STARTS OCTOBER 7 

Men, Women and the Wound Beneath

Jungian Psychology
TEACHERS
Rebecca Armstrong
TOPIC
Jungian
Format
 Live classes (recordings available)
Live Dates
7, 14, 21, 28 October
Live Time
10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
DURATION
5 hours (75 min each class)

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There is a deep wound in each of us that plays itself out in our relationships: the rejected feminine and the dominant masculine within.

Mythologist Rebecca Armstrong offers a mythic journey to heal this wounded feminine and restore a healthy masculine. She will take us on a mythic journey towards the sacred marriage, that is what Jung called individuation.

Course description

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There is a deep wound in each of us that plays itself out in our relationships. Carl Jung already observed that the feminine was rejected. Driven mad by a masculine-dominated world. He meant the feminine within all of us, and the masculine within all of us. This course aims to provide a myth to heal this wounded feminine, and restore a healthy masculine.

This wound runs deeper than politics, deeper than economics, deeper than the culture wars, though it expresses itself in all of them. The tearing we are living through is not new. It began with a myth most of us have never heard. This course is the map back. A path to reconnect with that original story and move toward a new vision of the masculine and feminine: the sacred marriage Jung held up as the ultimate goal of individuation.

Over four sessions, we follow a single arc that traces the inner journey women and men must take. It begins by seeing the other sex as alien and different. We then take on the difficult task of withdrawing our projections from them. Next, we arrive at the terrifying place of dissolution, where any real connection seems totally hopeless. Finally, we find we have made a place inside ourselves for the inner man or woman to find refuge, belonging, and love: the only way to participate in the sacred marriage described in Jung's alchemical psychology.

Our vehicle for uncovering this journey is mythology; what Joseph Campbell called the public dream. These myths are the stories running silently in the background of every relationship, every organization, and every political moment we live through right now.

But beyond the structure, what Rebecca Armstrong wants to offer is something harder to name. Namely a way of seeing. She provides us with a vocabulary for what is happening in our relationships, in our professional life and in the civilization around us. Her mythological map shows where we are, how far we’ve come, and why this moment holds genuine possibility.

As with all our programs, recordings will be available if you cannot attend live or if you would like to watch the sessions again.

Live classes and on-demand access

Join us live for the classes in fall 2026 and/or watch the recordings later. Every class recording will be available in your account.

Live classes on Wednesdays at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET
Live dates: 7, 14, 21, 28 October

This program is ideal if you want to be able to:

  • Identify hidden scripts behind your relationship conflicts.
  • Heal your suppressed inner feminine nature.
  • Restore a balanced inner masculine presence.
  • Stop projecting your unresolved inner wounds.
  • Achieve deep wholeness through inner marriage.

 Class Descriptions 

 Class 1: Containment

We begin with a Greek myth that is less known: the Swallowing of Metis. Goddess Metis is the wisest of all the gods but Zeus tricks her because he is afraid that the child she carries will usurp him. Zeus swallows the goddess Metis whole and later the goddess Athena is born fully armored from his head. This is the image that sets the stage for the world we have inherited: the patriarchs rule, the mothers rage in their living entombment, and the daughters try to excel in all the masculine virtues to find a place for themselves in the world. This is where everything begins.

Class 2: From Loyalty to Defiance

The second class traces what happens when the contained feminine begins to respond. A woman’s desire for truth grows stronger than her fear of patriarchal disapproval. Through Prometheus, Ariadne, and Queen Pasiphaë, we watch the first tremors of true desire. Yet the price for defiance is always terrible for both women and men. Acting from one’s own interiority within an opposing system creates consequences called monstrous. This is the session where many participants will recognize their own story most acutely.

Class 3: Abandonment and the Chrysalis of Self

The third class descends into our most difficult and necessary territory: betrayal and abandonment. Psyche, lamp in hand, watches Eros disappear into the darkness of night. Ariadne wakes on the beach to find that Theseus has deserted her. Penelope governs alone for twenty long years while waiting for Odysseus to return. Parzival wanders the forest, unable to find the Grail castle he once glimpsed.


Each abandonment is not the end, but where the true story begins. Only when external structures collapse do we finally discover our own deep inner resources. The chrysalis represents the essential dissolution that makes genuine personal transformation possible.

Class 4: Integration: The Alchemical Marriage

The final session brings the mythic strands together into the sacred inner marriage. The alchemists called this coniunctio: the union of masculine and feminine within the psyche. Parzival returns to the Grail Castle and finally asks the healing, essential question. Psyche completes her impossible tasks and is reunited with her beloved Eros. Penelope and Odysseus recognize each other through the secret of their living bed. Ariadne meets Dionysus on Naxos and discovers the divine divinity within her soul. The course closes with an act of collective and powerful active imagination. We liberate the swallowed goddess Metis to envision love and wisdom fully free.

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
 4 video &  4 audio recordings
Accurate Subtitles
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

About the teacher

Rebecca Armstrong

Rebecca Armstrong is a mythologist, minister, and educator. She worked with The Joseph Campbell Foundation for twelve years as its International OutReach Director. She has taught myth, religion, ethics, and film studies at major universities for the past 30 years. She has a private practice as a Jungian Coach and Spiritual Guidance counselor.

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Scholarships

We here at Jung Platform want to make these programs available to anyone. If you would love to participate yet can’t pay for the full course, then please send us an email at scholarships@jungplatform.com and describe why you feel you qualify for a scholarship, how much you can pay, and what you will do to help the Jung Platform promote this and other programs.

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frequent asked questions

Do I need a background in mythology or Jungian psychology to take this course?

 No. Rebecca Armstrong introduces each myth from the ground up before drawing out its psychological meaning. If you're new to Jung, you'll come away with a working understanding of individuation and the sacred marriage. If you already know the material, you'll find fresh depth in how the myths are sequenced and connected.

Is this course only for people currently in a relationship?

 No. The masculine and feminine Armstrong is describing are inner forces. The wound and the healing happen within you first. Many participants take this course while single, while healing from a breakup, or simply to understand recurring patterns in how they relate to others.

Is this course only for women, given the focus on the "wounded feminine"?

 No. Jung understood the feminine and masculine as forces within every person, regardless of gender. Men will recognize the wounded feminine as much as women do, and the course's second half addresses the masculine directly. The mythic figures — Zeus, Parzival, Ariadne, Psyche — offer entry points for anyone, of any gender or orientation.

How is this different from Jung Platform's other courses on the masculine and feminine?

 Where courses like Psychology of the Masculine work through Jungian theory directly, this course moves through four connected myths as a single narrative arc. The myths are the swallowing of Metis, the defiance of Ariadne and Pasiphaë, the abandonment of Psyche and Penelope, and the sacred marriage of Dionysus and Ariadne. It's less a set of concepts to learn and more a story to move through.

What if I can't attend the live sessions?

 Every class is recorded and added to your account, so you can watch on your own schedule or revisit sessions later. Live attendance on Wednesdays gives you the chance to ask Rebecca Armstrong questions directly, but it isn't required to get the full course.

What will I actually be able to do differently after this course?

 You'll have a mythic vocabulary for naming what's happening in a specific relationship or pattern. You will be able to recognize whether you're in a stage of containment, defiance, necessary abandonment, or moving toward integration. Several participants describe this as the most practical part: being able to locate themselves in the story, rather than feeling lost inside it.

Course overview