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.
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Great pic Robert. I tagged you. K
Congratulations.
Yay, Dr Robert–I’m so proud of you!
Congratulations!! You wear it well.
Thanks – oddly fitting, that renaissance scholarly garb.
Thanks, Keith. I spilled five beans here:
http://tinyurl.com/24z6vd
And many more in the post, above.
Congratulations!
Congrats!
Robert, It’s amazing. You did it! It must feel *good*.
Thanks, Paul. It does indeed.
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