Before you go further, please be sure you are applying for membership with YOUR REAL NAME, FIRST AND LAST, or if you are signing up as an organization, publisher, or project, list the organization name here; then list the name of the contact person in the next question.
Donna May
Which of the following best describes your proposed membership status? If you are signing up with your first and last name, please choose "Individual." Please do NOT choose one of the other options unless you are creating a profile page with a business or organization name
Individual
What are your main areas of interest?
Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Mythology, Ecopsychology, Dreamwork
If you are signing up as an Individual Member, do you have a degree in Depth Psychology?
M.A.
If so, from what institution?
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Class of 1996
Are you a licensed or clinical therapist?
Licensed MFT
Please share a little about yourself by way of introduction. What draws you to Depth Psychology and what are you looking for from this community?
I am a depth therapist, clinical supervisor (with focus on depth psych tools & interventios), consultant, educator and dreamtender. I am currently writing my first book: "Psyche's Call: Putting the Soul Back Into Psychology." I am passionate about the healing properties of dreams, writing and stories for individual & community transformation. I tend dreams, writings, and stories individually & within groups both in my community and online. Going on my 5th year, I facilitate Soul Calling Workshops in Mt. Shasta, CA via the Josephine Taylor Endowment Fund, and will be expanding my workshops to other locations in 2016.
I am the creator of Psyche Salon, an online membership for women who are committed to a soul-filled and authrentic life.
I daily send out Psyche's Call Writing Prompts. To sign up: http://www.psychescall.com/writing.
I am committed to bringing writing and storytelling events to my community. I am a co-facilitator of a The Hearth-Scott Valley Community Storytelling Events and oversee a lont-term writing and storytelling project within our juvenile hall, program expanding to other places in the community, starting Spring 2016.
I'm honored to be a Depth Psychology Alliance Board Member and part of the Operational & Hospitality Committees, including being the co-host of the Deep Meet n Greet events for new members.
Do you belong to any other online Psychology-related communities or orgs? If so, which?
Pacifica's on-line alumni association.
ASD
What is your WEB SITE (IF you would like to promote it)?
https://www.psychescall.com
If you have a Twitter, Facebook, Blog, or LinkedIn account and would like to have people "follow" you, list it here
FB: Donna May, Story Tender & Psyche's Call
Twitter: @Psyches_Call
Linked-In: DonnaMayMFT
Comments
Thank you Donna, for that welcoming email. I'm looking forward to finding my way around and getting to know the site as I have time!
Cathy
Hi Donna! Thank you for the warm welcome! I see that you are an alumni of Pacifica. I was admitted there last year for the Program on Mythology but unfortunately I have not been able to attend yet. I just moved from a rural area in Mississippi to New York and the adjustment to the big city is rather hard. I'm going through a very difficult period and I'm really happy to have found this community.:-)
Gosh Donna! Thanks for such a warm welcome. It can get a little isolated in the land of Oz when it comes to Depth Psychology and all things 'connected'. Thanks for encouraging participation and posting. I discovered you guys through Twitter - also a recent discovery. And ... I follow a gentleman called Jason E. Smith who is a Jungian Therapist and whose work and blog posts I have found inspiring. So I kind of followed Jason here in manner of Hansel & Gretel - without the bread crumbs, I am a Celiac.
I am taking a little time off from client work over Christmas and plan to go on lots of couch dates with Irvin Yolam. Hopefully I can squeeze in some trips to this Wonderland of Otherworlds.
Thanks again Donna,
Imogen
Hi Donna! I don't remember why I chose this image for this site - it seemed psychological I guess! I don't remember if I saw the original at a Yoko Ono retrospective in Denmark, or whether I saw it in a book that I bought after I got home. I don't seem to remember seeing it live, and I remember a lot of what I saw. I also use it instead of a picture on forums where I argue, and somehow I feel safe when I see those kitties with glowing eyes represent me!
Hi Donna,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write this welcome note.
English is not my first language. I am a great admirer of the writings of Jung as well as
Alan Watts. I really enjoy listening to his wonderful lectures on youtube..
How does this community appraise Alan Watts?
Thank you Donna for your warm welcome. Although I am in a "traditional" medical model type of PsyD program, I have reached a point in my life in which I know that there is an element of spiritualism and soul to the psychology arena. I am intrigued by the sacred feminine, goddess mythology and the understanding of our feminine nature. I am excited to have so many great teachers, professionals and information on this site.
I had a little problem uploading my photo but put something up for now-a beautiful mermaid!- Katherine
Thanks for the invite - I hope you like my profile picture - I was looking for an actual picture of myself but found this one first. It is a work of art by Yoko Ono called "Bastet." I saw a retrospective of her work this summer and really enjoyed it. I love the format of this site.
thank you for adding me as a friend. It is lovely to make a new friend. Welcome to DPA
Hi Donna, thanks for your warm welcome - someone on the site somewhere mentioned this area (Depth Psychology) tends to attract 'introverts' and encourages us to not be shy here - apt advice for me - I'll endeavour to test the waters with text now and then... Such a rich 'area' to explore... Strange to think that, as I live in Australia, the moments of my contributing online will be your times of dreaming...