Mythologium 2023 Program

Celebrating the community of mythologists

The 2023 Mythologium had 2 and 1/2 days of presentations from almost 40 mythologists on the topic of Myth and the Heart, plus a keynote speech by Dr. Emily Lord-Kambitsch.

We also celebrated the occasion of the 5th Mythologium.

πŸ’› FRIDAY, JULY 28 πŸ’›

9:00 – 9:30 Fates & Graces Welcome

9:30 – 10:00 Soul and Circulation
Dr. Amy Lawson and Dr. Robert Scott

10:00 – 10:30 Listening from the Heart of Myth
Amy Beth Katz and Dr. Shane Surrey

10:30 – 10:50 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

10:50 – 11:20 Imagery of the Heart
Carole Wallencheck and Fatima-Zahra Farahate

11:20 – 11:50 For the Love of Medusa
Dr. Tracy Marrs and Abigail Nelson

11:50 – 12:00 Fates & Graces Check-in

12:00 – 2:00 Midday Meal and Vocation Fair

2:00 – 2:10 Fates & Graces Welcome Back

2:10 – 2:40 The Heart of the Wild
Pepa Cartini and Karin Zirk

2:40 – 3:00 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

3:00 – 3:50 Heart Encounters in Liminal Space
Alyssa Herzinger, Marialuisa Diaz del Leon Zuloaga, Dr. Sunil Parab, and Sheila Spremulli

3:50 – 4:20 Sacred Partnerships of the Heart
Vanessa Valdez and Rick Alexander

4:20 – 5:00 Fates & Graces Closing

πŸ’› SATURDAY, JULY 29 πŸ’›

All times are Pacific Standard Time. 

9:00 – 9:10 Fates & Graces Welcome

9:10 – 9:50 Myth and the Heart in Movies
Dr. Maggie Mendenhall, Dr. Jody Bower, and Corinne Bourdeau

9:50 – 10:20 Honoring the Heart of the Mother Goddess
Dr. Fujio Mandeville and Helen Slater

10:20 – 10:40 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

10:40 – 11:20 Entering the Heart through Wonder Tales
Dr. Dori Koehler, Laura Lewis-Barr, and Sue Bayliss

11:20 – 11:50 Myth and the Wounded Heart
Kristina DryΕΎa and Michael Maloney

12:00 – 2:00 Midday Meal and Vocation Fair

2:00 – 2:20 Fates & Graces Welcome Back

2:20 – 2:50 Heroine Heart Journeys
Dr. Roxanne Bodsworth and Johanna Fisher

2:50 – 3:10 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

3:10 – 3:40 Hearts Imprisoned, Hearts Liberated
Jennie Wiley and Dr. Maryam Sayyad

3:40 – 4:00 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

4:00 – 5:00 Keynote Speech: Becoming Heart-less: Mythic Metamorphoses and the Posthuman
Dr. Emily Lord-Kambitsch

5:00 – 6:00 Joseph Campbell Foundation Happy Hour!

πŸ’› SUNDAY, JULY 30 πŸ’›

All times are Pacific Standard Time. 

9:00 – 9:20 Fates & Graces Welcome

9:20 – 10:00 Centering the Heart
Latonia Dixon, Allison Stieger, and Julie Ciecior

10:00 – 10:20 Stretch, Refresh, and Connect Break

10:20 – 10:50 Integrating the Heart’s Polarities
Rebecca Farrar and Dr. Jean Benedict Raffa

10:50 – 11:30 Sacred Hearts and Hearths
Dr. Darlene Maggie Dowdy, Katie Szymanski, and Dr. Andrea Slominski

11:30 – 12:00 Fates & Graces Farewell