Djeli Chinyere, presents: The Spirituality of Adapting Stories -   Crafting Contemporary Stories using Ancient Archetypes
 
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course blends traditional philosophy, character development, contemporary storytelling & symbolic writing to craft visions
 
Duration: 10 Weeks (x 2 hours sessions)
Online Storytelling, Writing labs, Lectures, Research, Discussions & Debates
Free: One to One Tutorial
Final Project: A completed contemporary short story
 
DATES: Wednesdays: 6th, May - 8th July 2026 = 10 weeks
TIMES: 7.30pm - 9.30pm = 2 hour session
 
COURSE COSTS
£360 full payment by 22nd April - Early bird £340 payment by 8th April 2026
Previous participants £340 by 22nd April - Early bird £320 8th April 2026
 
NUMBERS LIMITED: For Booking Form
Email: info@shanti-chi.com
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Participants will learn to:
Innerstand the moral and proverb of The Sun and the Wind. 
Innerstand the symbolic structure of Aesop’s fable
Explore Igbo cosmology and selected Alụsị as character archetypes.
Translate abstract forces into Igbo spiritual cosmology
Translate mythic elements into modern narrative settings.
Adapt sacred archetypes into modern contexts
Develop symbolic, layered characters rooted in spirituality.
Create contemporary moral tale grounded in spirituality
Maintain the spine, the spirit and integrity of the story and its proverb 
Produce a contemporary adaptation written and spoken.