I adore this man.  He has had a profound impact on my life, and I am grateful for his guidance over the years as a depth psychologist, dreamworker and wilderness guide.  He is also a Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles where he taught Counseling for 40 years.  In this #earthconversepodcast you get a feel for him and his contribution to the world.  He has stories to tell, rich in metaphors and imagery, and wonderful wisdom to share (97 mins)

As the shadow falls with the sunset during our conversation, we explore

·  Returning to childhood

·  Observing the shadow, dancing with the paradox of light and dark in our psyches.  “If you create light, you create shadow”

·  A journey of separateness to a feeling of connection; “standing aside to being immersed in life’

·  Solo Together – being connected and vulnerable to intrusion

·  The beauty and suffering side of nature

·  The individual and collective

·  Ray’s incredible paper: Psyche and annihilation

·  Expanding on the idea all is nature.  What is the role of civilisation to manipulate the story?

·  “Your death is the most important fact of your life”

·  Destruction and reconstruction,  “getting away from linear view of progress, and honouring dying as much as birth”.

Links to Ray’s work:

·  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/raymond-hillis-santa-fe-nm/142990

·  http://wildernessdreaming.com/contact.html

·  http://www.southwestpassages.org

·  Psyche and annihilation https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00322928508407943

You can also watch it on the Earth Converse YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/oatTqQbgEGA