The Seven Po and the Wisdom of the Body Soul

Course overview

In this webinar, Lorie Dechar will share her research into the psychoemotional function and spiritual potency of the po soul. She will discuss the original Taoist ideas about this yin aspect of the spirits and their mythical relationship to Xi Wang Mu, the mysterious dark goddess of the Taoist pantheon. We will follow the pos transformation from a primary yin aspect of the divine the Moon Soul to a problematic demonic entity as Chinas early shamanic earthbased spirituality was increasingly influenced by patriarchal, solar attitudes. The focus of the talk will be on the po souls role as transmitter of the deep wisdom of the body. We will address the relationship of the seven po to addiction as well as to ancestral inheritances and the mothers essences. Clinical issues such as the transmission and storage of trauma memory as well as psychosomatic symptomology will be discussed from the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine, modern Western neuroscience, Western archetypal psychology and alchemy.