Psychomagic and the Cinema of Alajandro Jodorowsky (In Person and Online. 26th November 2024)

This week we will be diving into the surreal and visually cathartic world of renowned filmmaker, poet, theatre director, graphic novelist, tarot reader and psychotherapist Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Born in Chile in 1929, Jodorowsky has had a long life of intense creative and spiritual discovery. We will look especially at his 2004 book Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy, exploring how his ideas and methods presented within this book manifest throughout his films, graphic novels and other creative works.

Psychomagic is the practice of prescribing (often wild and surreal) acts to aid spiritual transformation. Films to be explored will include Fando y Lis (1968), El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973), Santa Sangre (1989), The Dance of Reality (2013), Endless Poetry (2016) and more.

We will explore his journey through poetry, panic theatre, happening, films, graphic novels, dreams, magic, and psychomagic as a therapeutic practice.  Using an array of multimedia sources, we will build a conversation about Jodorowsky and his work.

Session Lead: Bradley Tuck

In Person: Southern Belle, 3, Waterloo Street, Hove
The venue is not wheelchair accessible

Click to join: On Zoom

Meeting ID: 856 3499 0838

Passcode: 809768

Time: 7:00 pm Doors. Start 7:30pm-10:00pm

Book: On Eventbrite

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