pierrette R. Stukes, PhD

In mythology, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is considered a monomyth—a trans-cultural and primary meaning-making collective energy. It is a cycle repeated in the four seasons of nature, in the dusk and dawn of each day, and in cultural and religious myths of the hero and his, and her, quest. The hero’s quest begins with a mysterious birth and continues with a journey into the unknown, the return "home" with insight, culminating in self-transformation. To be human means to participate in this repeated journey of birth, death, and resurrection, again and again, as we become more whole and authentic. This retreat day offers you the opportunity to go within and contemplate your hero’s journey, to shed what has served its purpose and to release new life in you. Come join others for a quiet day of reflection and meditation on the births, deaths, and resurrections into which you are being called. This retreat is for women only.

To register please call Tom Eshelman at 828-963-4453, email him at vccc@highsouth.com, or send a check to The Valle Crucis Conference Center, PO Box 654, Valle Crucis NC 28691 with program title on memo line of check. Once you have registered, please contact Pierrette at 336-982-2402, or pstukes@skybest.com.

Pierrette received her PhD in English Literature in 2002 from The George Washington University with a specialization in psychoanalysis and culture theory. She is an ongoing student of Carl Jung. She taught at colleges and universities for 15 years. In January 2009, she was awarded her certification in Spiritual Direction from the prestigious Haden Institute. She has been offering compassionate hospitality to others since 2006 with programs that mine the intersection of the soul and the psyche.