Wisdoms of WaterAn Exploration of Mythology, Memory & Freedom
Join this online course together with leading teachers, healers, researchers, activists, and artists, and dive into the spiritual realms of water, discovering the deep sea and the memories it holds. We will resurface to understand how the way that we treat water is intrinsically connected with our bodies and our future.
taught by Virginia Vigliar
Module 2Week 2: The Story of Water
The Story of Water- what do water creatures tell us about ourselves and the world we are living in? This week, you will discover the stories that deep sea creatures and water beings can tell us, and let them be the agents of change in human-environmental relationships.
Module 6Week 6: Water, Ecology, and Activism
Water, Ecology, and Activism - We will investigate the impacts of globalisation and environmental degradation on water systems, particularly for marginalised communities and women, and understand how community and care can help to overcome water issues.
Our lives are deeply connected with water. From bodies to oceans, to rivers, to blood, water is everywhere; a connector, healer, and facilitator. To understand water means understanding our existence, where we are, and where we are going.
Together with teachers, healers, researchers, activists, and artists, we will dive into the spiritual realms of water, discovering the deep sea and the memories it holds.
We will resurface to understand how the way that we treat water is intrinsically connected with our bodies and our future. This is a learning experience for the senses, where participants will explore the ocean as a site of liberating symbols, intricate histories, timeless mythologies, and immense possibilities.
- 12 Sessions
- 6 Modules
- Community discussion area
- Curated reflections and resources
- Video and audio, and supporting transcriptions
- Connect to the powerful force of water to heal ourselves and our relationships with the world around us
- Learn water-based practices to enrich your life
- Meeting and connecting with a cohort of teachers and participants who recognise the connection between bodies and water, exploring shared elements in our bodies, and evolutionary ties to marine origins
- Understanding water’s role in history, storytelling, and cultural symbolism
- Explore the relationship between water and liberation
- Understanding how globalisation, privatisation, and destructive, modern forms of production threaten ecosystems and the lives of marginalised people
- Connecting to how our understanding of the more-than-human through water can help dismantle systemic issues we inhabit and that inhabit us
- Understanding the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade through the Atlantic Ocean
- Understanding the influence of religion in our connection to water
- Iconography of water in the Mediterranean
- Transforming worldview
