She is back. The Black Madonna is an emerging archetype for our times. According to Matthew Fox, “The last time the Black Madonna played a major role in western culture and psyche was the twelfth century renaissance” and with her came a “re-sacralization of culture.” In this workshop, based on the twelve gifts of the Black Madonna as expressed by Matthew Fox, we will experience how the Black Madonna is re-emerging in our personal lives and the cultural sphere that contains us. We will walk a labyrinth in resonance with the energy of a 17th century black Madonna from Europe. The labyrinth, as a sacred container and boundary between un-manifest and manifest, is the foundation of this experiential workshop. Walking the labyrinth we enter a morphogenic field of consciousness informed by the presence of the Black Madonna and the community of people we walk with. As a community, we will focus our intention for a labyrinth walk, synchronizing our hearts with the labyrinth and the spirit of the Black Madonna. She calls us to focus on the heart of what is important in our increasingly fast-paced mobile society. Her gifts challenge us to engage with the heart of today’s issues. The primary focus of this workshop is to walk the labyrinth in the presence of the Black Madonna, thus experiencing a synchronized morphogenic field connected to the Black Madonna archetype. Participants will have ample time to engage one on one with the Black Madonna before and after walking with her.
