In this online seminar, participants are invited into the hidden chamber where myth, wounding, and divine encounter converge. Through the lens of Jungian depth psychology, we explore C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces as an unveiling of individuation—a journey through the map of disability where the body’s limitation becomes the soul’s revelation. What if disability were not a deficit to overcome, but the very crucible through which the Self is born? Guided by Jung’s archetypes of the Wounded Healer, the Shadow, and the Self, we will uncover how Orual’s veil mirrors our own masks of control and how her eventual unveiling mirrors the sacred task of becoming whole.
Participants will engage a contemplative journaling practice—a transformative crucible where reflection, image, and imagination unite. This journal will be provided with the course.
Designed for therapists, clergy, and seekers alike, this course offers a mythopoetic approach to suffering, embodiment, and the divine image—inviting each participant to behold the wound not as exile, but as initiation.
This course will be accessible to all, but we recommend you read Till We Have Faces in advance for the richest learning experience.
Learning Objectives
This course is intended to help you:
- Analyze archetypal themes in Till We Have Faces—including the Shadow, Persona, the Self, and Wounded Healer—through a Jungian lens.
- Interpret disability and limitation as potential sites of individuation and spiritual transformation.
- Identify parallels between Orual’s veiling/unveiling and the individuation process described by Jung.
- Reflect on personal experiences of wounding or limitation using guided journaling as a transformative crucible.
- Synthesize insights from Jungian psychology, myth, and theology to reimagine embodiment and suffering as pathways to wholeness.
Recommended Reading
- C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold (Amazon)
- C.G. Jung, Symbols of Transformation (selections on the wounded healer and the Self)
- C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
- Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love (“All shall be well…”)
- The Bible, 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Companion Resource:
Unmasking the Wound: A Reflective Journal for Myth and Transformation—a free contemplative journal by Rev. Angela Meer for reflection during and after the course. A link to download this PDF will be included in the Ticket Confirmation email.
Instructor
Reverend Angela Meer is a writer, theologian, and depth psychologist whose work explores the meeting place of psyche and Spirit—where human suffering becomes a vessel for revelation. She holds dual Master’s degrees in Depth Psychology (Mythology and Jungian Studies) from Pacifica Graduate Institute and an MFA in Writing from Pacific University, Oregon. Born with cerebral palsy, Rev. Meer brings firsthand insight into the psychological and theological dimensions of lifelong disability, illuminating how the wounded body becomes a site of grace, wisdom, and transformation. An ordained minister with the Federation of Churches and Ministries International, she serves as pastor in Oregon, where her ministry bridges contemplative theology, Jungian psychology, and the lived experience of embodiment.
As host of The Christian Jung Podcast, Rev. Meer guides global audiences through the sacred intersection of soul and symbol, myth and meaning. She is currently a PhD student in Theology, researching individuation, incarnation, and the divine image.
