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
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:
Click here to learn more about my lecture series on transformational work
Click here to get my book Ambitious Heroes & Heartache
Click here to hear my spoken word album The Devastated Kingdom
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Today I air chapter four from my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.
To check out my new lecture series ReBirth; Psychological and Spiritual reflections on Transformational work, click here.
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
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Today I offer some reflections on a sermon written by Martin Luther King Jr. called Love in Action.
Sources:
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
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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Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
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.
Links & Show Resources:
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To check out the Art of Contemplation by Richard Rudd, click here
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
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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