In the midst of pandemic and these challenging times , I continue to believe there is an invitation!…not only for each of us individually to step into ourselves more fully—to face our fears, to eliminate what is no longer serving […]
Continue reading »Shamanic Initiation, Descent, and Learning through Direct Experience of the Sacred
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION VIA YOUTUBE HERE (approx 7 mins) A common and compelling component of both shamanism and Jungian or depth psychology is that each seeks to treat soul loss by retrieving and reintegrating vital essence that is […]
Continue reading »Coming Home to Your Self: Depth Psychology and the Symbolic Life
Learn about the 3-day Coming Home event, Jan. 16-19, 2020 Read the post below, or listen to an Audio version on YouTube by clicking the following image As spiritual beings having a human experience, each of us longs for meaning. […]
Continue reading »Coming Home: An Age-Old Story Seen Through “Soul Eyes”
A Guest Post created for Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association Scroll down to read the post here, or listen on YouTube (10 mins) by clicking below Human beings are made of stories—the stories we have lived; stories that serve to […]
Continue reading »Earth, Climate, Dreams—The Book!
Announcing the long-awaited new book, Earth, Climate, Dreams: Dialogues with Depth Psychologists in the Age of the Anthropocene, based on the global symposium of the same name: Over time, humans in western cultures have undergone a profound restructuring of the […]
Continue reading »Transpersonal Coaching Psychology: Bonnie Bright PhD Interviewed by Olga Ferreras
As a certified Transpersonal Soul-Centered Coach and Mentor who uses archetypal, shamanic and and depth psychological perspectives, I am passionate about helping clients navigate the process of spiritual awakening through dreams, imagination, and somatic sensibilities. People I meet in my […]
Continue reading »Frankenstein’s Monster, the Plight of our Planet, and Seeds of Hope—Interview: Robert Romanyshyn
In this hour-long interview, Robert Romanyshyn and Bonnie Bright discuss Frankenstein, the Monster, and the plight of our planet. Focused on Romanyshyn’s new book, Victor Frankenstein, the Monster, and the Shadows of Technology: The Frankenstein Prophecies (May 2019), the pair […]
Continue reading »On Transpersonal Psychology: Science, Consciousness, Spirituality—Interview with Les Lancaster
LISTEN to the full interview with Les Lancaster here (approx. 35 mins) Though Les Lancaster has a long history as a neuroscientist, he has always been fascinated by mysticism and spirituality. He ultimately found a way to bring his two […]
Continue reading »Trauma, Transcendence, and Jung’s Notion of the Psychoid—Interview with Ann Belford Ulanov
Jungian analyst, Ann Belford Ulanov’s most recent book, The Psychoid, Soul and Psyche: Piercing Space-Time Barriers, explores Carl Gustav Jung’s concept of the “psychoid.” “Psychoid refers to unconscious processes that are unrepresentable in word or image,” Ulanov says. “We live them, […]
Continue reading »Spiritual Implications of Psychosis: How a Spiritual Perspective Can Provide Health Benefits to Mind and Body—Interview with Dr. Tanya Luhrmann
Is schizophrenia a “severe mental disorder,” as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)? How might changing the perspective of the traditional western medical model, which labels certain symptoms as strictly pathological, ultimately transform those who are suffering? The Hearing […]
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