Astrology, Myths and Fairy Tales
Finding Our Personal Stories
Residential Workshop
May 16–23, 2025, Shrewsbury, UK
‘The most important question anyone can ask is: What myth am I living?’ ~ C.G.Jung
Myths, legends and fairy stories lend meaning and significance to our lives. Throughout history, their timeless narrative patterns have provided individuals, and even whole cultures, with orientation, guidance and ways of navigating human experience. This week is devoted to the significance of the imaginal worlds – both individual and collective - within which we live. Myths speak the language of the soul and are food for the soul, connecting us to our deepest selves and to the truth of our inner experience.
Birth charts are life stories and every planet has an essential myth at its core, revealing the hidden narratives at work in our lives. In a chart reading, it makes all the difference if our experiences are placed within an imaginative or poetic framework. Using astrology’s rich symbolic language, we come to recognise the archetypal human patterns, or dilemmas, which live through us. When seen through the lens of myths and fairy stories, our lives can be transformed as we develop insight and the courage to live more authentically. Transits and progressions add dynamism, energy and depth, connecting us to the truth of our inner experience and providing guidance to help us navigate meaningfully through times of transition.
Over seven days, Carole and Clare will guide you through the rich landscape of myths, legends and fairy stories. We will begin with creation myths, stories of life, death and rebirth, light and shadow, and the importance of family and ancestral influences. We will discuss the patterns constellated in our adult relationships through Venus and Mars, with their themes of love, competition, jealousy, fidelity and betrayal. Themes of the scapegoat and outsider will be included, as well as the heroic journey to the heart of the self which is symbolised by the Sun. Each presentation will be followed by a practical session working on the charts of participants, to discover the archetypal narrative patterns which reside in the chart of each individual in the group.
The workshop is suitable for astrologers at all stages of study and practice, but you should have basic knowledge of astrological symbolism and how to read a birth chart.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Friday - May 16
Arrival
Check in after 1:00 pm
Stroll around Shrewsbury, or rest
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Gathering for Introductions and Orientation with Carole & Clare
7:00 pm: Dinner together locally (optional and not included in the course fees)
Saturday - May 17
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 - 10:45 am: The Loss of Soul and the Healing Power of Storytelling: CLARE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Creation Myths: CAROLE
12:30 pm: Lunch Break & Rest
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Stories of Life, Death and Rebirth: CLARE
Short Refreshment Break
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
7:00 pm: Dinner
Sunday - May 18
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 - 10:45 am: Dynasties and Families: CAROLE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
12:30 pm: Lunch Break & Rest
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Ancestral Inheritance: CAROLE
Short Refreshment Break
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
7:00 pm: Dinner
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Monday - May 19
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 -10:45 am: Outsiders and Scapegoats: CAROLE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am -12:30 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
12:30 pm: Lunch Break & Rest
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Childhood: Innocence and Predation: CLARE
Short Refreshment Break
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
7:00 pm: Dinner
Tuesday - May 20
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9.30 - 10:45 am: Incarnation and the Cross of Matter: CLARE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
HALF DAY – Free time for rest and relaxation ​​​​​​
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Wednesday - May 21
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 -10:45 pm: Individuation: Venus and the Four Elements: CLARE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
12:30 pm: Lunch Break & Rest
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Individuation: Mars and the Four Elements: CLARE
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
7:00 pm: Dinner
Thursday - May 22
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 - 10:45 am: Direction & Destiny: Solar Myths and Heroes: CAROLE
10:45 - 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
12:30 pm: Lunch Break & Rest
3:30 -4:45 pm: Rites of Passage: CAROLE
Short Refreshment Break
5:00 - 6:15 pm: Storytelling and Personal Chart Work
7:00 pm: Group Farewell Dinner
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Friday - May 23
7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 - 11.00 am: Closing Session: CAROLE & CLARE
Check-out by Noon
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Following the workshop is a 6 day tour of Shropshire & Wales, , May 24 -30, through Heaven and Earth Workshops. This event is also based out of the Abbots Mead Hotel.
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Recommended Reading - ​Coming soon!
Depending on our group dynamic, there may be many optional group dinners during our time together. There are countless excellent restaurants close to our venue, catering to all tastes and budgets, for both lunch and dinner.
Shrewsbury on the River Severn
Our workshop will be held in the charming, medieval town of Shrewsbury, in the west of England 9 miles from the Welsh border. Set inside a loop of the River Severn, its town centre is lined with half-timbered houses. The birthplace of Charles Darwin, it is also known as the "town of flowers", and the pearl of the Marches region. One of the best kept secrets in England, it is also amongst the most well preserved and beautiful historical towns in the UK, noted for its Tudor and Jacobean architecture.
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Easily accessible, just 70 minutes direct train ride from Birmingham International, (BHX), with the train station being conveniently located within the airport itself.
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Our workshop/retreat venue is Abbots Mead, a lovely Georgian hotel in the very heart of Shrewsbury, close to the river, on the edge of the park; adjacent to shopping, restaurants and pubs. We have reserved the entire hotel for our retreat, and will have exclusive use of all its facilities.
INCLUDED IN WORKSHOP PACKAGE
30+ Hours Tuition with Clare & Carole
7 Nights Ensuite Hotel Accommodation
7 Breakfasts
Refreshments at Break Times
Free Onsite Hotel Parking
​Cost
Single Occupancy per person
ï¿¡1,850
Shared Occupancy (twin beds)
￡1,460 per person​​​
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Payment in full due by March 20, 2025
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Lunches and Dinners paid for Individually
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Inclusive breakfasts will include vegetarian and meat choices
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After this workshop there will be a 6-day tour of Shropshire, with accommodation at the same location: The Joys of the Shire, May 24 - 30, 2025.
If you have any questions about passports, travel insurance, or how to get to there, we are happy to assist in any way we can. Visit our Travel Plans page.
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