Medicine Path Podcast

On this episode I speak to William Barnard, professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University and author of the book Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition.Professor Barnard has previously written books on William James and Henri Bergson, but in this latest work he writes about his first hand experience as an initiate in the syncretic Brazilian church of the Santo Daime, which uses ayahuasca as a sacrament.This episode has been a long time coming. My experiences in the Santo Daime church have played a big part in the arc of my life since my first ceremony with them back in 2010.I've been wanting to speak with someone about the Santo Daime since starting this podcast four years ago, but wanted to make sure that it was someone who wasn't just approaching it from an academic or anthropological perspective. To know anything at all about the Santo Daime you have to drink Daime many times in different contexts.In that respect, Bill is the perfect guest to discuss this complex topic. In our conversation we talk a little bit about the history of the Santo Daime, but mainly focus on the mystical aspects of the religion, which includes the practice of incorporating spiritual entities.Bill's website: http://liquidlightbook.com Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I speak with two OGs of the mythopoetic men's movement, Walton Stanley and Timothy Young.Walton and Tim currently organize the Minnesota Men's Conference, and were there way back in 1984 when it was founded by poet Robert Bly.They share some great stories about the early days, and talk about how men's work has contributed to their lives and local communities. They also offer their perspective on how men's work has evolved over the years, and where they see it going in the future, and finally, they address some of the criticisms against the early men's movement as being a reaction against feminism.Over the years, I've received so much inspiration and encouragement from listening to the Minnesota Men's Conference archival recordings featuring wise elders like Robert Bly, Michael Meade, James Hillman, Robert Moore and Martín Prechtel. I'm deeply grateful to Walton and Tim for keeping the home fire burning over there in the Northeast and for generously sharing the collective wisdom from decades of men's conferences for free. I highly recommend subscribing to the Minnesota Men's Conference YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/MensConference) and if you're interested in attending the conference in person, visit https://minnesotamensconference.com Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part two of my conversation with Australian intellectual, writer and scholar of Jung and religion David Tacey.In part one we spoke at length about his time in analysis with famed post-Jungian writer James Hillman, including David's critique and praise of Hillman's psychology.In this second half we get into a discussion around Jung and religion, David's book Religion as Metaphor, and the limitations of both Jungian psychology and religious literalism. In the end we digress into some good old fashioned gossip and David lets rip on misogyny in depth psychology and why Jordan Peterson pisses him off so much. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

On this episode I speak with David Tacey, an Australian public intellectual, writer and scholar. David has written and taught extensively on Jung, spirituality and Christianity and is Professor Emeritus of Literature at La Trobe University in Melbourne and Research Professor at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.In our conversation, David shares his memories of meeting and working with the renowned post-Jungian writer James Hillman. While I've spoken with other people like Thomas Moore who worked closely with Hillman, this is the first time I've talked to someone who was actually in analysis with him.David offers some unique insights into Hillman and his work, as well as a few criticisms. Some of you might know David from the articles he published a few years ago critiquing Hillman's work and legacy titled The Unmaking of a Psychologist. Those articles were my first introduction to David and his work and I appreciate his outsider perspective on Hillman and the Jungian approach to religion, and more specifically, Christianity.David was very generous with his time, so I've decided to split our conversation into two parts. The second part will deal more specifically with Jung and Religion. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Wondering about belonging, mystical experience and religion with writer and activist Stephen Jenkinson.On this episode I welcome back Stephen Jenkinson for the fourth time on the podcast. If you're not already familiar with Stephen's work I recommend checking out episodes 14, 45 and 69.For those of you who are familiar with Stephen's work, you'll know that he is a special kind of teacher. I know he prefers not to think of himself that way, but my interactions with him always stretch my brain in really productive but often challenging ways, and that to me is in essence what it means to be a teacher.This conversation was no different.We got together on the occasion of the release of a new book that he collaborated on with Kimberly Johnson, called Reckoning. We touch on what brought about that work, but the bulk of our conversation centers around Stephen's journey to obtaining a Master's in Theology from Harvard Divinity School and how that lead him to start working as a Social Worker and eventually to the work he's best known for as a Palliative Care counsellor.Along the way we hear about his mysterious encounter with an angel at the Notre Dame Cathedral following a near death experience at sea, and wonder together about what it means to belong to a place, particularly for those of us who are relative newcomers to this land called Turtle Island.As it often happens after speaking with Stephen, I'm left with some questions that continue to haunt me. In particular, what it means to belong, and the question that we end with, does Christianity belong in North America?As usual, it's better not to expect any clear cut answers from Stephen but be open to having some new questions to consider. Personally, I take the advice of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, who suggested the following in his letters to the young poet Franz Kappus back in 1903:Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.Stephen's website: http://orphanwisdom.com  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Professor Sean McGrath is a former monk who studied at the CG Jung Institute in Zurich which makes him a perfect person for me to talk to about wrestling with my Christian heritage and encounters with the Christ I've had through yoga and psychedelics.Sean J. McGrath researches and teaches in the areas of metaphysics, classical German philosophy (Kant to Heidegger), phenomenology and hermeneutics, and psychoanalysis at Memorial University in St. John's Newfoundland.I discovered Sean through the excellent Psychology & The Cross podcast, which you can listen to here: https://cross.centerLinksJoin the Medicine Path Inner Circle at http://patreon.com/medicinepathMedicine Path yoga practices: http://medicinepathyoga.comThe Four Initiations 6-week coaching program for men: http://fourinitiations.comPsycho-spiritual Counseling & Coaching with Brian James: http://brianjames.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

This excerpt is from Robert Moore's lecture series entitled The Warrior Within, which is available from the CG Jung Institute of Chicago and republished here under a Creative Commons license. Robert L Moore was an American Jungian analyst and consultant in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Spirituality at the Chicago Theological Seminary; a training analyst at the CG Jung Institute of Chicago; and director of research for the Institute for the Science of Psychoanalysis. He was author and editor of numerous books in psychology and spirituality, and lectured internationally on his formulation of a Neo-Jungian paradigm for psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.Robert Moore is probably best known as the senior author, along with Douglas Gillette, of a series of books on the in-depth structure of the male psyche, drawing on the account of the archetypal level of the human psyche developed by CG Jung. The most well known of these books is King, Warrior, Magician, Lover, which remains a seminal text of the ever-evolving men's movement.To find out about my coaching program for men based on the work of Robert Moore and CG Jung, visit http://fourinitiations.comI'm offering a 25% discount on the program until September 2022.*Please note: the audio quality of the original tapes is quite poor but I've done my best to optimize it for clarity and ease of listening. I hope you can overlook (overhear?) the poor audio and appreciate the excellent content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Scholar, writer and psychotherapist Mark Vernon joins us once again to guide us through Dante's Divine Comedy as a map of the spiritual journey.Mark's podcast: https://www.markvernon.comSupport the podcast by becoming a Medicine Path Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepathLearn about my counseling practice, books and events at http://brianjames.ca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published October 2019Danielle Tarantola, founder and director of Yoga Foundation and teaching since 1998, is certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation at Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Yoga Therapist levels. She aligns with the powerful and practical teachings of Krishnamacharya as learned directly through TKV Desikachar and his primary students in Chennai, South India, over 13 trips to Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. Continued and extensive teaching, practicing, and studying inspire her to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions. She continues to learn with her Vedic Chant mentor of 17 years, Radha Sundararajan.**Correction: In the intro I mention that Danielle is based in New Jersey. She is based on Long Island, NY.Danielle's website: https://www.yoga-foundation.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published August 2019Don Rosenthal is the author of The Uncharted Journey, and Learning to Love, which he co-authored with his partner of 48 years Martha. For the past 30 years, Don and Martha have counselled couples and individuals in the Art of Relationship, their approach to intimate relationship as a spiritual path. In this conversation, Don talks about how he got started working with couples after his time living a monastic lifestyle in the wilds of Alaska; the keys to open hearted listening; advice on navigating difficult conversations; dealing with death; and some advice on writing. Don & Martha's website: http://awakeningtogether.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

This is an archived episode of the Medicine Path with Brian JamesBecome a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published July 2019Molly Lannon Kenny is a teacher, therapist, and writer who has dedicated her life to the collective reclamation and liberation of the human spirit.  She believes in the inherent worthiness of all beings and uses her passion, knowledge and experience to inspire collective care and well-being. In the late 1990s, combining her extensive clinical background with her knowledge and experience in yoga, Molly developed Integrated Movement Therapy® – a therapy framework which centers the wholeness of the individual, incorporating movement, breath and contemplative practices to address the complexity and dimensionality of every lived experience. In July 2000, Molly founded The Samarya Center in Seattle, Washington, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing yoga based therapy to people of all ages and abilities.Molly is the author of the book No Gurus Came Knocking, a memoir about yoga and everyday life. She has also published a unique deck of yoga cards with a booklet describing the neurophysiologic perspective of Integrated Movement Therapy®, with several fun games and activities linking cognitive, linguistic and motor output from the games with their specific correlations in the brain.Website: mollylannonkenny.orgLead-in music: 66 Saints, “Collider” (w/ Molly K.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Become a member of the Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published October 2018On this episode, I speak with yoga therapy pioneer Gary Kraftsow. Gary has been instrumental in the development of yoga therapy in America over the past 40 years. He began his study of yoga in India with T.K.V. Desikachar in 1974 and received his Masters Degree in Psychology and Religion from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1983. In 1999, he founded the American Viniyoga Institute. Since then, he has become a renowned speaker and teacher and has authored two books that I highly recommend, Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation.Gary's Website: https://www.viniyoga.comGary's Books: Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published June 2018Santiparro, aka Alan Scheurman is someone who I've been crossing paths with for a long time without actually meeting, so it was a real pleasure to finally sit down and connect with him. We covered a lot of ground in this one, beginning with his start in the Detroit indie music scene, his initiation into the peyote and ayahuasca medicine paths, why his brand of spiritual music isn't "cheezy", the spiritual technology of ikaros (ayahuasca healing songs) and the beauty of collaborating with his wife Indy.He's got a new album coming out in August called The Talon, and I highly recommend checking out his first album as Santiparro called True Prayer, which is one of my all time favourites and one of the few "spiritual" albums that doesn't make me cringe.Connect with Santiparro at http://santiparro.com and http://highpalmshealing.comMusic: "Rainbow in the Night" & "Now Act Now" both by Santiparro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

This is perhaps the most important podcast I've recorded so far, because it deals with a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant with the growing popularity of psychedelics, occult practices and technology.On this episode I speak with Norwegian healer and author Are Thoresen about his 2020 book Demons and Healing: The Reality of the Demonic Threat and the Doppelgänger in the Light of Anthroposophy: Demonology, Christology and Medicine.Are Thoresen was born in Norway in 1952. A doctor of veterinary medicine, he has also studied anthroposophic medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, osteopathy and agriculture. Since 1981 he has run a private holistic practice in Sandefjord, Norway, for the healing of small animals and horses, as well as people. He has lectured widely, specializing in veterinary acupuncture, and has published dozens of scholarly articles. In 1984 he started to treat cancer patients, both human and animals, and this work has been the focus of much of his recent research. He is the author of Demons and Healing and several other books on complementary medicine.In our conversation Are and I discuss many aspects of demonic entities and possession — how they are created, how they cause physical and mental disease, and how we can transform them and protect ourselves from them. In his books Are writes in great detail about these entities, and trust me, it can begin to feel pretty complex and overwhelming. In an attempt to keep this conversation grounded and relatable, I thought it would be helpful if I shared my personal experience with a demonic entity that I encountered while experimenting with astral projection as a teenager, and how I dealt with it 20 years later in the Santo Daime ayahuasca church. This experience is something that I've only talked about with 2 or 3 people over the years, and while I'm a little reluctant to share it publicly, I feel that it could actually save someone's life. It's that important.•••Timestamps4:20 Introduction8:22 Early spiritual life (Anthroposophy, spirits, Christianity)13:10 Demons, entities, psychedelics & disease16:35 Possession & translocation of entities20:40 Guarding against opening portals21:40 My experience with a demonic entity28:50 Are diagnoses my opening29:57 Closing portals32:00 Types of entities & disease38:49 Different types of attacks40:25 Ayahuasca and opening portals42:20 Protecting yourself in ceremony45:00 Translocation vs. Transformation of entities46:10 Strengthening the “I”53:16 The protective power of music 53:56 The dangers of technology57:30 Memory of water & homeopathy58:49 What psychedelic “therapy” is getting wrong1:02:15 “Opening the middle” in electronic devices and in healing work1:13:40 What changed after Christ 1:16:36 The need for spiritual warriors and spiritual healing•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dedicated to the respectful exchange between Indigenous teachings about health and healing and mainstream Western psychology, Richard Katz received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Harvard, where he taught for nearly 20 years. Over the past 50 years, Dr. Katz has spent time working with Indigenous elders and healers in various parts of the world, including the primarily hunting-gathering Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, the Indigenous Fijians of the South Pacific, the Sicangu Lakota of Rosebud Reservation, and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations people of Saskatchewan. At the request of the Indigenous elders he has worked with, he seeks to bring their teachings into contact with mainstream psychology. The aim is to encourage the mainstream to be more respectful of diversity, more committed to social action, and more appreciative of the spiritual dimension in health and healing. Dr. Katz has written 7 books on culture and healing. He is currently Professor Emeritus at First Nations University of Canada and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.Dr. Katz can be reached at: rkatz@firstnationsuniversity.ca•••I'd love to hear what you think, so please feel free to make a comment if you're listening to this on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or send me an email at hello@brianjames.caIf you enjoy this podcast, you might be interested in another one I've recently started called Soul Studies with Brian James, where I share readings from some of my favourite authors in the realm of spirituality and depth psychology. You can find a link to those episodes at my website http://brianjames.ca/soul-studies or search “Soul Studies with Brian James” wherever you get your podcasts.•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)

Although perhaps not as well-known as his colleagues and friends Thomas Moore and James Hillman, Robert Sardello has nonetheless been a deeply influential presence for both of those thinkers and the countless students and clients he's attended to over the past 40+ years as a teacher, psychotherapist, author and spiritual guide.Robert Sardello, Ph.D, is Co-founder and Co-director of The School of Spiritual Psychology, which began in 1992. He is author of many books on the power of soul and our relationship with the earth, and has been a practicing psychotherapist for over 40 years.His main emphasis has been to develop theoretical and practical approaches to perceiving and being in right relation with the Soul of the World, showing that humans are pulled from the time stream from the future rather than pushed from the past, and developing the interior consciousness of the heart.He has created new, yet very practical cultural visions in areas such as the meaning of books, the essence of service, the virtues, money, business, giving, healing, religion, living through the heart, and how to be in right relationship with and in the earth.Robert's online school: http://www.heartfulsoul.comName drops: Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, James Hillman, Henry Corbin, Thomas Moore•••I'd love to hear what you think, so please feel free to make a comment if you're listening to this on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or send me an email at hello@brianjames.caIf you enjoy this podcast, you might be interested in another one I've recently started called Soul Studies with Brian James, where I share readings from some of my favourite authors in the realm of spirituality and depth psychology. You can find a link to those episodes at my website http://brianjames.ca/soul-studies or search “Soul Studies with Brian James” wherever you get your podcasts.•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)

Mark Vernon is a psychotherapist and author, living and practicing in London. His most recent books are Dante's Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey and A Secret History of Christianity which is the subject of this conversation. We talk about a number of topics that we've been wrestling with on our own spiritual journeys, like how psychology, mystical experiences, non-heteronormative sexuality and exposure to Eastern non-dual philosophies might be reconciled with Christianity if we can get past the dogma and how the struggle to understand and come to terms with the more problematic aspects of Christianity can be a fruitful part of one's spiritual journey. Mark's website: http://markvernon.comName drops: Owen Barfield, Carl Jung, Rupert Sheldrake, Father Bede Griffiths, tantra, non-duality, William Blake, Jesus ChristI'd love to hear what you think, so please feel free to make a comment if you're listening to this on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or send me an email at hello@brianjames.caIf you enjoy this podcast, you might be interested in another one I've recently started called Soul Studies with Brian James, where I share readings from some of my favourite authors in the realm of spirituality and depth psychology. You can find a link to those episodes at my website http://brianjames.ca/soul-studies or search “Soul Studies with Brian James” wherever you get your podcasts.•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)

Eivind Skjellum is the founder of Reclaim Your Inner Throne, a program for men based on the work of neo-Jungian Robert L. Moore and his book King, Warrior, Magician, Lover. Eivind and I recorded an episode last week that covered the details of his 3-month program, which unfortunately was unusable due to poor sound quality. When we sat down to try it again, our conversation turned into a broad and far-reaching discussion about many of the things we've been working with in our own lives, including:- the future of men's work- four primary masculine archetypes- the hidden gift of addiction- what is the significance of the current Christian revival?- the Christ archetype- preserving the legacy of Dr. Robert MooreName drops: Robert Moore, Carl Jung, Gabor Maté, Robert Bly, Jesus ChristEivind's website: http://inner-throne.comInterview with Robert Moore's niece about the details of his death in 2016: https://youtu.be/3V3bTkByAM8 My 6-week program for men: http://fourinitiations.com I'd love to hear what you think, so please feel free to make a comment if you're listening to this on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or send me an email at hello@brianjames.caIf you enjoy this podcast, you might be interested in another one I've recently started called Soul Studies with Brian James, where I share readings from some of my favourite authors in the realm of spirituality and depth psychology. You can find a link to those episodes at my website http://brianjames.ca/soul-studies or search “Soul Studies with Brian James” wherever you get your podcasts.•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)

On this episode teacher, author and counselor Rick Jarow talks about his long spiritual journey through the worlds of academia, yoga, shamanism and plant medicine, along the way offering some insights into finding right livelihood and avoiding cultural misappropriation while benefiting from the gifts of living spiritual and healing traditions.Rick's website: http://rickjarow.comName drops: Hilda Charlton, Orestes Valdes, Carl Jung, Ram Dass, James Hillman, Carioca Freitas, ayahuasca, pachamamaI'd love to hear what you think, so please feel free to make a comment if you're listening to this on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or send me an email at hello@brianjames.caIf you enjoy this podcast, you might be interested in another one I've recently started called Soul Studies with Brian James, where I share readings from some of my favourite authors in the realm of spirituality and depth psychology. You can find a link to those episodes at my website http://brianjames.ca/soul-studies or search “Soul Studies with Brian James” wherever you get your podcasts.•••Support the Podcast!If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Links:Donate: http://ko-fi.com/brianjames / http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.comMusic: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)

On this episode psychotherapist and author John Lee discusses his book Half-Lived Life: Overcoming Passivity & Rediscovering Your Authentic Self.John Lee is a pioneer in the fields of self-help, anger, codependency, creativity, recovery, relationships and men's issues. In the mental health field, he is considered the therapist's therapist and regularly trains and mentors therapists on how to work with clients and how to work on themselves. He has taught his techniques and theories to thousands of individuals, couples, families, groups, corporations, and therapists all over the world.After 35 years of touring nationally and internationally, bestselling author, John Lee, calls Austin, TX his home.Website: https://johnleebooks.com/Topics: men's work, passivity, compassion, authenticityIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.com

Soul Studies is a new series of podcasts where I read excerpts from books that are currently inspiring me. In this episode I read from the first chapter of Rollo May's 1975 book “The Courage to Create”. It struck me as a book that feels incredibly relevant to our cultural moment, particularly on the topics of despair, cultural divides and ideological fanaticism. “People who claim to be absolutely convinced that their stand is the only right one are dangerous. Such conviction is the essence not only of dogmatism, but of its more destructive cousin, fanaticism. It blocks off the user from learning new truth, and it is a dead giveaway of unconscious doubt. The person then has to double his or her protests in order to quiet not only the opposition but his or her own unconscious doubts as well.”Rollo May (1909-1994) taught at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, and was Regents' Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. An influential psychologist, he was the best-selling author of Love and Will, as well as the author of The Courage to Create, Man's Search for Himself, The Meaning of Anxiety, and Psychology and the Human Dilemma.If you enjoyed this episode and want me to continue sharing work I find in the course of my Soul Studies, please let me know! Email me: hello@brianjames.caInstagram: @revealingthesoulWebsite: brianjames.ca

This is the third and final episode in a series that pays tribute to the poet, teacher and activist Robert Bly, who passed away on November 21 of this year.That was Robert you heard at the top of the podcast, from the excellent film A Gathering of Men with journalist Bill Moyers. You can find the full video on the Medicine Path YouTube channel.In this episode I speak with his old friend and colleague John Lee, who worked alongside Robert for many years leading men's groups around the US. John is an early pioneer in the men's movement and has worked for over 30 years teaching workshops on recovery, emotional intelligence, anger management and emotional regression.John has been featured on Oprah, 20/20, Barbara Walters, The View, CNN, PBS, and NPR. He has been interviewed by Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other national and international magazines and radio talk shows.Personally, John's work has helped me better understand some of my own emotional issues, and his down-to-earth wisdom continues to help me in my relationships to my wife, family, friends and clients.In our conversation, John shares some deeply personal stories about his time with Robert, from the time he first met him as a young therapist in the 1980s up until Robert's gradual decline into dementia. Please join us as we share some laughs and shed a few tears remembering the man John is proud to call his mentor, colleague and friend — Robert Bly.Website: https://johnleebooks.com/Topics: robert bly, poetry, men's work, writing, mentorship, elderhoodIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.com

This is the second in a series of podcasts that pay tribute to poet, activist and author Robert Bly, who died a few weeks ago.That was his voice you heard at the beginning of the podcast, reading the 15th century Indian poet Kabir and accompanied by live musicians. I think that little excerpt gives you a feeling for Robert's spontaneity and humour, qualities that he helped awaken and nurture in today's guest.In this episode I speak with storyteller and mentor Michael Meade, who spent many years working side-by-side with Robert as part of the mythopoetic men's movement. Michael was a central figure in that scene, bringing his deep knowledge of myth, story and initiation to the gatherings. In our conversation Michael shares what it was like to work so closely with Robert, the ways in which they learned from each other and how they ended up parting ways. I'm so grateful to Michael for sharing these personal stories and reflections, because they offer some great insights for anyone involved in any kind of mentorship, leadership or men's work.So please, pull a chair up to the fire, lean in, and listen as Michael Meade pays tribute to his old friend, mentor and colleague Robert Bly…on the medicine path.Website: http://mosaicvoices.orgTopics: robert bly, poetry, men's work, writing, mentorship, elderhoodIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.com

Poet, activist and men's work pioneer Robert Bly died on November 21 at the age of 94. This is part one in a series of conversations with some of the people who knew him intimately.Martin Shaw is an acclaimed teacher of myth and author of numerous books including his latest, Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass. He founded the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University, and is director of the Westcountry School of Myth in the UK.He has introduced thousands of people to mythology and how it penetrates modern life. For twenty years Shaw has been a wilderness rites of passage guide, working with at-risk youth, those who are unwell, returning veterans as well as many women and men seeking a deeper life.Website: http://drmartinshaw.comTopics: robert bly, poetry, men's work, writing, mentorship, elderhoodIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.com

Edward Tick PhD has been has been working to heal the invisible wounds of war and violent trauma for over forty years and has led pilgrimages to Greece and Viet Nam for the past 20 years.He has published many books and articles on healing veteran's PTSD, including the award-winning War and the Soul, and his 2001 book The Practice of Dream Healing is a classic in depth psychology, offering the most comprehensive modern account of ancient Asklepian dream healing practices and the Western origins of medicine and psychotherapy, and their applications to holistic healing today.Trauma specialist Peter Levine calls Ed's audio program Warrior's Return: Restoring the Soul After War “A masterpiece from one of our wisest elders for understanding the complex dimensions of war trauma.”Ed's website: http://edwardtick.com Topics: dreams, dream healing, shamanism, war, trauma, PTSDIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.ca•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: http://medicinepathyoga.com

On this episode I welcome back Jungian therapist and shamanic practitioner C. Michael Smith, founder of Crow's Nest Shamanism and author of Jung & Shamanism in Dialogue.In this conversation we look at the topic of shadow work from both the Jungian and shamanic viewpoints and offer some personal examples of how the shadow shows up in our relationships, the realm of spirituality and personal development, and in the culture at large.I really enjoyed my first conversation with Michael, and wanted to have him back to offer his perspective on some important topics that come up in personal development and shamanic work. He does a great job of bridging the psychological and shamanic perspectives, and has a lot of experience walking in both worlds which makes him quite unique as a Jungian and as a shamanic practitioner. If you're not already familiar with Michael, I recommend that you go back and listen to that first episode (MPP74) if you'd like to know more about his background and work.Michael's website: http://crowsnestshamanism.comNew Shamanic Breathwork workshop: http://vimeo.com/ondemand/shamanicbreathworkIf you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.caTopics: jung, shamanism, plant medicine, ayahuasca, psychology, shadow•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Jeremy Narby is a Canadian-born anthropologist and bestselling author who became an early pioneer of ayahuasca research while living with the Ashaninka people of the Peruvian Amazon in the 1980s. He works as Amazonian projects director for Nouvelle Planète, a nonprofit organization that promotes the economic and cultural empowerment of indigenous peoples. Jeremy is perhaps best known as the author of The Cosmic Serpent which was published in English back in 1999.His new book, Plant Medicines: Ayahuasca, Tobacco and the Pursuit of Knowledge, which he authored with Shawi indigenous elder Rafael Chanchari Pizuri, presents a cross-cultural dialogue that explores the similarities between ayahuasca and tobacco, the role these plants play in indigenous cultures, and the hidden truths they reveal about nature.I've been a fan of Jeremy's work since reading The Cosmic Serpent a number of years ago and it was a real pleasure to speak with him about the two plant medicines that have been most integral to my own healing journey. We discuss the scientific and shamanic views of these two important plant teachers and begin to imagine a Western animism that could help restore our kinship with the more-than-human world.If you'd like to join the conversation and help support the podcast, please considering becoming a member of the growing Medicine Path tribe at patreon.com/medicinepath. You can also follow me on Instagram @revealingthesoul. I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to reach out on social media or email me at hello@brianjames.caTopics: psychedelics, ayahuasca, tobacco, plant medicine, shamanism•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar and author with over three decades of experience within esoteric culture: from Druidry to Chaos Magic, from indigenous Shamanism through to Freemasonry and Witchcraft.Growing up in the Britain of punk and then rave culture, Julian immersed himself in the philosophy and techniques of magic. His journey into group ritual practice began within the Western Esoteric Tradition when he was 16. Since then has worked in ceremony with practitioners from many different lands and lineages.Julian is a co-organizer of the psychedelic conference Breaking Convention, and a Trustee of The Psychedelic Museum Project. He facilitates psychedelic ceremony, as well as providing one-to-one psychedelic integration sessions and support. In 2017 he published the celebrated book Getting Higher: The Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony.Today Julian is the author of books, essays, journals and articles in both the academic and esoteric press. He sees his work as part of the process to help re-imagine an earth-centered, non-dogmatic, open-source spirituality. He shares his practice through mentoring, workshops, online teaching and retreats.Julian's website: https://julianvayne.comTopics: psychedelics, magick, healing, therapy, community, culture•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Bill Plotkin, Ph.D., is a depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and agent of cultural evolution. As founder of western Colorado's Animas Valley Institute in 1981, he has guided thousands of seekers through nature-based initiatory passages, including a contemporary, Western adaptation of the pan-cultural vision fast. Previously, he has been a research psychologist (studying non-ordinary states of consciousness), professor of psychology, psychotherapist, rock musician, and whitewater river guide.In 1979, on a solo winter ascent of an Adirondack peak, Bill experienced a call to adventure, leading him to abandon academia in search of his true calling. Bill is the author of Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche; Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche and most recently, The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries. He has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Topics: soul, initiation, mythology, archetype, adulthood, mentorship, elderhoodWebsite: http://animas.org•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling Care of the Soul and twenty other books on spirituality and depth psychology that have been translated into thirty languages. He has been practicing depth psychotherapy for thirty-five years. He lectures and gives workshops in several countries on depth spirituality, soulful medicine, and psychotherapy.In his latest book Soul Therapy the New York Times bestselling author of the classic The Care of the Soul addresses the needs of those providing soul care to others—therapists, psychiatrists, ministers, spiritual directors, teachers, and even friends—sharing his insights for incorporating a spiritual or soulful dimension into their work and practices.Thomas' website: http://thomasmooresoul.comTopics: therapy, soul, Greek mythology, James Hillman, Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, Patricia Berry, Rafael López-Pedraza•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

C. Michael Smith (or Mikkal as he's known in some circles) is a Jungian psychotherapist, shamanic practitioner, breathwork facilitator and director of the Crows Nest Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center, which has outposts in the USA and Europe.Michael is an active clinical psychologist and medical anthropologist, and author of Psychotherapy And The Sacred (1995), and Jung And Shamanism In Dialogue (1997).He teaches and lectures on the topic of Jungian psychology in creative dialogue with shamanic studies, and has presented at various shamanic conferences and Jung Societies around the globe, including the International Conference on Shamanism in Iquitos, Peru in 2012 and 2013.Michael's website: http://crowsnestshamanism.com Topics: Jung, shamanism, ayahuasca, psychedelics, spiritual practice•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Michael Crowley was born February 26th, 1948 in Cardiff, Wales. He began studying Buddhism with a Tibetan lama in 1966, becoming an Upāsaka of the Kagyud lineage in 1970.In order to augment his Buddhist studies, he acquainted himself with Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Mandarin Chinese. Mike has lectured at the Museum of Asia and the Pacific, Warsaw, the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.His work has been published in Fortean Times, Time and Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness, and Culture, Psychedelic American, and Psychedelic Press UK. In January 2016, Mike received the R. Gordon Wasson Award for outstanding contributions to the field of entheobotany. In 2016 he published The Secret Drugs of Buddhism, exploring the role psychedelic plant medicines had on the early development of Yoga & Buddhism.He currently serves on the advisory board of the Psychedelic Sangha, a group of psychedelically-inclined Buddhists, based in New York and he teaches at the Dharma Collective in San Francisco.Mike's website: http://amritadzong.comShamanic Roots of Yoga: https://youtu.be/b9KT7rVgynk Yoga & Plant Medicine (download): https://bit.ly/3gpOmM8 Yoga & Plant Medicine (Amazon): https://amzn.to/3wkHB4UTopics: Vajrayana Buddhism, psychedelics, meditation, soma, amrita•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Michael Meade is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. He has an unusual ability to distill and synthesize these disciplines, tapping into ancestral sources of wisdom and connecting them to the stories we are living today.He is the author of Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul, Why the World Doesn't End, The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul; editor, with James Hillman and Robert Bly, of Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart; and editor of Crossroads: A Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage. Meade is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artist, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.Michael's website: http://mosaicvoices.orgTopics: initiation, ritual, elderhood, ritual leadership, ritual space•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Safron Rossi, Ph.D., 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 in the Jungian and Archetypal Studies program. She is also an archetypal psychological astrologer. Addendum: At one point toward the end of the interview, I mention that it's Tuesday and Mercury's Day. Of course, Tuesday is Mars' Day (Mardi in French). I'll chalk it up to that old Trickster Mercury trying to force his way into the conversation and making me look like a fool. Thank you Hermes, you wing-footed bastard for keeping me humble :-) Safron’s Website: www.thearchetypaleye.comName Drop: Carl Jung, James Hillman, Richard Tarnas, Joseph Campbell, Pacifica Graduate Institute•••Music: Royal Fern by Green House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com)Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Martin Shaw is widely regarded as one of the most exciting teachers of the mythic imagination. He is the author of the award winning A Branch From The Lightning Tree, Scatterlings: Getting Claimed in the Age of Amnesia (2016), Courting the Wild Twin (2020), and the upcoming Smokehole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass (2021). He is director of the Westcountry School of Myth in the UK, and devised and led the Oral Tradition course at Stanford University.In our conversation we touch on many topics close to my heart: storytelling, mythology, honouring our teachers and mentors, cultivating a sense of belonging and serving the spirit of the land in the place we claim as home. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.Don’t go back to sleep.You must ask for what you really want.Don’t go back to sleep.People are going back and forth across the doorsillwhere the two worlds touch.The door is round and open.Don’t go back to sleep.— Rumi, translated by Coleman BarksMartin's websites:https://drmartinshaw.comhttps://schoolofmyth.comNames invoked:Robert Bly, Michael Meade, James Hillman, Martín Prechtel, Malidoma Somé, Federico García Lorca, Arshile Gorky, Willem De Kooning, Rumi•••Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Stephen Jenkinson is an activist, author and farmer who now prefers the term practitioner rather than teacher. In this, our third conversation, he explains why the distinction is important and why he quit being a teacher.We also talk about a question he posed to me a number of years ago when I attended his Orphan Wisdom school that has stuck with me ever since, and continues to provoke new insights into the mysterious ways that our unknown ancestors might be guiding us on our quest for meaning and purpose.In the second half of the episode we touch on the topic of matrimony and patrimony, which is the subject of his next book. As usual, Stephen has left me with a lot to chew on, and after listening to this conversation a few times I think I’m just being to comprehend what he was getting at, particularly concerning the topic of Patrimony, a word I’m not sure I’d even heard before speaking with him.As Stephen repeatedly warns us, he offers no comfort, no easy answers, no how-tos. Instead he invites us along as he wonders aloud about what it means to be fully human, how to live and die with dignity and wisdom, and how to become an ancestor worthy of being claimed."I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."— Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poethttp://orphanwisdom.com•••Support the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Coaching & Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

On this episode I speak with Jungian analyst and astrologer Christina Becker. We discuss the intersection of Jungian psychology and astrology, and how astrology can help us navigate our medicine path toward wholeness and enjoy a more meaningful and purposeful life.Christina Becker is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, a clinical member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists, a senior analyst with the Association of Graduate Analytical Psychologists, and a senior training analyst with the IRSJA. She is also a faculty member of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and a member of the Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy.In addition to her Jungian training, she has studied astrology at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London as well as with Liz Greene through the Astrodeinst seminars in Zürich.Ms. Becker has lectured at Jungian training institutes in Buffalo, Calgary, Halifax, Johannesburg, Montreal, New York, Toronto, and Zürich. She has also spoken at various astrological conferences and local Jungian societies across North America, and currently maintains a private practice in the west end of Toronto.She is the author of the book, The Heart of the Matter: Individuation as an Ethical Process, originally published by Murray Stein’s Chiron Publications in 2004. A second edition has been published by Chiron in 2014.http://cjbecker.comSupport the Podcast: Single Donation: http://ko-fi.com/brianjamesPatreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Anne Baring was born in London in 1931. Educated in the UK, France and America, with a BA Oxon 1953, MA 1981 in Modern History. Honorary Ph.D. from Ubiquity University 2018. Anne is the author and co-author of 7 books, and a Jungian analyst who trained with the Association of Jungian Analysts, London.The ground of all her work is a deep interest in history as well as the spiritual, mythological, shamanic and artistic traditions of different cultures. Anne's work is devoted to the recognition that we live in an ensouled world and to the restoration of the lost sense of communion between us and the invisible dimension of the Cosmos that is the source or ground of all that we call ‘life’. Anne lives near Winchester in the UK with her husband, artist Robin Baring and they have a daughter and grandson. Anne's website includes many articles, talks and videos, and is devoted to the affirmation of a new vision of reality and the issues facing us at this crucial time of choice.Show Links:Anne's website: https://www.annebaring.comUnderstanding the Shadow (lecture): https://youtu.be/t4saOQaZeN4The Need for a Higher Vision (article): https://www.annebaring.com/the-need-for-a-higher-vision/Anne's children's book (abridged): https://www.earthpathwaysdiary.uk/festivals/lammas/the-birds-who-flew-beyond-time/Edward Edinger, Ego & Archetype: https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Archetype-Individuation-Religious-Foundation-ebook/dp/B01M4MRZM8Adam Curtis, Can't Get You Outta My Head (part 1): https://youtu.be/MHFrhIAj0MEJourney of the Universe: https://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/Support the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Dr. Ryan Westrum PhD is a nationally recognized psychedelic integration expert.For more than 15 years, his primary focus has been working with individuals and groups facilitating experiential therapy and integrating psychedelic journeys into healing and personal transformation.Ryan is a registered integration therapist for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and is the co-author of the book The Psychedelics Integration Handbook.Show Links: https://www.healingsoulsllc.com https://www.psychedelicintegration.netSupport the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

James Hollis, Ph. D., was born in Springfield, Illinois, and graduated from Manchester University in 1962 and Drew University in 1967. He taught Humanities for 26 years in various colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland (1977-82). He is presently a licensed Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, D.C.James has written a total of sixteen books including: • Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times• Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey• Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves• Prisms: Reflections on this Journey we call Life (Feb 2021)He lives with his wife Jill, an artist and retired therapist, in Washington, DC. Together they have three living children and eight grandchildren.Find out more about Dr. Hollis' books and online courses at http://jameshollis.net Support the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Tom was born and raised on the Suffolk-Norfolk border in East Anglia, but lived in Scotland for almost twenty years before gravitating to Dartmoor in the Southwest of England. Tom has been storytelling publicly for over 15 years and writing for much longer.He now teaches storytelling for Hedgespoken and has been known to mentor a writer or two. Tom is also occasionally still a craftsman, having been a leatherworker since 1999, and is sometimes still an acupunk, or community acupuncturist.In 2015, he co-launched Hedgespoken travelling storytelling theatre and Hedgespoken Press and these are often his main focus, elliptical approaches to changing the world, blessed with plenty of Trickster and a good helping of unfathomable magic.Show Links: https://tomhirons.com https://hedgespokenpress.comMusic in the show: Sometimes a Wild God: Darkwood by David Darling Nettle Eater: Improvisation by Özgür Baba & Hamed HabibpourSupport the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Jason Smith is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. He is a past president of the C.G. Jung Institute-Boston (now the C.G. Jung Institute of New England) and currently serves as a training analyst and faculty member for the New England Institute. Jason is the host of the podcast, Digital Jung, and the author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life published by Chiron Publications.Show Linkshttps://jungiantherapist.netSupport the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

John Lee is a pioneer in the fields of self-help, anger, codependency, creativity, recovery, relationships and men’s issues. In the mental health field, he is considered the therapist’s therapist and regularly trains and mentors therapists on how to work with clients and how to work on themselves. He has taught his techniques and theories to thousands of individuals, couples, families, groups, corporations, and therapists all over the world.After 25 years of touring nationally and internationally, bestselling author, John Lee, calls both Austin, TX and Mentone, AL his home.Show Linkshttp://johnleebooks.comSupport the Podcast: Patreon: http://patreon.com/medicinepath Books: http://brianjames.ca Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pagesUse code MEDICINEPATH or link below for 15% off the Shamanic Yoga series: https://vimeo.com/r/334h/MFJHQkFEVk

Talking Andean traditional healing, plant medicine and cultural appropriation with Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta.Jhaimy is a traditional healer from Cusco, Peru who has been trained and initiated in the wisdom teachings of the Northern region of Peru, home to the ancient lineage of the Sacred Plant medicine known as Wachuma or San Pedro. He began his initiation onto this path at a young age and has apprenticed with Master Teachers in the Alchemical mystery teachings of transformation and transmutation.Jhaimy has taught and lead ceremonies at conferences, workshops and specialized tours throughout Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil and most recently Spain and Sweden.http://childrenofthe7rays.comNeed support on your medicine path?Transformative coaching, psychedelic integration and 1-to-1 yoga with Brian James: http://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years. http://instagram.com/revealingthesoul

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino for 21 years. Amy's degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion, and a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology.Amy has extensive Yoga training in the Krishnamacharya Tradition and was certified as a Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Teacher Trainer and Yoga Therapist. Amy helped to set standards for Yoga Therapist in organizations such as NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association). Amy is a Co-Founder of The Optimal State of Living, an organization that certifies Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists at the 200, 300, 500, 800 and 1000-hour levels. Amy is President of the Board of Directors for the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT).https://amywheeler.comNeed support on your medicine path?Transformative coaching, psychedelic integration and 1-to-1 yoga with Brian James: http://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years. http://instagram.com/revealingthesoultags: brian james, thomas moore, care of the soul, soul, james hillman, psychotherapy, spirituality

Part one of my conversation with author Thomas Moore. Thomas Moore is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul. He has written twenty-four other books about bringing soul to personal life and culture, deepening spirituality, humanizing medicine, finding meaningful work, imagining sexuality with soul and doing religion in a fresh way. In this episode we speak about his writing process and how he got interested in the subject of soul, how the years he spent living in a monastery influenced his life and work, the trouble with the gender binary in spirituality and psychology and the transgender nature of the soul, taking a soulful approach to yoga, and the role of the body in soul work. http://thomasmooresoul.comNeed support on your medicine path?Transformative coaching, psychedelic integration and 1-to-1 yoga with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.ca Support the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years. medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/revealingthesoul tags: brian james, thomas moore, care of the soul, soul, james hillman, psychotherapy, spirituality

This is the second in a series of short episodes that celebrate the beloved yoga teacher TKV Desikachar who died in 2016.Desikachar was the son of legendary yoga master T Krishnamacharya and teacher to the philosopher J Krishnamurti. He was a pioneer in the field of yoga therapy and author of the influential book The Heart of Yoga, published in 1995.This episode features highlights from an interview I recorded with Larry Payne, back in September 2018. In these excerpts Larry tells us of his first meeting with Desikachar and his father Krishnamacharya, and how his studies with Desikachar served as the foundation for his groundbreaking work in developing yoga therapy in the United States.Larry is the author of many books on yoga including the bestselling Yoga for Dummies book. In 1989, along with Dr. Richard Miller who I featured on the last episode of the podcast, he founded the International Association for Yoga Therapy. Larry went on to create the popular Yoga Rx program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where he continues to serve as coordinator and primary instructor.Musical interludes: DJ Drez, Forever For NowNeed support on your medicine path?1-to-1 yoga, plant medicine integration and transformative coaching with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years.medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/brianjames.medicinepathtags: brian james, heart of yoga, yoga, desikachar, richard miller

This is the first in a series of short episodes that celebrate the beloved yoga teacher TKV Desikachar who died in 2016.Desikachar was the son of legendary yoga master T Krishnamacharya and teacher to the philosopher J Krishnamurti. He was a pioneer in the field of yoga therapy and author of the influential book The Heart of Yoga, published in 1995.This episode features highlights from an interview I recorded with Richard Miller, back in September 2018.Musical interludes: DJ Drez, Forever For NowNeed support on your medicine path?1-to-1 yoga, plant medicine integration and transformative coaching with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years.medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/brianjames.medicinepathtags: brian james, heart of yoga, yoga, desikachar, richard miller

My beautiful friend Laraaji returns to the podcast for a free flowing conversation about staying serene while living in New York City, how 5Rhythms dance helps his creative process, the yumminess of silence, and the connections between music and psychedelics.Laraaji Nadabrahmananda is a meditator, laugh-master and cosmic musician who has performed in Europe, Asia and the United States with his specially designed electric zither. He also uses the African Mbire, piano, synthesizers, hand drums, percussion, Tibetan gong, and voice in his presentations.Since his first musical collaboration with famed producer Brian Eno in 1980, Laraaji has appeared on dozens of recordings, toured the world multiple times performing music, leading laughter meditation workshops and teaching healing sound intensives.Learn more: http://laraaji.blogspot.com/Intro music: Tonings 1 from Laraaji’s “Be Still & Glow”Need support on your medicine path?1-to-1 yoga, plant medicine integration and transformative coaching with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years.medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/brianjames.medicinepathtags: brian james, laraaji, music, dance, psychedelics, ayahuasca

Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an international non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings. Accessible Yoga offers Conferences, Trainings and a popular Ambassador program. Jivana is the author of the book, Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body (Shambhala Publications), co-owner of the Santa Barbara Yoga Center, and an Integral Yoga Minister. Jivana has specialized in teaching yoga to people with disabilities and out of this work, the Accessible Yoga organization was created to support education, training, and advocacy with the mission of shifting the public perception of yoga.Jivana’s website: jivanaheyman.comAccessible Yoga International: accessibleyoga.orgNeed support on your medicine path?1-to-1 yoga, plant medicine integration and transformative coaching with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years.medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/brianjames.medicinepathtags: brian james, jivana heyman, accessible yoga, yoga

Jazmin Pirozek is a Cree Ethnobotanist and Traditional Healer serving Northern Ontario indigenous populations in Canada through teaching and aiding in the remembering of plant medicine teachings lost due to colonization. Her work has carried her to South America where she learns Amazonian plant medicines from Maestro Juan Flores Salazaar.Jazmin is the founder of Maiinganung Healing Centre in Canada and continues to study and work with Entheogens and other plant medicines to aid remediating Western drug related and food illnesses in indigenous populations.Jazmin’s presentation at Breaking Convention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1YJ8YMYzsNeed support on your medicine path?1-to-1 yoga, plant medicine integration and transformative coaching with Brian Jameshttp://brianjames.caSupport the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/medicinepath and gain access to podcast extras and hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyoga4. Purchase a print or Kindle version of my new book, Yoga & Plant Medicine: https://amzn.to/2mv3i36About Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and psychedelic integration counselor currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their Boston Terrier Kingston. He has been exploring the intersection of yoga and shamanism for over 25 years.medicinepathpodcast.cominstagram.com/brianjames.medicinepathtags: brian james, jazmin pirozek, indigenous, plant medicine, healing, ayahuasca