Creativity, Depth Psychology, and the Shamanic Spirit in the Contemporary World

with Engaged Humanities Co-Chair, Mary A. Wood, Ph.D.

Join M.A. in Engaged Humanities and the Creative Life Co-Chair, Mary A. Wood, Ph.D., for a dialogue on the relationship between depth psychology and the creative/visionary service of the shaman/guide/psycho-pomp.  This transformational program weaves together the intersubjective and relational with creativity and the humanities. Learn how this topic presents itself in the M.A. in Engaged Humaninties Program at Pacifica. Attendees are warmly invited to participate in this dialogue, and to share questions about the program. We look forward to being in community with you for this online event.

Mary Antonia Wood is Co-Chair of the Engaged Humanities and Creative Life program, and the owner of Talisman Creative Mentoring, a practice that supports artists and creators of all types. Through one-on-one consultations, group workshops and classes, Wood assists creative individuals who desire a stronger and more authentic connection to the deepest archetypal sources of creativity. Wood has been a visual artist for over twenty years, working in a variety of media. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been collected by both public institutions and individuals. In addition, she has collaborated with writers and artists on public art commissions. Wood received her doctorate in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute where her thesis was entitled, “The Archetypal Artist: Re-imagining Artistic Expression at the Crossroads of Fate and Free Will.” Wood is currently at work on a book for Routledge based on her doctoral and post-doctoral research on the archetypal forces that shape a creative life.