Darketypes™

a 3.5 hour live Zoom mini-intensive just for alumni of the Light Dark Institute

Whether you worked with us months ago or a decade ago, this mini-intensive invites you into a deeper exploration of the 10 Core Darketypes than we’ve ever offered before. The shadow realms run deep, and the Darketypes reveal far more when we take the time to truly engage with them. Whatever your past experience with our work has been, there is so much more available and this class is designed to give you our most current, potent teachings and resources.

The Darketypes™ have evolved. . . and so has the Workbook.

Our understanding of the Darketypes continues to grow; it’s a living transmission that deepens with every cycle of work. This course is an invitation to reawaken what you’ve already discovered in the shadows and a chance to receive our most current and comprehensive shadow-work resource: our Playing With Darketypes Workbook.

For years, people have asked when we’d be releasing a book – this is it! Thoughtfully created and refined over time, this 200-page virtual workbook draws from our years of teaching and experience. Originally introduced last summer in our online course Playing With Darketypes, it has since undergone several evolutions and now offers a comprehensive collection of insights, reflections, and practical exercises. It guides you to engage with the Darketypes within yourself and others in ways that bring freedom, connection, and play into your life. This is the first time it’s being offered outside of the course and we’re so excited to share it with you!

What do I get with this class?

• You get to refresh and expand your shadow work learnings with classmates who’ve also taken a course or workshop with us before in a brief, mini-intensive format.

• You get the updated Darketypes Map.

• You get the updated Playing With Darketypes 200-page virtual workbook.

What’s in the workbook?

The workbook contains Here is a sample of what you will find in each chapter:

• Darketype Profiles for each of the 10 Core Darketypes, explaining the various ways each manifests and plays out

• Explanations of the “Light Energy” (core desire), “Dark Energy” (core fear), and “Strategy” (core behavior) for each Darketype or pair of Darketypes

• Real-world examples for each Darketype and how they show up both at the individual level and the societal level

• Tips for how to work with each Darketype when it arises and explore it in ways that are intentional and consensual

• “Why should I like this Darketype??” - An understanding of how each Darketype supports and watches out for us

• “Gifts of the Darketype” - Some of the many amazing capacities and forms of wisdom hiding in the shadows

• “Contemplation Questions” – Ways to reflect, through journaling, conversation, or personal reflection

• “Playful Engagements” – Embodied activities to play with the different energies we are exploring

FAQ’S

I’ve worked with you before but I’ve never heard of the Darketypes, do I need to know about them beforehand?

I’ve taken the Playing With Darketypes online course and already have the workbook. Would this class benefit me at all or would it just be a repeat?

SAVING JUST IN CASE, BUT NOT INCLUDING ANYWHERE YET:

Each Darketype is shaped by three internal forces: a Light Energy it longs for, a Dark Energy it fears, and a Strategy it uses to navigate between the two.

The Light Energy represents what each Darketype most desires but believes it can’t have, revealing something profoundly human and tender beneath even our darkest impulses. The Dark Energy is what it is most afraid of and desperately wants to avoid. And the Strategy is the way it copes, by either chasing what it wants (the Light Energy) by any means possible or avoiding the pain of the Dark altogether.

In this class, we’ll explore both the Light and Dark energies of each Darketype pair, learning to recognize the shadow Strategies at play through a lens of compassion, curiosity, and understanding. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the Darketypes, opening a fresh perspective on yourself and the world, while expanding and deepening the shadow work you’ve already done.

In this mini-intensive, you’ll be immersed in the newest understandings we have around all 10 Core Darketypes, learning how to recognize their presence in yourself and others, and gaining practical tools to engage with each one consciously, curiously, and consensually.