The Dark Goddesses:

The Dark Goddesses is a four-part descent into the underworld of the feminine psyche, guided by myth, Jungian theory, and depth psychological practice. Through the figures of Persephone, Hecate, Medusa, and Nyx, this series explores the archetypal dimensions of descent, liminality, wound, and shadow. Each class opens a symbolic landscape where the participant encounters the disowned aspects of the feminine—rage, instinct, intuition, and power—long relegated to the unconscious.

Somatic patterns and psychic material are approached as living expressions of these archetypes, revealing how they emerge at thresholds of transformation. The program parallels the process of individuation by cultivating the capacity to remain present within disorientation, to see in the dark, and to reclaim what has been split off. The final integration emphasizes ritual containment, allowing the psyche to metabolize these encounters and return with a deeper, more embodied sense of self.

Each week includes Q+A, reflections, and deepening of the presented content.

Course Schedule:

Week #1 Persephone: descent as passageways into deeper authenticity.

Week #2 Hecate: Crossroads and liminal spaces as necessity for individuation.

Week #3: Medusa: Alchemy and core wounds.

Week #4: Nyx: Shadow of the feminine, the dark mother and the rejection of instinct. 

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The Dark Goddesses:

Archetypes of Feminine Power, Rage, and Transformation

with Melissa Kim Corter, Ph.D. (ABD)

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Wednesdays

August 5-26, 2026

4-6pm pacific / 7-9pm eastern
Live via Zoom + Video recording will be available to all guests

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Melissa Kim Corter

Melissa Kim Corter is a depth psychologist, writer, and shadow work practitioner specializing in the darker dimensions of the psyche. Author of Apothecary for the Afflicted Shadow Work for Invisible Wounds and Esoterica A Shadow Worker's Codex, she explores unconscious patterns through myth, fairy tales, film, and forensic themes. Trained in Jungian shadow work, her work revolves around psychopathy, the dark night of the soul, and the symbolic life of the unconscious. Melissa is a certified medicolegal (death) investigator and received her PhD in depth psychology and Jungian archetypal studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute.