For almost two thousand years, the Eleusinian Mysteries provided an institutionally powerful, physical as well as esoteric ritualistic space within which humans and the Sacred met and interacted. With the Eleusinian drama as our compass, we look at how symbol, music and dance orchestrate a structured, intense, collective as well as individual encounter leaving humans and gods dramatically transformed.

Angelique Vagopoulou is an existential psychotherapist integrating aspects of Jungian analytical psychology and dreamwork in her work. She is a member of UKCP and runs a small private practice in the south of England. After her first degree in education, she studied biology as well as French language. She holds a Masters in Applied Neuropsychology and an MSc in Existential/Phenomenological Psychology and Psychotherapy. Her research is focused on the Eleusinian myth and Mysteries and their relevance in today’s world. She is a cello student.