Careers

We are looking for a magnificently skillful and discerning Director of Operations.

Remember, it was Psyche’s first task to sift and sort an impossible pile of […]

The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries

About the Book

The journey of soul initiation is an essential spiritual […]

Nature and the Human Soul – Chapter 1

We must go far beyond any transformation of contemporary culture. We must go back to the genetic imperative from which human cultures emerge originally and from which they can […]

THE EXPLORER IN THE GARDEN

Please read chapter 5 (on stage 2), starting on p. 111, before launching into these activities.

You can access printable version of the activities following […]

The Innocent in the Nest

Please read chapter 4 (on stage 1), starting on p 75, before launching into these activities.

You can access printable versions of the activities on this site by simply clicking the Stage […]

Wild Mind Training Program

Designed for human development guides from a variety of fields (see examples below), the Wild Mind Training Program (WMTP) is a […]

Wild Mind and the Underworld of Soul

Animas Valley Institute offers a rich assortment of journeys into the mysteries […]

What We Do

Animas Valley Institute — founded in 1980 by Bill Plotkin — offers a rich assortment of journeys into the mysteries of nature and […]

Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche

About the Book

Our human psyches possess astonishing resources that wait […]