Most of the writings here were written for my master's and doctoral coursework in  Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. I completed my dissertation in 2014 on Passion and Paradox: Mary Magdalene in Myth, Art and Culture, and am currently editing this to appear as a book for the general public.
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​Alchemical Symbolism in Mozart, the paper that formed the base for my pre-concert lecture for the San Francisco Opera's  production of The Magic Flute. Alas, the set design and costumes ( as whimsical and fantastic as they were) did not heed the Alchemical Tradition described in the paper.
Music and the Underworld touches on the theme of the archetypal journey of descent in Dante's Divine Comedy and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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One of my great professional joys was receiving a standing ovation from my peers and professors for my presentation at a Myth Conference in 2012 on my paper,  "Crones in the Corner: The Survival of the Pagan Sibyls in Christian European Art and Music" . To read the fruits of my research in Italy, click here
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As part of the master's exams, we were asked to explore the presence of  archetypes and Jungian concepts in contemporary culture. I choose the Broadway Musical "Wicked". To read  click here
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Before I became involved with the San Francisco Opera's production of  Mark Adamo's The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, I was intending to write my PhD dissertation on Salome. Someone else should still take this project on!
​Click here to read Unveiling Salome: The Loss and Reclamation of the Embodied Feminine
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The Lyre and the Drum is an examination of the history of Western Classical music in light of Frederich Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy.