Ladies of the Lake: The Women of King Arthur's Court with Margaret Jones

The story of King Arthur and his knights is often dismissed as a charming children’s tale filled with quests, chivalry, and enchanted objects. Yet beneath this familiar surface lies a much older and more mysterious tradition: a body of myth in which the search for the Holy Grail becomes a profound journey of transformation, healing, and inner awakening. Far from being a simple adventure story, the Grail quest invites us into a symbolic landscape where the boundaries between the visible world and the Otherworld grow thin, and where wisdom is transmitted not only through heroic deeds, but through dreams, intuition, and encounters with the numinous.

In this workshop, we will turn our attention to the often-overlooked women of Arthurian legend—figures such as Morgan le Fay, Nimue, and other enchantresses, healers, and guardians of the land—whose guidance, counsel, and magical insight shaped the destinies of Arthur and his knights. These women…