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?

Psychedelic therapist Simon Yugler invites the reader on a mythological journey, using depth psychology to explore 10 universal themes that transcend our individual experiences and reveal how psychedelic medicine can heal the soul and our collective unconscious in a time of uncertainty and initiation:

The Well — The Unconscious, Symbolism, & the Mythic Unknown
The Temple — Beyond Set & Setting
The Underworld — Shadow, Grief, & the Descent to Soul
The Serpent — Psychedelic Somatics & Shedding Your Skin
The Monstrous — Trauma, Exiles, & the Wound That Heals

The Trickster — Marginality, the Crossroads, & the Liminal Road
The Guide — Power, Authenticity, & Inner Authority
The Sacred Mountain — Vision, Ecstasy, & Becoming Nobody
The Tree of Life — Animism, Climate Change, & the Ensouled Earth
The Journey Home — Integration, Community, & Dancing with the Village

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—truths 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 towards wide-scale social and planetary healing.