I. Education

1966 - B.A. English Literature, Skidmore College.

2003 - Graduated with PhD in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies.

II. Teaching, Academic Papers and Publications

2005 - Delivered paper on "Dreams and a New Model of the Psyche" at Oxford University for the British
Psychological Society (Cognitive and Experimental Psychology section.)

2004 - Taught class on Mesoamerican Cosmovision at Bath Spa University.

2003 - Delivered a paper on "Models of Meaning: The Hexagram, the Quincunx and Beyond" at the Sophia
Centre Conference on "Frontiers of Consciousness," in Bath Spa, UK.

2003 -
One-ing published by Council Oak Books.

2003 - Article on "Quetzalcoatl as Venus," Parabola Magaine
.
2001 - Article on "The Myth of Quetzalcoatl," Parabola Magazine
.
1988 to present - Dream consultations, workshops and lectures on a variety of topics for
the Friends of Jung in Missoula, Montana and elsewhere. Also one day classes
on a dream methodology for therapists.

1999-2001 - Lectures on "Walking a Sacred Path - An Introduction to the Labyrinth" followed by
a week of Labyrinth workshops at Rancho La Puerta, Mexico. Invited to lecture and
lead the "Labyrinth Walk into the New Millennium," Dec. 31, 1999-Jan. 1, 2000.

1998 - Delivered a paper on "Dreaming the New Millennium" at the Association for the Study of Dreams
conference at UC Santa Cruz.

1997 - Delivered a paper on "Whitehead and Confucius: Two Philosophies of Organism" at the
25th Anniversary International Whitehead Conference in Claremont, California.

1993 -1995 - Conducted a dream group at the Mary Elizabeth Inn for Women in Transition in San Francisco.

1994 - Taught a course in dreams at the Mary Elizabeth Inn for Women in Transition in San Francisco.

III. Biographical and Employment Information

~ Born 10/17/1944 in Batavia, NY.
~ Founded and directed the Discovery Center for Children and the Stratford Center for Education and the Arts (adults) in Del
Mar, California in the early 1980s.
~ Began a professional career of dream work in 1988.
~ Worked for Rev Lauren Artress in the Labyrinth Project at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco in 1992-93.
~ In 2001, worked as a temporary associate for the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
~ In 2003, completed a dissertation on "The Return of the Sage: A 21st Century Cosmology Meets the Way of Heaven and Earth
in the I Ching" under Professors Yi Wu, Richard Tarnas and Brian Swimme, graduating with a PhD degree.
~2000-present: Free-lance writer/editor; lectures and dream work.


Sheri Ritchlin
Curriculum Vitae