An ITP alumni weighs in:
Why is ITP’s Center for the Divine Feminine important to you?

"The Center for the Divine Feminine seems vitally important to ITP, and for humanity, at this time. ITP was founded during a time of great social change. In fact, ITP contributed to the change. Bob Frager and Jim Fadiman were courageous to move from a more traditional academic environment to a transpersonal model, which encompassed the whole being rather than just the intellect.

That was 30 years ago, and the divine feminine's calling was just beginning to be heard in western societies. It was a time of woman standing up for themselves and demanding equality to men. The difference between then and now is that women pushed, shoved, shouted, blamed, burned their bras, and emulated the male model of doing. We knew no other way. Slowly but surely the divine feminine is letting us know, at a very deep level, that the integration of nurture, collaboration, intuition, intellect, creativity, divinity, self expression, and love are being called forth.

Without these qualities humanity is out of balance. When the pendulum of change is swinging we tend to cling to what is familiar and comfortable. This is a time not to cling to anything. It is an opportune time for each of us to inquire into our own masculine and feminine natures. The Center for the Divine Feminine is ideally situated at ITP for such inquiry."

ITP Alumna Joan Porter, and her husband Bill, have been ITP’s most generous donors. Joan and Bill have supported ITP’s Center for the Divine Feminine at the “Philanthropist” level and designated nearly a third of their gift for student scholarships. Thirty-five students have received scholarships to support their work in the evolving fields of women’s spirituality and the Divine Feminine.

The Center for the Divine Feminine (CDF) at ITP is celebrating the third year of our Tuition Scholarship Program. This year’s program builds on the previous two years which has provided awards to 24 students from ITP and other related graduate programs.

The focus of this program is to fund research to further the education and awareness of the Divine Feminine, the Divine Masculine, transpersonal psychology, and Feminist studies.

Read the winning scholarship entries for 2006 through 2009 here.

The Goddess is Alive! is an Extraordinary Series of Classes/Workshops Where Women Scholars, Ritualists, Authors and Artists Share Their Latest Research, Art, Dance, Poetry, and Projects Honoring the Sacred Feminine. It is held every fall to a variety of themes. You can find more information about the series here.

This year, there will be events that take participants around to San Francisco's most wild and sacred places, a Wiccan ritual, a study of an Eastern Goddess, and more.