Description
Ed Tick
(Online Workshop)
Democracy and Soul in
Light and Shadow (Workshop)
Saturday, October 24, 2026
1:00 – 4:00 pm PST
Would you fund a tragedy or warship, speak in an assembly of thousands, fight or resist an imperialist war, try Socrates? Through its radical new form of political organization, ancient Athens sought to be fair and inclusive, share power and wealth, and guarantee freedom and rights to citizens and in turn receive service and support. Laws and practices were instituted to ensure fairness, justice, and that rule and support arose from an educated collective.
This system became a foundation of many Western world’s powers, including our American system. It provides great blessings and benefits. Yet Socrates, Plato and Aristotle feared and critiqued it. It birthed tyranny in ancient times and today.
Through lecture, discussion, meditation, guided imagery, and the arts we will immerse in these issues of ancient times and our origins, and strengthen our own commitments, deepen our souls, and nurture the Good, the True, and the Beautiful today.
Edward Tick, Ph.D. is an archetypal psychotherapist, author, educator, international pilgrimage guide, and peace activist. He is on the board of the Western Massachusetts Jung Association. An expert on ancient Greece, the origins of medicine and psychotherapy, and healing the invisible wounds of war, his books The Practice of Dream Healing and War and the Soul are modern classics. His latest book is Soul Medicine: Healing Through Dream Incubation, Oracles, Visions, and Pilgrimage. Ed has pioneered archetypal and culturally based healing for over forty years. In addition to his private practice, Ed works in Greece, Viet Nam, Russia, Ukraine, and elsewhere, on holistic and spiritually based healing, the restoration of ancient practices, and soul-healing after war and violent trauma. He has guided 23 healing pilgrimages to Greece and 19 to Viet Nam. Author of eight previous books translated into several languages, Ed uses Greek and other ancient traditions extensively in healing, writing, and teaching.
