IONA MILLER
Learning Objectives:
Discovery, Awakening, Integration, Implimentation
1. To compare traditional, contemporary and philosophical thinking about
symbols, myths and themes;
2. To analyze the creation, use, misuse, and exploitation of symbols in cultural and personal life;
3. To create symbolic meaning and describe its impact on individuals and culture;
4. To describe symbolic processes and expression in individual and group transformation;
5. To critique new conceptualizations of our historical symbols and the creation of symbolic meaning.
"A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.." - Gaston Bachelard
"I beg you to have patience with everything that is unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." - Rilke, (1929)
Discovery, Awakening, Integration, Implimentation
1. To compare traditional, contemporary and philosophical thinking about
symbols, myths and themes;
2. To analyze the creation, use, misuse, and exploitation of symbols in cultural and personal life;
3. To create symbolic meaning and describe its impact on individuals and culture;
4. To describe symbolic processes and expression in individual and group transformation;
5. To critique new conceptualizations of our historical symbols and the creation of symbolic meaning.
"A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.." - Gaston Bachelard
"I beg you to have patience with everything that is unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." - Rilke, (1929)
publications
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THE MODERN ALCHEMIST: In an increasingly fragmented world, there is a constant quest for religious expression that will at last enable the union of the material and the spiritual. The Millers here demonstrate that such an expression is to be found in a combination of alchemy and the psychological studies of C. G. Jung, himself no stranger to alchemical study. Using the stages of purification and refinement found in The Book of Lambsprinck, a 16th-century alchemical text, as well as in Jung's archetypes of consciousness and unconsciousness, the authors trace the development of the self from solitude to union. The great attraction of the book is its affirmation of the redemption of broken matter in the union of self and soul. Illustrations, reproduced from The Book of Lambsprinck, are beautifully rendered. The end result, in sum, is a vital text for all spiritual seekers.
THE MAGICAL AND RITUAL USE OF PERFUMES : In this comprehensive introduction to the art and metaphysics of perfumery, authors explain the subtler dimensions of scent and its relationship to our deepest human impulses. Because of their power to elicit specific responses in the body and the psyche, perfumes have, through the ages, occupied an important place in ritual. It shows how scents can become the very "essence of magic," providing direct access to the emotional centers of the brain and memory. It explores the spiritual and therapeutic properties of fragrances, including their capacity to balance the personality and unlock doors to higher states of consciousness. The authors also provide exercises and meditations to be used in conjunction with perfumes, giving special attention to the relationship between scents and the Hermetic arts of alchemy, qabala, and astrology.
NOVELLA COLLABORATIONS
2020 HISTORICAL FICTION: The Immortal Hour of Netta Fornario is a true-fiction book about the mysterious historical death of the medium and occultist on the isle of Iona, during the era of Dion Fortune and the renown Golden Dawn magical-mystery school. Born in Cairo, she ended her mortal days on the sacred isle. Alone, and prone to visionary trances, she visits the island seeking engagement with the faeries and finds so much more than she bargained for. After disappearing for two days, she was found dead wearing nothing but her magical robe with no sign of foul play other than her scratched up feet. However, her written works so disturbed everyone that they were promptly burned, destroyed forever.
One of the main characters who aids the protagonist in her quest to ferret out the details of Netta's rough passage to the Western shores is based on Iona Miller, whose occult historical commentaries and psychological insights help carry the story forward. Soror Syrinx does a splendid job of weaving together faery lore, the legends of Iona isle, Druids, the bloodline of the Underground Stream, Grail, and Dragon families, Netta's life, and so much more. Take an imaginal trip to the sacred isle and find the secrets that await you there.
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One of the main characters who aids the protagonist in her quest to ferret out the details of Netta's rough passage to the Western shores is based on Iona Miller, whose occult historical commentaries and psychological insights help carry the story forward. Soror Syrinx does a splendid job of weaving together faery lore, the legends of Iona isle, Druids, the bloodline of the Underground Stream, Grail, and Dragon families, Netta's life, and so much more. Take an imaginal trip to the sacred isle and find the secrets that await you there.
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Netta Fornario always held a special fascination for me (Soror Syrinx) and it bothers me that people only remember her for how she died, and not for the Mysteries she served, and sadly her life's work has now faded to a few surviving pieces under the name of Mac Tyler. Knowing that she loved a fairy opera called The Immortal Hour, I wanted to create for her, her own story to star in. Even as this book encompasses two separate stories, one about Netta in the past and another about a writer in the future trying to unravel this enigma, it is a tale about what happens when worlds gently touch or violently collide together, such as cultural and/or religious oppositions, emotion and reason, real and unreal, fact and fiction, love and hate, life and death, and ultimately how we seek to reconcile or transcend them. As what happens any time I ever try to write about an Initiate, and she was a Co-Mason as well as a member of Alpha et Omega, the story is never what I set out to write and it becomes something more. This book is unusual because it seeks to hide fact in fiction and fiction in fact, and only in the interplay from one world to the other do we sometimes find what we are seeking.
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Art of the Sacred Battle
by Soror Syrinx, 2021
by Soror Syrinx, 2021
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Art of the Sacred Battle, by Soror Syrinx, explores the methods used by past and present practitioners for obtaining one's Holy Guardian Angel. But, what is this Angel, Daimon, or Duende that carries our fate and destiny? Who doesn't seek how it informs our lives with meaning, from signs, to insight, to inspiration?
It is an ultimate symbol, purpose, and telos or goal of each unique life. Many cultures and disciplines describe it, from Neo-Platonism to archetypal psychology. The philosopher Aristotle refers to it as the full potential or inherent purpose or objective of a person or thing, similar to the notion of an 'end goal'. As a psychic entity, the Daimon bridges material and spiritual worlds.
We make enlivened engagement with this Being a priority of soul, of psyche, with an innovative approach to relationship-based interaction. Focusing on the mystical approach of Abramelin, we look into the diaries of several magicians, as well as exploring the rich background and the latest versions of this archetypal Work. We also reveal its role in the Art Path, Sacred Psychology, and Self-Initiation including aesthetic, poetic, and artistic means as a way to unfold our potential.
We hope this educational resource helps others find inspiration, resonance, and encouragement for their journey. Any musician, artist or writer knows the calling of the muse or daimon, and even the ordeals we can be driven through, including self-defeating, self-destructive, and and near-fatal life passages -- the dissociability of Self and its unconscious effects.
There is always a struggle for Art, yet we 'wrestle that Angel' and battle forward as a way to balance the real needs of our personalities with Temperance. In doing so, we hone the relationship with our Daimon. The Art of this battle, as well as the Art produced from it, is our Work and Calling. Anything worthwhile is hard won at great price. Many cultures and systems revolve around the Angel, and these are approaches used by some of them. --Iona Miller, 2021
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sacred-Battle-Exploring-Abramelin/dp/B08XK9JT12/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614784029&sr=8-1#reader_B08XK9JT12
Art of the Sacred Battle, by Soror Syrinx, explores the methods used by past and present practitioners for obtaining one's Holy Guardian Angel. But, what is this Angel, Daimon, or Duende that carries our fate and destiny? Who doesn't seek how it informs our lives with meaning, from signs, to insight, to inspiration?
It is an ultimate symbol, purpose, and telos or goal of each unique life. Many cultures and disciplines describe it, from Neo-Platonism to archetypal psychology. The philosopher Aristotle refers to it as the full potential or inherent purpose or objective of a person or thing, similar to the notion of an 'end goal'. As a psychic entity, the Daimon bridges material and spiritual worlds.
We make enlivened engagement with this Being a priority of soul, of psyche, with an innovative approach to relationship-based interaction. Focusing on the mystical approach of Abramelin, we look into the diaries of several magicians, as well as exploring the rich background and the latest versions of this archetypal Work. We also reveal its role in the Art Path, Sacred Psychology, and Self-Initiation including aesthetic, poetic, and artistic means as a way to unfold our potential.
We hope this educational resource helps others find inspiration, resonance, and encouragement for their journey. Any musician, artist or writer knows the calling of the muse or daimon, and even the ordeals we can be driven through, including self-defeating, self-destructive, and and near-fatal life passages -- the dissociability of Self and its unconscious effects.
There is always a struggle for Art, yet we 'wrestle that Angel' and battle forward as a way to balance the real needs of our personalities with Temperance. In doing so, we hone the relationship with our Daimon. The Art of this battle, as well as the Art produced from it, is our Work and Calling. Anything worthwhile is hard won at great price. Many cultures and systems revolve around the Angel, and these are approaches used by some of them. --Iona Miller, 2021
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PSYCHOGENETICS
Psychogenetics, the study of heritable factors in mental functioning,
is just beginning to emerge as a well-defined discipline.
Translated from the French edition:
"Chamanisme, rapport aux ancêtres et intégration transgénérationnelle"
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2020 PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Ancients already knew the therapeutic potential of the family links between generations that we rediscover in modern transgenerational practices. Far from being a new fashion, the recognition of transgenerational processes dates back to the first shamanic type of communities. Their methods to cure "The Ancestor Syndrome" offer to contemporary therapies essential historical references and valuable teachings.
Transgenerational therapy brings a welcome middle ground for exchanges between traditional shamanic and actual therapeutic approaches. This new field nourishes the rooting of contemporary practices as well as the renewal of universal wisdom. With the contribution of specialists from different backgrounds, this collective book presents a wide spectrum of perspectives to bridge traditional and modern knowledge.
Olivier Douville Ph.D., is a psychoanalyst and anthropologist, international speaker and lecturer at University Paris 10 Nanterre.
C. Michael Smith Ph.D., is a Jungian psychologist and medical anthropologist, Cherokee-metis healer and teacher, director of Crows Nest International.
Elisabeth Horowitz is a psychogenealogist therapist, international speaker, and the author of numerous books.
Iona Miller is a widely published therapist in Archetypal Psychology and Metaphor Therapy, a consultant and artist.
Myron Eshowsky is a shamanic teacher, international mediator, communal and historical trauma healer, author and co-director of Common Bond Institute Syrian Refugee Program.
Pierre Ramaut is a transgenerational psychoanalyst.
Editor Tony T. Gaillard is a psychotherapist and researcher, specializing in psychoanalysis, transgenerational therapy and psychogenetics; director of Centre Hermes in Geneva.
Psychogenetics, the study of heritable factors in mental functioning,
is just beginning to emerge as a well-defined discipline.
Translated from the French edition:
"Chamanisme, rapport aux ancêtres et intégration transgénérationnelle"
BUY HERE
https://genesis-editions.com/en/livre/shamanism-ancestors-and-transgenerational-integration/
2020 PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Ancients already knew the therapeutic potential of the family links between generations that we rediscover in modern transgenerational practices. Far from being a new fashion, the recognition of transgenerational processes dates back to the first shamanic type of communities. Their methods to cure "The Ancestor Syndrome" offer to contemporary therapies essential historical references and valuable teachings.
Transgenerational therapy brings a welcome middle ground for exchanges between traditional shamanic and actual therapeutic approaches. This new field nourishes the rooting of contemporary practices as well as the renewal of universal wisdom. With the contribution of specialists from different backgrounds, this collective book presents a wide spectrum of perspectives to bridge traditional and modern knowledge.
Olivier Douville Ph.D., is a psychoanalyst and anthropologist, international speaker and lecturer at University Paris 10 Nanterre.
C. Michael Smith Ph.D., is a Jungian psychologist and medical anthropologist, Cherokee-metis healer and teacher, director of Crows Nest International.
Elisabeth Horowitz is a psychogenealogist therapist, international speaker, and the author of numerous books.
Iona Miller is a widely published therapist in Archetypal Psychology and Metaphor Therapy, a consultant and artist.
Myron Eshowsky is a shamanic teacher, international mediator, communal and historical trauma healer, author and co-director of Common Bond Institute Syrian Refugee Program.
Pierre Ramaut is a transgenerational psychoanalyst.
Editor Tony T. Gaillard is a psychotherapist and researcher, specializing in psychoanalysis, transgenerational therapy and psychogenetics; director of Centre Hermes in Geneva.
