Howl in the Wilderness

Howling about Greek Theurgy, Iamblichus, Platonism, Tantra & James Hillman Hellenic Tantra  argues that scholarship on later Platonism has been misled by a dualist worldview. The theurgic Platonists in the school of Iamblichus (4th century CE) did not  ascend  out of their bodies to be united with the gods—as is the common belief—but allowed the gods to  descend  into their bodies. By comparin...

Tony Wolf  is a New Zealand citizen and US resident.  He is an author, producer, teacher, antiquarian and creator. A born and raised atheist, he developed a strong intellectual interest in the phenomenon of belief as a young teenager and began creating experimental, artistic “poetic faiths” during the late 1980s. Tony served as the Cultural Fighting Styles Designer for the Lord of the Rings  featu...

On this episode I welcome Paul Bishop  to speak about his new book on Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzifal and it’s importance to Western culture and why important thinkers such as Carl and Emma Jung, Joseph Campbell, Harold Bloom and Rudolf Steiner all felt it was such a central text of the Western canon. Wolfram’s  Parzival  epic depicts a three-fold quest: for the hero’s identity, for  vröude  (“j...

On this episode I welcome Jungian-oriented psychotherapist and author Robert Hopcke to speak about his work on the depth psychology of homosexuality. Robert Hopcke has been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Berkeley, California since 1986, specializing in working with issues around sexuality, religion and spirituality. Known internationally for his ground-breaking wor...

On this episode I welcome New York-based journalist and editor Glenn Belverio  to the podcast. In the 1990s, Glenn was a filmmaker and performance artist, whose 1993 collaboration with Camille Paglia on the short film Glennda and Camille Do Downtown, gained international attention. The film played at the Sundance Film Festival and won first prize for best short documentary at the Chicago Undergrou...

On this episode I welcome back archetypal astrologer and teacher of depth psychology, Safron Rossi to speak about her recent book on the Kore archetype. Safron is Core Faculty in the Pacifica Graduate Institute Jungian and Archetypal Studies program, teaching courses on mythology, symbolism, archetypal cosmology & astrology, and scholarly praxis. For many years she was Curator of the Joseph Ca...

Introductory lecture by Robert Moore, author of King, Warrior, Magician & Lover. In this lecture he discusses the archetypes of the Magician & Lover. Robert Louis Moore  (August 13, 1942 - June 18, 2016) was an American Jungian  analyst and consultant in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Spirituality at the C...

Introductory lecture by Robert Moore, author of King, Warrior, Magician & Lover. In this lecture he discusses the archetypes of the King & Warrior. Robert Louis Moore  (August 13, 1942 - June 18, 2016) was an American Jungian  analyst and consultant in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Spirituality at the Chi...

On this episode I speak with Jack Mason aka The Perfume Nationalist. Jack describes The Perfume Nationalist podcast as a continuing radio soap opera in which art and culture, high and low, are discussed through the historical lens of fragrance. In our conversation we talk about what Jack describes as the war on beauty and how wearing perfume can be an act of disobedience to the increasing sterilit...

I wanted to re-listen to this 7+ hour seminar on my podcast app and thought I'd share it with the community. Enjoy! This seminar with James Hillman was held March 18-19, 2005 at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California.

On this episode I speak with Dr. Sharon Blackie. Sharon is an award-winning author and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore. Her highly acclaimed books, lectures and teaching programs are focused on reimagining women’s stories, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. In our conversation we...

On this episode I speak with writer, ecophilosopher and activist Derrick Jensen . True to our Sagittarian natures, we have a wide-ranging conversation that covers a lot of ground, including personal stories of childhood trauma, healing, activism and the journey toward realizing your gifts and offering them to the world. Before we began recording I told Derrick that I was feeling a little blue that...

On this episode I speak with psychologist, writer and activist Bruce Levine. Dr. Levine writes and speaks widely on how society, culture, politics and psychology intersect. His most recent book is  A Profession Without Reason: The Crisis of Contemporary Psychiatry―Untangled and Solved by Spinoza, Freethinking, and Radical Enlightenment  (2022). A practicing clinical psychologist often at odds with...

On this episode I speak with artist and scholar Mary Antonia Wood about her book The Archetypal Artist: Reimagining Creativity and the Call to Create. Mary has been a visual artist for over thirty years, working in a variety of media. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been collected by both public institutions and individuals. She is chair of the Depth Psych...

On this episode I speak with cultural historian and archetypal astrologer Richard Tarnas about his book Cosmos & Psyche, his journey from Harvard to Esalen in the 1970s, and how his psychedelic research with Stanislav Grof and encounter with James Hillman were integral to the development of what he calls archetypal cosmology.  I really enjoyed this conversation, and it was an honour to have su...

On this episode I speak with Stephen Aizenstat, who I had the pleasure of learning with a couple years ago when I participated in his Dream Tending program. Stephen Aizenstat, Ph. D.,  is the founder of Pacifica Graduate Institute, Dream Tending, and the Academy of Imagination. For more than 35 years, he has explored the power of dreams through depth psychology. He has collaborated with Joseph Cam...

On this episode I speak with Scott Kloos, a plant medicine practitioner, teacher and ceremonialist located somewhere in the wilds outside Portland Oregon. Scott and I first crossed paths in a Santo Daime ceremony about ten years ago and I’ve been watching the development of his work ever since. We have a deep and intimate conversation about our relationship with plant medicines and teachers, and h...

On this episode I speak with Glen Slater about his new book Jung vs. Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age I feel that this is the most relevant and important psychological text for our current time, but you don’t have to take it from me. Noted trauma psychologist Donald Kasched writes: “Glen Slater’s brilliant and passionate analysis of online culture and its insidious seductions of h...

On this episode I speak with Susan Rowland about her work in Jungian Arts Based Research as well as her career as a writer of what she calls “cosy mystery novels about undervalued women.” Before taking up detective fiction, Susan wrote books about Carl Jung, gender and the arts. Jung: A Feminist Revision is her most Googled work, suggesting unfinished business with both his post-Romantic psycholog...

On this episode I speak with Dr. James Maffie , about his book Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion. James Maffie is senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of Maryland. Go deeper: Aztec Philosophy book: https://www.ubcpress.ca/aztec-philosophy Lecture by Andres Segura Granados: https://youtu.be/GwXMc2VP9y8?...

Like a Donkey Between Two Bales of Hay: Puer and Senex in Midlife Puer aeternus is Latin for eternal boy, used in mythology to designate a child-god who is forever young; psychologically, it is an older man whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent level. The puer typically leads a provisional life, due to the fear of being caught in a situation from which it might not be possible to esca...

In this challenging and entertaining audio program, internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, Ph. D., presents the themes he writes about in his well-know book, The Soul’s Code. The fantasy of the family remains the dominating theme of psychotherapy and psychotheory. In this recording, Dr. Hillman brings his critical eye, his wide eye – and often his absurd humor – to...

In this challenging and entertaining audio program, internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, Ph. D., presents the themes he writes about in his well-know book, The Soul’s Code. The fantasy of the family remains the dominating theme of psychotherapy and psychotheory. In this recording, Dr. Hillman brings his critical eye, his wide eye – and often his absurd humor – to...

This is a great talk by June Singer on Gnosticism and it's relationship to orthodox Christianism and Jung's concept of individuation. Recorded in 1985. June Singer, PhD was a major figure in the development of the Jungian movement in the United States.  She earned a Ph. D. in Psychology from Northwestern University and completed training as a Jungian analyst in Zurich, Switzerland.  During the 196...

On this episode I speak with Tim Rutili. Tim is an American musician, filmmaker, and visual artist. He is best known as the founder of the alternative rock bands Red Red Meat and Califone, as well as a diverse range of musical collaborations as a multi instrumentalist and composer of scores for film and television. I’ve been an admirer of Tim’s work since Califone’s 2006 release Roots & Crowns...