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Persephone’s Garden: A Tribute to Dr. Christine Downing Dr. Christine Downing has guided countless students to the sacred groves of the goddess within. For many, it has been a journey of [...]

Dark Times – A Response Using Tarot Cards By Chris Miller I read the essay “Dark Times” (posted in these pages on September 10, 2021) and immediately saw in it my own experience of “powerlessness [...]

Dark Times by Beth Anne Boardman Well, it’s been quite a five years. Quite a six years. Quite a year. Two years. However long you trace your suffering back, I hope you have found some rays of [...]

Diversity and Inclusion Council Fall Symposium Focusing on the Pacifica Dissertation Experience Sep 27, 2021 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)   Dear Pacifica Community, The Diversity [...]

MLK Santa Barbara – Planning for 2022 Events Dear Community Supporter, Thank you so much for your support during this challenging time. We were not able to present our normal activities [...]

The Grieving Tree Project The Grieving Tree project provides participants with a safe space to grieve, mourn, and reflect on their losses under a mulberry tree on the Pacifica Graduate [...]

Diversity & Inclusion Council Forum Join us May 3, 2021 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time   Preamble from Academic Senate for Distribution of Open Letter to British Journal of Psychotherapy After [...]

New Myths in Black and Indigenous Art and Film In this 4-week course, mythologist and multidisciplinary artist Dr. Li Sumpter offers a breakdown of the Heroine’s Journey model evident in [...]

Statement by Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association (PGIAA) Regarding the Mass Shooting in Atlanta, Georgia on 17 March 2021 Earlier this week we witnessed a horrific targeted shooting in [...]

The Dream: A Forgotten Call to Action? By Marvin Richards Growing up like many children in my generation, I was taught about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his “Dream.” I wanted to follow in Dr. [...]