Rooted in the ancient understanding that the human soul is not singular but manifold, The Polytheistic Self explores the old idea that we are composed of many intelligences—some human, some animal, some ancestral, some divine. Within us live forgotten gods and goddesses, spirits and instincts, long exiled by the modern cult of individuality. This course invites you to remember them.
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Across six weeks, we will journey through myth, story, guided imaginal practice, and dreamwork to encounter one of these inner presences each week—those subtle companions that shape our moods, desires, fears, and gifts. We will learn how to listen to their voices, tend their needs, and restore sacred conversation among the many who live within.
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Drawing from:
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the teachings of medieval Islamic philosophers and Sufi mystics on the imaginal world and the multiplicity of the soul,
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the wisdom traditions of the ancient Mediterranean, where deities once personified aspects of psyche and nature,
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the cross-cultural shamanic worldview that honours the interdependence of all beings
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the animistic cosmology of prehistory, where the boundary between inner and outer life was porous and alive—this course offers both a spiritual and psychological rewilding of the self.
Each week includes:
mythic and imaginal teachings
dreamwork and writing invitations
optional creative or ritual tasks
reading materials and extra resources
optional email supervision and guidance with Gabriela
Open to all genders. No prior experience required—only a willingness to listen inwardly and to the more-than-human.
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Rate: £95
Includes all course content, reading materials, extra resources, and optional email supervision.
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THE THREE SECRET SELVES
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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Thank you! This course was exactly what I needed in a way that I can’t explain. In a way I am sure you understand. You have walked me back to very precious parts of myself. The parts where my source of peace and love rest. So grateful to know you and to know through you.
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Mariam Daher | Lebanon
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Gabriela has put together a beautiful course exploring three major aspects of the self. As per her amazing style, it combines research, theory, and experiential practice that pleases the mind and profoundly shifts the entire being. I have had the privilege of participating in this course a few times, and it is consistently profoundly transformative. You will get to deepen your relationship with different aspects of yourself, gathering threads of gnosis to inform how you will engage in the next phase of your life. You will be held in an amazing container and guided by one of the most amazing teachers I have had the honor of working with.
While there are many, many aspects of this course and Gabriela's work that I would love to praise in this testimonial, one piece is coming through as the strongest to share, and that is the aspect of integration. This process of truly bringing together parts of ourselves, our experiences, our work, etc. In this course, the most profound shift for me was this melding of key aspects of self that I once held as separate. There is something immensely powerful and unexplainable that occurs when true integration occurs. I walked away with greater wholeness, power, and a gentleness that I feel comes from this deep integration and from a release of an old battle of internal separateness. Gabriela facilitates this process in a beautiful way (supported by her vast expertise in history and spiritual traditions) that lends to most profound shifts. I cannot recommend this course enough.
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Megan Straley | Therapist | Colorado, US
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This is a power-packed course that has the magic to realign your soul. These classes gave me the opportunity to get to know the different parts of myself and helped heal the differences, allowing for a more coherent expression to emerge. It's such a beautiful course, highly recommended!
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Ian Jin Yap | Traditional Healer | Malaysia
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The deeper I work alongside Gabriela as a guide, the thicker, fuller and richer my present life becomes. Her work shows me how I might be brave enough to truly show what I feel, what I see, whom I am and long to be. I thank her and her guides to the ends of the earth and beyond for all the golden velvet black work they are doing, and sharing.
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Léonie Hampton | Artist | Devon, UK
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