An Immersive Week of Learning and Connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute
September 27 – October 1, 2023
A Journey Week Pre-Conference Conversation, Bridging Soul and Science in the Journey of Depth Psychology
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Depth Psychology, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Mythological Studies, and the Humanities
Pacifica Graduate Institute is an accredited graduate school offering masters and doctoral degree programs in the traditions of depth psychology. Our educational environment nourishes respect for cultural diversity and individual differences, and our students have access to an impressive array of educational resources on Pacifica’s two campuses, both of which are located a few miles south of Santa Barbara, California.
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Pacifica News
In her new position, Dr. Katsky will bring her experience and insight into Pacifica and as a Jungian Analyst to serve as Special Advisor to the President and, as requested, to the Provost.
Pacifica News
In her recent interview with the Montecito Journal, Dr. Leonie H. Mattison, president and CEO of Pacifica Graduate Institute (PGI), announced PGI’s newest weekend workshop with an open invitation to the public titled, Journeys of the Soul Immersive, scheduled for September 27 through October 1, at their 801 Ladera Lane, Carpinteria location.
Pacifica News
Earlier this year, Copenhagen Pride reached out to Santa Ynez Valley Pride in support of Pride celebrations and our work for the local LGBTQ+ community. It came after another organization had proposed rainbow banners in Solvang for Pride month, but the city council denied the banners. his got international coverage, and Copenhagen Pride learned that their Danish ancestry was being used to exclude the LGBTQ+ community. They said, wait a minute, Denmark is very progressive and has been leading the way for decades for LBGTQ+ rights.
Pacifica News
This day is celebrated with festive fireworks, fiestas or parties, and lots of good food and music. The colors for the day are of the Mexican flag — red, white, and green — which are seen everywhere in public areas along with flowers and other decorations. Mexicans jubilantly blow whistles and horns and throw confetti,…
Pacifica Event
Pacifica’s Human Resource Team has something special planned for PGI students and staff, as well as the local community! In tandem with Pacifica Extension’s Journey Weekend, the HR Team, led by Norma Mesa, will host Wellness Day on our beautiful Ladera Campus on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023.
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September 27, 2023
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August 4, 2023
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July 27, 2023
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July 21, 2023
Graduate Programs
Pacifica’s unique mission primarily attracts innovative and creative working professionals who are interested in a rigorous intellectual experience that connects with their souls and positively transforms how they see the world. A Pacifica graduate degree equips them for the vocation they feel called to, whether to enhance what they are already doing or equip them for new and additional work in the world.
PACIFICA ONLINE
Immerse yourself in Pacifica’s transformative learning community through a retreat program, professional training, or cutting edge conference featuring leaders in the depth psychological and healing traditions.
Featured Pacifica Online Events
September 21, 2023
The statistics are sobering: more than 6 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s with that number expected to rise to nearly 13 million by 2050. Alzheimer’s and other dementias disproportionately impact women, Hispanics and Black Americans. Over 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. According to the Alzheimer’s…
October 19, 2023
Join celebrated author, Thomas Moore, in this four week webinar series, that will help you imagine your live not as a long, steady unraveking of years, but as a series of passages and turning points that demand courage and intelligent compassion. Drawing from the material in his two latest books, Soul Therapy and The Eloquence…
September 9, 2023
Program Description What you will receive 14 Live Interactive Learning Sessions with world recognized Jungian Analysts & Scholars 14 Recorded Learning Sessions with world recognized Jungian Analysts & Scholars A Learning Resource Guide with links to suggested books, articles, films A Private, on-line Discussion Forum PGI Graduate Certificate upon successful completion of the course 14…
October 4, 2023
A father records his dying son’s heartbeat with a stethoscope before the boy’s organs are donated and composes songs using the heartbeat as the bass. A woman smashes the colored bottles her daughter collected before she died by suicide and makes an owl out of the pieces. A man hangs his fiance’s wedding dress inside…
November 3, 2023
Program Description The Dream Tending and Deep Imagination Certificate I Program is a limited-enrollment program that takes place over four separate three-day sessions. The four modules reflect the multiple dimensions of psychic life and the dream. Learning in dream theory and methodology is both content based and experiential. Much of the learning will also take…
December 15, 2023
Pacifica Graduate Institute and the IAAP invite you to join us for this historic conference exploring the place of psychedelics in the practice of Jungian Psychoanalysis. Psychedelics are increasingly being proposed for the treatment of a variety of psychological pathologies. However, guidelines for their use are not yet settled and their place in psychotherapy and…
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Lambert Campus
249 Lambert Road,
Carpinteria, CA 93013
Ladera Campus
801 Ladera Lane,
Santa Barbara, CA 93108