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Butterfly Princess Academy
Where Curiosity Meets Wisdom

Lecture: “Beastly Transformations: Love’s Alchemy in the Sleeping Prince Archetype”
Date: 10 November 2025
Location: Grand Library of Whispers (Hybrid)

Overview
Explore the Sleeping Prince archetype—cursed figures awaiting redemption—through cross-cultural folklore. Analyze love as a catalyst for moral evolution, not passive salvation, in tales where humanity and monstrosity collide.

Key Themes

Case Studies:
Beauty and the Beast (France): The Beast’s enchanted rose symbolizes mortality; Beauty’s empathy bridges civilization and primal instinct.
The Black Prince (Persia): Scales shed through communal forgiveness, challenging Western individualism.
Symbolism: Roses as multifaceted icons—Celtic secrecy, Sufi suffering, critiques of aristocracy.
Gender Fluidity: Ethiopian Lion’s Whisker (queen-lioness protector), Korean Tiger’s Bride, and modern queer retellings reframe transformation as societal acceptance.
Inner Alchemy: Jungian integration of the “beastly” shadow self; Malagasy and Inuit tales prioritize choice and community over magic.

Conclusion
Love’s power lies in embracing the beast’s wisdom, not erasing it. As the Butterfly Princess teaches: “The fiercest scales guard the softest truths.”

Enroll/Stream: [ButterflyPrincessAcademy.global/folklore]
Pre-Read: Tatar’s Classic Fairy Tales, Estés’ Women Who Run With the Wolves (Ch. 5).

“The most enchanted roses grow in curiosity’s soil.” — The Butterfly Princess 🦋

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