Howl in the Wilderness

Howling about James Hillman, Carl Jung, Henry Corbin, cosmology, phenomenology & psychedelics with writer, poet and rogue scholar Tom Cheetham.

Hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca

Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com

If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes and support the podcast, consider becoming part of the pack over at patreon.com/howlinthewilderness. We are an independent production and rely on the support of listeners like you. Make a one-time contribution to http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

Tom Cheetham is the author of five books on the imagination in the sciences, psychology, religion and the arts, and one book of poems. He is co-editor of the recently released Uniform Edition of James Hillman's ON MELANCHOLY & DEPRESSION, published by Spring Publications (which I highly recommend!)

Tom's website: https://www.tomcheetham.com

James Hillman Uniform Editions https://www.springpublications.com/ue.html

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Howling about Hillman, Jung, archetypal psychology, imagination and archetypes with Prof. Glen Slater

In this episode we explore the topics:

• What makes Hillman a Post-Jungian?

• What’s the difference between Archetypal Psychology and a psychology of archetypes?

• The role of imagination and animism in Archetypal Psychology

• Distinguishing between Spirit & Soul

• Hillman’s concept of soul-making

• The Acorn Theory as a guiding myth

• What did Hillman mean by “the poetic basis of mind”?

Glen Slater studied psychology and comparative religion at The University of Sydney before coming to the United States in 1992 for doctoral work in clinical psychology. He has been teaching at Pacifica for over twenty years and is currently the Associate Chair of the Jungian and Archetypal Studies specialization. He also teaches in the Mythological Studies program. His publications have appeared in a number of Jungian journals and essay collections, and he edited and introduced the third volume of James Hillman’s Uniform Edition, Senex and Puer, as well as a collection of faculty writings, Varieties of Mythic Experience: Essays on Religion, Psyche and Culture. Beyond his work in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology, he writes on psyche and film as well as the psychology of technology. He lectures internationally in these areas of interest.

Previous episodes with Glen:

On Ridley Scott’s Alien: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alien-1979-glen-114902105

On his book Jung vs. Borg: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hitw-133-jung-vs-98191973

Glen’s course at Kosmos Institute: https://www.kosmosinstitute.org/james-hillman-archetypal-psychology-ii-early-writings

Book References:

James Hillman’s Uniform Editions: https://www.springpublications.com/ue.html

Suicide and the Soul (1964)

InSearch (1968)

Re-Visioning Psychology (1975)

The Soul’s Code (1996)

Howling about archetypes, astrology, raising children with imagination, and living your unique myth

“Your life is enriched because when you know the main archetypes that make up your story you can begin to connect that story to mythology, the arts, history and many other fields. This helps you make meaning of your story and making meaning of our lives is enriching. You gain perspective because archetypal thinking is non-judgmental, a way to look at a situation or problem from new angles. A fresh look helps solve problems. And finally, in a time of increasing "otherness," archetypal insights can heighten your level of tolerance as you recognize that all people express the same archetypes just in a huge variety of styles and flavors.”
— Laurence Hillman

Born and raised in Zürich, Switzerland, Dr. Hillman became immersed in archetypes at the age of sixteen and this has remained his passion for 48 years. As a professional archetypal coach, he specializes in helping his clients understand their deeper purpose and their life's calling - especially in these challenging times. In his role as a consultant, he helps leaders and organizations understand their archetypal patterns and advises on high-level decision making in organizations. His tools for mapping archetypes include archetypal astrology for which he is one of the leading voices worldwide.

He is the author of Planets in Play - How to Reimagine Your Life Through the Language of Astrology the co-author of Alignments - How to Live in Harmony with the Universe and also the co-author of Archetypes at Work - Evolving your Story, One Character at a Time.

He has traveled extensively in more than forty countries, is fluent in five languages and lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Cindy.

Laurence’s links:

https://laurencehillman.com
https://archetypesatwork.com
https://www.kosmosinstitute.org/practical-archetypal-astrology

Howling about love, marriage, alchemy & soul-making with 90-year-old Susan Tiberghien, a Jungian writer and teacher who has been married to her lover Pierre for 66 years.

HITW is hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca

Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com

If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes and support the podcast, consider becoming part of the pack over at patreon.com/howlinthewilderness. We are an independent production and rely on the support of listeners like you. Make a one-time contribution to http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

Susan Tiberghien, an American writer living in Geneva, Switzerland, holds a degree in Literature and Philosophy and did graduate work at Grenoble University, France and the CG Jung Institute, Kusnacht, Switzerland.

She has published four memoirs: Looking for Gold, A Year in Jungian Analysis; Circling to the Center, Invitation to Silent Prayer; Side by Side, Writing Your Love Story; Footsteps, In Love with a Frenchman, and two writing handbooks: One Year to a Writing Life, Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer’s Art and Craft; and most recently Writing Toward Wholeness, Lessons Inspired by CG Jung, along with numerous essays in journals and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tiberghien has been teaching Jungian informed writing workshops for over twenty-five years at CG Jung Societies, at the International Women’s Writing Guild, and at writers’ centers and conferences in the States and in Europe. Recently she has recorded courses for the Jung Society of Washington DC, for Soul at Play, and for the Jung Platform.

She is an active member of International Pen, a founding member of the International Writers’ Residence at Lavigny, Switzerland, the founder and past director of the Geneva Writers’ Group, an association of over 240 English-language writers.

Mother of six children, grandmother of fifteen grandchildren, and great-grandmother of three great- grandchildren, she lives with her French husband in Geneva, Switzerland, a city whose dedication to peace and justice she fully endorses.  

Susan's website: https://www.susantiberghien.com

Seasons of Love: https://chironpublications.com/shop/seasons-of-love-a-lasting-marriage

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Howling about psychiatry, psychedelics and trauma culture with Rose Cartwright.

Rose Cartwright is a screenwriter and bestselling author. Her non-fiction book about psychedelics, The Maps We Carry, was published by HarperCollins in April 2024. She is a writer and producer on the Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, from Game Of Thrones' creators Benioff & Weiss, and Alex Woo. Rose wrote a memoir called Pure about intrusive sexual thoughts that became a Channel 4 drama series. Listen to her three-part BBC Radio 4 series about psychedelic therapy here.

“Treating misery as a primarily medical problem is part of the reason why so many people are miserable. Whether or not you agree with that, we can probably all agree that something about the way we are approaching mental health isn’t working, and that radical change is desperately needed.”
— Rose Cartwright, The Maps We Carry

https://www.rosecartwright.com

Howling about ketamine, magic bullet cures, psychiatric bullsh*t and traumadelic culture with clinical psychiatrist and writer Bruce E. Levine

“It is always refreshing to find someone who stands at the edge of his profession and dissects its failures with a critical eye, refusing to be deceived by its pretensions. Bruce Levine condemns the cold, technological approach to mental health and, to our benefit, looks for deeper solutions.”
— Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States

“Between 500 and 750 ketamine clinics have cropped up across the United States,” NPR reported early in 2024 (“The Ketamine Economy: New Mental Health Clinics are a ‘Wild West’ with Few Rules”). This may be an underestimation, as Psychiatric News reported later in 2024, “More than 1,500 intravenous (IV) infusion clinics have proliferated nationwide.” Ketamine industry revenues of $3.1 billion were reported in 2022, and projected to be $6.9 billion by 2030. All this has occurred despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has warned: “Ketamine is not FDA approved for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder.”

Bruce’s Ketamine article with lots of citations and links: https://brucelevine.net/psychiatrys-latest-insane-magic-bullet-treatment-for-depression-why-ketamine-2/

If you’d like to gain access to early release of full, ad-free episodes and support the podcast, consider becoming part of the pack over at patreon.com/howlinthewilderness. We are an independent production and rely on the support of listeners like you. Make a one-time contribution to http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

HITW is hosted by depth counselor, writer and cultural activist Brian James: http://brianjames.ca

Check out my new book Traumadelic: Re-Visioning Psychedelic Therapy http://traumadelicbook.com

Catherine Liu (born 1964) is an American cultural theorist and author whose areas of research include Sinophone cinema, French literature, critical theory, identity politics, and visual arts. She is known for her critique of the professional–managerial class.

Her research and teaching focuses on the intellectual history and formation of cultural criticism, the history of the professional-managerial class, psychoanalytic theory, the political economy of cultural revolutions, and the work of the Frankfurt School and Walter Benjamin. She has also published on various topics in art criticism, museum history, and cultural politics.

Her most recent book published in 2021, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class, is a polemical call to reject making a virtue out of taste and consumption habits.

Catherine’s Substack: cliuanon.substack.com

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Not sure of the origin of this talk, it was shared with me by another Hillman fan. Here he talks directly to the practice of "soul-making."

Howling about Louis Brawley's time with anti-guru UG Krishnamurti and that other Krishnamurti (Jiddu)

Louis Brawley met UG Krishnamurti in 2002 and spent the following five years travelling with him in the USA, India and Europe keeping a record of this remarkable non-teacher and documenting his own inner struggles as his ideas about life, love and Enlightenment were constantly tossed around and demolished. Louis fell into the role of foil and sidekick to UG’s bizarre interactions with his friends and audience and, as UG’s health deteriorated, he became his informal caregiver.

Louis works as an artist, photographer and freelance art handler worldwide—occupations which fund his travels around the world writing and recording accounts and impressions from friends of the “Raging Sage.”

Louis' website (for now) https://louisbrawley.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/louisbrawley

Howling about James Hillman, Carl Jung, Henry Corbin, cosmology, phenomenology & psychedelics with writer, poet and rogue scholar Tom Cheetham.

Tom Cheetham is the author of five books on the imagination in the sciences, psychology, religion and the arts, and one book of poems. He is co-editor of the recently released Uniform Edition of James Hillman's ON MELANCHOLY & DEPRESSION, published by Spring Publications (which I highly recommend!)

Tom's website: https://www.tomcheetham.com
James Hillman Uniform Editions https://www.springpublications.com/ue.html