Simon Yugler is a depth psychotherapist, psychedelic educator, and author of Psychedelics and the Soul: A Mythic Guide to Psychedelic Healing, Depth Psychology, and Cultural Repair (North Atlantic Books, 2024). With a master’s in depth counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, he’s taught in leading psychedelic training programs including CIIS, Naropa University, and Inner Trek.
Drawing from Jungian psychology, mythology, and Internal Family Systems, Simon helps facilitators, therapists, and healers reconnect to the liminal wilds of the soul. His work is shaped by years of anthropological research and learning from Indigenous traditions around the world, including the Shipibo ayahuasca lineage and the Native American Church.
We explore:
· Simon’s connection to Australia
· Indigenous perspectives in psychedelics,
· Psychedelic culture in Oregon
· Depth psychology and psychedelics
· Simons new book psychedelics and the soul
· Training in psychedelic therapy and its challenges
· Therapist burnout
· Cultural healing and psychedelics
Reading list
Simon Yugler: Psychedelics and the Soul https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204639597-psychedelics-and-the-soul
Joseph Campbell : https://www.jcf.org/
Michael Meade: https://www.mosaicvoices.org/
Robert Bly: https://www.robertbly.com/
https://www.amazon.com.au/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype/dp/0345409876
https://www.bps.org.uk/member-networks/division-clinical-psychology/power-threat-meaning-framework
Keep in touch with me at
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondtheTrippodcast
Insta: dresmedark
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-esme-dark-627156a0/
Website: https://www.esmedarkpsychology.com.au/
Find Simon at: https://www.simonyugler.com/about
Find Monash Clinical Psychedelic Lab at www.monash.edu/psychedelics
Disclaimer: This Podcast is for general information only and does noy constitute an endorsement or recommendation for psychedelic assisted psychotherapy
