Doctor Peake

I received special permission from Pacific to miss a day of the MFA residency yesterday to walk in the Peace Theological Seminary & College of Philosophy Doctorate of Spiritual Science commencement ceremony in Los Angeles.

I enrolled in the Masters of Spiritual Science program concurrently with my last semester at Berkeley in 1999. After finishing my undergraduate degree, I moved down to L.A. and spent the next four years living and working at the seminary headquarters. Then I met Val, moved out and got married. I eventually completed the five years of coursework (two Masters, three Doctorate) but had not yet finished my Practical Treatise.

When James passed away, the methodologies I had discovered and refined in the Doctorate program became a lifeline for me. I finished the personal and repeatability study, wrote the Treatise, and graduated earlier today. It has been a remarkable seven-year journey. And now, after a long flight back to Oregon–including a delayed flight during the layover in San Francisco–it’s time for bed.

10 Comments

  1. Keith
    Posted June 29, 2007 at 10:42 am | Permalink

    Great pic Robert. I tagged you. K

  2. Posted June 29, 2007 at 11:39 am | Permalink

    Congratulations.

  3. Posted June 29, 2007 at 11:57 pm | Permalink

    Yay, Dr Robert–I’m so proud of you!

  4. Posted July 2, 2007 at 7:10 am | Permalink

    Congratulations!! You wear it well.

  5. Robert
    Posted July 2, 2007 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    Thanks – oddly fitting, that renaissance scholarly garb.

  6. Robert
    Posted July 2, 2007 at 2:45 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Keith. I spilled five beans here:

    http://tinyurl.com/24z6vd

    And many more in the post, above. :)

  7. Posted July 7, 2007 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations!

  8. Posted July 10, 2007 at 5:17 pm | Permalink

    Congrats!

  9. Posted July 14, 2007 at 10:01 pm | Permalink

    Robert, It’s amazing. You did it! It must feel *good*.

  10. Robert
    Posted July 14, 2007 at 10:43 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Paul. It does indeed.

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