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Howl in the Wilderness
Brian James
117 episodes
3 days ago

Depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James has deep and insightful conversations with renegade artists, philosophers, psychologists and spiritual teachers who are working on the edge of dominant culture to recover and revive soul in people and the planet.


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Depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James has deep and insightful conversations with renegade artists, philosophers, psychologists and spiritual teachers who are working on the edge of dominant culture to recover and revive soul in people and the planet.


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Howl in the Wilderness
50 Years of James Hillman’s Re-visioning Psychology (RVP50) | Benjamin Sells | HITW 207

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of James Hillman’s magnum opus Re-visioning Psychology, we’re hosting a series of conversations with depth psychologists from diverse backgrounds and broad scope of practice who have been profoundly influenced by the work of James Hillman.


Writer and depth psychologist Ben Sells discusses the impact that Hillman’s ideas have had on his life and career over the past 50 years, and how they continue to inspire and inform his recent work on beauty, soul and aesthetic animism.


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Benjamin Sells is a writer, psychotherapist, lawyer, and former mayor of Riverside, Illinois. He is also a sailing captain and owner of Chicago’s oldest sailing school. He has written nine books, including The Soul of the Law, one of the most important work-life balance books in the history of the legal profession, that was recently reissued in a special 20th anniversary edition. His latest book is Love’s Desire: Beauty, Love, Soul, and the Search for the Meaningless Life. 


For many years he wrote a widely praised syndicated column on psychological issues in the legal profession and has published many articles and essays on psychology, history, and cultural affairs. His collaboration with famed psychologist James Hillman on America: A Conversation with James Hillman and Ben Sells was honored with a Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. Sells has lectured extensively both in the United States and abroad and is a repeat lecturer at the prestigious Eranos Roundtable in Ascona, Switzerland. He lives in Riverside, Illinois.


https://benjaminsells.com


Interlude music by William Johnson, “While You Were Sleeping” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyAxfxA09yQ


Tags: james hillman, archetypal psychology, animism, imagination, creativity, podcast



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1 week ago
1 hour 31 minutes 32 seconds

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James Hillman & Paulo Freire In Conversation (RVP50) | Mary Watkins | HITW 206

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of James Hillman’s magnum opus Re-visioning Psychology, we’re hosting a series of conversations with depth psychologists from diverse backgrounds and broad scope of practice who have been profoundly influenced by the work of James Hillman.


Mary discusses her “two intellectual fathers” James Hillman and Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire and how their work has informed her exploration of the intersections of archetypal psychology with social justice and community work.


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Mary Watkins PhD is chair of the Depth Psychology Program, Co-Chair of the Community, Liberation, Indigenous, and Eco- Psychologies Specialization (CLIE), and Coordinator of Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research in CLIE. She was trained as a clinical and developmental psychologist and was an early member of the archetypal/imaginal psychology movement. She has worked in a wide variety of clinical settings and with groups on issues of peace, diversity, social justice, reconciliation, immigration, and the envisioning of community and cultural transformation. 


Mary is the author of Waking Dreams, Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues, Mutual Accompaniment and the Creation of the Commons, co-author of Toward Psychologies of Liberation, Talking with Young Children about Adoption, and Up Against the Wall: Re-Imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border, and co-editor of Psychology and the Promotion of Peace. Her new book is White Work and Reparative Geneology: Reckoning with Ancestral Debt as a Path to Racial Reparations.

https://mary-watkins.net


Interlude music by William Johnson, “While You Were Sleeping” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyAxfxA09yQ


Tags: james hillman, paulo freire, liberation psychology, archetypal psychology, imagination, social justice, podcast



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2 weeks ago
1 hour 29 minutes 36 seconds

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Freedom From the Robotic Life: Comic Books, Rock n’ Roll & Esotericism | Gary Lachman | HITW 205

Howling about comic books, punk rock and poetry in 1970s New York, Colin Wilson, esotericism and becoming who you really are with author Gary Lachman


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Gary Lachman is a prolific author and lecturer on consciousness, counterculture, and the Western esoteric tradition. His works include The Return of Holy Russia, Maurice Nicoll: Forgotten Teacher of the Fourth Way, and Dark Star Rising. A founding member of the rock band Blondie, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in

2006. He lives in London. 


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Tags: james hillman, colin wilson, rock and roll, esotericism


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3 weeks ago
1 hour 32 minutes 6 seconds

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Jung & Goethe’s Faust: A Myth For Our Time | Paul Bishop | HITW 204

Howling about Goethe’s magnum opus Faust and it’s significance to Carl Jung’s personal myth and its relevance to our hyper-technological era with scholar and author Paul Bishop


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Paul Bishop is William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow. His research is focused on the intellectual background to psychoanalysis and analytical psychology. His books include Reading Goethe at Midlife: Ancient Wisdom, German Classicism & Jung (2011; 2nd edn., 2020), On the Blissful Islands with Nietzsche & Jung: In the Shadow of the Superman (2017), and Reading Plato through Jung: Why must the Third become the Fourth? (2022). The four volumes of Jung and the Epic of Transformation draw on his experience over three decades of researching, teaching, and enjoying Jung's works and their intellectual sources.


Paul’s author page: https://www.chironpublications.com/product-category/authors/bishop-paul/


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4 weeks ago
1 hour 46 minutes 21 seconds

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Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul | Miles Neale | HITW 203

Howling about navigating the dark night of the soul with help from Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Tibetan Buddhism and Astrology with author and spiritual guide Miles Neale


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Dr. Miles Neale is a psychotherapist in private practice, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, founder of the Gradual Path for inner and outer journeys, author of Return with Elixir and Gradual Awakening, and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy.  


His latest book, Return with Elixir (Inner Traditions, 2025), integrates Joseph Campbell’s mythology, Carl Jung’s psychology, Tibetan Buddhist alchemy, and the precession of the equinoxes. 


https://www.milesneale.com


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1 month ago
1 hour 51 minutes 6 seconds

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Buddha, Socrates & Us: Ethical Living In Uncertain Times

Howling about the connections between Buddha and Socrates, ethics, imagination and creativity with author, artist and teacher Stephen Batchelor


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Stephen Batchelor is a teacher and scholar of Buddhism. His works include Buddhism Without Beliefs, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, After Buddhism, Secular Buddhism, and The Art of Solitude. He lives in La Sauve, France.


In his newest book, Stephen explores the philosophical, social, and political worlds of the Buddha and Socrates, showing how their teachings continue to provide lessons in how to lead a flourishing and engaged life. Keenly aware of the fickle and conflicted nature of the human mind, Gotama and Socrates inspired their followers to act with humility and courage, risk and resolve, doubt and confidence. Drawing on their insights, and those of their followers, Batchelor uncovers a middle way between Buddhist dharma and Greek philosophy that can serve as a starting point for a “secular faith” that addresses the most pressing spiritual and planetary issues of our age.


https://stephenbatchelor.org


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1 month ago
1 hour 41 minutes 44 seconds

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Recovering Soul By Uncovering Your Personal Myth | Dennis Patrick Slattery | HITW 200

Howling about the healing power of stories, narrative therapy and uncovering your personal myth with depth psychologist, poet and teacher Dennis Patrick Slattery


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Dennis Patrick Slattery, Ph.D., is Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. He has taught there for the last 26 of his 52 years in the classroom. He offers riting retreats and workshops in the United States and Europe on exploring one’s personal myth through the works of Joseph Campbell and C.G. Jung’s Red Book.


He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of 30 volumes, including seven volumes of poetry. His more recent books include Our Daily Breach: Exploring Your Personal Myth through Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick; Day-to-Day Dante: Exploring Personal Myth Through the Divine Comedy; and Riting Myth, Mythic Writing: Plotting Your Personal Story. His most current book is a series of essays: An Obscure Order: Reflections on Cultural Mythology published by Mandorla Books. He has also authored over 200 essays and reviews in books, magazines, newspapers, and on-line journals. 


For recreation he takes classes painting mythic themes in both watercolor and acrylic. He also enjoys riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his two sons, Matt and Steve, through the Hill Country roads of Texas.


Dennis’ website: https://www.dennispatrickslattery.com

Dennis’ courses: https://jungplatform.com/teacher/dennis-patrick-slattery


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1 month ago
1 hour 36 minutes 56 seconds

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Empathetic A.I., Alchemy and Reality Shifting | Robert (Robbie) Bosnak | HITW 199

Howling about artificial intelligence, imagination, alchemy, dreams and reality shifting with Jungian analyst and author Robbie Bosnak.


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Robert (Robbie) Bosnak is a world-renowned Jungian psychoanalyst and the creator of the Embodied Imagination method, a groundbreaking approach to working with dreams and imagination that is taught and practiced worldwide. As a faculty member at Upstate Medical University and past president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, he has made significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis. He is also a prolific author, with 6 books translated into 12 languages. In addition to his academic achievements, Robert is a popular TikTok influencer with over 130k followers. He has been at the forefront of innovation in psychology since 1997 when he began working on computer-assisted therapy at the MIT Media Lab.


Robbie’s company: https://attunemedialabs.com

Robbie’s courses: https://jungplatform.com


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1 hour 18 minutes 41 seconds

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Pilgrimage, Poseidon & The Healing Sanctuary of Poros | Edward Tick PhD | HITW 198

Howling about the Greek island of Poros, Shirley Valentine, Poseidon, pilgrimage, healing and archetypes with Edward Tick Phd


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Transformational psychotherapist Edward Tick, Ph.D., takes us on a journey of healing, transformation, community, myth, and divine presence to the sacred Greek island of Poros, a site of pilgrimage and healing for more than 3,000 years.


In this book, Tick rediscovers asylia, the original practice of sanctuary that provides safety and inspiration while facilitating healing and connection to divinity. Drawing on ancient traditions, Tick explains how we know ourselves, our destinies, and our connection to the divine through dreams, visions, oracles, and synchronistic events. He shows us how Poseidon’s fierce and unpredictable power can rescue as well as destroy, and that we must express humility and balance in order to receive his gifts. Tick continues his decades-long revival of Asklepian dream incubation and other modern versions of ancient rituals while providing a deep dive into the sacred history of Poros and how it can bring transformation and serenity today. He also reveals life-changing mystical experiences his travelers and he have had over 40 years of pilgrimages, including encounters with animal guides, higher powers, and oracles, as well as examining the physical and spiritual restoration of Poseidon’s sanctuary and contributing to its literary and mythological legacy.


https://www.edwardtick.com



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2 months ago
1 hour 29 minutes 58 seconds

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The Psychedelic Body, Ancestral Movement & Original Mind | Simon Thakur | HITW 197

Howling about the ancestral body, original mind, soft bellies, open hearts and the deep satisfaction of embodiment with Simon Thakur, founder of Ancestral Movement


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Simon Thakur is a lifelong explorer of human evolution and mind-body practice in nature. He has studied and practiced yoga, meditation, martial arts and combat sports, dance, physical training and therapy from traditions around the world. Over the years he has taught yoga (primarily through the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya via his students AG and Indra Mohan), capoeira angola, qigong and internal martial arts, Butoh, rehabilitative exercise, and worked as a therapist and bodyworker for over a decade using Chinese medicine, tuina, shiatsu, Thai massage, remedial massage and myotherapy.


In 2012 he began facilitating training groups using the concept of “natural movement”, exploring physical culture within the context of evolutionary biology, pioneering the natural movement community in Australia, and publicly “coming out” with ideas and training methods that he’d been working on for decades, under the title Ancestral Movement. Simon has been teaching this work to dancers, trainers, athletes, physical therapists, martial artists, yoga practitioners, meditators, psychologists, artists, environmental educators, people with injuries and chronic health conditions and many others in classes and workshops around Australia and in regular seasonal wilderness retreats since 2012.


https://www.ancestralmovement.com


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2 months ago
2 hours 17 minutes 9 seconds

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Thai Tattoo Magick & Shamanism | Sheer Zed | HITW 196

Howling about Thailand, shamanism, Buddhism, magick and Sak Yant tattoo with author and Buddhist shaman Sheer Zed


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Sheer Zed is a writer, Buddhist shaman, musician, and artist. He has contributed to Hadean Press, Indie Shaman, Rituals & Declarations, and many other publications. A countercultural activist, underground music artist, and magickal practitioner for more than 30 years, he lives in Bristol, United Kingdom.


Thai Tattoo Magick is a magickal vision quest for enlightenment and personal redemption in Thailand. Sharing his encounters with Thai magick during four pilgrimages to Thailand, the author details the ritual process of receiving multiple Sak Yant tattoos and other powerful magickal rituals and initiations he experienced. His initiatory experiences with Thai Buddhist magicians helped him destroy his destructive former selves and discover profound healing for his mind and soul.


https://linktr.ee/SheerZed


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2 months ago
1 hour 58 minutes 6 seconds

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Carl Jung & The Alchemy of Transformation | Murray Stein | HITW 195

Howling about Jung, alchemy, individuation and depth psychology with Jungian analyst Dr. Murray Stein


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Dr. Murray Stein’s latest book JUNG AND ALCHEMY: A PATH TO INDIVIDUATION consists of a series of six lectures on C.G. Jung’s work with alchemy. It is introductory, and it is interpretive. Why did Jung regard the study of alchemy as an essential piece of his life’s work? What does alchemy add to his psychological understanding of the human being and the individuation process? These are questions addressed in this work for the purpose of opening for the general student of analytical psychology the treasures of Jung’s insights as developed in his alchemical writings.


Dr. Stein is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. and M.Div.), the University of Chicago (Ph.D.), and the C.G. Jung Institut-Zurich (Diploma). He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. He has been the president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (2001-4), and the President of The International School of Analytical Psychology-Zurich (2008-2012).


He is a training analyst at the International School for Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland. His most recent publications include The Principle of Individuation, Jung’s Map of the Soul and Jungian Psychoanalysis (editor). He lectures internationally on topics related to Analytical Psychology and its applications in the contemporary world.


https://www.murraystein.com


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2 months ago
1 hour 8 seconds

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Healing Through Trance States & Depth Hypnosis | Isa Gucciardi | HITW 194

Howling about depth hypnosis, trance states, shamanism & Buddhist psychology with Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.


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Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., holds advanced degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology. She has studied spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques from around the world and was an early pioneer in integrating shamanic and Buddhist perspectives into clinical practice. Isa is the Founding Director of the Sacred Stream, where she developed the transformative therapeutic model Depth Hypnosis™ and the innovative conflict resolution process Coming to Peace™. 


A recognized expert, she is the author of three books and speaks six languages. Isa teaches and lectures both nationally and internationally, sharing her profound knowledge of spiritual and psychological healing. Her work has positively impacted thousands of individuals, guiding them toward greater self-awareness, healing, and personal transformation. Isa’s ongoing contributions continue to inspire and empower people on their journeys of growth and inner change.


 http://www.sacredstream.org 


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3 months ago
1 hour 30 minutes 50 seconds

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Confronting the Dark Shadow of Whiteness | Mary Watkins | HITW 201

*Early release in honour of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (Canada)


Howling about reparative genealogy, reckoning with ancestral debt, the origins of whiteness and recovering soul with depth psychologist, author, activist and teacher Mary Watkins


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Mary Watkins PhD is chair of the Depth Psychology Program, Co-Chair of the Community, Liberation, Indigenous, and Eco- Psychologies Specialization (CLIE), and Coordinator of Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research in CLIE. She was trained as a clinical and developmental psychologist and was an early member of the archetypal/imaginal psychology movement. She has worked in a wide variety of clinical settings and with groups on issues of peace, diversity, social justice, reconciliation, immigration, and the envisioning of community and cultural transformation. 


Mary is the author of Waking Dreams, Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues, Mutual Accompaniment and the Creation of the Commons, co-author of Toward Psychologies of Liberation, Talking with Young Children about Adoption, and Up Against the Wall: Re-Imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border, and co-editor of Psychology and the Promotion of Peace. Her new book is White Work and Reparative Geneology: Reckoning with Ancestral Debt as a Path to Racial Reparations.


https://mary-watkins.net


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3 months ago
1 hour 32 minutes 30 seconds

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Psyche’s Knife: Archetypal Explorations of Love and Power | Elizabeth Éowyn Nelson | HITW 193

Howling about Eros and Psyche, feminine power and the missing knife


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Elizabeth Éowyn Nelson, faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute since 2003, has been a professional writer and editor for four decades. Dr. Nelson’s books include Psyche’s Knife (Chiron, 2012), The Art of Inquiry (Spring, 2005 & 2017), coauthored with Joseph Coppin, and The Art of Jungian Couple Therapy, coauthored with Anthony Delmedico (Routledge, 2025). 


Psyche's Knife examines the myth of Eros and Psyche as a metaphor for the development of soul in the psychology of women, explicating the tropes of love and power as depicted by Psyche's use of a knife in attempting to learn the identity of her lover. Elizabeth Eowyn Nelson examines the metaphor of the knife from all angles — alchemical, sacrificial, lunar, phallic — and delves into the mythology and imagery of women and knives, connecting our deep past to our present lives and our possibilities for the future with archetypal explorations of love and power.


http://www.elizabethnelson-phd.com


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3 months ago
1 hour 51 minutes 44 seconds

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Reclaiming Our Indigenous Soul | Francis Weller | HITW 192

Howling about animism, soul, trauma, true adulthood and becoming an elder with psychotherapist and author Francis Weller.


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Francis Weller, MFT, is a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. A master of synthesizing diverse streams of thought from psychology, anthropology, mythology, alchemy, indigenous cultures, and poetic traditions, he has introduced the healing work of ritual to thousands of people. The core of his work is creating pathways to reclaiming our indigenous soul, what psychologist Carl Jung called the “unforgotten wisdom” that resides in the heart of the psyche. He is the author of the bestselling The Wild Edge of Sorrow (2015) and the upcoming In the Absence of the Ordinary (August 2025).


https://www.francisweller.net



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3 months ago
1 hour 15 minutes 17 seconds

Howl in the Wilderness
The Way Of The Spiritual Artist | Kim Krans | HITW 191

Howling about art, spiritual practice, depth psychology and music with multi-disciplinary artist Kim Krans


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Kim Krans is a visionary artist, author, and creator of The New York Times bestseller THE WILD UNKNOWN TAROT.

Kim received her BFA in drawing at Cooper Union in NYC, MFA in mixed media at Hunter College, and an MA in Jungian depth psychology and creativity at Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. 


Her seeker's heart has brought her to study in-depth practices of Classical Hatha and classical shamanism in India, Africa, Europe, and the UK. Kim teaches events and workshops that activate the forces of creativity and radical transformation through art, meditation, mysticism, dreamwork, and movement. 


Though revered for her drawings and publications, Krans is also a multi-media artist, filmmaker, and musician.


https://kimkrans.com



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3 months ago
56 minutes 18 seconds

Howl in the Wilderness
Nazis, Cathars & The Quest For The Holy Grail | Richard Stanley | HITW 190

Howling about Otto Rahn, Cathars and the Grail Mysteries with filmmaker and rogue anthropologist Richard Stanley


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Richard Stanley is a filmmaker and anthropologist whose films include Dust Devil, Hardware, and Color Out of Space. As a journalist and documentarian, he has covered events in Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Haiti. A frequent contributor to publications including Fortean Times and the Sauniére Society Journal, he lives in Occitanie, France.

In his upcoming book Otto Rahn, Grail Hunter, Richard Stanley traces the journey of Otto Rahn, occultist and one-time SS member who sought the Holy Grail and scoured Europe until his mysterious death in 1939. The author shares his investigations into the location of the Grail, the Cathar sect, and Rahn’s legacy, taking readers on an uncanny journey through occult Europe.

https://theofficialrichardstanley.com


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3 months ago
1 hour 39 minutes 18 seconds

Howl in the Wilderness
Re-Visioning Addiction Recovery | Corey Gamberg | HITW 188

Howling about James Hillman, addiction, archetypes, recovery and post-recovery with Licensed Addictions Counsellor Corey Gamberg


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Corey Gamberg is a certified Spiritual Director and is currently in a two-year training in Jungian Dreamwork. His work seeks to integrate Jungian psychology and contemplative practice into a holistic model of addiction treatment.

Corey has been in recovery for over a decade and has worked in the treatment field for most of that time. As a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, he is concerned that his clients find a meaningful approach to recovery that is tailored towards the individual’s needs. Corey has helped found several organizations including the Addict In The Family Support Group, the Family Restored, and Silent Spark Counseling. He has owned and/or managed several sober living facilities as well.

https://depthrecovery.org/


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4 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes 14 seconds

Howl in the Wilderness
My Occult Journey On The Pagan Path | Christopher McIntosh | HITW 187

Howling about the occult boom of 1960s London, paganism and polytheism with writer and historian Christopher McIntosh


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Christopher McIntosh is a British-born writer and historian, specializing in the esoteric traditions of the West. He has a doctorate in history from Oxford University, a degree in German from London University, and a diploma in Russian from the United Nations Language School. The author of many books, most recently The Call of the Old Gods, he lives in Lower Saxony, North Germany.

https://www.innertraditions.com/the-call-of-the-old-gods


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4 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 48 seconds

Howl in the Wilderness

Depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James has deep and insightful conversations with renegade artists, philosophers, psychologists and spiritual teachers who are working on the edge of dominant culture to recover and revive soul in people and the planet.


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