The Gothic Psyche
School of Thought
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Knowledge Lies in the Descent
Have you been hearing your whole life that you feel or think “too much”?
Do you feel like you don't quite fit in with your surroundings?
Are you neurodivergent (do you have autism, ADHD, high sensitivity, left-handedness, dyslexia, epilepsy, etc.) or do you feel an intense connection to the invisible world?
Do you always ask why things are the way they are?
Are you fascinated by horror, gothic themes, and the inexplicable?
Do you find it difficult to find people you can talk to about life and death without fear of judgment?
Then welcome to the School of Thought of the Gothic Psyche;
a space where you can explore both the external world and your inner world without being judged.
You don't need to be familiar with Gothic literature or Jungian analytical psychology to begin this symbolic journey of self-discovery.
You only need to want to learn to listen to what your most unconscious side wants to reveal to you.
Start your descent with a free consultation
The Body, Mind, and Soul as Gateways to Descent
At the School of the Gothic Psyche, we follow our own symbolic framework:
The Three Gates of Descent,
three paths where the personal and the mythical meet:
The Mind as an Archetypal Universe
Anxiety, overload, or neurodivergence are not mistakes. They are symbolic languages that reveal your inner architecture.
The Soul as a Daimonic Guide
Your longing and your fear are voices of the soul. Listening to them brings you back to your centre: not perfect, but authentic.
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The Body as a Haunted House
Your body remembers. Pain, illness, and discomfort are not failures, but metaphors, locked rooms containing forgotten truths.
Each door invites you to descend with presence and soul, until you recover the voice you lost.
What You’ll Find in the Gothic Psyche School of Thought
A contemplative and transformative space for those who sense that their difference, pain, or shadow carries hidden meaning.
We're not here to repair you or offer quick fixes, but to guide you down the symbolic path to transform suffering into knowledge.
Through writings, videos, symbolic tools, and guided explorations, you will learn to:
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Interpreting the symbolic language of the mind, body, and soul.
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Transforming pain into meaning, without denying or simplifying it.
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Reconnecting with personal myth and inner archetypes.
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Dialoguing with symbols, images, and dreamscapes of the unconscious.
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Navigating descent with clarity, responsibility, and self-compassion.
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Living more authentically and soulfully, in resonance with your inner truth.
All of this is based on a Gothic, Jungian, mythopoetic, and Orphic approach.
No shortcuts. No false promises. Just a deep journey into the Gothic psyche: a school of thought for those who dare to descend.
Begin Here: Your Descent into the Gothic Psyche
Every transformative journey begins by reclaiming the parts of you that were once pushed into the shadows.
This is where your descent begins, not with a PDF you'll forget, but with an idea capable of changing how you understand your mind, your history, and your complexity.
Start with my Foundational Essay
We Live Fragmented: How to Recover an Inclusive Psychology That Doesn't Lose Its Shadow
We live in a divided world, where the mind is explained by isolated pieces: science without a soul, education without empathy, psychology without historical memory.
This article explores how modern fragmentation, neurodivergence ignored, history mutilated, and spirituality buried, has led us to lose touch with who we truly are.
Through philosophy, psychology, neurodivergence, art, and the metaphor of “Gothic psychology,” I analyse why we need to reclaim an integrated, human, and shadow-encompassing vision to feel whole again.
Two Ways to Continue Your Descent
Every descent begins with an invitation. At the Gothic Psyche School of Thought, there are two main paths:
The Collective Path — The Gothic Psyche Research Group
If the essay resonated deeply, the next step is joining my research circle:
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We explore the unconscious through Gothic literature, myth, dreams, and archetypes.
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We study how the psyche speaks through symbols.
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We decode personal and collective shadow patterns.
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We bring back the voices that history exiled.
This is where we think together, question together, and build a more inclusive psychology from experience.
Join the Research Group (45-min free call)
You may also be interested in my upcoming course, Exploring the Gothic Psyche
The Private Path — 1:1 Mythopoetic Journey
For those who feel called to work at greater depth:
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3-month personalised descent
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Six 90-min sessions
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Archetypal and symbolic interpretation of your life story
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Integration support throughout
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Tailored mythic mapping of your psyche
Explore the personalised sessions here
How the Classes & Materials work
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This is not traditional education. It is a school of thought where learning is lived, symbolic, and transformative.
Through essays, guided materials, courses and different explorations, you will:
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Engage with the archetypal language of literature, myth, and art.
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Discover symbolic tools to dialogue with your unconscious.
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Explore neurodivergence, death, and the Gothic as mirrors of the psyche.
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Follow seasonal themes and mythic cycles as collective guides.
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Learn at your own pace, while remaining connected to a growing body of thought.
This path is for those who seek to study, reflect, and deepen their self-understanding through shared symbolic material.
It is the collective chamber of the Gothic Psyche.
How the Mythopoetic Journey Works
This is not therapy or a course.
It is a private 3-month descent. A transformational container for those ready to explore the deep symbolic roots of their suffering and reimagine their life from the inside out.
Across three months, you’ll be guided to:
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Enter your story through six deep-dive 1:1 sessions (90 minutes each, online).
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Receive personalised symbolic guidance and archetypal analysis.
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Work with exclusive exercises and symbolic practices between sessions.
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Map your suffering and patterns within mythic and Gothic frameworks.
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Be supported through ongoing private contact and a closing integration.
Investment in Your Descent: €1,200
(With an instalment payment option)
This is the private chamber of the Gothic Psyche; a personal tutoring for your symbolic journey.
If you feel the pull, it means you’re ready.
Add terms and conditions
Best Value
Monthly Descent - Descenso mensual
420
Every month
Three months setting the foundations of your Gothic mythic map/Tres meses construyendo los pilares de tu mapa mítico gótico
Valid for 3 months
6 online 90 mins. 1:1 sessions/6 sesiones 1:1 de 90 mins.
Exclusive content/Contenido exclusivo
Analysis of your inner world/análisis de tu mundo interior
Ongoing private support/apoyo continuado privado
Closing integration/integración final
Best Value
Descent-1 payment/Descenso -1 pago
1,200
Three months setting the foundations of your Gothic mythic map/ Tres meses construyendo los pilares de tu mapa mítico gótico
Valid for 3 months
6 online 90mins. 1:1 sessions/6 sesiones 1:1 de 90 mins.
Exclusive content/Contenido exclusivo
Analysis of your inner world/analisis de tu mundo interior
Ongoing private support/apoyo continuado privado
Closing integration/integración final
Choose your pricing plan
Find the best plan that works for you
WHO I AM AND WHY I CAN ACCOMPANY YOU
I am Alicia Domínguez, writer, educator, and founder of The Gothic Psyche School of Thought.
Teaching English as a second language for more than twenty years taught me how early we learn, how we struggle, how we adapt, and how the right story can unlock an entire inner world.
That experience is the backbone of my work today.
In addition to a degree in English Philology, I have a Master's in Jungian Psychology and several other courses under my belt, but my true education has been my own descent, marked by:
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A body shaped by chronic illness
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Motherhood marked by death and the unspeakable
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A lifelong dialogue with dreams, symbols, and the unseen
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Years of caring for my husband
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Becoming the psychological anchor for family and friends
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A childhood marked by early trauma
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Growing up in systems where my mind never quite fit
These experiences became the foundation of my symbolic method, The Three Gates of Descent, a framework where body, mind, and soul become portals of knowledge rather than problems to be fixed.
Over the years, I’ve guided a wide range of people through their symbolic underworlds:
those in grief and transition, teenagers seeking orientation, neurodivergent thinkers, artists and writers, mothers, teachers, scientists, businesswomen, and introspective readers.
I’ve supported mediums and astrologers in understanding their inner architecture, as well as professionals in biology, telecommunications, and education who sensed that their work, and their lives, were asking for a deeper, symbolic meaning.
My personal experience, along with my ongoing academic work, is what makes me an educator of the psyche, able to perceive it as a haunted house filled with meaning, memory, and myths.
I believe the systems we inhabit — educational, cultural, psychological — often restrict who we really are or who we’re becoming.
That is why I work at the intersection of Gothic literature, depth psychology, death studies, and symbolic education. In this way, I help individuals, companies, and institutions decipher and dismantle old systems to build new ones aligned with current reality.
I can help you reclaim the parts of yourself that the world has forgotten, because pain is not a failure, but your reality; difference is not a flaw, but your strength; and the Shadow is not the enemy, but a signal calling you toward what you need to see.
Are you ready to step into the world we could build, instead of the one we inherited?
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C/Francesc Santa Cana, 44
Martorell 08760
+34 601 53 06 41
Monday-Friday from 9:30-13:30 and from
16:30-20:00
Saturdays from 9:30-13:30
BioConcept is where I buy my organic food and the products that support my health, but it’s also a space held by people who listen, guide, and care with genuine commitment.
Their work in nutrition, herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, natural therapies, and conscious products creates the kind of embodied grounding that many of us need before we can even begin psychological descent.
This is why our collaboration feels so natural.
Alongside their physical and nutritional support, clients can now explore the emotional and symbolic dimensions of their lives: fear, blocks, inner conflicts, and the deeper stories carried in the body.
Here, the physical and the emotional are understood as two sides of the same descent, each influencing and shaping the other.
Together, BioConcept and the School of Thought offer something truly holistic for the people of Martorell and Catalonia:
a place where mindful eating, natural therapies, and symbolic psychological work coexist under one roof.
From the very first visit, support is integrative.
Whether you come seeking nutritional guidance, relief through natural therapies, or a space to explore what your body and mind are trying to express, BioConcept can become a refuge where your whole self is recognised.
If you’re in Catalonia or near Martorell, this may be one of the few centres where conscious nourishment and symbolic work meet.
And if you’re not nearby, some services are also available online.
