The mysteries of the Underworld sprout arms and legs beneath the full Harvest Moon.
The restless dead regain their voices, while the rooted ones grow crowns of orange and crimson. The shadows of past selves descend on our dreamscapes and yearnings, haunting the wilds of our creative work.
Old stories illustrate the Underworld as a labyrinth or crossroads, while others suggest a dance floor unrestricted by time and space. Some people describe a library with sentient books or a strange garden on the verge of harvest, brimming with seeds. Modern mystics suggest that the changing landscape of the mythical Underworld mirrors a human’s inner sanctum: the shifting realm of imagination, creativity, and unconscious material.
The goddess Persephone makes her home in the Underworld of Greco-Roman mythology. As Queen of the Below, Persephone guides lost souls and initiates people into the mysteries of the moon and the reaping season. She cares for the dead, the soon-to-be-born, and spirits known as daimons, all of whom are sacred travelers and messengers.
The mystical psychologist and writer James Hillman believed every human was assigned a daimon before taking their first breath. He described daimons as “soul companions,” spiritual forces that, when listened to, remind us who we truly are. Because this spirit shapes our innate gifts, patterns, and life experiences, Hillman called the daimon the messenger of destiny.
On September 25th, join Pointy Hat Press co-founders Caitlyn Barone and Kristin Lisenby for a mythopoetic and intuitive art experiment. Together, participants will gather beneath the full Harvest Moon to practice spirit drawing using art as a doorway into the creative unconscious.
This series blends artistic process, occult philosophy, and generative conversation and prompts to inspire your creative life. Each class invites artists of all levels to divine with their unconscious material through collective and spontaneous art-making methods, and because self-expression is for everyone, no experience is needed- just a blank page, a curious heart, and a desire to venture beyond the physical veil.
Friday, September 25th, 6-7:30pm EST: Spirit Drawing & the Underworld
The mysteries of the Underworld sprout arms and legs beneath the full Harvest Moon.
The restless dead regain their voices, while the rooted ones grow crowns of orange and crimson. The shadows of past selves descend on our dreamscapes and yearnings, haunting the wilds of our creative work.
Old stories illustrate the Underworld as a labyrinth or crossroads, while others suggest a dance floor unrestricted by time and space. Some people describe a library with sentient books or a strange garden on the verge of harvest, brimming with seeds. Modern mystics suggest that the changing landscape of the mythical Underworld mirrors a human’s inner sanctum: the shifting realm of imagination, creativity, and unconscious material.
The goddess Persephone makes her home in the Underworld of Greco-Roman mythology. As Queen of the Below, Persephone guides lost souls and initiates people into the mysteries of the moon and the reaping season. She cares for the dead, the soon-to-be-born, and spirits known as daimons, all of whom are sacred travelers and messengers.
The mystical psychologist and writer James Hillman believed every human was assigned a daimon before taking their first breath. He described daimons as “soul companions,” spiritual forces that, when listened to, remind us who we truly are. Because this spirit shapes our innate gifts, patterns, and life experiences, Hillman called the daimon the messenger of destiny.
On September 25th, join Pointy Hat Press co-founders Caitlyn Barone and Kristin Lisenby for a mythopoetic and intuitive art experiment. Together, participants will gather beneath the full Harvest Moon to practice spirit drawing using art as a doorway into the creative unconscious.
This series blends artistic process, occult philosophy, and generative conversation and prompts to inspire your creative life. Each class invites artists of all levels to divine with their unconscious material through collective and spontaneous art-making methods, and because self-expression is for everyone, no experience is needed- just a blank page, a curious heart, and a desire to venture beyond the physical veil.
Friday, September 25th, 6-7:30pm EST: Spirit Drawing & the Underworld
