Mystical Storytelling Therapy
“Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms.
We are made from stories.”
―Mia Couto
There are many profound tools currently being used in the realm of mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Specifically, Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems both function as doorways to the inner world through storytelling and archetypal recognition within. Mystical Storytelling Therapy combines these therapies and adds mythological and folklore symbolism.
What is happening in our dreams is what is happening in our lives. When the subconscious interprets our past, present, and future feelings, thoughts, and experiences––it's relayed to us through a jumbled explosion of imagery. Mystical Storytelling Therapy allows you the opportunity to make sense of your situation by converting your waking life into experiential fiction.
By creating the "dreams" of our circumstances through the conscious mind, we establish objective awareness and the power to transform ourselves. Seeing the self through an unbiased, creative lens functions as a mirror which invokes confidence, self-love, and healing.
The ancients relied on storytelling in order to harness a deeper understanding of existence. We live in a world that no longer relies on the power of myth, a travesty according to Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and Rollo May. These individuals believed that anxiety and depression are a result of this loss––and that in order to access unity within the collective consciousness––a return to the power of myth is necessary.
If a relationship has recently ended, we can write a story to help you see through the emotions you're experiencing. If you are enduring chronic pain or physical illness, we can spiritually examine those sensations through metaphorical imagery. If you are curious about your spiritual legacy and purpose, we can co-create your life journey through imagination.
The symbols used serve as immediate reminders of the steps you've taken to evolve; so reading and re-reading your healing story will increase self-enlightenment far into the future.
The length of a story typically runs between three to ten pages, but it can be as long or as short as you like. For more information about this process, shoot me a message. If you're ready to get started, book now.