Stephanie Zajchowski, Ph.D. - Mythologist empowering inner sovereignty

Stephanie is a mythologist, writer, and teacher focusing on the multidisciplinary intersection of myth, religion, and women’s studies. She is a contributing author of Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide, as well as a regular contributor to the popular MythBlast essay series for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources and community to support the study of myth. Stephanie also serves as the director of operations for the Foundation, is a co-founder of the Fates and Graces, hosting webinars and workshops for the community of mythic readers and writers, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Jung Society of Austin.

Stephanie holds a doctorate in mythological studies with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a certification in Spiritual Direction from Southern Methodist University.

“It is through the Goddess that you enter the world of the spirit.
She is the maze, and she is also your guide.”
Joseph Campbell

Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide

In this webinar, we discuss the recently published, Goddesses: A Skeleton Key Study Guide, a compelling study guide for Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine with points of interest, essay topics, discussion prompts, and creative prompts. We hope to help teachers and students enter into Campbell’s work and build on his ideas. 100% of the proceeds from the book go to support the work of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

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JSA hosts Psyche and Cinema: Barbie

Psyche and Cinema is an interactive, virtual discussion with the Jung Society of Austin community that engages the 2023 record-breaking box office hit Barbie through a Jungian lens. In this clip, Stephanie Zajchowski, PhD explores the symbiotic relationship between the imaginal world and the “real” world and how that connection is informed by the myth of Inanna.

Myth Lit Webinar: Jody Gentian Bower, PhD

This webinar is about Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story. This book offers a fascinating and insightful analysis of stories by and about female protagonists. To learn more, visit Jody’s website.

Myth Lit Webinar: Patrick Mahaffey, PhD

This webinar is about Integrative Spirituality: Religious Pluralism, Individuation, and Awakening, by Patrick Mahaffey. In this book, Patrick champions a vision of religious pluralism at which he has arrived through a career of study and practice across traditions.

Myth Lit Webinar: Dennis Patrick Slattery, PhD

This webinar is about A Pilgrimage Beyond Belief: Spiritual Journeys through Christian and Buddhist Monasteries of the American West, by Dennis Patrick Slattery. This page-turner of a memoir takes readers along on Dennis’s transformational journey as he visits a series of spiritual retreat centers. To learn more about Dennis’s work, visit Dennis’s website.