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I’m Satya Doyle Byock. I’m a psychotherapist with a focus on Jungian Psychology, the journey of individuation, and the time of life I call Quarterlife. I’m the author of Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood and the founder of The Salome Institute of Jungian Psychology, where I teach online. I’m also the co-host of a (now completed) podcast exploring Carl Jung’s Red Book and its meaning for us today.
My work has been featured in places like The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, LitHub, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, and Oprah Daily, and I’ve enjoyed some wonderful conversations on podcasts like BBC Woman’s Hour, Apple News in Conversation, NPR LifeKit, The Goop Podcast, Pulling the Thread, the Not Perfect Podcast, and many more.
I’m honored to have been featured on some wonderful Substacks: with Anne Helen Peterson here and here; with Leslie Stephens here and here; and with Elise Loehnen here and here.
Before becoming a therapist, I studied history and social justice, issues of power and oppression, nonviolent action, race and ethnicity, and gender politics. Since I was a child, I’ve sought to better understand the experience of existence and how to mitigate suffering within it.
I was raised in Montana, went to college in Portland, Oregon, spent an influential part of my Quarterlife years working in places like Colombia and Sri Lanka, and went to graduate school in California. I now live back in Portland, Oregon. Source
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When Zendaya fell hard for Tom Holland
“I have thrown down my sword and dressed in women’s clothing.” -C.G. Jung, The Red Book On Sunday, July 12th, 10- 11 am PST, we’ll begin studying Jung’s Red Book, the magnum opus underlying his entire psychology. I’ll provide an introduction to the material in our first session, explain its historical context, and answer questions. All paid subscribers are welcome (no extra cost). Reading assignments + registration links are here. Look, most of the time I’m barely keeping up with pop culture.
What does your higher consciousness want you to know?
Yesterday’s summer solstice marked the shortest night and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This was a point of climax and reversal, when light is at its height and is just about to begin its journey in the other direction. For a short period, the sun appears to be balanced where it is, unmoving. The word solstice comes from the Latin word solstitium: sol, the sun, and sistere, to stop or stand still.
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Ancestral Intelligence
“The science of the I Ching is based not on the causality principle but on one which… I have tentatively called the synchronistic principle.” -C.G. Jung, 1930, Richard Wilhelm: In Memorium This Sunday, June 21st, I’m hosting a special 2-hour Summer Solstice ritual with the I Ching for paid subscribers. Ask what the rest of the year holds for you.
On Wounded Kings and the Realists of a Larger Reality
Next Sunday, June 21st, I’m hosting a special 2-hour Summer Solstice ritual with the I Ching for paid subscribers. Ask what the rest of the year holds for you. Sign up here. 🔮 Then on Sunday, July 12th, we’ll begin studying Jung’s Red Book! I’ll provide an introduction to the material in that first session and answer questions. All paid subscribers are welcome (no extra cost). Reading assignments + registration links are here.
Six Steps to an Ethical Life, According to Jung
It's not just about being "good," and it's arguably a lot more fun than you think. On Sunday, June 21st, I’ll host a special 2-hour Summer Solstice ritual with the I Ching for paid subscribers. Sign up here. 🔮 On Sunday, July 12th, we’ll begin studying Jung’s Red Book! In that first session, I’ll provide an introduction to the material and then answer questions. All paid subscribers are welcome at no extra cost. Reading assignments and registration links for the coming months are available here.
Announcing: The Red Book Reading Group
I’m delighted to finally share the dates and registration links for the upcoming study group for Jung’s wild and profound magnum opus known as TheRed Book. “When do men fall on their brothers with mighty weapons and bloody acts? They do such things if they do not know that their brother is themselves.” -Carl Jung, The Red Book But first, another announcement! I’ve joined the annual fundraiser for abortion access, and hope you will too.
Need Some Down Time?
When Elise Loehnen and I identified the theme for our upcoming retreat at The Omega Institute, we did so based on the knowledge that so many people are feeling worn down by the events of the world and life. Most of us are being asked to hold more than we ever thought we could at once. The world is coming at us like a firehouse, and the result is not just overwhelm, but a kind of spiritual and existential depletion.
What? Has No One Seen "I, Robot"?!
I’m co-leading an in-person retreat at The Omega Institute with Elise Loehnen at the end of the month! It’s an idyllic season to be in the Hudson Valley. Join us! Learn more and register here. ✨ I’m hosting a special2-hour Summer Solstice ritual with the I Ching on June 21st for paid subscribers. Sign up here. ✨ I’ve got the dates and links ready to announce our 6-month read of Jung’s Red Book. You can join us by becoming a paid subscriber if you’re not already.
Time, Time, Time and the 600 Year Temple
“The Temple of Peace,” Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros, 1779 I’m co-leading an in-person retreat at The Omega Institute with Elise Loehnen at the end of May! I think it’s going to be an incredible week and an idyllic time to be in the Hudson Valley. We’d love to have you with us! Learn more and register here. ✨ No paid-subscriber event in May… but COMING UP, we’ll have a special2-hour I Ching ritual on June 21st for the Summer Solstice! Sign up here for that here.