Description
In this presentation, Maya Sutton draws parallels across millennia to show how spiritual practices have shifted from their ancient origins to our Western versions today. Some patterns gained power for the people, such as Celtic heroines becoming deities. Others lost personal power, such as vibrant ceremonies of Paleolithic tribes welcoming newborns in caves to today’s godparents watching a minister drip water on the forehead of a newborn.
Maya Sutton’s 30 years of research around much of Europe traces patterns from the Stone Age, through the time of the Celts, into the Grail legends of the Middle Ages, and to the present time. Her courses emphasize her personal experience with each area, including access to authors, archives, and adventures. Sutton earned her PhD at UNM and has taught there since the 1980s.