Becca Tarnas’s calendar of lectures, conferences, and workshops.
Upcoming Events
2024
January 16–April 29, San Francisco, CA: Archetypal Biography through Film and Literature. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Tuesdays, 10:00 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
January 17–May 1, San Francisco, CA: The Way of the Psychonaut: The Research of Stanislav Grof. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesdays, 12:00–2:00 pm Pacific time.
May 9: “Two Red Books: The Shared Imaginal Realms of Jung and Tolkien.” Conversation on the This Jungian Life podcast with Deborah C. Stewart, Lisa Marchiano, and Joseph R. Lee.
Past Events
Many of the links to past events lead to videos, audio recordings, essays, or abstracts from those presentations or workshops.
2024
January 7: “Permutations of Venus.” Lecture for the ISAR Star Club. Sunday, 12:00–1:30 pm.
March 9, Phoenix, AZ: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Workshop for the Phoenix Friends of C.G. Jung. Saturday, 9:30–12:30 pm Mountain time.
2023
January 13–14, Sarasota, FL: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and Workshop for the C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota. Friday evening lecture: 7:00–9:00 pm. Saturday workshop: 9:00 am–1:00 pm.
January 23–May 8, San Francisco, CA: Psyche & Cosmos II: Transits in Depth Practicum. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Mondays, 10:00 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
February 10–11, Salt Lake City, UT: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and Workshop for the Jung Society of Utah. Friday evening lecture: 6:00–9:00 pm. Saturday workshop: 1:00–5:00 pm.
April 23: “Awakening to Responsibility: Saturn-Uranus.” Lecture for the ISAR Star Club. Sunday, 12:00–1:30 pm.
May 25-29, Tukwila, WA: “Permutations of Venus” & “Astrology and Psychedelics: A Symbiotic Relationship.” Two presentations at the Northwest Astrology Conference at the Doubletree Suites Hotel. The list of speakers and the schedule for NORWAC 2023 are each available here. Friday, 2:30–3:45 pm & Sunday, 3:45–5:00 pm.
June 2–4, Cornwall, England: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Presentation at the Jung by the Sea Conference. Sunday, 2:15–4:00 pm.
July 2: “Jupiter-Uranus: The Creative Genius.” Online presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School. Sunday, 12:00–2:30 pm Eastern time. Register for the event.
July 22, San Francisco: “The Compassionate Astrologer.” Online presentation for NCGR San Francisco. Saturday, 1:00–3:00 pm Pacific time. Register for the event.
August 5: “Creating a Thriving Transit Practice.” Online class for Nadiya Shah’s Synchronicity University. Saturday, 2:00–3:30 pm Eastern time.
August 31–December 14, San Francisco, CA: The Red Books of C.G. Jung and J.R.R. Tolkien. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Thursdays, 10:00 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
September 4–December 18, San Francisco, CA: Archetypes, Art & Culture. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Mondays, 10:00 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
December 1–2, Portland, OR: “Jung’s Relationship to Astrology.” Lecture and Workshop for the Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung. Friday evening lecture: 7:00–9:00 pm. Saturday workshop: 10:00 am–3:00 pm.
December 3: “Tolkien’s Imaginal World.” Interview on the The Lore of the Rings Podcast with Aaron Airmet.
December 10: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture for the Philemon Foundation. Sunday, 11:00 am–12:30 pm Pacific time, 7:00–8:30 pm Greenwich Mean Time.
December 17: “The Imagination and The Red Books of Tolkien and Jung.” Interview on the The Sacred Speaks Podcast with John Price.
2022
January 6: Guest on astrologer Caroline Casey’s Visionary Activist Radio Show on KPFA. Thursday, 2:00 pm Pacific time.
January 10: “Archetypal Astrology: A Glimpse of 2022.” Online presentation for the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy. Monday, 6:00–8:00 pm UK time, 10:00 am–12:00 pm Pacific time.
January 27: The Astrology Hub premiere of Episode 1 of Changing of the Gods, followed by a panel discussion with Richard Tarnas, Kenny Ausubel, and Becca Tarnas, hosted by Amanda Pua Walsh. Thursday, 4:00–6:00 pm Pacific time.
February 15–April 26, San Francisco, CA: Archetypal Women. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Tuesdays, 3:00–6:00 pm Pacific time.
February 17: Mythouse premiere of Episode 1 of Changing of the Gods, followed by a panel discussion with Richard Tarnas, Kenny Ausubel, Safron Rossi, and Becca Tarnas, hosted by Will Linn and Dana White. Thursday, 5:00–7:00 pm Pacific time.
March 4–6: “Astrological Forecast for 2022.” Online presentation for Dawn of Interspirituality‘s conference Women’s Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century. Saturday panel, 11:00 am Pacific time; Sunday plenary, 12:00 pm. Register for the conference.
March 8: “Archetypes, Synchronicity, and Magic.” Online presentation for The Centre for Myth, Cosmology, and the Sacred. Tuesday, 7:00–8:30 pm UK time, 11:00 am–12:30 pm Pacific time.
March 10: Changing of the Gods premiere closing panel discussion with Richard Tarnas, Kenny Ausubel, and Luisah Teish, moderated by Becca Tarnas. Thursday, 6:00–7:00 pm Pacific time. View the panel live here.
March 15, Nevada City, CA: “The Astrological Archetypes.” Introductory class for the Academy of Oracle Arts. Wednesday, 5:00–8:00 pm.
March 18–20, Istanbul, Turkey: “Reflections on Saturn-Uranus.” Online presentation at the 10th International Astrology Days in Turkey. Friday lecture, 8:30–9:15 pm Turkish time, 10:30–11:15 am Pacific time. “Encountering the Archetypes in Astrology.” Sunday workshop, 8:30–11:00 pm Turkish time; 10:30 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
March 20, Altadena, CA: “Written in the Stars: Spring Equinox Astrological Forecast.” Online presentation for Altadena Libraries. Sunday, 4:00–5:00 pm Pacific time.
April 7: “The Jupiter-Neptune Jubilee.” Panel event for The Astrology Hub. Thursday, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Register for the event.
April 7–June 22, Santa Barbara, CA: Imaginal Ways of Knowing: Active Imagination, The Red Book, and Psychic Creativity. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Residential intensive at the Lambert Road campus on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 8:30 am–5:45 pm.
June 15, Brighton, England: “Encountering the Archetypes in Astrology.” Online presentation for the Brighton Astrology Circle. Wednesday, 7:15–8:45 pm UK time, 11:15 am–12:45 pm Pacific time.
June 25, Ontario, Canada: “Encountering the Archetypes in Astrology.” Online presentation for Astrology Niagara. Saturday, 2:00–4:30 pm Eastern time, 11:00 am–1:30 pm Pacific time.
August 25-29, Westminster, CO: “Encountering the Archetypes in Astrology” & “The Archetypal Imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien.” Two presentations at the ISAR 2022 Conference at the Westin Hotel. The list of speakers for ISAR 2022 is available here. Friday, 4:00–5:15 pm & Saturday, 11:00 am–12:15 pm Mountain time.
September 1–December 14, San Francisco, CA: Psyche & Cosmos I: Transpersonal Psychology and Archetypal Astrology. Online graduate course co-taught with Laura Michetti at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program.
September 15: “How to Directly Experience the Astrological Archetypes.” Interview on the Astrology Hub Podcast with Amanda Pua Walsh.
September 21: “Your Astrological Initiation: Practical Guidance for Using Astrology to Best Serve Yourself, Others, and the World.” Workshop for the Astrology Hub, co-taught with Richard Tarnas. Wednesday, 2:00–6:00 pm Pacific time.
November 7: “The Imaginal Realm: Astrology, Mythology, and Middle-earth.” Interview on the Mythic Podcast with Boston Blake.
November 11–12, Portland, OR: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and Workshop for the Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung. Friday evening lecture: 7:00–9:00 pm. Saturday workshop: 10:00 am–3:00 pm.
2021
January 12, Nevada City, CA: “Capricorn New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by the Academy of Oracle Arts. Tuesday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
January 19: “Astrology with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on What Magic is This? with Douglas Batchelor.
January 20–May 5, San Francisco, CA: Psyche & Cosmos II: Transits in Depth Practicum. Online graduate course at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 10:00 am–1:00 pm Pacific time.
February 11, Nevada City, CA: “Aquarius New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by the Academy of Oracle Arts. Thursday, 4:00–5:30 pm. Register for this event.
March 11, Nevada City, CA: “Pisces New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by the Academy of Oracle Arts. Thursday, 4:00–5:30 pm. Register for this event.
March 14: “The Sacred Marriage of Soul and Spirit.” Launch panel for the Archetypal News Network. Saturday, 12:00–2:00 pm Pacific time.
March 18, Santa Barbara, CA: “The Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Presentation and panel discussion for the Myth Salon. Thursday, 5:00 pm Pacific time. Register for this event.
March 25: “Archai°Astro*Mytho.” Guest on astrologer Caroline Casey’s Visionary Activist Radio Show on KPFA. Thursday, 2:00 pm Pacific time.
April 1–June 16, Santa Barbara, CA: Synchronicity and the New Sciences. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Online intensive on Saturday, May 1, 8:30 am–6:00 pm and Sunday, May 2, 8:15 am–4:30 pm.
April 9, Nevada City, CA: “Aries New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by the Academy of Oracle Arts. Friday, 4:00–5:30 pm. Register for this event.
April 15–18: “Awakening to Responsibility.” Keynote presentation for the Astrology of Awakening II: Renewal of Hope online summit. Thursday, 11:00 am–12:30 pm. Register for this event.
May 1, Nevada City, CA: Awakening to Archetypal Astrology. Six-session online course at the Academy of Oracle Arts. Evergreen course available in perpetuity. Register for this course.
May 29: “Jung’s Relationship to Astrology.” Online lecture for the Jung Archademy. Saturday 12:00–2:00 pm Pacific time.
June 9, Vancouver, British Columbia: “Jung’s Red Book and Active Imagination.” Online presentation for the C.G. Jung Society of Vancouver. Wednesday, 7:30–9:30 pm. Register for this event.
August 20: “Venus in Astrology: Meaning and Significations.” Podcast conversation on The Astrology Podcast with Chris Brennan.
September 11, Bristol, England: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Presentation for C.G. Jung Public Lectures. Saturday, 6:00–7:45 pm Greenwich Mean Time, 10:00–11:45 am Pacific time.
September 17–19: “The Sacral Hour: Archetypes, Synchronicity, and Magic.” Keynote presentation for the online conference Astro Magia: A Symposium of Art, Academy, Philosophy, and Practice. The list of speakers for Astro Magia is available here. Saturday, 7:00–9:30 pm Eastern time.
September 18: “Becca Tarnas and the Imaginal.” Podcast conversation on The Octarine Tree with Byron Joel.
September 22–December 15, Nevada City, CA: “Journey to the Imaginal Realm: Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” Seven-session online course for Nura Learning. Wednesdays, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
October 4: Book Launch Event to celebrate the publication of Psychedelics and Psychotherapy: The Healing Potential of Expanded States. Monday, 10:00 am–12:00 pm Pacific time. Register for this event.
October 7–December 23, Santa Barbara, CA: Imaginal Ways of Knowing: Active Imagination, The Red Book, and Psychic Creativity. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Online intensive on Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7, 8:30 am–5:45 pm.
October 11: “Archetypal Astrology and Human Evolution.” Podcast conversation on The Mourning Talk Show with Aaron Parker.
October 30:“Encountering the Archetypes in Astrology.” Online presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School. Saturday, 12:00-2:30 pm Eastern time.
November 27: “December Astrology Forecast 2021: A Venus Retrograde-y Christmas.” Podcast conversation on The Astrology Podcast with Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. Saturday, 5:15 pm Mountain time.
December 3, Nevada City, CA: “Archetypal Astrology: Living the Lunar Cycles.” Workshop offering for Ritual Community. Friday, 5:30–7:00 pm Pacific time.
2020
January 2: “Planetary Combinations of Mercury.” Podcast conversation on Magic of the Spheres with Sabrina Monarch.
January 8: “Saturn-Pluto: An Astrological Panel Talk.” Online panel presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School, featuring Samuel Reynolds, Jason Holley, Gray Crawford, Rebecca Gordon, Becca Tarnas, Patrick Watson, Leisa Schaim, and our host, Acyuta-bhava (Adam Elenbaas). Wednesday, 7:00–9:30 pm, Eastern time.
January 9: “Imaginal Realms with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on Holes to Heaven with Adam Sommer.
January 26: “Journey into the Imaginal Realm with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on Dan and Scarlet’s Cosmic Keys Podcast.
February 17-March 23: “Songs of the Spheres: Exploring Music Through Astrology.” Six-session online course for the Music As Medicine Project. Mondays, 5:30–7:00 pm Pacific time.
February 28: “Songs of the Spheres with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on Turning of the Wheel with Chris Flisher.
March 4: “Journey to the Imaginal Realm: Archetypes in The Lord of the Rings.” Podcast conversation on InnerVerse with Chance Garten.
April 2: “Re-Enchantment and Its Shadows.” Online presentation and dialogue with Tom Purton for the PCC Forum of the California Institute of Integral Studies. Thursday, 7:00–9:00 pm.
April 11: “Coronation: Searching for Symbolic Meaning in a Time of Uncertainty.” Dialogue with David Pressault and Gary Bobroff, hosted by the Jung Archademy. Saturday, 11:00 am–12:30 pm.
April 20, Nevada City, CA: “Taurus New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Monday, 3:00–4:30 pm. Register for this event.
April 25: “Becca Tarnas on Outer Planet Cycles and Jung’s Red Book.” Podcast conversation on The Astrology Podcast with Chris Brennan.
May 13: “AYA Dinner & Drinks with Becca Tarnas: Venus Retrograde” hosted by the Association for Young Astrologers. Wednesday, 6:30–8:00 pm.
May 15: “Re-Enchanting the World and Tales from the Perilous Realm.” Podcast conversation on InnerVerse with Chance Garten.
May 21, Nevada City, CA: “Gemini New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Thursday, 3:00–4:30 pm. Register for this event.
June 19, Nevada City, CA: “Cancer New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Friday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
June 25-September 2, Santa Barbara, CA: Imaginal Ways of Knowing: Active Imagination, The Red Book, and Psychic Creativity. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Online intensive on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19, 8:30 am–5:45 pm.
June 26: “The Inklings and the Evolution of Consciousness.” Podcast conversation on Mutations with guest Mark Vernon and host Jeremy Johnson.
July 2: Becca Tarnas Interview and Live Q&A with Susan Hess Logeais and Mitch Schulz for the Stan Grof documentary The Way of the Psychonaut. Thursday, 2:00 pm Central time. RSVP for this event.
July 17, Nevada City, CA: “Cancer Black Moon & Leo Lunation Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Friday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
August 14, Nevada City, CA: “Leo New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Friday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
August 27–December 14, San Francisco, CA: Psyche & Cosmos I: Transpersonal Psychology and Archetypal Astrology. Online graduate course co-taught with Laura Michetti at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program.
August 30: “The Participatory Imagination.” Online presentation for the Carl Jung Depth Psychology Reading Group. Sunday, 10:00 am Pacific time. Register for this event.
September 15: “Living Imagination with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on This Wyrd World with Tansy Baigent.
September 17–October 8, San Francisco, CA: “A Myth for Our Time: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and the Imaginal Realm.” Four-session online course for Ubiquity University. Thursday, 11:00 am–12:30 pm Pacific time.
September 18, Nevada City, CA: “Virgo New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Friday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
October 16, Nevada City, CA: “Libra New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Friday, 5:00–6:30 pm. Register for this event.
October 23, Comox Valley, British Columbia: “Jung’s Relationship to Astrology.” Online lecture for the Comox Valley Jung Society. Friday evening lecture: 7:00–9:00 pm Pacific time.
November 7: “Astrological Research Methods.” Online workshop for Fresh Voices in Astrology. Saturday workshop: 12:00–1:30 pm Pacific time.
November 14, Nevada City, CA: “Scorpio New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Saturday, 4:00–5:30 pm. Register for this event.
December 8: “Archetypal Vision 2020: The Rosetta Stone of the Numinous.” Online panel presentation featuring archetypal astrologers Renn Butler, Erica Jones, James Moran, Amber Balk, Lisa Virginia, and Kyle Nicholas. Tuesday, 5:00–8:00 pm Pacific time. Register for this event.
December 14, Nevada City, CA: “Sagittarius New Moon Workshop.” Online workshop hosted by Ouroboros. Monday, 4:00–5:30 pm. Register for this event.
December 18–20: “Winter Solstice Astrological Transits.” Presentation for the Shift Network’s Winter Solstice Fest. Friday, 4:40–5:00 pm Pacific time. Register for this event.
2019
January 15-17: 2019 Forecast Marathon. Free online event hosted by the Astrology Hub. Personal interview with Amanda Pua Walsh: Thursday, 1:00-1:30 pm Pacific time. Live Q&A session: Thursday, 2:00-3:00 pm. Register here.
January 17: Jungian IMPROV: Active Imagination. Improvised dialogue with André de Koning and Gary Bobroff through Jungian Online. Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm Pacific time.
February 14: “Recovering the Imaginal with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.G. Jung.” Podcast conversation on Mutations with Jeremy Johnson.
February 18-March 25, San Francisco, CA: “Sub-Creating Middle-earth: Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.” Six-session online course for Nura Learning. Mondays, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
March 8-9, Comox Valley, British Columbia: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and Workshop for the Comox Valley Jung Society. Friday evening lecture: 7:00-9:00 pm. Saturday workshop: 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
March 21-24, Claremont, CA: Exceptional Experience Conference at the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology.
June 19: “Planetary Combinations of Venus.” Podcast conversation on Magic of the Spheres with Sabrina Monarch.
June 27-September 11, Santa Barbara, CA: Imaginal Ways of Knowing: Active Imagination, The Red Book, and Psychic Creativity. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Residential intensive at the Lambert Road campus on Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26, 8:30 am-5:45 pm.
August 11-14, Telluride, CO: “What Is Cosmic Consciousness?” Presentation for Intersect: Science and Spirituality 2019 conference. Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 pm.
August 27, Black Rock City, NV: “Integrating Your Burn with Astrology.” Presentation at the Burning Man Festival at Camp Cosmicopia, located at F & 2:45. Tuesday, 4:00-4:30 pm. Archetypal Astrology Readings will also be offered at Cosmicopia on Tuesday-Thursday, 1:00-3:30 pm.
September 19-21, Atlanta, GA: “Astrology: Science, Art, Religion?” Lecture for the Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society. Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm Eastern time.
September 22, Seattle, WA: Publication of Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings by Revelore Press.
September 29-December 22, San Francisco, CA: “Journey to the Imaginal Realm: Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” Seven-session online course for Nura Learning. Sundays, 10:00 am Pacific time.
October 17: Lighting the Void radio interview with Joe Rupe on The Fringe. Thursday, 9:00 pm-11:00 pm, Pacific time.
October 28, Big Sur, CA: “Cosmogonies of Imagination: Hildegard of Bingen and J.R.R. Tolkien.” Co-presentation with Jacob Sherman at Esalen Institute for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Monday, 4:45-6:00 pm.
November 7, Silver Spring, MD:“The Astrology of Jung’s Red Book.” Online presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School. Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm, Eastern time.
November 10, Orange County, CA: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture for the C.G. Jung Club of Orange County. Sunday, 4:00-6:00 pm.
November 19: “Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal.” Podcast interview on Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio with Miguel Conner.
November 20: “The Link Between Archetypal Astrology, Healing Our Ecological Crisis and Embodying Your Chart.” Interview on the Astrology Hub Podcast with Amanda Pua Walsh.
November 21: “Talking Creation, Faërie, and Facing 2020 with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast interview on Rune Soup with Gordon White.
November 22-December 22: Lunar Guide for Astrology Hub’s Inner Circle. Two Mastery Classes for the Sagittarius lunation cycle. New Moon class on Friday, November 22 at 4:00 pm Pacific: “Celebrating the Arts.” Full Moon class on Monday, December 9 at 4:00 pm Pacific: “Deepening Our Relationships.” More information and Register for the Inner Circle.
December 4, San Francisco, CA: “Introducing the Archetypal Cosmos.” Guest lecture as part of Sean Kelly’s course Introduction to PCC taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
2018
February 26, San Francisco, CA: Doctoral Dissertation Defense of The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C.G. Jung and J.R.R. Tolkien. Philosophy and Religion Department at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Monday, 3:00 pm.
March 23-25, Berkeley, CA: “Light from an Invisible Lamp: The Ecospiritual Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien.” Presentation at the American Academy of Religion Western Region conference on the panel “Ecospiritual Ethics” with Elizabeth McAnally, Laura Pustarfi, and Lilly Falconer in the Ecology and Religion track. The conference will be held at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Sunday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm.
April 20-21, Atlanta, GA: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and workshop at the Jung Society of Atlanta. Lecture: Friday, 7:30-10:00 pm. Workshop: Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
May 24-29, Chicago, IL: “Astrology as a Spiritual Practice.” Presentation at the United Astrology Conference at the Chicago Marriott Hotel. For a preview of my topic, I gave a brief interview for The Inspiration Behind with Lesley Francis. The list of speakers for UAC 2018 is available here. Monday, 4:30-5:45 pm.
June 20, Totnes, England: Dialogue on F.W.J. Schelling’s and A.N. Whitehead’s natal charts with Matthew Tarnas Segall at Schumacher College. Wednesday evening, 8:00 pm.
June 28-September 12, Santa Barbara, CA: Imaginal Ways of Knowing: Active Imagination, The Red Book, and Psychic Creativity. Online graduate course taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Jungian Psychology and Archetypal Studies Program. Residential intensive at the Lambert Road campus on Thursday, July 26 and Friday, July 27, 8:30 am-5:45 pm.
August 2, Vancouver Island, British Columbia: “Astrology as an Invitation to Cosmic Ecstasy” and “The Upcoming Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto Conjunction.” Two-part conversation on the podcast The Astrology of Dreams: Explorations in Archetypal and Holotropic Astrology with Renn Butler. Thursday, 12:00 pm.
August 16, Atlanta, GA: “Astrology as a Spiritual Practice.” Online presentation for the Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society. Thursday, 7:00-9:30 pm, Eastern time.
August 18, Oakland, CA: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Presentation at BayMoot 2018 at Mills College. Saturday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm.
September 12: “Talking The Lord of the Rings with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast interview on Rune Soup with Gordon White.
September 23-29: “Astrology As A Spiritual Practice.” Interview and live panel for Astrology Summit 3.0: Raising Consciousness & Deepening Your Spiritual Path. Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 pm, Pacific time.
September 24-December 17, San Francisco, CA: “Journey to the Imaginal Realm: Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” Seven-session online course for Nura Learning. Mondays, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
September 29, San Francisco, CA: “Solar and Lunar, Feminine and Masculine.” Workshop with Richard Tarnas for the San Francisco Astrological Society at the Women’s Building. Saturday 1:30-4:30 pm.
October 1-10: “Hypnagogia and the Imaginal Realm.” Interview for Secrets of the Ancients Symposium. Monday, 1:00 pm Pacific time.
October 18, London, England: Unifying Perspectives. Online conversation with Philip Daniel Miles. Thursday, 10:00 am.
October 23, Silver Spring, MD: “The Astrology of J.R.R. Tolkien.” Online presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School. Tuesday, 7:00-10:00 pm, Eastern time.
November 24, Silver Spring, MD: Astrologers in Profile. Interview with Adam Elenbaas for the Nightlight Astrology School. Saturday, 10:00 am, Eastern time.
November 30, Crestone, CO: “The Red Books with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on Holes to Heaven with Adam Sommer. Friday, 1:00 pm.
December 4, San Francisco, CA: “Introducing the Archetypal Cosmos.” Guest lecture as part of Sean Kelly’s course Introduction to PCC taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Tuesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
2017
January 20-21, Boise, ID: “Archetypal Panpsychism: Whitehead, Jung, and Hillman.” Lecture and workshop presented with Matthew Tarnas Segall at the Idaho Friends of Jung. Lecture: Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm. Workshop: Saturday, 10:00 am-1:00 pm.
January 31, San Francisco, CA: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Guest lecture as part of Craig Chalquist’s course Jung: The Red Book taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the East-West Psychology Program. Tuesday, 11:45 am-2:45 pm.
April 22, Oakland, CA: “Living Through a Revolutionary Age.” Podcast interview on Future Fossils with Michael Garfield, conducted at the Psychedelic Science 2017 conference. Saturday, 1:00 pm.
May 25-28, Tukwila, WA: “Calling the Generations: Participating in Outer Planetary Alignments.” Presentation at the Northwest Astrology Conference at the Doubletree Suites Hotel. The list of speakers and the schedule for NORWAC 2017 are each available here. Sunday, 2:30-3:45 pm.
August 20, Big Summit Prairie, OR: “Solar and Lunar, Feminine and Masculine.” Public dialogue presented with Richard Tarnas at the Oregon Eclipse Symbiosis Gathering, at the Hub Stage. Sunday, 3:30-4:30 pm.
September 18, Brechenridge, CO: “Jung, Tolkien, and Human Imagination.” Podcast interview on Psychedelics Today with Joe Moore. Monday, 12:00 pm.
September 28-October 1, Prague, Czech Republic: “The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C.G. Jung and J.R.R. Tolkien.” Presentation at the International Transpersonal Conference at the Top Hotel Praha. A number of professors, alumni, and students from the California Institute of Integral Studies will be speaking at the conference. Friday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm.
November 6, Stonington, CT: “A Room of One’s Own: Re-Visioning ‘Feminine’ and ‘Masculine’.” Online presentation with Richard Tarnas for Seeing Red. Monday, 8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern time.
November 7, Silver Spring, MD: “Calling the Generations: Participating in Outer Planetary Alignments.” Online presentation for the Nightlight Astrology School. Tuesday, 7:00-10:00 pm, Eastern time.
November 13, Stonington, CT: “Solar and Lunar Principles in The Return of the King.” Online presentation with Richard Tarnas for Seeing Red. Monday, 8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern time.
November 28, San Francisco, CA: “Introducing the Archetypal Cosmos.” Guest lecture as part of Sean Kelly’s course Introduction to PCC taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Tuesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
December 14, San Francisco, CA: “Calling the Generations: Participating in Outer Planetary Alignments.” Presentation for the San Francisco Astrological Society at the Women’s Building. Thursday, 7:30-9:30 pm.
2016
February 29, San Francisco, CA: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Guest lecture as part of Stephen Julich’s course Jungian Psychology and East-West Spirituality taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the East-West Psychology Program. Tuesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
March 11-15, Austin, TX: Premiere of the interactive documentary The Biology of Story at SXSW Interactive Festival. The full playlist of video clips is available here.
April 27, London: “Talking Tolkien and Jung with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast interview on Rune Soup with Gordon White. Thursday, 10:00 am.
June 17, Crestone, CO: “Exploring Jung with Becca Tarnas.” Podcast conversation on the Exploring Astrology Podcast with Adam Sommer. Friday, 12:00 pm.
July 7, San Francisco, CA: Panel Event to celebrate the publication of Issue 5 of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in Namaste Hall. Thursday, 7:00 pm.
July 15, Berkeley, CA: Feral Intercourse: Conversations with Wild Women. Podcast with Rachael Alaia. Friday, 12:00 pm.
August 5, Boston, MA: “Duty or Delusion? Saturn-Neptune and the 2016 Election.” Podcast interview on Turning of the Wheel with Chris Flisher. Friday, 9:00 am.
September 14, San Francisco, CA: “Sappho: The Tenth Muse.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
September 24, Woodward Reservoir, CA: “Towards an Imaginal Ecology.” Workshop given at the Symbiosis Gathering. Saturday, 11:45 am.
September 28, San Francisco, CA: “Hypatia: Cosmological Mathematician.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
October 19, San Francisco, CA: “The High Middle Ages: Hildegard and Dante.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
November 1, Big Sur, CA: “Huldufólk: The Inhabitants of Iceland’s Faërian Realm.” Presentation at Esalen Institute for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Tuesday, 2:45-3:15 pm.
November 6, San Francisco, CA: “Towards an Imaginal Ecology.” Presentation at the East Meets West festival at The Center SF. Sunday, 4:35-5:00 pm.
November 23, San Francisco, CA: “The Infinite Dynamic Stairway: Exploring Anne Conway’s Philosophy.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
November 30, San Francisco, CA: “Mary Wollstonecraft: Voice of Women’s Liberation.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Wednesday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
December 15, San Francisco, CA: “Repairing the Web: Philosophizing with Catherine Keller.” Guest lecture as part of Richard Tarnas and Matthew Segall’s course A Brief History of Western Thought taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Thursday, 3:00-6:00 pm.
2015
February 10, San Francisco, CA: “The Red Book and the Red Book: Jung, Tolkien, and the Convergence of Images.” Guest lecture as part of Craig Chalquist’s course Gnosticism, Alchemy, and Terraspirituality taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the East-West Psychology Program. Tuesday, 11:45 am-2:45 pm.
April 18, San Francisco Bay Area, CA: Bay Area premiere of the documentary Planetary. Personal filmed interview.
May 15, San Francisco, CA: “Archetypal Ecology: Drought in a Rhythmic Cosmos.” Presentation at the conference Embodying Astrology in an Archetypal Cosmos held at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Friday, 5:20-5:40 pm.
June 7, Claremont, CA: “Whitehead and Archetypal Cosmology.” Presentation at the conference Seizing An Alternative: Toward An Ecological Civilization at Pomona College. Sunday, 4:00-4:45 pm.
June 28, Berkeley, CA: “Five Centuries of Harp Music on Historical Harps.” Harp concert with Cheryl Anne Fulton’s medieval harp choir Angelorum for the Historical Harps Society at St. Albert’s Priory. Sunday, 3:00 pm.
August 4, San Francisco, CA: “Myth Reinvented: On J.R.R. Tolkien.” Guest lecture as part of Jacob Sherman’s course Myth, Imagination, and Incarnation: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield and the Oxford Inklings taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Tuesday, 10:15 am-4:00 pm.
September 22, Santa Barbara, CA: “Archetypal Ecology: Drought in a Rhythmic Cosmos.” Essay and painting, “Drought and Hope,” presented in the online webinar DroughtAction: A Global Exploration of Drought put on by the Depth Psychology Alliance. Tuesday, 5:00-6:30 pm.
September 26, Canterbury, England: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Paper given at the conference Re-Enchanting the Academy at Christchurch Canterbury University. The Re-Enchanting the Academy Conference Program is available here. Saturday, 1:30-3:00 pm.
November 3, Healdsburg, CA: “Whitehead and Archetypal Cosmology.” Presentation at Bishop’s Ranch for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Tuesday, 2:00-2:30 pm.
November 13-14, Boise, ID: “The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung, Tolkien, and the Imaginal Realm.” Lecture and workshop at the Idaho Friends of Jung. Lecture: Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm. Workshop: Saturday, 10:00 am-1:00 pm.
2014
May 2, San Francisco, CA: “The Red Book and the Red Book: Jung, Tolkien, and the Convergence of Images.” Lecture and dialogue for the PCC Forum at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Friday, 6:30-8:30 pm.
June 7, Berkeley, CA: “Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine.” Harp concert with Cheryl Anne Fulton’s medieval harp choir Angelorum for the Berkeley Fringe Festival Concert at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Saturday, 1:00 pm.
October 10, Kensington, CA: “Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine.” Harp concert with Cheryl Anne Fulton’s medieval harp choir Angelorum at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Saturday, 7:00 pm.
October 24-25, San Francisco, CA: Master of Ceremonies with Matthew David Segall for the conference Expanding and Re-Enchanting the Psyche: The Pioneering Thought of Stanislav Grof at the Whitcomb Hotel, put on by the California Institute of Integral Studies. Friday and Saturday, 10:00 am-6:00 pm.
October 28, Big Sur, CA: “The Red Book and the Red Book: Jung, Tolkien, and the Convergence of Images.” Presentation at Esalen Institute for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Tuesday, 3:30-4:00 pm.
December 20, Kensington, CA: “Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine.” Harp concert with Cheryl Anne Fulton’s medieval harp choir Angelorum at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Saturday, 7:00 pm.
2013
May 16, San Francisco, CA: “Towards An Imaginal Ecology.” Presentation for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program Integrative Seminar at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Thursday, 2:10-2:30 pm.
August 28, Black Rock City, NV: “Towards An Imaginal Ecology.” Presentation at the Burning Man Festival. Wednesday, 1:00 pm.
October 25, San Francisco, CA: “Archetypal Astrology and Rachel Carson’s Biography.” Guest lecture as part of Robert McDermott’s course Karma and Biography taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program. Friday, 11:45 am-2:45 pm.
October 29, Big Sur, CA: “The Infinite Dynamic Stairway: Exploring Anne Conway’s Philosophy.” Presentation at Esalen Institute for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Tuesday, 10:00-10:30 am.
November 1-December 13, Big Sur, CA: “Stories of Our Earth.” Watercolor painting exhibit at Esalen Institute.
2012
March 18-April 8, San Francisco, CA: “Autumn: An Ecological Children’s Story.” Watercolor painting exhibit at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
April 15, San Francisco, CA: “From Mother Earth to Lover Earth.” Presentation with Matthew David Segall for the Cosmology of Love Conference at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Sunday, 11:20-11:45 am.
October 9, Big Sur, CA: “The Fantastic Imagination: Sub-Creating Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.” Presentation at Esalen Institute for the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program retreat. Tuesday, 10:00-10:30 am.
2011
August 31, Black Rock City, NV: “Vision Painting.” A painting workshop at the Burning Man Festival. Wednesday, 1:00 pm.
2010
April 29-May 1, South Hadley, MA: “Stories of Our Earth.” Watercolor art exhibit of the ecological children’s book Autumn and and a staged reading of the new play Live Power at Mount Holyoke College. Friday, 6:00 pm. Saturday, 2:00 pm.
Becca Tarnas 
Hi Becca, I know I’m a bit early in trying to sign up for the next new moon workshop, but I clicked the link and it took me to last months meeting (3/11/21) instead of the next one on 4/9/21. Just thought you might want to know. Best, Sheree