Mythologium 2022 Program

Myth and Ecological Consciousness

The 2022 Mythologium had 2 and 1/2 days of interconnected presentations from more than 50 mythologists, 20 different panels, and a keynote speech by Dr. Craig Chalquist, all on the theme of Myth and Ecological Consciousness.

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All times are Pacific Standard Time.

9:00 – 9:20 AM Fates & Graces Welcome

9:20 – 10:40 Myths to Live (and Die) By: Hands-On Work at the Intersection of Myth and Ecology

Special panel featuring guests from the Joseph Campbell Foundation: Maria Souza, Dr. Lori Pye, and Robert Walter

10:40 – 10:50 Writing Reflection

10:50 – 11:00 Stretch & Refresh Break

11:00 – 12:00 Parallel Panels #1

Track A: Terrapsychology, or the Soul of Place
Dr. Jennifer Degnan Smith, Dr. Robert Scott
Track B: Myth and Animal Consciousness
Dr. Amy Lawson, Kayden Baker-McInnis

12:00 – 1:00 PM Midday Meal Break

1:00 – 2:20 Parallel Panels #2

Track A: Eco-Redemption
Kristina Dryža, Maria Felice Cunningham, Dr. Margaret Ann Mendenhall
Track B: Eco-Consciousness in Literature 
Morgan Azali, Jason D. Batt, Dr. Olivia Happel-Block

2:20 – 2:30 Stretch & Refresh Break

2:30 – 3:50 Parallel Panels #3

Track A: Mythic Mother Earth
Dr. Mary Murphy, Rosalyn Fay, Johanna Fisher
Track B: Decolonizing the Mythic Mindset
Dr. Sunil R. Parab, Dr. Kirsten Johnsen, Dr. Leon Aliski

3:50 – 4:00 Stretch & Refresh Break

4:00 – 5:00 Parallel Panels #4

Track A: The Ecology of Rest 
Chanti Tacoronte-Perez, Tiffany D. Johnson
Track B: Earth Healing
Rev. Dr. Pamela D. Hancock, Sarah Drew

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All times are Pacific Standard Time. 

9:00 – 9:10 AM Fates & Graces Welcome

9:10 – 10:30 Myth and an Ecological Society

A panel sponsored by the Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association featuring Maile Kaku, Orpheus Black, and Marcene Gandolfo

10:30 – 10:40 Stretch & Refresh Break

10:40 – 12:00 Myth and the Spirit of Empathy

A panel sponsored by iRewild featuring Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal, Dr. Catherine Svehla, and Dr. Annalisa Derr

12:00 – 1:00 PM Midday Meal Break

1:00 – 2:00 Parallel Panels #5

Track A: Of Metaphors and Mushrooms
Sophie Strand, Dr. Lynlee Lyckberg
Track B: Creative Expression Workshops
Dr. Mary Lounsbury, Dr. Beth Anne Boardman

2:00 – 2:10 Stretch & Refresh Break

2:10 – 3:10 Parallel Panels #6

Track A: The Pleiades
Jonathan Vaughn, Danielle Alexander
Track B: European Myth
Reise Eiseman-Sanchez Tanner, Ash McKernan

3:10 – 3:20 Stretch & Refresh Break

3:20 – 4:20 Parallel Panels #7

Track A: Mythic Light
Geoff Berry, Chrissy Stuart
Track B: Bio-Awareness
Dr. John Bonaduce, Randy Eady

4:20 4:30 Stretch & Refresh Break

4:30 – 5:30 Terragnosis: Yesterday’s Folklore, Today’s Earthly Wisdom

Keynote speech by Dr. Craig Chalquist 

5:30 – 6:30 Fates and Graces Happy Hour!


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All times are Pacific Standard Time. 

9:00 – 9:10 Fates & Graces Welcome

9:10 – 9:15 Transition to Panels

9:15 – 10:15 Parallel Panels #8

Track A: Ecofeminist Inspirations
Dr. Raïna Manuel-Paris, Dr. Courtney Kleftis
Track B: Mythological Meditations 
Dr. Scott Neumeister, Dr. Kathryn Makeyev

10:15 – 10:25 Stretch & Refresh Break

10:25 – 11:45 Grand Finale Panel

Myth and Our Changing Climate
Arthur George, Rebecca Migdal Kilicaslan, Dr. Kate Rittenhouse

11:45 – 11:50 Writing Reflection

11:50 – 12:00 Fates & Graces Farewell