The Cursed Princess

A young man named Peter leaves home with nothing but twenty thalers and a soft heart. When he finds a dead stranger left to rot because no one would pay for his burial, Peter doesn't hesitate — he gives every coin he has to see the man properly laid to rest.
It seems like a foolish thing to do. But soon a mysterious stranger appears on the road, charming and capable, and the two become inseparable companions. They travel together for weeks — until they arrive at a city cloaked in black. Every house in mourning. A dark flag above the castle.
The princess, they're told, has been bewitched by a mountain spirit. She's beautiful and gentle by day, but deadly by night. Men have come from across the land to try to save her, and nine of them have already paid with their lives. The price of failure is death. The reward for success — her hand, and the kingdom.
Peter decides to try. And that's when his companion finally reveals a secret he's been carrying since the day they met — one that changes everything.
What follows is a tale of midnight flights through hailstorms, a hidden lair deep inside a mountain, riddles whispered to a spirit with eyes like burning coals, and a final act of courage that will either free the princess or destroy them both.

Working with Fairytales
For Jung, fairy tales reflected the anatomy of the psyche. According to Marie-Louise von Franz, fairy tales represent “the purest and simplest expressions of the processes of the collective unconscious.”
Stripped of the cultural, historical, and personal layers that often obscure myths and legends, fairy tales offer the clearest window into archetypal patterns at work within the psyche. In each session, working with a fairy tale involves four steps:

• Reading — Immersion within the tale's story and imagery.
• Exploration — Identifying the key symbols and motifs
• Interpretation — Understanding the archetypal meaning.
• Application — How the tale’s message relates to oneself.