Suffering seems to be a fundamental part of the human journey, but taking a depth psychological or soul-centered perspective can help us find meaning. When we look at suffering as an alchemical and/or initiatory experience, we can begin to identify […]
Continue reading »Childhood, Trauma, Personality: How our Coping Mechanisms Affect Us Unconsciously
How and why do our personalities develop the way they do, and what do they have to do with our wounding? Dr. Gabor Mate’ was born in Hungary in 1942 during the Nazi occupation. His grandparents were both killed at […]
Continue reading »Seeking Personal Transformation? Soul-Centered Coaching Psychology Offers Powerful Possibilities
Feeling called to experience soul-centered coaching and to create more meaning and joy in your life? Contact us today to see if free sessions are available through Advanced Student Practitioners pursuing certification through the Institute for Soul-Centered Psychology and Coaching […]
Continue reading »Soul-Centered Resources in the Time of Coronavirus
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 […]
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