The Villain Challenge: The Shadow Self as Creative Catalyst
Think 75 Hard but for your creativity.
October 1-31 (Oct 1-6 Prep, Challenge Starts Oct 7, community group open Oct 1)
Registration Closes Oct 7
What if your art needs you to be a villain?
You're not stuck because something's wrong with you. You're stuck because you're playing by old rules. The Villain Challenge invites you to break them.
Rooted in shadow work and ancient wisdom, The Villain Challenge helps you embody your inner antagonist. Unleash potent creative momentum from the depths of your psyche.
In every myth, Villains catalyze the hero's growth. They force confrontation with the most critical fears. It's time for you to play both roles.
Our best creative work emerges from our evolved, courageous selves. The Villain Challenge helps you tap into that courage, and offers the structure, accountability, and support to fuel creative evolution.
This what your art needs.
Rules
Daily Workout: 45 min Workout no exceptions
Daily Plotting: 45 mins on the creative work your villain would love
Villain Morning Pages: Journaling in the voice of your villain
Villain Lair: Maintain an impeccable Creative Space
Daily Meditation: 10 mins min.
Villain Embodiment: Find/Create a scenario in which you can show up as your villain.
Link to sign up: click here
What’s Included:
4 Live Workshops with Vanessa (Mondays 7pm ET). Lessons, guidance, accountability, and structure each week (replay available if you cannot attend live)
Group Coworking, Accountability, Meditation sessions
Daily structured journal prompts. Founded in shadow work, all geared toward creativity.
Group Coworking, Accountability, Meditation sessions
Private Community Group
Actionable work for you achieve one of your major creative goals.
Curated Library of free at-home Villain workouts
Curated Library of podcasts, YouTube vids, meditations, and other media to keep you in your villain to keep you villainous
PDF Guide: Lessons, Guided Exercises, Journal Prompts, Weekly Focus, and Supplemental Material.
Discounts to 1:1 services (space limited)
Lifetime access to material
More, probably.
Lessons and Course Outline
Week 1: Meeting Your Villain and Your Inner Coward - Intro to shadow work, discover your inner villain, build a lore that allows you to defeat your inner coward
Week 2: Harnessing Villainous Traits of Creativity - Explore how "villainous" traits can fuel creativity. Learn how your shadow can help you break outdated creative rules
Week 3: Facing Your Creative Fears - Diving into the fears that keep you stuck
Week 4: Integration and Transformation - Strategies for long-term integration of your inner villain into your creative practice
Who Should Join?
Anyone feeling creatively stuck, in their own way, or sick of their own sh*t
Creators, artists, etc. who wishing to go deeper into their process
Women Who Run with the Wolves (you know who you are, and you crave to be given permission…)
Nerds: Mythology, Jung, Anime, Joseph Campbell, Star Wars, James Hollis, DC/Marvel, enthusiasts.