Howl in the Wilderness

Howling about the Warrior archetype as a psychological and cultural necessity from spiritual, mythological and depth psychological perspectives Hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes...

Howling about animism, what decolonization really means, when appropriation is appropriate and the beauty of syncretism with Josh Schrei of the Emerald Podcast. Hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com If you’d like to gain access to early release of full,...

Howling about addiction, loss and soul making as a spiritual path with Jungian analyst and astrologer Christina Becker, author of the forthcoming book Soul-Making: A Journey of Resilience and Spiritual Rediscovery Christina Becker is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, a clinical member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists, a senior analys...

Howling about pornography, addiction, sex and commitment with Jungian psychotherapist Robert Hopcke MFT Hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes and support the podcast, consider becom...

Howling about poetic faith, religion as art and making meaning through creative practice with Tony Wolf Hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes and support the podcast, consider becom...

Howling about faith, belief and the quest for meaning in the modern world with journalist and author Abi Millar. About the Spirituality Gap: Searching For Meaning In A Secular Age 'A beguiling exploration of what contemporary spiritual practices might offer to a world that’s lost its religion.’  — Dr Sharon Blackie, author of If Women Rose Rooted  Abi Millar is looking for something. She grew up i...

Howling about dogs, trauma healing, holistic health and herbalism with Rita Hogan Rita Hogan is a clinical canine herbalist with over 20 years of experience specializing in holistic canine herbalism. She is an educator, speaker, writer, formulator, and herbal medicine maker. Using a combination of diet, flower essences, herbs, mushrooms, and phytoembryonic therapies, Rita helps address a dog’s min...

*Referenced in HITW ep 174 with Ipek Burnett "War is a timeless force in the human imagination--and, indeed, in daily life. Engaged in the activity of destruction, its soldiers and its victims discover a paradoxical yet profound sense of existing, of being human. In A Terrible Love of War, James Hillman, one of today's most respected psychologists, undertakes a groundbreaking examination of the es...

Howling about the shadow side of the American dream with writer and depth psychologist Ipek Burnett. When Donald Trump spoke the phrases "Manifest Destiny" and "Golden Age" in his inauguration speech, he was invoking fantasies that are at the very core of the American psyche, going all the way back to Christopher Columbus who was convinced he was chosen by God to fulfill ancient prophecies and sav...

Part two with Prof. Glen! Howling about James Hillman’s magnum opus Re-Visioning Psychology (1975) with Prof. Glen Slater Episode Description In this episode we explore the topics: Hillman’s post-Jungian archetypal psychology Personifying vs. personalizing Cultivating an imaginal animism How personifying inspires us to care for the world Pathologizing means listening to and following the symptom “...

Howling about Hillman, Jung, archetypal psychology, imagination and archetypes with Prof. Glen Slater In this episode we explore the topics: What makes Hillman a Post-Jungian? What’s the difference between Archetypal Psychology and a psychology of archetypes? The role of imagination and animism in Archetypal Psychology Distinguishing between Spirit & Soul Hillman’s concept of soul-making The A...

Howling about archetypes, astrology, raising children with imagination, and living your unique myth “Your life is enriched because when you know the main archetypes that make up your story you can begin to connect that story to mythology, the arts, history and many other fields. This helps you make meaning of your story and making meaning of our lives is enriching. You gain perspective because arc...

Howling about psychiatry, psychedelics and trauma culture with Rose Cartwright. Rose Cartwright is a screenwriter and bestselling author. Her non-fiction book about psychedelics, The Maps We Carry , was published by HarperCollins in April 2024. She is a writer and producer on the Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, from Game Of Thrones' creators Benioff & Weiss, and Alex Woo. Rose wrote a me...

Howling about ketamine, magic bullet cures, psychiatric bullsh*t and traumadelic culture with clinical psychiatrist and writer Bruce E. Levine “It is always refreshing to find someone who stands at the edge of his profession and dissects its failures with a critical eye, refusing to be deceived by its pretensions. Bruce Levine condemns the cold, technological approach to mental health and, to our...

Not sure of the origin of this talk, it was shared with me by another Hillman fan. Here he talks directly to the practice of "soul-making."

Howling about Louis Brawley's time with anti-guru UG Krishnamurti and that other Krishnamurti (Jiddu) Louis Brawley  met UG Krishnamurti in 2002 and spent the following five years travelling with him in the USA, India and Europe keeping a record of this remarkable non-teacher and documenting his own inner struggles as his ideas about life, love and Enlightenment were constantly tossed around and d...

Howling about James Hillman, Carl Jung, Henry Corbin, cosmology, phenomenology & psychedelics with writer, poet and rogue scholar Tom Cheetham. Tom Cheetham  is the author of five books on the imagination in the sciences, psychology, religion and the arts, and one book of poems. He is co-editor of the recently released Uniform Edition of James Hillman's ON MELANCHOLY & DEPRESSION, publishe...

Howling about love, marriage, alchemy & soul-making with 90-year-old Susan Tiberghien, a Jungian writer and teacher who has been married to her lover Pierre for 66 years. Susan Tiberghien , an American writer living in Geneva, Switzerland, holds a degree in Literature and Philosophy and did graduate work at Grenoble University, France and the CG Jung Institute, Kusnacht, Switzerland. She has p...

Howling about trauma culture, the professional managerial class (PMC), neo-liberal capitalism and speaking up for the working class. Catherine Liu  (born 1964) is an American cultural theorist and author whose areas of research include Sinophone cinema, French literature, critical theory, identity politics, and visual arts. She is known for her critique of the professional–managerial class. Her re...

Howling about liminality, the value of outsiders, my new book Traumadelic, and what it means to be in the world but not of the world, with writer Erik Davis. Erik Davis  was born during the Summer of Love within a stone’s throw of San Francisco. He grew up in North County, north of San Diego, and spent a decade on the East Coast, where he studied literature and philosophy at Yale and spent six yea...

Howling about Tim Burton and Henry Selick's enduring animation masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas with psychoanalyst, writer and podcaster Vanessa Sinclair. We touch on Lacanian analysis; Tim Burton's delightfully dark and wonderfully weird world building; the value of the eccentric outsider; the importance of staying true to yourself; and the dangers of sanitizing the spooky out of childr...

Howling about treating trauma and spirit possession with a blend of Jungian analysis, Internal Family Systems and Shamanic ritual with C. Michael Smith. Links: Crow's Nest Center for Shamanic Studies: https://crowsnestshamanism.com My previous conversation with Michael: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mpp79-c-michael-56880128 Our course TUKUY: Showing Up with Presence & Purpose: https://www.yout...

Howling about ayahuasca, shamanism, apprenticeship and music with François Demange aka Metsa. François Demange  (aka Metsa) is a musician, spiritual guide and ceremonialist with decades of experience working within Amazonian vegetalismo and other Native American traditions. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about his journey from addiction to apprenticeship in the Peruvian Amazon, issues a...

Howling about music, alternative therapy, community care and art as activism with Andy Abbott aka ADRA. Andy Abbott  is an artist, musician and writer who lives in West Yorkshire, UK. His most recent album is "Music for Psychiatric Wards and Fluid Structures," a compilation of recordings inspired by his experiences as a creative practitioner performing ambient music in psychiatric wards across Yor...

Early release for Pack Leader & Alpha Dog tiers Howling about ayahuasca, shamanism, apprenticeship and music with François Demange aka Metsa. François Demange  (aka Metsa) is a musician, spiritual guide and ceremonialist with decades of experience working within Amazonian vegetalismo and other Native American traditions. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about his journey from addictio...