Jules Howatt
From earliest memory, Jules has been entranced by the allure of wild places, devoting her life to uncovering their manifold intricacies, from the raw beauty of natural landscapes to the profound depths of the psyche and the mysterious realms of the Underworld. She is dedicated to helping others explore their own authentic nature so as to further cultivate a deeper relationship to Soul and embracing the mystical longing for interconnectedness with all things. As an ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, wilderness guide, and photographer, Jules resides amidst the enchanting peaks of the Columbia mountains in Canada, where she offers unwavering support for her two adventurous children.
Events with Jules Howatt
The Dark Alchemy of Embodied Prayer: Dancing with Grief & Gift-Bearing – January 2026, AustraliaJanuary 27 - 31, 2026
WE LIVE IN A PIVOTAL MOMENT ON EARTH, a time of immense challenge and profound uncertainty, in which this precious world, with its endangered creatures and imperiled ecosystems, hangs by a precariously thin thread. This is a time of both a great unraveling and a great turning, a time when humanity has entered a collective dark night — perhaps a necessary one. And yet, this moment is not only about collapse. It is a summons – a mythic invitation to return to the body as a sacred vessel of memory, movement, and metamorphosis. A call to embrace our full participation…
Wild Mind Intensive – February 2026, AustraliaFebruary 3 - 7, 2026
Based on Bill Plotkin’s third book, Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche, this 5-day intensive is an experiential exploration of our human psyches as unique expressions of the universal forces and patterns of nature. We will work with what we call the Nature-Based Map of the Human Psyche, which is, among other things, a comprehensive inventory of what can be right about a person, a ‘shadow’ version of mainstream psychology’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), a list of what can go wrong with people. Our wild minds possess astonishing resources, untapped potentials and depths that we might…
An Australian Animas Quest – February 2026, AustraliaFebruary 10 - 21, 2026
The Animas Quest catalyses the encounter with soul by temporarily displacing everyday consciousness through five primary means: (1) solitude for three or four days and nights while (2) fasting (i.e., drinking water only), (3) being fully exposed to and enfolded within the forms and forces of nature, (4) enacting a series of ceremonies, and (5) employing a set of practices (Soulcraft) that support you in crossing into the mysteries of nature and psyche. The Quest takes place over a total of 12 days. Preceding your time of solitude are five full days of preparation activities that enhance your ability to benefit…