About Mary
Mythologist • Creative Arts Facilitator
I Love to Make Things: Art… Cookies… Sweaters… Friends… And I Love Mythology.
All the things we make and share are the threads that weave us together.
Making Myth
It’s been my life to explore and share creatively, and I've found this really isn’t the norm! To express creatively, to feel the enjoyment and the healing of that, to know the value of the discoveries that come through that: what should and could be common experience is all too rare. Holding space for shared creative experience is my calling.
In the ‘70s, I studied Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Since then, I’ve been teaching at every level and making all manner of things. I’ve learned that fostering creative engagement is the best means to teach anything.
I returned to school in 2012, earning my Masters and then PhD in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. My research demonstrates how the creative process facilitates the relationship between intuition and intellect, and between self and other.
People have asked me, “What does this have to do with Mythology?” In broad terms, myth is the shared art and stories of a culture—just what we explore on a micro-level in the creative groups I lead. I help people to become aware of the myths that are active in their lives and worlds, through creative myth-making projects.
“Mary is peaceful, welcoming, playful, and encouraging, knowing immediately how to help with a calm and loving approach. If you have the opportunity to participate in any activity with Mary, I would encourage you to jump at the chance.”
— Janet Taylor, Founder and Director of I Am Home
Work With Me
Explore
I facilitate creative art-and-story-making experiences for groups. Together, we explore inner and outer worlds, through introspective reverie, creative expression, sharing, and discussion.
Discover
In the process, we build understanding. Relaxing, therapeutic, playful, yet profound: through creative expression, you are truly seen and heard, and you are better able to appreciate the gifts of others.
Share
We all need ways to connect with our inner selves, and with each other. The creative process is a fantastic way to accomplish both. Discover things about yourself and build community at the same time.
"The Creative Arts can add to our repertoire of skills to help us heal and live richer lives. Dr. Lounsbury has the ability to create a safe space for self-expression and exploration through the use of expert group facilitation skills.”
— Elizabeth N. Lima, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
“Open up that space between inner and outer, self and other, real and pretend… That is where imagination enters! Where creativity bubbles up and new possibilities emerge.”
— Mary Lounsbury
