Dialogues Online #12

Dialogue Participants:

• Daria ZiborovaDarya Ziborova, culturologist, philosopher, Egyptologist. Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
• Olga KadyshevaOlga Kadysheva, psychologist, crisis psychologist, Gestalt therapist, leading trainer of NAGTU “Ukrainian Gestalt Institute”. Ukraine – France
• Mikhail Slutskin, psychologist, accredited Gestalt therapist and supervisor of NAGTU “Ukrainian Gestalt Institute”, leading supervisory and therapeutic groups. Ukraine – Germany
• Mikhail Baytalsky, philosopher, PhD, Gestalt therapist HIGiP (Kharkov Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama). Ukraine – USA

The theme of our meeting is “The Hero’s Way.”

To become oneself, to realize one’s inner power, the human psyche must undergo a path of transformation. A difficult path of changes and crises, which we are all going through now. But we walk at random…
Ancient cultures have developed certain ways to undergo psyche transformation as efficiently as possible – through initiation rites and mythological narratives, which Campbell called “The Hero’s Way”.

We will talk about the structure of our personality, its conscious and unconscious archetypes, about initiation rites that help on the path of transformation. About the formation of the Self and the integration of the Shadow. About mythological stories that carry images and archetypes that we always respond to because it is the language of our unconscious, and how ancient myths and rituals help us understand ourselves and the world.

When: October 13, 2025 p.

Meeting duration: 3.5 hours, from 18:00 to 21:30 (Kyiv time).

Plan of the event:
Introduction: 5 minutes.
Speakers’ dialog: 1 hour.
Question on the topic: 15 minutes.
Break: 15 minutes.
Discussion in working groups: 55 minutes.
Questions and exchange of opinions in a common group: 1 hour.