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Howl in the Wilderness

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Howl in the Wilderness
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  • Howl in the Wilderness

    [PART ONE] Carlos Castaneda: Literal Truth or Literary Fiction? | Ru Marshall | HITW 237

    02/09/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
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    Howling about Carlos Castaneda and the Don Juan books and walking the fine line between literal truth and literary fiction with artist and writer Ru Marshall
    Ru Marshall is a nonbinary writer and visual artist. Their novel, A Separate Reality, was released by Carroll & Graf in 2006 and was nominated for a Lambda Award for debut fiction. Their writing has appeared in Salon, N + 1, The Evergreen Review, The Kenyon Review, The Michigan Quarterly Review, Waxwing, The Barcelona Review, Your Impossible Voice, Another Chicago Magazine, and many other publications. 
    They have twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and received the 2016 Hazel Rowley Prize from BIO, the Biographers International Organization. Their visual work has been exhibited at Participant Inc., Studio 10 Gallery, Art in General, White Columns, Baxter Street, Cathouse Proper, and numerous other venues. They have received grants and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. They grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. They live in Brooklyn.
    References:
    https://rmarshallstudio.com

    American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda https://orbooks.com/catalog/american-trickster/

    Seeing Castañeda: Reactions to the "Don Juan" Writings of Carlos Castaneda, Daniel C. Noel

    The Soul of Shamanism, Daniel C. Noel
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    Tags: mythology, shamanism, anthropology, imagination
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    [PART ONE] Dionysos, Daimons & Divine Madness | Forrest Wolfe | HITW 233

    29/07/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
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    Howling about Dionysos, bi-polar depression, imagination & creative illness with writer Forrest Wolfe (aka Luke Blanchford)
    Forrest Wolfe has been living successfully with bipolar disorder for over twenty-five years. He is Taiwanese-American, has a philosophy degree from Princeton University, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Film from the University of Southern California, School of Cinema. After a brief, interrupted career in film, he has been working as a technology and management consultant. Forrest Wolfe is the pen name for Luke Blanchford.
    References:
    https://forrestwolfe.net

    Questions For Werewolves by Forrest Wolfe

    Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life by Karl Kerenyi
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    Tags: dionysus, mythology, psychology, archetype
  • Howl in the Wilderness

    [PART ONE] The Odyssey: Calling the Soul Home | Phil Cousineau | HITW 232

    22/07/2026 | 57 mins.
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    Howling about Homer’s The Odyssey, soul, mythology and what it means to be human with author and pilgrimage guide Phil Cousineau
    Phil Cousineau is the author of The Wisdom of the Odyssey and over forty other books. including the bestselling The Art of Pilgrimage, and The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on his Life and Work. Cousineau is a writer, teacher, filmmaker, storyteller, and cultural historian, who has consulted on mythology and story for major studios including Warner Brothers., Pixar, and Lucasfilm, and has led mythology travel programs to Greece for more than three decades. Cousineau has been featured on NPR, CNN International, the BBC, the Smithsonian and Discovery Channels, and was the host of PBS and LINK-TV’s Global Spirit. He lives in San Francisco. 
    References:
    http://PhilCousineau.com

    The Wisdom of the Odyssey: https://newworldlibrary.com/product/the-wisdom-of-the-odyssey

    Soul: An Archaeology: https://shop.philcousineau.com/products/soul-an-archaeology
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    Personal Myth Program: http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth

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    Tags: james hillman, soul, mythology, psychology, podcast
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    [PART ONE] Prometheus: Archetype of Hubris & Humanity | Glen Slater | HITW 230

    08/07/2026 | 49 mins.
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    Howling about the Greek titan Prometheus, technology, Carl Jung and the religious function with depth psychologist, writer and teacher Glen Slater
    “An honest admission of modernity means voluntarily declaring oneself bankrupt, taking the vows of poverty and chastity in a new sense, and-what is still more painful-renouncing the halo of sanctity which history bestows. To be “unhistorical” is the Promethean sin, and in this sense the modern man is sinful. A higher level of consciousness is like a burden of guilt.”
    — C.G. Jung, The Spiritual Problem of Modern Man
    Glen Slater, Ph.D. was born and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. After studying psychology and comparative religion at the University of Sydney, he moved to the United States for doctoral studies in clinical psychology. For the past 25 years he has taught in the areas of depth psychology and mythological studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute, near Santa Barbara, California, most recently chairing Pacifica’s Jungian and Archetypal Psychology Program. 
    Glen is the author of Jung vs Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age (2024), editor of the third volume of James Hillman’s Uniform Edition, Senex and Puer (2005), and co-editor of the essay collection, Varieties of Mythic Experience (2007). He has written a number of articles and book chapters for Jungian publications. His research and writing interests concern Jung and film, the psychology of religion, and depth psychology and technology.
    References:
    https://www.glenslater.com

    Glen’s 1997 essay “Resink the Titanic: https://www.glenslater.com/s/Slater-ResinktheTitanic-Final.pdf

    HITW 172 James Hillman & Archetypal Psychology 101 w/ Glen Slater https://www.patreon.com/howlinthewilderness/posts/video-james-101-124500990
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    Personal Myth Program: http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth

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    Tags: carl jung, james hillman, archetype, prometheus, psychology, podcast
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    [PART ONE] Artemis: Archetype of the Wild Soul | Safron Rossi | HITW 229

    01/07/2026 | 43 mins.
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    Howling about Greek goddess Artemis with archetypal astrologer, writer and mythologist Safron Rossi
    “Never, believe me, never do the gods appear alone.” 
    — Friedrich Schiller, quoted in James Hillman’s essay A Note on Hermes Inflation, UE 6
    Safron Rossi, PhD has spent her life steeped in literature, religion and mythology, fields in which she holds her degrees. Her writing and scholarly studies focus on archetypal psychology, astrology, alchemy, goddess traditions, and Greek myth. 
    She is a member of the core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, teaching mainly in the Jungian and Archetypal Studies program. 
    For many years she was the curator of the Joseph Campbell, James Hillman, and Marija Gimbutas manuscript  collections at Opus Archives & Research Center.
    Safron is faculty at Astrology University and at the Centre for Astrology, Myth and Symbol (CAMS) and regularly lectures at MISPA. Her studies in Jungian and archetypal psychology, myth and alchemy informs her astrological work.  
    Safron is author of The Kore Goddess: A Mythology & Psychology (2021), editor of Joseph Campbell's Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine (2013), and co-editor of Jung on Astrology (2017). She has published articles in Jungian, archetypal, and astrological journals, and lectures across the US and internationally in Europe, South America and Australia.
    Safron and her husband Glen Slater are founders of Winter Press, an imprint of Spring Journal. They also serve on the editorial board of Spring Journal. 
    🔥 SUPPORT & SOUL WORK
    Join the pack on Patreon: http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness

    Depth Counseling with Brian James: http://brianjames.ca

    Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations

    Personal Myth Program: http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth

    Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork

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    Tags: carl jung, james hillman, archetype, artemis, psychology, podcast
    References:
    https://www.thearchetypaleye.com

    https://thearchetypaleye.substack.com

    https://www.winterpresspublishers.com

    Ginette Paris, Pagan Meditations

    “Lava”, Danusha Laméris: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/26895-lava
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Howling in the wilderness of modernity. Tracking meaning and purpose via depth psychology, spirituality, art and activism. Hosted by depth counsellor and archetypal coach Brian James http://brianjames.ca Join the HITW Patreon to support the podcast and gain access to early release of episodes and other member benefits http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness
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