The Four Pillars of my Work

Through years of reflection, study, therapy, and lived experience, I began to notice something simple but persistent.

No matter the form my work took — writing, therapy, teaching, or community-building — my attention kept returning to the same four levels of inquiry.

Over time, these became the pillars of my work. Not as a framework imposed from the outside, but as something that revealed itself through practice.

These four pillars now form the backbone of everything I do.

How These Pillars Work Together

The Constellation offers orientation
The Landscape offers understanding
The Journey offers transformation
The Village offers belonging and continuity

Each pillar informs the others.
Each can be entered at any moment.
Together, they form the backbone of everything I do.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page
you can read a bit more about
who I am and why I’m here.

1. The Constellation

The pattern of change itself

The Constellation is where change begins.

It holds the archetypal pattern of transformation — the recurring movements we see across myth, psychology, seasons, and lived experience.

This is the domain of calling and crisis, death and rebirth, descent and return.

Here, I work with:

  • Change and transformation as a universal pattern

  • Archetypal psychology and myth

  • Astrology as symbolic language rather than prediction

The Constellation offers orientation when certainty collapses.

It reminds us that what feels personal is often part of something far older — and far wiser.

2. The Landscape

How psyche and meaning take shape

The Landscape is where meaning is made.

It explores how inner terrain is shaped by memory, story, shadow, culture, and history.

This is the cartography of the psyche — not as a diagnosis, but as a living map.

Here, I work with:

  • The Soul Atlas

  • Shadow dynamics and inner ecology

  • Personal and collective meaning-making

The Landscape helps people understand where they are standing —

and why certain paths feel blocked, fertile, or dangerous.

3. The Journey

Thresholds of initiation and descent

The Journey is where change becomes lived.

This pillar holds the experiential work — the moments where insight alone is no longer enough, and something must be embodied, grieved, released, or reclaimed.

Here, I work with:

  • Therapy and somatic practice

  • Initiation and thresholds

  • Shadow work and integration

The Journey asks for courage, patience, and honesty.

It is where the old identity loosens — and the new one has not yet arrived.

4. The Village

Culture, relationship, and shared healing

The Village is where transformation meets the world.

No change is complete until it enters relationship — with others, with systems, with culture itself.

This pillar holds the collective dimension of the work.

Here, I work with:

  • Community and cultural healing

  • Intergenerational repair

  • Projects like The Refuge and the Feeling-State Model

The Village reminds us that healing is not a private achievement.

It is something we practice together.

Hi, I’m David Hoogland.

My own path of calling has taken me through many different and challenging spaces of change. I’ve been a business leader, running several companies and navigating the complexities of building and leading teams. I’ve worked as a teacher in special education, creating connections with students facing unique challenges. I’ve also served at child protection services, standing at the intersection of vulnerability and resilience, helping families in some of their most critical moments.

Each of these roles was a chapter in my search for meaning—a journey that unearthed my personal myth and calling. Time and time again, I found myself starting over, facing the unknown, and letting go of my ego to step into something greater. These experiences taught me that every crisis is a calling and every transition, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity to find out who we really are.

As a mentor, I bring these lessons to you. I combine deep empathy and lived experience with a structured framework to guide you through your own journey of change. I’ll provide a safe and compassionate space for you to explore, reflect, and grow, while also offering practical tools and guidance to keep you grounded. Together, we’ll navigate the complexities of your story, allowing space for whatever needs to emerge to come into the light.

My approach is informed by trauma- and attachment-informed somatic practices, Jungian psychology, and years of walking alongside others in pivotal moments. I understand what it means to feel lost, to face fear, and to emerge on the other side stronger and more connected to your purpose and closer to your authentic self.

You are not alone on this path. My own personal calling brings me here to walk with you, to help you embrace your calling, and to guide you toward a life that feels aligned with your truest self.

Are you ready to begin? Let’s take the first step together.