Mago Academy, in partnership with Ubiquity University, offers an MA, a Ph.D., or an MA/Ph.D. online programs in Creatrix Studies. Also we offer the Lifetime Education Certificate in Creatrix Studies (a non-degree track) Program for those who are committed to lifetime learning without pursuing a graduate degree credential. Creatrix Studies established by Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang draws extensively from her research on Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of Mago, the Creatrix).

If you are interested in the non-degree track Lifetime Education Certificate Program, follow this link.

Creatrix Studies has executed a series of academic and general projects including the S/HE Journal (S/HE: An International Journal of Goddess Studies https://sijgs@space), the Creatrix Studies Online Conference (2024, 2025), and the Creatrix Studies Online Forum (September, December, March in 2024 and 2025) in collaboration with Mago Work volunteer scholars and researchers for over the past decade. And Mago Academy is supported by Mago Books (https://magobooks.com) and Return to Mago E-Magazine (https://magoism.net).

Mission Statement
Creatrix Studies Graduate and Lifetime Education Programs are founded to achieve the purpose of expanding the consciousness of the Creatrix, which, although often unrecognized, constitutes the root of worldwide myths, customs, religions, histories, and civilizations. Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang’s research on Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of Mago, the Creatrix), Creatrix Studies, holds key to unlock the Great Unity of ALL in the Creatrix, ​the ​pre-patriarchally originated soteriological teaching of the Mother World inherited by moderns across cultures.

Ceto-Magoism Sources

Words of Invitation from the Founding Faculty Members

Creatrix Studies is for those who are called to pursue the fundamental questions of one’s life and the human life in general through the systematic studies of the Cosmic Mother at the graduate level. There is yet to be the surprising truth to be told to moderns: the Matriversal (of maternally perceived universe) Reality of WE/HERE/NOW. In OUR reality, humans are only the collaborator of the whole led by the Natural World headed by Cetaceans (Whales). We invite you to discover with us how the Cosmic Music (the ninefold creative force of the Matriverse) embraces ALL as the progeny of the Great Mother (Nine Magos). If you ask some of these questions seriously, Creatrix Studies programs are here for you: Where and how do I learn more about the divine nature of whales/dragons/serpents? How do I break out of divisive ideologies that surround myself and my loved ones? What is the pre-patriarchal world like? How do we overcome hierarchical dualism (such as humans vs. deities or women vs. men)? How do we dismantle the patriarchal mindset and white supremacy? What is the ultimate destination of feminist spirituality? Is there any way to bring peace to my life, the human world, and the planet Earth? What liberates the human mind to encounter creativity and alliance with ALL else? How can humans and cultures stop war and live in peace? Where do we get the intellectual/spiritual power to heal individuals, cultures, and the planet? How can humans live harmoniously with non-human beings? How do I not get burned out from social activism? Feminist approaches and non-Eurocentric critical thinking are the necessary navigation tools in arriving at the matriversal consciousness of the Great Unity of ALL in the Creatrix.

The MA, Ph.D., and MA/Ph.D. Degree Programs in Creatrix Studies

Creatrix Studies developed by Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang offers students versatile lenses to explore pivotal insights shed in primary and secondary sources of materials, which are available but largely marginalized, if not prohibited, in contemporary mainstream academic studies. Dr. Hwang herself has created a scholarly field, which she names Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of Mago, the Creatrix) for over the past two decades. Mago is the Korean/East Asian word for the Cosmic Mother or the Creatrix. Hwang maintains that Ceto-Magoism is the pre-patriarchally originated matrix bequeathed by Shaman Queen Mothers of the ancient world across cultures and remains demonized, if not mystified, as the sea-monster/dragon/serpent in the world’s major religions.

Students through MA and Ph.D. Creatrix Studies are encouraged to explore their own thesis through transdisciplinary and/or comparative approaches. They are invited to experience intellectual/spiritual guidance through the process of their own research activities, which can be applied in creative and innovative projects as well as self-healing and building self-identity. Creatrix Studies brings its researcher home within oneself.

Creatrix Studies courses may be taken for a degree program or a non-degree lifetime education certificate program.

Degree-Track Coursework Outcomes

Have gained insight of the Great Unity of ALL in the Cosmic Mother embodied in the pre-patriarchally originated teaching of Ceto-Magoism, the Whale-guided Way of Mago, the Creatrix.

Have developed your expertise in demonstrating how the consciousness of the Cosmic Mother has shaped a particular manifestation of modern civilization through the mythic, cultural, and historical texts across cultures.

Have found a wide and deep connection in a tangible manner with the likely-minded community of researchers, scholars, and advocates as well as non-human species.