Danielle Blackwood
Biography
Danielle Blackwood, (She, her) is a professional astrologer with more than 30 years of experience. Danielle is also a Registered Counseling Therapist (RTC) in private practice. Her therapeutic approach is transpersonal and she holds a certificate in Jungian and Post Jungian Clinical Concepts through The Center of Applied Jungian Studies. Danielle is the author of the bestselling book The Twelve Faces of The Goddess: Transform Your Life with Astrology, Magick and the Sacred Feminine (Llewellyn, 2018), and the recent release, A Lantern in the Dark: Navigate Life’s Crossroads with Story, Ritual and Sacred Astrology. She is also a regular contributor for Llewellyn’s annuals and her work has appeared many times in The Witches’ Datebook and The Witches’ Calendar, among others. Danielle is a passionate lifelong student of folklore, mythology, and depth psychology, and helping others through their rites of passage when they find themselves in a dark wood, is at the heart of her work. Danielle Blackwood lives in an enchanted cottage on a tiny island on the west coast of Canada.
Website: https://danielleblackwood.com/
Programme
At the Crossroads: Navigate Your Second Saturn Return with the Wisdom of Baba Yaga
Between our late fifties and early sixties, we enter the crossroad time known as the second Saturn Return, a significant psychospiritual rite of passage that marks the end of a cycle in our lives, while conversely marking the beginning of a new phase, that of the Crone, or Wisdom Keeper.
This transpersonal threshold marks a turning point where inner promptings and outer events call us to reassess our values and sense of purpose.
But while it’s true that we now step into a different phase of life which can sometimes bring fear or apprehension, viewing it through a mythopoeic lens can be a deeply spiritual and empowering way to approach this crossroads.
As we step across this threshold, we are called to embrace the Crone. In this workshop, we will be working with the Slavic Crone goddess, Baba Yaga, as our guide.
Wise Teacher, Keeper of the Mysteries and Iniatrix, Baba Yaga is a powerful guide that reminds us that autumn has its own rich beauty, and the second Saturn return can be a time of profound meaning, unexpected enchantment, and possibility.
In this workshop, you will learn the archetypal themes that tend to arise at this juncture, as well as ways to navigate the second Saturn return so you can distill your life experience into a potent decoction that is yours alone to claim.