Online Workshop
Celebrate the Fall Equinox with Harvest Myth and Ritual
Sep 22, 2026
6:30 PM (EST)
2 hours
This fall, join me for a ritual workshop celebrating and exploring harvest myths in honor of the Autumn Equinox. We will perform a small ritual together to celebrate the equinox and explore a variety of ways you can bring this harvest celebration home over the coming months.
Over the course of two hours, we will explore the stories of deities who have visited the underworld and returned, with a special focus on those related to grain and the harvest. We will immerse ourselves in the myth of Persephone, underworld goddess of ancient Greece, and delve into the story of Inanna—goddess of love and war in ancient Sumer—and her consort Dumuzi’s journey to the underworld realm of her sister Ereshkigal. Finally, we will unpack the folk horror archetype of the rex nemorensis, or harvest king, often ritually sacrificed to ensure fruitful crops.
From the appearance of the Virgo constellation on the horizon to the “String-Up Sisters” of Orion’s Belt signaling seasonal change, this deep dive into autumnal myth will invite a renewed relationship with the cycles of light, darkness, and return.
Morbid Anatomy
About The Host
Morbid Anatomy was created as a blog by Joanna Ebenstein in support of a photo exhibition in 2007. Since then, it has expanded to include the Morbid Anatomy Library, lectures, exhibitions, classes, spectacles, symposia, field trips, books, parties, and films.
Find more at MorbidAnatomy.org
Asynchronous Learning at Thinkific
Ritual Theory and Ritual Design
Now Available
2.5 hours
In this on-demand course about Ritual Theory and Ritual Design, I cover the key elements of rituals, altars, and how to incorporate these concepts into your daily life for a more rich and rewarding dialogue with your own unconscious. Video lectures are self-paced with Pdf downloads, as well as a downloadable audio of a grounding meditation you can keep.
What You’ll Learn:
– How rituals work with the psyche
– How to design rituals on your own – The key elements of an altar
– Tips for creating zoom rituals and rituals for large groups of people
Thinkific
About The Host
Thinkific is an online learning platform that allows creators like me to upload our own asynchronous learning platforms. It includes a community forum, and other interesting tools that allow us to collaborate online, without having to be in a live class.
Downloadable Recordings
The Unicorn
Available for Download
5 hours
Alicia will be sharing the recordings of classes about the history and symbolism associated with unicorns. This spans eras from second century BCE all the way through Brie Larson’s 2019 film “The Unicorn Store.” With all of the tapestries and Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers in between.
What You’ll Learn:
– Basic tools for working with images of the unconscious (like dreams!)
– Historical and modern meanings and interpretations of unicorns
– How you interpret the unicorn for your own psyche
Morbid Anatomy
About The Host
Morbid Anatomy was created as a blog by Joanna Ebenstein in support of a photo exhibition in 2007. Since then, it has expanded to include the Morbid Anatomy Library, lectures, exhibitions, classes, spectacles, symposia, field trips, books, parties, and films.
Find more at MorbidAnatomy.org
Downloadable Recordings
Meeting the Monstrous Feminine and What it Means in the Modern Psyche
Available for Download
5 hours
Over five recordings, Alicia will be amplifying and discussing the Monstrous Feminine. Sirens… Medusa… The Sphinx… The Baba Yaga… Harpies… Lilith… Succubi… The Furies… The Rusalka… What is so appealing and powerful about the monstrous feminine? Why are these figures and symbols so fascinating and? More importantly, if these archetypes are alive in our psyches, how do we honor and work with them?
This class will explore these questions, and more.
What You’ll Learn:
- What the “monstrous feminine” means in our daily lives and current culture
- What various incarnations of the monstrous feminine mean to us as individuals
- How to engage with symbols of the unconscious in a meaningful way
Morbid Anatomy
About The Host
Morbid Anatomy was created as a blog by Joanna Ebenstein in support of a photo exhibition in 2007. Since then, it has expanded to include the Morbid Anatomy Library, lectures, exhibitions, classes, spectacles, symposia, field trips, books, parties, and films.
Find more at MorbidAnatomy.org