On Starting Graduate School

Monday, September 14, I started graduate school. A Ph.D. program in mythological studies with an emphasis on depth psychology at Pacificia Graduate Institute in Carpenteria (or Carp as the locals call it) -- Summerland to be a bit more exact. (the land of executive mansions and polo clubs - not water polo, horse polo).

You may be asking, what the hell is mythological studies. Here's the blurb from the program

"Pacifica Graduate Institute's program in Mythological Studies explores the understanding of human experience revealed in mythology and in the manifold links between myth and ritual, literature, art, and religious experience. Special attention is given to depth psychological and archetypal approaches to the study of myth."

I'm still in shock. Three days of lectures - 8 hours a day. Plus socializing with my new classmates, taking the train back and forth, being with a group of very smart students who are more analytical than I will ever be. WOW.

I'm hoping to catch up on the reading and come back and share something meaningful on this blog. But in the meantime, I'm shell shocked and trying to process.