Psychedelics and the Soul: Simon Yugler in Conversation with Carlos Ancalmo

Join author, psychedelic educator, and facilitator Simon Yugler, and Carlos Ancalmo of Arcana de Amor, for an evening of myth, music, and the medicine of community. This emergent, experiential event will explore Simon’s new book, Psychedelics and the Soul, which delves into the mythopoetic and symbolic dimensions of psychedelic healing through the lens of Jungian psychology, ancient stories, and Indigenous traditions. Live music and mythic storytelling will unfold into an intimate evening that will only happen once.

About the book: Psychedelics and the Soul:

A mythological journey through 10 archetypes of psychedelic healing: ancient stories, tangible tools, and depth psychology insights. Designed for a new generation of psychedelic facilitators and seekers, Psychedelics and the Soul invokes the traditions of Jungian depth psychology, mythology, and Indigenous cultural wisdom to meet a critical question of our times: How can the emerging field of psychedelic medicine heal the soul amid planetary crisis and collective opportunity?

Each archetype acts as a prism, using myth, fable, and universal wisdom to reflect back to the reader the collective experiences and unconscious truths that shape our psyches—and that are made more profound and accessible through psychedelics. Yugler shares how entheogens and plant medicine open a gateway to our understanding of our culture, selves, and interconnected reality toward wide-scale social and planetary healing.

Praise for Psychedelics & the Soul:

“This is not just another book about psychedelics. Psychedelics and the Soul effortlessly transitions between our most current understanding of the transformative properties of plant and fungal medicines and the perennial truths embedded in our earliest myths… There are only a handful of people I would willingly go to the underworld with. Simon is one of those people.” —Devendra Banhart

“This book is a generous invitation to invite poetry and myth back into the world of healing and plant medicine.” —Sophie Strand

“Using cogent myths and depth psychology, Simon Yugler acts as a soulful guide to and through the liminal terrains of plant medicines and altered states. He clarifies how psychedelics have always been part of the paths of seeking and of healing and how they speak to us individually and collectively at this critical time of life on earth.” —Michael Meade

“Holy wow, I can’t wait to recommend Psychedelics and the Soul to everyone I know. It’s the perfect book at the perfect time. Kudos to Yugler for masterfully weaving the wisdoms of depth psychology, cross-cultural mythology, and reverence for Indigenous traditions as grounded in his own counseling, teaching, and psychedelic experiences.” —David Bronner