Upcoming Pacifica courses
I’m teaching in two Pacifica certificate courses this year. Check out the descriptions at the links below, and join in if you feel the call!
Advanced Training Certificate: Applied Mythology
Jun 27 – Aug 15, 2024
The Advanced Training Certificate in Applied Mythology brings together expert myth practitioners with participants eager to understand the multiple ways which myth structures not only storytelling, but psyche itself.
Joseph Campbell: Myth and Storytelling as a Gateway to Psyche and Soul
Aug 22 – Nov 7, 2024
Pacifica Graduate Institute, in partnership with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, is proud to introduce an enriching Graduate Certificate Program dedicated to the study of Joseph Campbell’s work and its mythic relationship to storytelling.
Joseph Campbell Foundation MythBlast: Entering the Mythscape of Pan’s Labyrinth
If I could wave a magic wand and invite Joseph Campbell over for dinner tonight, the instant he walked in the door I would sit him down to watch Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). No pleasantries, no chit-chat, no snacks except popcorn and soda, not until he sees the movie. I can already imagine the look on his face when young Ofelia circles down the spiral stone staircase into the realm of the Underground, when the woodland faun first shudders awake, when Ofelia sets out to complete harrowing fairytale tasks to prove her true identity…
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My interview in the Pacifica Post
I had a chance to sit down with my alma mater for an interview about myth, Joseph Campbell, the Mythologium, Skeleton Key Study Guides, and teaching. Basically everything I love to talk about the most. Thank you, Pacifica!
About Joanna
Joanna Gardner, PhD is a writer, mythologist, and magical realist whose research focuses on myth, creativity, wonder tales, and goddesses. Joanna serves as adjunct professor in Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Mythological Studies program, and as director of marketing and communications for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, where she also contributes to the popular MythBlast essay series. She is the lead author of Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide and a co-founder of the Fates and Graces, hosting webinars and workshops for mythic readers and writers. Joanna’s work appears in a variety of venues, available on the Publications page. You can reach her at joanna at joannagardner dot com.