A Thousand Names For God is a podcast for those who seek. Listen to lectures, interviews, and philosophical musings from Rick Alexander, as he explores the intersection of comparative mythology, spirituality, and depth psychology. Rick Alexander is an author, speaker, psychedelic practitioner, and one-on-one coach.
Episodes
Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
58 min
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.
Sep 22, 2022
Sep 22, 2022
1hr 2 min
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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Jul 27, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
56 min
In today's Deep End episode, Danielle McGinnis and I discuss our views of embodiment on the psychological and spiritual path.
Jul 6, 2022
Jul 6, 2022
50 min
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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May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022
55 min
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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May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
1hr 1 min
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.
Apr 17, 2022
Apr 17, 2022
50 min
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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Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
21 min
Today's teaching comes from chapter 15 of my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.
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Apr 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022
48 min
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
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
46 min
Today I chat with Dr. Daniell McGinnis for another Deep End episode. Our topic today is spiritual materialism.
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