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"The oldest of our developmental metaphors is the 'journey.' Soulcraft is a challenging invitation to the journey - full of wisdom, syncretic insights, and openings to greater consciousness. As Nietzsche observed, before one takes the journey, one must first find the lantern. Soulcraft is a lantern." -- James Hollis, Ph.D.

"Radical, embodied, and mature, Soulcraft lays a map for those seeking to launch beyond the psychic and social limitations assumed in modern society. Please read this book. Please live it." -- Chellis Glendinning, Ph.D.

"I am grateful to Bill Plotkin for his deeply moving exploration of what it means and how it feels to follow one's soul path. If we are to survive, more and more of us must embark on this journey. This excellent book provides a clear map to help people begin." -- Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older than Words

"Bill Plotkin has skillfully interwoven the tools and insights of depth psychology with the mysteries and ecstasies of wilderness rites. Soulcraft grounds soul psychology in the natural world and creates a contemporary path of initiation into soulful adulthood." -- Robert Johnson, author of Inner Work

About the Author

Bill Plotkin, Ph.D., is a depth psychologist, ecotherapist, and wilderness guide. He is founding director of Colorado's Animus Valley Institute (www.animus.org), which has been leading nature-based soul-initiation programs since 1980. He lives in the mountains of Western Colorado.