James Wanless, Ph.D.
Symbolist, Life Navigator and Mentor

James Wanless, Ph.D., grows people and organizations based on four core life values – how to be whole, creative, sustainable and wealthy. He is a vastly experienced modern day alchemist with a solid academic and professional background. He weaves diverse traditions and ways of life – ancient and modern, east and west, scientific and esoteric into practical solutions with a visionary eye. James Wanless not only thinks outside the box, his universal, integrative and expansive approach to life makes the box obsolete.

This 78 year-young futurist, human potential trainer, inspirational speaker, mentor and entrepreneur has created a unique formula for successfully navigating through our changing, uncertain, complex and demanding world.

Dr. Wanless, a graduate cum laude of Occidental College, became a Professor of Political Science in 1972 from Columbia University and has since become a widely recognized expert in the art of integrating timeless wisdom into modern life on a professional and personal level.

A supreme navigation expert, he travels extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia working with progressive organizations and leaders from a wide range of industries. His list of clientele include such prestigious companies as Mitsubishi Corporation; Oracle, Inc.; Kaiser Institute; Stanford World Internet Center; Sun Microsystems; Ernst & Young; and Sanibel Island Resorts, to name a few.

Wanless’ unique life approach didn’t just stem from his seasoned academic and professional background. In 1974, he was faced with a challenging, life-threatening disease. Instead of capitulating to a forecast of handicap, he holistically and naturally healed himself. This experience profoundly transformed his life, refined his soul intelligence and molded his personal mission into becoming a “seer” and messenger for others progressing on their evolutionary path.

He eventually created the now best-selling Voyager Tarot deck – a holistic and multicultural roadmap of life he calls “The GPS of the Soul”. This, along with his companion book, Way Of The Great Oracle, led him to become an authority on creative and strategic intuition. He is now known throughout the world for these, along with his subsequent written works, Intuition@Work and Strategic Intuition for The 21st Century.

Dr. Wanless long ago turned to nature’s wisdom as his teacher for living a fully sustainable life in every area of existence. An avid naturalist, he created the Sustain Yourself oracle cards and accompanying book, Sustainable Life – The New Success, followed by his book, Nature’s 101 Secrets Of Success. Amongst his celebrated presentations, James, a Green Man himself, opens a new world of understanding to his audiences with his popular Adventures With Greening Man. Wanless’ latest work is The Renewable You: Activating Nature’s Renew-Abilities in You.

A true “edutainer,” who teaches in a fast-paced, entertaining way, James Wanless is an inspiring activator with a charismatic presence, delivering a portfolio of unique and powerful tools to achieve proven results.

James is an exciting keynote speaker who motivates and brings you into his world of personal power and creativity that crosses and combines Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Neuroscience, Shamanism, Mythology, Nature, and Ecology.

"Dr. Wanless is great for any company interested in creative thinking and for practical ways to turn them into reality."
Patrick Feher, Manager, Warner Entertainment

"We use your Voyager symbol cards all the time for brainstorming with companies."
Steven McHugh, CEO of Idea Champions

“Thank you James. The concepts and participation exercises you presented with The Energizer Process most definitely shook us out of our "corporate doldrums." I certainly believe your wisdom will benefit our team, especially when we're confronted with creative stagnation, brain-lock and stress of daily corporate life.”
Anil Vora, Vice President, Oracle Corporation

"His presence is vibrant, inspiring and captivating... a gifted presenter with a wonderful set of tools.”
Krysta Gibson, Editor of The New Times, Seattle

A Letter to Fellow Seekers, Voyagers, and Friends

Your blessings and Happy B’Earthday greetings are the gifts I cherish. Heart to heart gives us me and all of us new life!
Thank You.

I am not a materialist that seeks more things. Remember what you own, owns you. I seek liberation, free to think and express myself as I am. To receive your support is the force that drives my “green fuse” and that drives my “green age” and flower..
Thank You.

I am so fortunate to have you all as my playmates of boundless creation and as my sounding board of reflection.
Thank You.

Together, we voyage our collective starship to be the “star that we are.” Called to be “Captain Voyager” for taking us all on our Hero’s Journey adventure of life, I am endlessly thrilled and excited to awaken every morning! I cherish this opportunity to share my thoughts, my vision, my personality, my humor, my joy, and my life-purpose “ikigai” with you.
Thank You.

Your gift to me is your willingness to receive my magic. Your co-creative audience has enabled me to open and express my own gifts, the raison d’etre.
Thank You.

On my “Refirement” Aliveness Path (no retiring, please), getting your endorsement, encouragement and purchase of my tools and toys of transformation, readings, and workshops sustains me.
Thank You.

Following the principles of nature’s endless renewability requires community. Like the towering Redwoods, we can only reach the light and live our apotheosis by rooting together in partnership and by rooting for each other. My success is your success. And yours is mine. We are connected.
Thank You.

I hold dear that you accept my imperfections and vulnerabilities. It’s rare and most invaluable for self-evolution that I can be me, just as I am, full of anxieties, diseases, and yes, some narcissism. I seek presenting all of me as a teachable character with a teaching story. I have such respect for you all to not see me with incorrigible hubris or as a pity-seeker.
Thank You.

Finally, I so appreciate your valuing my different personas and not boxing me into one set identity (oh, the horror of that!). We are multidimensional and it is my intention to be all that I am. Please don’t call me crazy. But I do aspire to be a “nut” – source for eternal creation and life.
Thank You.

Onwards, Now Voyager!

Brother James, Greening Man, Captain Voyager, Jamesing, Swami J., Jaguar Jim, Nutzy, Dr. James, Pic A Card, Wanless/Oneless/Clueless…