Howl in the Wilderness
Howl in the Wilderness

Howl in the Wilderness

Brian James

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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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(Part One) A.I., Transhumanism & Alien Goddesses | Joanna Kujawa | HITW 221
APR 22, 2026
(Part One) A.I., Transhumanism & Alien Goddesses | Joanna Kujawa | HITW 221
<html><p><strong>Watch the full episode for free by becoming a member of the HITW Patreon community: </strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></strong></p><p>Howling with writer, scholar and spiritual detective Joanna Kujawa about A.I., transhumanism, spiritual sovereignty and goddess myths as paths of initiation</p><p>Dr Joanna Kujawa is a scholar, spiritual detective and the author of Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI and the Goddesses of Ascension and The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge. </p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.joannakujawa.com" target="_blank">https://www.joannakujawa.com</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.joannakujawa.com/alien-goddess/" target="_blank">Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI, and the Goddesses of Ascension</a></p></li></ul><p>“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.”</p><p>― Wendell Berry</p><p>"Man will continue to invent technologies outside of himself until he either destroys the world or realizes that everything he's created is an inferior copy of the technologies that exist within himself. The question is: which will come first?"</p><p>— Rudolf Steiner</p><p><br/>___________________________</p><p>🔥 SUPPORT &amp; SOUL WORK</p><ul><li><p>Join the pack on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Depth Counseling with Brian James: <a href="http://brianjames.ca" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca</a></p></li><li><p>Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations</a></p></li><li><p>Personal Myth Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth</a></p></li><li><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork</a></p></li><li><p>HITW YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Send a donation via PayPal: <a href="http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul</a></p></li></ul><p>Tags: myth, goddess, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, spirituality, podcast</p></html>
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(Part One) Orpheus, Punk Metaphysics & The Power of Love | Ronnie Pontiac | HITW 220
APR 15, 2026
(Part One) Orpheus, Punk Metaphysics & The Power of Love | Ronnie Pontiac | HITW 220
<html><p><strong>Watch the full episode for free by becoming a member of the HITW Patreon community: </strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></strong></p><p>Howling with esoteric scholar, writer &amp; musician Ronnie Pontiac about Orphic hymns, counterculture, punk metaphysics and the power of love</p><p>Ronnie Pontiac worked as Manly P. Hall’s research assistant, screener, and designated substitute lecturer for seven years. He has produced award-winning documentaries, and has written for Invisible College Magazine, Newtopia, Metapsychosis, Occult of Personality, and the original Reality Sandwich. He and his late partner Tamra Lucid collaborated on a number of books and the musical projects. Follow him at @theronniepontiac</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62361047-the-magic-of-the-orphic-hymns" target="_blank">The Magic of the Orphic Hymns</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-191091620" target="_blank">Punk Metaphysics</a> Interview with Tamra Lucid</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QPlJ9dGVng" target="_blank">Lucid Nation with Holly Woodlawn</a><br/>___________________________</p></li></ul><p>🔥 SUPPORT &amp; SOUL WORK</p><ul><li><p>Join the pack on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Depth Counseling with Brian James: <a href="http://brianjames.ca" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca</a></p></li><li><p>Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations</a></p></li><li><p>Personal Myth Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth</a></p></li><li><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork</a></p></li><li><p>HITW YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Send a donation via PayPal: <a href="http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul</a></p></li></ul><p>Tags: orpheus, greek, mystery religion, music, punk rock, metaphysics, tamra lucid, podcast</p></html>
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(Part One) Personal Myths & Psycho-Cosmologies | Tom Cheetham | HITW 219
APR 8, 2026
(Part One) Personal Myths & Psycho-Cosmologies | Tom Cheetham | HITW 219
<html><p><strong>Watch the full episode for free by becoming a member of the HITW Patreon community: </strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></strong></p><p>Howling with writer and teacher Tom Cheetham about Henry Corbin, Carl Jung, imagination and discovering your own psycho-cosmology</p><p>“Languages and cultures are complex and interpenetrating systems of ideas and behaviors that give structure to our daily lives. Most of the time we pay little or no attention to these structures of ideas, behavior and experience. When we do, it is often because we discover that somewhere else “they” do things differently. They speak funny. They have weird ideas. They think foolish things. If we are alert, and lucky, we may then wonder why “we” think what we do, why we do the things we do. And in that moment we can see the glimmer of our freedom. There are other ways to be human!”</p><p>— Tom Cheetham, <a href="https://tomcheetham.substack.com/p/how-to-change-your-world" target="_blank">How to Change Your World</a></p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.tomcheetham.com" target="_blank">https://www.tomcheetham.com</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://sunypress.edu/Books/G/Green-Man-Earth-Angel" target="_blank">Green Man, Earth Angel: The Prophetic Tradition and the Battle for the Soul of the World</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://tomcheetham.substack.com" target="_blank">https://tomcheetham.substack.com</a><br/>___________________________</p></li></ul><p>🔥 SUPPORT &amp; SOUL WORK</p><ul><li><p>Join the pack on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Depth Counseling with Brian James: <a href="http://brianjames.ca" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca</a></p></li><li><p>Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations</a></p></li><li><p>Personal Myth Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth</a></p></li><li><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork</a></p></li><li><p>HITW YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Send a donation via PayPal: <a href="http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul</a></p></li></ul><p>Tags: james hillman, re-visioning psychology, archetypal psychology, depth psychology, imagination, jung, henry corbin, podcast</p></html>
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58 MIN
(Part One) Pillion (2025) and the Deep Psychology of BDSM & Kink | Douglas Thomas | HITW 218
APR 1, 2026
(Part One) Pillion (2025) and the Deep Psychology of BDSM & Kink | Douglas Thomas | HITW 218
<html><p><strong>Watch the full episode for free by becoming a member of the HITW Patreon community: </strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></strong></p><p>Howling with depth psychologist and writer Douglas Thomas about the 2025 movie Pillion and his book The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink.</p><p>“This book considers a central question: How is the psychological notion of the soul pertinent to the activities and relationships of BDSM and kink? What follows is a depth psychological exploration of modern intentionally transgressive sexualities. Sometimes referred to as radical sexualities or alternative sexualities, these terms refer to a range of activities and relationships that are interrelated in some combination of eroticism, sexual expression, and a structured imbalance of authority.” — Douglas Thomas</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.drdouglasthomas.com" target="_blank">https://www.drdouglasthomas.com</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.routledge.com/The-Deep-Psychology-of-BDSM-and-Kink-Jungian-and-Archetypal-Perspectives/Thomas/p/book/9781032122076" target="_blank">The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink: Jungian and Archetypal Perspectives on the Soul’s Transgressive Necessities </a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillion_(film)" target="_blank">Pillion (2025)</a></p></li></ul><p><br/>___________________________</p><p>🔥 SUPPORT &amp; SOUL WORK</p><ul><li><p>Join the pack on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Depth Counseling with Brian James: <a href="http://brianjames.ca" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca</a></p></li><li><p>Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations</a></p></li><li><p>Personal Myth Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth</a></p></li><li><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork</a></p></li><li><p>HITW YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Send a donation via PayPal: <a href="http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul</a></p></li></ul><p>Tags: james hillman, re-visioning psychology, archetypal psychology, depth psychology, imagination, bdsm, podcast</p></html>
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62 MIN
(Part One) Nostos: Spiritual Homecoming through Myth, Creativity & Imagination with Sharon Blackie | HITW 217
MAR 25, 2026
(Part One) Nostos: Spiritual Homecoming through Myth, Creativity & Imagination with Sharon Blackie | HITW 217
<html><p>Watch the full episode for free by becoming a member of the HITW Patreon community: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p><p>Howling with author, depth psychologist and teacher Sharon Blackie about the Nostos community that integrates depth psychology, mythology, philosophy and spirituality.</p><p>“We’re gathering a community of the curious: learners and seekers who would like to integrate ancient Western wisdom traditions (in particular, the Platonic and the Neoplatonic) with tools and practices from contemporary (primarily Jungian and post-Jungian) depth psychology and related mythopoetic disciplines.”</p><p>Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, speaker and teacher. She’s a former neuroscientist and a psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore, and her work is focused on the mythic imagination and its relevance to the personal, cultural and environmental issues we face today. She is the founder and director of the Nostos Institute, which integrates ancient Western philosophical traditions with tools and practices from contemporary depth psychology and related mythopoetic disciplines.</p><p>GET A 10% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU JOIN THE NOSTOS COMMUNITY. USE CODE <strong>HOWL10MAR26</strong> <a href="https://nostos.institute/" target="_blank">https://nostos.institute</a></p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://sharonblackie.net" target="_blank">https://sharonblackie.net</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://sharonblackie.substack.com" target="_blank">https://sharonblackie.substack.com</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://nostos.institute" target="_blank">https://nostos.institute</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970831.The_Soul_s_Code" target="_blank">The Soul’s Code</a> by James Hillman</p></li><li><p>Gustav Holst: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xcwDSZnp78" target="_blank">Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/dr-gregory-shaw-107772643" target="_blank">HITW 147 Dr. Gregory Shaw: Iamblichus, Soul Work &amp; Western Tantra</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-stories-can-102410676" target="_blank">HITW 140 Dr. Sharon Blackie: How Stories Can Save Our Souls</a></p></li></ul><p>___________________________</p><p>🔥<strong> SUPPORT &amp; SOUL WORK</strong></p><ul><li><p>Join the pack on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Depth Counseling with Brian James: <a href="http://brianjames.ca" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca</a></p></li><li><p>Archetypal Men’s Coaching Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/fourinitiations</a></p></li><li><p>Personal Myth Program: <a href="http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth" target="_blank">http://brianjames.ca/personalmyth</a></p></li><li><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brianjames.soulwork</a></p></li><li><p>HITW YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@howlinthewilderness</a></p></li><li><p>Send a donation via PayPal: <a href="http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/brianjamessoul</a></p></li></ul><p>Tags: psychology, art, depth psychology, imagination, creativity, podcast</p></html>
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54 MIN