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32. Depth Psychology and Soul Initiation – with Bill Plotkin from Animas Valley Institute

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In this episode, I sit down with Bill Plotkin, founder of Animas Valley Institute. Over the past 40 years, Bill has developed intricate, nature-based models of human development and education that challenge dominant psychological frameworks and invite us into a maturation process rooted in wholeness, wildness, and the more-than-human world.

We explore their three major maps of a person’s “soul-centric journey” and cover topics including:

  • Why most modern humans remain developmentally stuck in early adolescence
  • The 8-stage Soulcentric Developmental Wheel and how it mirrors nature’s rhythms
  • The four cardinal facets of the psyche, and the inner protectors that distort them
  • Whether other species undergo their own versions of soul initiation
  • Why the path to a mature culture will not come from the strategic mind, but from descent, mystery, and imagination
  • This is a deep-dive into a body of work that’s revolutionizing the lives of thousands of people, and how to think about adulthood, education, and healthy human cultures.

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Music: Electric Ethnicity by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd

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In this episode, I sit down with Bill Plotkin, founder of Animas Valley Institute. Over the past 40 years, Bill has developed intricate, nature-based models of human development and education that challenge dominant psychological frameworks and invite us into a maturation process rooted in wholeness, wildness, and the more-than-human world.

We explore their three major maps of a person’s “soul-centric journey” and cover topics including:

  • Why most modern humans remain developmentally stuck in early adolescence
  • The 8-stage Soulcentric Developmental Wheel and how it mirrors nature’s rhythms
  • The four cardinal facets of the psyche, and the inner protectors that distort them
  • Whether other species undergo their own versions of soul initiation
  • Why the path to a mature culture will not come from the strategic mind, but from descent, mystery, and imagination
  • This is a deep-dive into a body of work that’s revolutionizing the lives of thousands of people, and how to think about adulthood, education, and healthy human cultures.

Episode Website Link

Links:

Look out for meditations, poems, readings, and other snippets of inspiration in between episodes.

Music: Electric Ethnicity by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd

Photo Credit: Midjourney


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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