A look into female archetype Medusa and the role she plays in women’s psychology through a Jungian psychotherapeutic lens and its mythological mycelial origins.

From. hunted and feared monster to righteous female rage, and the wisdom to use it consciously, Medusa is shedding old skin.

Contemporary Jungian psychological practice largely centers on the consideration of the human psyche rather than the ecology of life. The importance of therapy as a service to life and a celebration of interdependent relation with each other and the more-than-human world roots into ancient belief systems and esoteric practice, but seems to have gotten lost in the therapy room. What makes it so vital to return to these roots with the knowledge we have today?