The Princess has existed for millennia under the patriarchal symbolic order. An order that is beginning to lose its grip, perhaps, in response to known psychological and social effects, created by female inequality.

At the helm of reform is the new Princess and her archetypal influences are now felt as social changes are made.

The changing social processes are greatly intensified by the influence of the media, and Christina has interviewed, amongst other public social commentators, the former Women’s Weekly editor, to find out what is the current viewpoint on the Princess.

What is her relevance in a contemporary world?

The psychological health of our much-loved Princess takes centre stage to this enquiry.

…And as we follow her journey from the beginning of her archetypal roots, through to the psychological manifestations of her maturing Self, we ask; how is she making the necessary adaptation in order to survive? Christina explores this question through the lens of film comedy, and fairy tales, as The Trickster meets the Princess, to create the new feminine Trickster.

Christina Thomas is a diploma candidate with the CG Jung, Institute in Zurich. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Melbourne and is an experienced group facilitator, whose Jungian and spiritual orientation ensures her ability to work deeply with the unconscious language of dreams, fairy tales and myths. Christina has worked in psychiatric hospital settings, where she designed and facilitated psychodrama groups for adolescents with behavioural problems. She recently organised a community Dreamwork Group, in Richmond, and facilitates their monthly meetings.