In the genre of spiritual entertainment, A Thousand Names For God is a podcast for those that seek. Listen to lectures, interviews, and philosophical musings from Rick Alexander, as he explores the intersection of comparative mythology and depth psychology. Rick Alexander is an author, speaker, psychedelic practitioner, and one-on-one coach.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
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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Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Today's teaching comes from chapter 15 of my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.
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Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
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
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Today I chat with Dr. Daniell McGinnis for another Deep End episode. Our topic today is spiritual materialism.
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
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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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
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:
Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism with beliefs
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
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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Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
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.
Sources:
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Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Today I air chapter four from my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.
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Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
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:
Lecture by Polly Young-Eisendrath