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Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

Start here

A transformative interweaving of myth, depth psychology, imagination and spirituality

Feb 13, 2023

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11 min read

The Post-Heroic Journey

An antidote to the all-conquering Hero

Jul 29, 2023

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15 min read

The psychology of midlife

What really goes on in the run-up to menopause?

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

Women rising rooted – and ripening

The ecofeminist thread that weaves its way through all of my books

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT
with Dr Sharon Blackie

New work from the bestselling author and psychologist: a transformative interweaving of myth, depth psychology, imagination and spirituality.

SHORT COURSES, SUMMER SCHOOLS AND MASTERCLASSES

The Grail Mythology masterclass, Module 1

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

The Grail Mythology masterclass, Module 1

The essential story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Sep 12, 2026

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2 min read

Short course: The Grail Mythology masterclass, Module 1 – lecture

Who was Arthur, and how did the Grail Quest happen?

Sep 6, 2026

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2 min read

Short course: The Grail Mythology masterclass

Starting September 12, 2026

Myth Summer School 2026, Month Three: Ganieda and Grisandole

Aug 15, 2026

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7 min read

Myth Summer School 2026, Month Three: Ganieda and Grisandole

Stories and video of live session

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MYTH & FAIRY TALES

Aug 8, 2026

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5 min read

Why I'm escaping to the Middle Ages

... and an update on my series on British mythology for paid subscribers

May 31, 2026

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4 min read

Snow Queen

And how to reimagine a fairy tale

May 9, 2026

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1 min read

Fairy Tale Salon: The Snow Queen

Audio and video recordings from the session on Saturday May 23

British myth and folk tales, women and the 'law of the land'

Jan 13, 2024

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10 min read

British myth and folk tales, women and the 'law of the land'

Changing the cultural mythology

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PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY & THE IMAGINAL

Nostos, the art of enchantment, and the cultivation of the mythic imagination

Apr 17, 2026

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7 min read

Nostos, the art of enchantment, and the cultivation of the mythic imagination

The Nostos Retreat is now open for bookings

Mar 15, 2026

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4 min read

The Nostos Retreat is now open for bookings

An adventure in the mythic imagination

An invitation to the Nostos Institute: a spiritual homecoming

Mar 7, 2026

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8 min read

An invitation to the Nostos Institute: a spiritual homecoming

Monthly newsletter, March 2026

Feb 21, 2026

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7 min read

Divine patterns

Or how a talk on sacred geometry blew my mind

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‘She knows her archetypes, knows her Jung, knows her fairytales and knows her neuroscience, and is sick of being patronised by men who don’t.’

THE SUNDAY TIMES

RECLAIMING WOMEN’S STORIES & SPIRITUALITY

Women of the Wells: Can our native mythology really inform the way women live today?

Mar 8, 2025

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15 min read

Women of the Wells: Can our native mythology really inform the way women live today?

In celebration of International Women’s Day, 2025

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

Women rising rooted – and ripening

The ecofeminist thread that weaves its way through all of my books

The new Christian Right’s war against women

Jan 31, 2026

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17 min read

The new Christian Right’s war against women

Monthly newsletter, February 2026

Oct 25, 2025

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6 min read

Women who show us the way

Or: why the apparently passive women of European myth are actually quite powerful

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DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY AND MYTHOPOETICS

On metanarratives – or, how we transform our cultural mythology

May 23, 2026

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23 min read

On metanarratives – or, how we transform our cultural mythology

Dear friends

The archetypal feminine and the archetypal masculine – what do the concepts actually mean?

Jan 4, 2026

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8 min read

The archetypal feminine and the archetypal masculine – what do the concepts actually mean?

And, in which no news is good news

Apr 9, 2025

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3 min read

Getting stuck in the doom loop

And why a flywheel approach is best

Trickster Times – seeing through the archetypal eye

Jan 25, 2025

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10 min read

Trickster Times – seeing through the archetypal eye

Or: mostly, we get the Trickster we deserve

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MIDLIFE, MENOPAUSE AND BEYOND

Jan 25, 2026

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7 min read

On ageing, and the lives not lived

Sometimes – increasingly – I look in the mirror and wonder quite how it happened.

Oct 18, 2025

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1 min read

Old Wives' Tales

A collection of eight new wise-woman stories

Subscriber thread: who are your elder-woman role models?

Jul 26, 2025

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2 min read

Subscriber thread: who are your elder-woman role models?

In honour of Joanna Macy

May 16, 2024

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6 min read

A manifesto for thriving at midlife

The Psychology of Midlife #2

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CONVERSATIONS

Dec 9, 2025

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1 min read

A conversation with Clover Stroud ...

... on place and belonging

Mar 19, 2025

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1 min read

A live chat with Sarah Wilson ...

... about fairy tales and collapse

Sep 28, 2024

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1 min read

A conversation with Sherri Mitchell

Jun 15, 2024

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1 min read

A conversation with Loralee Scott ...

... of Pacifica Graduate Institute

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ON THE COUCH

Mar 28, 2026

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7 min read

On the Couch 8

What is the Post-Heroic Journey, really?

May 31, 2025

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9 min read

On the Couch 7

Borrowed time

Mar 29, 2025

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8 min read

On the Couch 6

On necessary angels, and the symbolic life

Sep 14, 2024

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7 min read

On the Couch 5

What does it mean to become whole?

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BOOKS AND OTHER WRITING

Aug 29, 2026

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8 min read

A raggedy-ass angel in the Machine

And introducing the community feature here at The Art of Enchantment

Dec 20, 2025

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7 min read

Antidotes to despair

A little love and beauty for the heart of winter

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now

Sep 20, 2025

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8 min read

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now

Announcing my next book

Sep 14, 2025

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13 min read

Let's all stop burning witches?

Or: on being very tired of all this shit

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NEWSLETTERS

Why myth matters ... and other autumnal meanderings

Sep 5, 2026

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11 min read

Why myth matters ... and other autumnal meanderings

Monthly newsletter, September 2026

Aug 1, 2026

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7 min read

The world is alive

Monthly newsletter, August 2026

Jul 4, 2026

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5 min read

The dog days of summer

Monthly newsletter, July 2026

Myth Summer School, 2026: celebrating women in the Arthurian tradition

Jun 6, 2026

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6 min read

Myth Summer School, 2026: celebrating women in the Arthurian tradition

Monthly newsletter, June 2026

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FAVOURITES

Start here

The Post-Heroic Journey

The psychology of midlife

Women rising rooted – and ripening

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT with Dr Sharon Blackie

SHORT COURSES, SUMMER SCHOOLS AND MASTERCLASSES

The Grail Mythology masterclass, Module 1

Short course: The Grail Mythology masterclass, Module 1 – lecture

Short course: The Grail Mythology masterclass

Myth Summer School 2026, Month Three: Ganieda and Grisandole

MYTH & FAIRY TALES

Why I'm escaping to the Middle Ages

Snow Queen

Fairy Tale Salon: The Snow Queen

British myth and folk tales, women and the 'law of the land'

PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY & THE IMAGINAL

Nostos, the art of enchantment, and the cultivation of the mythic imagination

The Nostos Retreat is now open for bookings

An invitation to the Nostos Institute: a spiritual homecoming

Divine patterns

‘She knows her archetypes, knows her Jung, knows her fairytales and knows her neuroscience, and is sick of being patronised by men who don’t.’

RECLAIMING WOMEN’S STORIES & SPIRITUALITY

Women of the Wells: Can our native mythology really inform the way women live today?

Women rising rooted – and ripening

The new Christian Right’s war against women

Women who show us the way

DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY AND MYTHOPOETICS

On metanarratives – or, how we transform our cultural mythology

The archetypal feminine and the archetypal masculine – what do the concepts actually mean?

Getting stuck in the doom loop

Trickster Times – seeing through the archetypal eye

MIDLIFE, MENOPAUSE AND BEYOND

On ageing, and the lives not lived

Old Wives' Tales

Subscriber thread: who are your elder-woman role models?

A manifesto for thriving at midlife

Upgrade to Premium

CONVERSATIONS

A conversation with Clover Stroud ...

A live chat with Sarah Wilson ...

A conversation with Sherri Mitchell

A conversation with Loralee Scott ...

ON THE COUCH

On the Couch 8

On the Couch 7

On the Couch 6

On the Couch 5

BOOKS AND OTHER WRITING

A raggedy-ass angel in the Machine

Antidotes to despair

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now

Let's all stop burning witches?

NEWSLETTERS

Why myth matters ... and other autumnal meanderings

The world is alive

The dog days of summer

Myth Summer School, 2026: celebrating women in the Arthurian tradition

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT with Dr Sharon Blackie

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT
with Dr Sharon Blackie

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT
with Dr Sharon Blackie