Saturdays from 9:00am-11:15am

June 20 & 27; July 11 & 18; August 1, 15, 29

$650

The process of “waking up” spiritually can be jarring, isolating, and even scary. Strange dreams, auditory messages, repeat animal visits, and unexpected interactions with the spirit world can have us questioning our sanity—and attempts to talk to others about it can make things worse. Furthermore, the awakening of shamanic or psychic abilities often comes on the heels of shattering crises that rearrange our lives, leaving us reeling.

In this summer-long class held over Zoom, we’ll read three “spiritual awakening” memoirs and write generatively about our own initiatory processes, sighting where our lives align with more archetypal understandings, while digging into where our experiences have been unique to us. We’ll talk explicitly about some of the craft challenges of this type of writing, including: speaking truth about something you’ve kept a secret; telling stories that sound outlandish or fictional but are real; making sense of multiple layers of reality; describing otherworldly sensations; explaining phenomena we barely understand or that go against prevailing cultural views; wrestling with how spiritual gifts relate to trauma; facing the impostor syndrome of not coming from a lineage, or the intimidation of stepping into an existing ancestral tradition; and integrating a “spiritual” story with the story of the rest of your life in a modern, materialist culture.

Near the end of the class, you will have the opportunity to workshop some of your writing in a small group of your peers. (Kati will give guidance for this activity but will not be providing feedback individually during these class sessions.)

Read the full description here.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $575 (paid in full before May 1 ONLY)

One payment of $650

Three payments of $225

Four payments of $175

For $150/month extra, turn in 10 pages of your work to Kati monthly for feedback. This is a good option for someone who knows writing spiritually is a part of their book project or who intends to publish some of our generative work as essays, Substack posts, etc. Three spots total.

• Payment plans are only available to paid Substack subscribers. Subscribe or upgrade here.‍ ‍Note: If you attempt to initiate a payment plan but are not a paid Substack subscriber, you will receive an error message.

• If you are turning in pages, you can choose to pay all three months up front ($450) or pay monthly (you’ll pay for your first transaction now and I’ll send you a link to pay the later months).