“I’ve always lived in Mexico City, so it’s important to take that into account. If I had been born in other parts of Mexico, it would be a different situation. Mexico is a complex country, which colors queer culture. In Mexico City in particular, there’s a long history of activism. We’re progressive legislatively. For example, same sex marriage in Mexico has been legal federally before it was in the United States; so at least on paper, Mexico is much more open. Recently there was also an initiative to criminalize conversion therapy at a federal level. It’s not a utopia, but in general there is a long history of queer activism. Because we’re close to the U.S., it’s easy for our thoughts to be colonized. There is a lot of difficulty with class and race, violence, and your experience is colored by your privileges. So if you have money and live in certain parts of the city, your experience can be very different from other parts of the city.” -Chema Jiménez Orvañanos
Susan Evergreen Hericks, Ph.D., and River Sauvageau will be inviting Journey Week participants to take part in creating a community mandala at the Ladera campus on September 27 from 2pm-5pm. Journey Week will take place September 27th – 29th, 2024. For more information and to register for Journey Week, visit us here. We’re excited to hear what River and Evergreen have planned.
Julie Tumamait-Stenslie is a Chumash Elder and storyteller who will be sharing the Sister Song during Journey Week 2024. Journey Week is an immersive week of learning and connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute, September 27th – 29th, 2024. For more information and to register, visit us here. We’re delighted to speak with Julie and find out more about the Sister Song.
Dr. Emily Lord-Kambitsch, Pacifica Faculty & Co-Chair of the Mythological Studies Program was recently awarded first prize in the Classical Association Poetry Competition, 2024 for the poem, “Pluto’s Wife in Transit.” We’re delighted to speak with her about her poetry and also hear what is new in the Mythological Studies Program.
Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D., is core faculty in the Mythological Studies program at Pacifica. He will be presenting “Leonora Carrington: Alchemy, the Underworld, and the Goddess” during Journey Week 2024. Journey Week is an immersive week of learning and connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute, September 27th – 29th, 2024. We’re delighted to learn more about Leonora Carrington and Dr. Lansing’s plans for his Journey Week talk about her.
Pacifica’s Board of Trustees and Executive Leadership Team invite the larger Pacifica community to attend the Board’s upcoming general session on Friday, August 23, 2024. Opening Board meetings for the larger community is an exciting first for Pacifica, providing an opportunity to demonstrate transparency in Board and institutional matters, practice shared governance, and enhance awareness of Pacifica’s reporting and planning.
Brenda Murrow, Ph.D., is a Pacifica Core Faculty & research coordinator in Clinical Psychology. She will be presenting “Somatic Transference/Somatic Interaction Patterns Through the Lens Of Equine-Assisted Therapy” during Journey Week. Journey Week is an immersive week of learning and connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute, September 27th – 29th, 2024. We’re delighted to discuss Brenda’s unique work with horses and her upcoming talk at Journey Week.
The Advanced Training Certificate: Ecotherapy, Nature Connection Practices that Heal is a yearly offering by Pacifica Extension, and will be taught this year on September 28 – November 23, 2024. Pacifica has been a trailblazer in offering this yearly series of ecopsychology and ecotherapy online courses that make this material accessible to practitioners and the broader public. Linda Buzzell, LMFT, has been one of the instructors since its inception in 2015. We’re delighted to revisit some topics we’ve discussed in a previous interview, but also to hear what is new in ecopsychology and Linda’s scholarship.
Naomi Azriel, LMFT, is a Jungian analyst, scholar, activist and poet, who will be one of the presenters in the panel discussion “The 21st Century Queer Psyche Through a Jungian Lens” at Pacifica’s Journey Week. Journey Week is an immersive week of learning and connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute, September 27th – 29th, 2024.
Peter T. Dunlap is not only the Co-Chair of Pacifica’s M.A./Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program, he will also be part of the three-scholar panel “Belonging and Changing Together: Transforming our Ideologies into Practices of Shared Becoming” during Pacifica’s Journey week. Journey Week is an immersive week of learning and connecting at Pacifica Graduate Institute, September 27th – 29th, 2024. We’re delighted to speak with Peter about his work and Journey Week.
Dr. John Bucher is the Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, as well as a celebrated author and an alumni of the Mythology & Depth Psychology program at Pacifica. He will be teaching in the “Joseph Campbell: Myth & Storytelling as a Gateway to Psyche and Soul” certificate program, offered by Pacifica Extension in partnership with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, August 22, 2024 – November 7, 2024. We’re delighted to speak with him.
Dr. John Bucher is the Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, as well as a celebrated author and an alumni of the Mythology & Depth Psychology program at Pacifica. He will be teaching in the “Joseph Campbell: Myth & Storytelling as a Gateway to Psyche and Soul” certificate program, offered by Pacifica Extension in partnership with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, August 22, 2024 – November 7, 2024. We’re delighted to speak with him.
Pacifica Extension and International Studies will offer “Mind of State: Politics, Psyche and Soul in Turbulent Times” on August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2024. [https://bit.ly/3y6ovWu] This six-week course is based on the recent book, Mind of State: Conversations on the Psychological Conflicts Stirring U.S. Politics and Society. We’re delighted to speak with co-editors Betty Teng and Dr. Thomas Singer, the instructors of this course.
With the departure of Dr. Loraine Devos-Comby from Pacifica, we wish to recognize her many dedicated contributions, thoughtful and wise leadership, and generous presence as our Interim Provost, VP of Academic Affairs, and VP of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation. Please read below for a letter from Dr. Devos-Comby and words of appreciation from her colleagues.
Pacifica Extension and International Studies will offer “Mind of State: Politics, Psyche and Soul in Turbulent Times” on August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 2024. [https://bit.ly/3y6ovWu] This six-week course is based on the recent book, Mind of State: Conversations on the Psychological Conflicts Stirring U.S. Politics and Society. We’re delighted to speak with co-editors Betty Teng and Dr. Thomas Singer, the instructors of this course.
We understand the importance of communicating with the Pacifica community and our responsibility to be factual and clear with communication, so as not to damage or harm our beloved Institute, is paramount. It is a disservice for the Institute (or anyone in our opinion) to disseminate information without thorough and empirical research—which can take time.…
Pacifica Extension and International Studies will offer “A Jungian Analysis of Toxic Modern Society: Fighting the Culture of Loneliness” on July 30, August 6, 20, and 27, 2024, consisting of four classes taught by Erik Goodwyn, a renowned Jungian scholar and psychiatrist, as well as a fiction author. We’re delighted to speak with him about his upcoming seminar, as well as his creative endeavors. This is Part II of II of this interview
Pacifica Extension and International Studies will offer “A Jungian Analysis of Toxic Modern Society: Fighting the Culture of Loneliness” on July 30, August 6, 20, and 27, 2024, consisting of four classes taught by Erik Goodwyn, a renowned Jungian scholar and psychiatrist, as well as a fiction author. We’re delighted to speak with him about his upcoming seminar, as well as his creative endeavors.
Despite the Lake Fire burning over 38,000 acres in Santa Barbara County, we want to reassure the Pacifica community that our area remains unaffected. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the fire, and we hope for its swift containment. The following areas remain under evacuation order: The area east of La Brea Creek and…
The Pacifica Graduate Institute (PGI) Board of Trustees operates as a cohesive body to protect, maintain, and proactively pursue the mission and vision of our Institute. It recently came to our attention that the PGI Alumni Association (PGIAA) has made certain inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims, both publicly and by direct outreach to our student body,…
