Ronald L. Boyer is a scholar, teacher, and award-winning poet. Ron completed his MA in Depth Psychology at Sonoma State University and is currently a doctoral student in Art and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union and UC Berkeley. He has presented papers at the first Symposium for the Study of Myth at Pacifica Graduate Institution and the International Conference for the International Association of Jungian Studies at Arizona State University. A scholar-practitioner of shamanism, Ron has participated in indigenous ceremonies and received initiations from shamans of many tribes, including the Maya, Shuar (Ecuador), and Siberians of the Altai Mountains.