A Thousand Names For God

The Cosmic Quest through the Vertical Imagination

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:31:25 -0400

In the quest for spiritual growth, the quest for truth does not seek conclusions but rather opens the path to deeper questions. In today’s episode, I explore the vertical imagination of the French philosopher Henry Corbin. Using his book The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism, I explore his understanding of what it means to be human and to walk the spiritual path.

This exploration happens through the mythology of the Exile, as seen through Sohravardī’s Recital of the Occidental Exile. The Exile represents the soul's journey trapped in a well, constrained by oppressive forces, yet seeking light and liberation through spiritual ascension. The Exile is a metaphor for the soul's struggle against the forces of conformity and forgetfulness, ultimately striving for reunion with the Divine, symbolized by the quest for the "Emerald City" or “the Cosmic North”. Corbin illustrates this as a battle of consciousness, where mystic awareness resists the secular forces that try to reduce the individual to madness or heresy. On the other hand, the Seeker is portrayed as a fragment of divine light, searching to reunite with the source of all light. This mystical journey leads to a profound cosmic salvation where the individual, transcending geographical boundaries and personal limitations, reaches a direct relationship with the divine. In this transformation, the "man of light," or the subtle body, emerges—an essential aspect of spiritual development that allows one to perceive and experience the spiritual realms. Through these narratives, Corbin emphasizes that the spiritual path is not a collective journey, but a deeply personal one, where the seeker must confront their inner darkness and strive to manifest their light. In the end, the seeker’s relationship with the divine is intimate, unique, and unshareable, a relationship defined by love, the highest expression of being.

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You can find today's intro and outro music here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1b5jf2kJ73trBAbME4eSSq?si=b6283c50a12f47a7

Entering the Imaginal with Tom Cheetham

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:43:11 -0400

In today’s episode, I am joined by Tom Cheetham, an author, teacher, biologist, and poet whose work delves into the role of creative imagination in human life and culture. During our conversation, we explore Henry Corbin’s concept of the Imaginal realm, discussing its profound implications for how we perceive and engage with reality. We also examine the necessity of moving beyond consensus reality in spiritual life, as well as the limitations of both religious and scientific fundamentalism.

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The intro and outro music for today's show is the song Divide by Odesza featuring Kelsey Bulkin

Tantrik Yoga & Jungian Psychology in dialogue (Full Talk + Q&A)

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:20:30 -0400

Today's episode is a talk given by Rick Alexander for the Myth Salon on September 30th 2023.

See the full description here:

In 1932, C.G. Jung first put analytical psychology in dialogue with Tantra through his lectures on Kundalini Yoga. Tantra and the Path of Individuation is an attempt to dream that conversation forward, asking essential questions about how the Tantric worldview might inform our models of psychic development and the unfolding of our personal myth. In this lecture, we will look at and contemplate the psychological and spiritual path in light of these two philosophies. As Tantra and Jungian Psychology come together, the seeker is given new images to see by and imagine their individuation. This new way of seeing includes a reorientation of one’s relationship to the body, to one’s own desire—which can be seen here as the fuel for individuation—as well as a reorientation of the ego’s relationship to the Soul.

Use this link to watch the original video version: https://youtu.be/Uth-_u4PTjo?si=Ti6t7Pxjlj6FRS8Q

Intro and Outro music is Royals by The Vitamin String Quartet

The Intersection of Psychedelics and Myth with Simon Yugler

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:15:28 -0400

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Simon Yugler, author of "Psychedelics and the Soul." As a seasoned psychedelic facilitator and therapist, Simon brings a wealth of expertise to the discussion. Together, we delve into the transformative potential of psychedelics, examining their capacity to facilitate encounters with mythic realms. We also explore how an understanding of mythology can provide valuable frameworks for navigating these experiences and fostering meaningful integration. Join us for an enlightening conversation that bridges the realms of psychedelics and myth.

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The World as God's Erotic Ecstasy

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:19:49 -0400

In today's episode, I use the spiritual teachings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to make a case for the fact that you, everyone you've ever met, and everything you've ever known, is in fact, an outpouring of God's Erotic Ecstasy. As Paul D’Arcy asserts, “God comes to you disguised as your life." Today's show, which falls somewhere between an academic lecture and a sermon, attempts to explain how this might be possible.

Sources:

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Today's show draws heavily from Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works, which can be found anywhere books are sold.

The outro music is a song called Higher than the Mountains by Sam Garrett

Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Rachael Spyker

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:08:40 -0500

In today's episode, I talk with Rachael Spyker about psychedelic psychotherapy. Toward the end of the show we specifically focus on cannabis and MDMA. We also explore religious trauma and the search to find an authentic sense of self.

Rachael is a therapist in British Columbia, Canada. Learn more about her client work at Alchemy Psychotherapy by visiting alchemycounselling.ca. She is also the host of the Deconstruction Podcast where she explores the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and society.

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Today's intro and outro music is a song called Falling by ZenAware.

The Stories We Live, The Stories That Live Us

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:38:48 -0500

In today's episode, I speak with Danielle Alexander about the stories we live and the stories that unconsciously live through us.

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Psychedelics and the Soul: SXSW lecture

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:03:53 -0400

In today's episode, I am releasing a recording of my talk at the 2024 South by Southwest Conference and Festival called Psychedelics and the Soul. Drawing on Jungian psychology I explore the need for a psychology that accounts for the soul as a reality when working with the psychedelic experience.

Click here for information on my upcoming workshop Jungian Psychology and the Psychedelic Experience

The Soul in Conflict: Polytheism & Monotheism in the Western Psyche

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 17:06:46 -0400

In today's episode, Rick shares a paper he wrote called The Soul in Conflict, which uses archetypal psychology to look at the pagan / Christian divide that tends to unconsciously exist in the Western psyche.

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Intro Music: Royals, by Vitamin String Quartet

Outro Music: I am, by Satsang

Sources used in today's show:

Eknath, Easwaran. The Bhagavad Gita. Nilgiri Press, 2019.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and Stanley Appelbaum. Self-Reliance, and Other Essays. DoverPublications, 2016.

Frantz, Alison. From Paganism to Christianity in the Temples of Athens.

Hillman, James. Re-Visioning Psychology. HarperCollins, 1975.

Hillman, James. Mythic Figures. Spring Publications, 2021.

History Today. “The Dream of Constantine.” History Today, Volume 69 Issue 3 March 2019

www.historytoday.com/archive/foundations/dream-constantine.

López-Pedraza, Rafael. Cultural Anxiety. Daimon Verlag, 1994.

Paris, Ginette, and Gwendolyn Moore. Pagan Meditations: The Worlds of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Hestia. Spring Publications, 1991.

Tantra and The Erotic Heart of Individuation

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 00:02:00 -0400

In today's episode, Rick Alexander shares a paper he presented at the 2023 Mythologium Conference called Tantra and the Erotic Heart of Individuation.

In 1932, C.G. Jung first put depth psychology in dialogue with the Tantric worldview through his lectures on Kundalini Yoga. This paper is an attempt to dream that project forward, asking essential questions about how taking Tantra seriously might inform our ideas about how we relate to the soul, the body, and ultimately, the path of individuation.

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Sources:

Roche, Lorin. The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to The Yoga of Wonder & Delight. 2014.

Jung, C. G. The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga. Princeton University Press, 1996.

Recovering an ancient way of seeing

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:06:54 -0400

Today's show is about exploring the archaic worldview. When the ancient way of seeing is recovered, the sacred is made visible.

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Sources mentioned in today's show:

Hatab, Lawrence J. Myth and Philosophy: A Contest of Truths. Open Court, 1992.

Homer, Iliad. Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics, 2nd edition, 1998.

Krell, David Farrell. “Martin Heidegger the Anaximander Fragment.” Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics, vol. 1, no. 4, 1973, pp. 576–626

Leland, John. “How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2022.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, et al. The Birth of Tragedy, and Other Writings. Cambridge, University Press, 2019.

Vervaeke, John. Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, YouTube,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54l8_ewcOlY.

Pornography: Psychology and Spirituality

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:44:13 -0400

In today's show, I feature another Deep End episode with Dr. Danielle McGinnis, where she and I talk about the psychology and spirituality of Pornography and porn addiction.

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Embodiment

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:28:07 -0400

In today's Deep End episode, Danielle McGinnis and I discuss our views of embodiment on the psychological and spiritual path.

When one partner doesn’t do the ’work’

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:16:39 -0400

Today's episode is another Deep End Podcast with Dr. Danielle McGinnis. In this show, we talk about the relational dynamics that result when only one person in the relationship is committed to 'inner-work'.

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Memorial Day Special: The God You Serve

Sun, 29 May 2022 15:09:55 -0400

In today's Deep End episode with Dr. Danielle McGinnis, we discuss themes around Memorial Day and how to make sense of our experience with the holiday through a psychological lens.

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Complex Love

Thu, 19 May 2022 17:51:40 -0400

Today's episode is another 'Deep End Podcast' with myself and Dr. Danielle McGinnis where we discuss the nature of the psychic complex and the way it impacts our ability to love.

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Easter Special: Death & Rebirth

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 01:01:00 -0400

Today's episode features another 'Deep End' podcast with Dr. Danielle McGinnis where we discuss some of the mythic motifs surrounding the Easter story.

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Life is measured in moments

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:32:00 -0400

Today's teaching comes from chapter 15 of my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.

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Analytical Psychology as a Bridge to the East

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:47:22 -0400

Today I talk about how analytical psychology can help the Western person better understand Eastern philosophy, especially in reference to the Chakra system found in Kundalini Yoga. This episode is based heavily on the work of Carl Jung (cited below) and the teaching comes from an academic paper that you can find here.

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Sources mentioned in this show:

The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga

The Secret of the Golden Flower

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Integrative Spirituality

Spiritual Materialism

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:33:53 -0400

Today I chat with Dr. Daniell McGinnis for another Deep End episode. Our topic today is spiritual materialism.

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Dissolving our models

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:06:17 -0400

Today's teaching is a reflection on our Western models of reality and how they might hold us back from experiencing the fullness of who we are and what this life is about.

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Where heaven & earth spring apart

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:05:51 -0400

Today's teaching comes from the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-Ts'an, and focuses on the role of acceptance in the spiritual path.

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Sources mentioned in the show:

The work of Eknath Easwaren

The work of Tara Brach

Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism with beliefs

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Carl Jung’s house

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:39:58 -0500

In today's episode, Dr. Danielle McGinnis and I talk about our recent tour of Carl Jung's house, using the episode to talk about his life, work, and philosophy.

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Alan Watt’s Faith

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:16:50 -0500

In today's episode, I talk about the role of trust in the transformational journey. In order to talk about the importance of trust, I use lecture material and quotes from Alan Watts.

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The Soul’s Kepper

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:00:59 -0500

Today I air chapter four from my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.

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Reimagining Homer’s Odyssey as a spiritual path to liberation

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:57:26 -0500

Today I use Homer's Odyssey to talk about the spiritual path to liberation by comparing the story with a lecture given by psychotherapist Polly Young-Eisendrath called The Spiritual Adventure of Being Human.

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Sources:

The Odyssey

Lecture by Polly Young-Eisendrath

Love in Action (MLKJr. Reflections)

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:59:23 -0500

Today I offer some reflections on a sermon written by Martin Luther King Jr. called Love in Action.

Sources:

Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.

The outro music is Mountain to move by Nick Mulvey

Learning to let go

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 18:31:54 -0500

In today's show, I use comparative mythology and depth psychology to talk about the process of learning to let go while on the spiritual path.

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The next harmonious thing

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:49:07 -0500

In today's show, I share some of my own reflections on the contemplative path as well as some wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita that I am currently working to integrate.

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The Adventurer within, Part II

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:46:54 -0400

In today's show, I continue last week's teaching on changing your disposition so that you approach your life as if it were an adventure.

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The Adventurer Within

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:31:04 -0400

Today's show is a teaching out of chapter 9 of my book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.

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What happened to the WWJD phenomenon?

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 12:40:14 -0400

In this Deep End Podcast, I chat with Dr. Danielle McGinnis about the 'WWJD' phenomenon and what its decline might say about our culture's current level of consciousness.

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Entering the tao

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 02:04:47 -0400

Today's show features lessons from the tao te ching, as well as a breakdown of masculine and feminine energy dynamics.

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Identifying your Call to Adventure

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's episode is a recording of a past workshop where I explored what it means to identify your personal call to adventure.

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The Way of the Phoenix

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I reflect on the symbolism that comes forward in the myth of the Phoenix.

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The Divine Spark

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:33:26 -0400

Today's show is a teaching based on my book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.

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If boys never die, men never live

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:35:53 -0400

In today's episode, I share an essay about the necessity of development in masculine psychology.

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The Great Way

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:47:06 -0400

Today's show explores the spiritual path which underlies and transcends most of the world's great religions.

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Finding Self in the Buddha Myth

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0400

Today I read Joseph Campbell's version of the Buddha Myth and relate it to our own spiritual path.

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Sources & Links:

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The Hero with A Thousand Faces

In Search of the Sacred

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:14:50 -0400

Today's episode is about the individual's quest for higher consciousness.

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A Thousand Names For God

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:01:00 -0400

In today's show, I break down some of the philosophical underpinnings behind the name of the show. I also talk about the value of our perspective, how our perspective is influenced by emotion, and what our personality structure has to do with our image of God.

Sources and links in the show:

Intro music
Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson
Awakening from the meaning crisis (Lecture series)
David Hawking’s Power Vs Force
Ken Wilbur’s Integral Psychology
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The Final MCP

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:58:50 -0400

Friends, this episode is just a short message to say thank you for following my work and for engaging in these ideas. I am making a slight pivot and going forward this show will be called A Thousand Names for God. It will be dedicated to exploring mysticism, mythology, spirituality, and psychology.

Nervous system recovery with Julianne Dallas

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Today I welcome trauma-informed life coach Juliane Dallas back to the show. To listen to our previous podcast, click here.

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Unconscious Patterns

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:15:49 -0400

Today I talk about how previously patterned ways of being may come back after being disrupted.

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A conversation on creativity with Lyssa Scott

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I am joined by coach and podcast host Lyssa Scott. We discuss the creative process, how to create from a heart-centered place, how to monetize creativity, and how to stay inspired, among many other things.

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Ego and the quest to be whole

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:39:12 -0400

Today I shed some light on the formation of the human ego and why it tends to keep us from experiencing a sense of wholeness.

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What it means to follow your heart

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:03:11 -0400

Today I talk about how different levels of awareness and understanding change the way that we hear advice.

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The World Until Now

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I talk about the way that past experiences affect our ability to author a satisfactory life.

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The Good King

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:59:11 -0400

Today I discuss the archetype of the Good King as the basis for understanding fully developed masculine psychology.

The way you talk to you

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:39:12 -0400

Today I discuss what goes into creating our internal narrative and how it affects our lives.

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The Deep End: The Emerging Feminine

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 01:11:00 -0400

Today I chat with Dr. Danielle McGinnis for another Deep End Conversation. This time we talk about the denial and banishment of feminine consciousness.

Human Design with Erin Claire Jones

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:54:44 -0400

Human Design is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science that sheds light on a person’s energetic makeup, as well as specific tools they can use to live at their happiest, healthiest, highest potential. It doesn’t change who they are; it teaches them who they are. It offers insight into what’s possible, and highlights the significance of understanding and living as the fullest expression of themselves.

Erin Claire Jones uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 100,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge they can access to live with greater ease and authenticity every single day.

With work featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Well&Good, and Nylon; words shared on over 100 podcasts such as Almost30, That’s So Retrograde, Highest Self, and Chatty Broads; and conversations with crowds of hundreds around the world, Erin’s insights are highly sought-after because they make Human Design pragmatic, tangible, accessible — and immediately applicable to everyday life.

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Contemplation: Freedom Vs Control

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:17:32 -0400

Today's show poses some thoughts on the difference between freedom and control and how they show up in our lives.

Why we abandon our growth work

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I talk about some of the many reasons that we begin a growth journey and then seemingly abandon it.

The mental side of training with Dr. Mike T. Nelson

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I am joined by Dr. Mike T. Nelson to discuss various habits, research, and anecdotes around sports and training psychology.

Dr. Mike T. Nelson has spent 18 years of his life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier.

He’s been called in to share his techniques with top government agencies, universities and colleges, fitness organizations, and fanatics. The techniques he’s developed, and the results Mike gets for his clients have been featured in international magazines, in scientific publications, and on websites across the globe.

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The future of mental health with Dave Bidler

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:14:10 -0400

In today's episode, I speak with the founder of Physiology First, Dave Bidler. Physiology First is a nonprofit organization that shares leading-edge tools to mitigate stress and anxiety and peak cognitive performance with students, parents, and educational leaders.

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The other side of your call

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:37:34 -0400

Today I talk about what waits on the other side of the calling that we typically avoid answering.

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The way we see the world: Part Four

Thu, 27 May 2021 14:57:27 -0400

Today we are talking about how our nervous system influences the world we are looking at.

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The way we see the world: Part Three

Wed, 26 May 2021 16:33:03 -0400

This week's content has evolved into a series! Today I take a look at another factor that influences the way that we see the world: Our Values.

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The way we see the world

Tue, 25 May 2021 13:58:56 -0400

Today's show explores more nuance in the way our worldview is formed.

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God and family

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:27:55 -0400

Today I discuss our image of God, how it is formed, and why it matters.

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Acceptance

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:01:41 -0400

Today I discuss step one of the growth process.

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Rewrite the rules with Alex Starr

Thu, 20 May 2021 01:03:00 -0400

Today I chat with author and entrepreneur Alex Starr about his book, Rewrite the Rules: An unconventional way to build an intentional life.

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Pivotal Moments

Wed, 19 May 2021 15:09:06 -0400

Today I discuss two pivotal moments in my own journey and break down some of the lessons learned.

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Level Up

Tue, 18 May 2021 13:33:45 -0400

Today's conversation is about the process involved with "leveling up"

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Copies of Copies

Mon, 17 May 2021 15:26:14 -0400

Today's episode is about acknowledging reality and is a follow-on show from the previous MCP.

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What's Real?

Fri, 14 May 2021 14:50:22 -0400

Today's show is about exploring what it means to be the "highest" or "best" version of yourself.

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Creating meaning in the storm

Tue, 11 May 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I outline three considerations to create meaning out of negative experiences.

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The Deep End: Integrity Cleanse

Mon, 10 May 2021 01:03:00 -0400

Today Dr. Danielle McGinnis joins me for the 3rd Deep End Podcast. Today we discuss Martha Beck's Integrity Cleanse. If you are interested in joining our next book club where we will be discussing The Way of Integrity, please click here.

Roundtable Discussion: The Modern Man's Struggle

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show is the first MCP Roundtable where I invite multiple panel members to have a discussion about an important topic. Today's is the struggle of the modern man. We address the role of men in society today as well as the challenges and opportunities that they face.

My guests today are Jessica Depatie, Angelo Sisco, and Markus Gerszi.

Jessica is a shadow work educator and host of the Shadow Work library Podcast.

Angelo and Markus both operate a company called Alpha Hippie, a coaching program tailored specifically for men.

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Masculine & Feminine Dynamics with Traver Boehm

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I have a conversation with Traver Boehm about the roles that masculine and feminine dynamics play in the human psyche and the universe at large. Traver has written two books “Today I Rise” and “Man UNcivilized”, he’s also a two-time TEDx speaker, storyteller, podcast host, and founder of the UNcivilized Men’s Movement.

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The Deep End Podcast: Will & Grace

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show is another installment of The Deep End Podcast with Dr. Danielle McGinnis and I. We discuss the tension between personal will and the acceptance of grace.

Make it mean "I love you"

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show is a lesson in communication.

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Know Thy Master

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:08:42 -0400

Today I talk about how people ultimately become what they end up serving.

Initiate

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:29:14 -0400

Today I talk about some of the roles of ancient rites of passage rituals and what we can learn today.

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Leveraging Creativity with Ben Fritz

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:10:00 -0400

Today I chat with Ben Fritz about using creativity as a way of approaching lifestyle design and personal development work.

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Understanding the Call Pt. 2

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:21:47 -0400

This show breaks down a second way that life calls us into our personal adventure.

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Understanding the Call

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:43:42 -0400

Today I break down some of the ways that the call to adventure works in our lives.

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The Deep End: The deification of science

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I air the first Deep End Podcast with Dr. Danielle McGinnis where we talk about the deification of science and the imperative to hold tension within ourselves.

Ready to wake up?

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Most people will not wake up until they are no longer content to stay in delusion. Today, I explore this idea.

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What about now?

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show is an inquiry into immediate purpose and meaning and how they might be obtained.

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What if you were attracting everything in your life?

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I provide some insights into yesterday's journaling question, What would it mean if you were attracting every aspect of your life?

A teaching on Journaling

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:04:00 -0400

Today I give you some thoughts on how to use 'stream of consciousness' style journaling in order to create deeper insight into your life.

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How to flourish

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:05:21 -0400

Today's show features another wisdom Wednesday reading from the tao te ching.

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Resilience through Curiosity with Dr. Lara Pence

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:03:00 -0400

Today I chat with Dr. Lara Pence. Dr. L is a clinical psychologist, founder of the LIGHFBOX, and host of the Curious Minds Podcast.

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Honoring what doesn't fit

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I talk about honoring the part of ourselves that does not fit in the prefabricated box we've been given.

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MCP Best Of: Masterpiece

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today I share an older episode designed to help you take a look at your life from a different perspective.

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Brave & Curious

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today we continue our best of series with a reflection on Alice and her disposition in the wonderland.

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MCP Best Of:Creative - ish

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show features one of 2019's most downloaded episodes. I discuss the idea that a creative angle is often the barrier to entry when it comes to getting most of what we want in life.

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MCP Best Of: Purpose

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Today we continue our 'best-of' series, airing some of the most popular podcasts from my previous channel.

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MCP Best Of: HELL

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0400

Today's show features one of the most popular episodes from 2019.

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Other People's Advice

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:02:00 -0500

Today's show is about the dangers of listening to other people's advice.

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The person standing in your way

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I read a short section from my new book, Ambitious Heroes And Heartache.

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Wisdom Wednesday: The Path to Peace

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I provide commentary on verse #44 of the tao te ching which talks about the only true path to peace and lasting happiness.

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The Science & Spirituality of Intuition with Jessica Depatie

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I chat with shadow work educator Jessica Depatie about how to develop the inner technology of intuition.

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Old Stories: Jonah, Part III

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today we conclude our discussion about the story of Jonah as we learn to live in to the surrender that our lives call us to.

MCP Best of: Addicted to the bummer

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I air one of the most listened to episodes of 2020 'Addicted to the bummer' where we discuss the human propensity to become addicted to negative feeling states.

The Evolution of Purpose

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I provide commentary on a section from my first book, burn Your Couch on the evolving state of human purpose. To check out the book, click here

Wisdom Wednesday

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

Today I reflect on verse #65 of the tao te ching while emphasizing the role of wisdom in our culture today.

Childhood Vows

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 01:01:00 -0500

In today's show, I discuss the way we form childhood vows and how those tend to keep us from a full life.