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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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

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