In this workshop we will explore the idea that the parts of us that we keep hidden from the world are perhaps the most powerful aspects of our being. While it may feel tempting or easy to view the hidden aspects of our personality as negative, how is this belief holding hostage our strength and power and keeping us small?

What if the parts of us that we try to hide or protect could be our source of strength? The hidden parts provide the raw medicine for transformation or alchemy.

The hidden parts can be archetypes that we think are less acceptable in our culture—parts that we are ashamed of or places within that we fear are broken, too much, won’t fit or get rejected. Instead we put a mask on in hopes of being acceptable, fitting in. What mask do you show to the world?

We can turn lead into gold if we bring the hidden parts of us to light. This requires a leap of faith into unknown and scary territory. We risk the security, or the illusion of security that we have been operating under. But what if it’s not that scary and it’s just the fear itself that keeps us paralyzed?