Howl in the Wilderness

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Brian Dana Akers has spent most of his life practicing and studying yoga, and in the last few decades writing and publishing translations of key yogic texts. His latest book is The Yoga Manifesto, a little book that explores the big questions, "Why Yoga?" and "Why now?" As he says in the interview, regardless of whether modernity continues or collapses, yoga is good for you either way. This was a fun conversation that I hope inspires you to take up a life-enhancing and life-supporting yoga practice of your own.

Brian's Links:

http://briandanaakers.com

http://yogavidya.com

Show Links:

http://brianjames.ca

http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness

http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

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Howling about ayahuasca, shamanism, apprenticeship and music with François Demange aka Metsa.

François Demange (aka Metsa) is a musician, spiritual guide and ceremonialist with decades of experience working within Amazonian vegetalismo and other Native American traditions. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about his journey from addiction to apprenticeship in the Peruvian Amazon, issues around cultural appropriation, and the role that music, plant medicine and perfume play in healing.

https://www.metsaseries.com

https://www.sacredwaysfoundation.org

Howling about music, alternative therapy, community care and art as activism with Andy Abbott aka ADRA.

Andy Abbott is an artist, musician and writer who lives in West Yorkshire, UK. His most recent album is "Music for Psychiatric Wards and Fluid Structures," a compilation of recordings inspired by his experiences as a creative practitioner performing ambient music in psychiatric wards across Yorkshire in 2023.

https://andyabbott.bandcamp.com

This is the first half of our conversation. 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

Howling about Douglas' involvement with writing King, Warrior, Magician, Lover and its legacy as part of the men's movement, the art of soul making and living a mystical life.

Douglas M. Gillette, M.A.R.S., M.Div., has a Master of Religious Studies degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of Divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary. He taught in the Emeritus Program at Oakton College for nearly two decades as well as serving as a pastor, pastoral counselor, and a Jungian-influenced life guide. The bestselling author of several books, including King, Warrior, Magician, Lover coauthored with Robert Moore, he lives in the Chicago area with his wife. 

Topics: soul, soul work, archetypal psychology, men's work, spirituality, mysticism

Show Links:

http://brianjames.ca

http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness

http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

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Early release for Pack Leader & Alpha Dog tiers

Howling about ayahuasca, shamanism, apprenticeship and music with François Demange aka Metsa.

François Demange (aka Metsa) is a musician, spiritual guide and ceremonialist with decades of experience working within Amazonian vegetalismo and other Native American traditions. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about his journey from addiction to apprenticeship in the Peruvian Amazon, issues around cultural appropriation, and the role that music, plant medicine and perfume play in healing.

https://www.metsaseries.com
https://www.sacredwaysfoundation.org

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Brian James Depth Counseling & Archetypal Coaching: http://brianjames.ca

A deep dive into the psychological and archetypal themes of Ari Aster's 2019 folksploitation masterpiece Midsommar with occult author, musician and filmmaker Carl Abrahamsson.

Who better to talk to about this Swedish folk horror classic than a Swedish occultist?

In our conversation we talk about what the film reveals about the collective unconscious at this time, including the Anglo North American longing for a sense of belonging and connection to deep culture and tradition, how our society deals with trauma vs. the way traditional societies do, the lack of meaning in a secular humanist culture, and what that famous smile at the end tells us about Dani and about ourselves.

Carl Abrahamsson is a writer, publisher, magico-anthropologist, filmmaker, and photographer. Since the mid-1980s he has been active in the magical community, integrating "occulture" as a way of life and lecturing about his findings and speculations. The author of several books, including Occulture and Source Magic, and the editor and publisher of The Fenris Wolf, he lives in Småland, Sweden.

https://www.carlabrahamsson.com

SHOW LINKS:

http://brianjames.ca

http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness

http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

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Early release for Pack Leader and Alpha Dog tiers.

Brian Dana Akers has spent most of his life practicing and studying yoga, and in the last few decades writing and publishing translations of key yogic texts. His latest book is The Yoga Manifesto, a little book that explores the big questions, "Why Yoga?" and "Why now?" As he says in the interview, regardless of whether modernity continues or collapses, yoga is good for you either way.

This was a fun conversation that I hope inspires you to take up a life-enhancing and life-supporting yoga practice of your own.

http://briandanaakers.com
http://yogavidya.com

Howling about A.I., animism, post-humanism, James Hillman, creativity and soul making with Dylan Francisco, Co-Chair of the Jungian and Archetypal Studies program at Pacifica Graduate Institute.

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Show Links:

http://brianjames.ca

http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness

http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul

References:

God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O'Gieblyn

Re-Visioning Psychology by James Hillman

How It Is by V. F. Cordova

My article: Does A.I. Dream of Electric Sheep?

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*Early release for Pack Leader & Alpha Dog tiers

Howling about Douglas' involvement with writing King, Warrior, Magician, Lover and its legacy as part of the men's movement, the art of soul making and living a mystical life.

Douglas M. Gillette, M.A.R.S., M.Div., has a Master of Religious Studies degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of Divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary. He taught in the Emeritus Program at Oakton College for nearly two decades as well as serving as a pastor, pastoral counselor, and a Jungian-influenced life guide. The bestselling author of several books, including King, Warrior, Magician, Lover coauthored with Robert Moore, he lives in the Chicago area with his wife. 

Topics: soul, soul work, archetypal psychology, men's work, spirituality, mysticism

Howling about A.I., technology, psychedelics and the death of the counterculture with Douglas Rushkoff.

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Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness

Brian James Depth Counselling, Men's Work & Resources: http://brianjames.ca

IG: http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast. His latest book is a new edition of his bestselling Program or Be Programmed.

Douglas' website: https://rushkoff.com/

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