Bill Plotkin, PhD, has been a psychotherapist, research psychologist, rock musician, river runner, professor of psychology, and mountain-bike racer. As a research psychologist, he studied dreams and nonordinary states of consciousness achieved through meditation, biofeedback, and hypnosis. The founder and president of Animas Valley Institute, he has guided thousands of people through initiatory passages in nature since 1980. Currently an ecotherapist, depth psychologist, and wilderness guide, he leads a variety of experiential, nature-based individuation programs. He is the author of Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche (New World Library 2003), Nature and the Human Soul: Creating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World (New World Library 2008), The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries (New World Library 2021)

Interview Date: 1/21/2021    Tags: Bill Plotkin, soul initiation, Earth community, true adult, transcendence, cocoon, mythopoetic identity, ego metamorphosis, true purpose, caterpillar and butterfly, dissolution experience, descent to soul, Personal Transformation, Spirituality