Christine Downing Fellowship Awardee

Honored and thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded the OPUS Archives Fellowship!

This incredible opportunity will support my dissertation research on creation myths from the Middle East and Asia—work that explores the archetypes of chaos, water, and cosmic origins through the lens of depth psychology and mythology.

At its core, this research is fueled by my ongoing inquiry into the origins of our energy: Where does life force begin? How does it move through myth, through matter, through us? These ancient stories offer glimpses into the primordial flows of chi, spirit, and source—the roots of consciousness itself.

This particular fellowship is named in honor of Christine Downing—an extraordinary scholar, writer, and trailblazer in the fields of mythology, feminism, and depth psychology. Her work has deeply influenced generations of myth scholars, and I’m humbled to walk in her footsteps.

OPUS Archives and Research Center is home to the collections of some of the greatest thinkers in depth psychology and mythology, including Joseph Campbell, James Hillman, Marija Gimbutas, and more. It is a sanctuary for soul-centered research and a place I’m honored to learn from and contribute to.

Deep gratitude to OPUS Archives for believing in this work.

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