A Life of Enlivening Mystical Experiences with Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

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Here, we delve into Bolen’s Japanese American heritage and some of the mystical moments that have been guideposts in her life, including a transformative moment as a Girl Scout in the mountains and sleeping under the stars. Early in her life, she experienced five different schools as her family moved to avoid internment camps during WWII. She thrived by being curious and friendly and learned resilience during the frequent school changes. She also spoke about her son Andy's death and his posthumous communication with his father. Bolen emphasizes the importance of love, joy, and curiosity in life and the potential for spiritual support from the invisible realm of spirit. She encourages us to contribute our own unique gifts to our communities of influence and to recall our own life-enhancing mystical moments. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

BIO

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, a Jungian analyst, and an internationally known speaker. She is a former board member of the Ms. Foundation, an advocate for a 5th UN World Conference on Women and a convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative, as well as a permanent representative to the UN for the NGO, Pathways to Peace.

She's the author of many books, including: 

• Ring of Power: Symbols and Themes Love Vs. Power in Wagner's Ring Cycle and in Us: A Jungian-Feminist Perspective (Jung on the Hudson Book Series)  (Nicolas-Hays, Inc 1999)
• Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women (Red Wheel/Weiser 2003)
• Goddesses in Every Woman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives (Harper Paperbacks 2004)
• Crossing to Avalon: A Woman's Midlife Quest for the Sacred Feminine (Harper San Francisco 2004)
• The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self (1980 revised 2005 - HarperSanFrancisco; 25th Anniversary ed. edition)
• Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness (Conari Press 2007)
• Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women, Save the World (Conari Press 2008)
• Like a Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can People Can Save the Planet (Conari Press 2010)
• Moving Toward the Millionth Circle: Energizing the Global Women's Movement (Conari 2013)
• Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty  (Harper 2014)
• Gods in Everyman: Archetypes That Shape Men's Lives (Harper 2014)
• Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman (Conari Press 2014)
• Ever Widening Circles and Mystical Moments (Chiron Publications 2025) 

To learn more about Jean Shinoda Bolen go to www.jeanbolen.com

Topics explored in this dialogue include:·      

• Bolen’s mystical experience as a Girl Scout sleeping under the stars and feeling her kinship with the universe
• Bolen’s experience of being a young Japanese American girl during WWII
• Why it is important to be curious and friendly
• Bolen’s life-changing experience at being present at her father’s death
• How Bolen’s son Andy was able to communicate with his father from the spirit realm
• How we can connect with the invisible world of guides and spirits from the other side death
• What was the synchronicity of Bolen finding a dog as a companion
• What are the three requirements of living in unity with our life purpose and life assignment
• How the more you give love in your life, the more love you receive in your life

Host: Justine Willis Toms    Interview Date: 2/14/2025   Program Number: 3836

Music Playlist

From Album: Mindful Music
Artist: Valerie Andrews
(Courtesy of the artist, private recording gifted to New Dimensions)

Opening Essay: Track 01 Homage to 1900
Music Break 1: Track 02 Voyager
Music Break 2: Track 08 Parasol
Music 3 Break: Track 05 Now and Then