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  

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. For more from Rick Alexander, visit www.rickalexander.com To register for the upcoming psychology of Cannabis workshop, click here - - 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...

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...

Today's show is about exploring the archaic worldview. When the ancient way of seeing is recovered, the sacred is made visible.    For more content or to work with Rick Alexander, visit www.rickalexander.com To sign up for the upcoming Psychology of Cannabis workshop, click here     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...

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.  For more from Rick, go to www.rickalexander.com

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

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'. For more content and coaching from Rick Alexander, click here

Today's episode looks at what various mythologies have to say about the pre-existence of the human soul.  To learn more from Rick go to www.RickAlexander.com

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.  For more info and content from Rick Alexander, click here For more info and content from Dr. Danielle McGinnis, click here

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. To explore the work of Rick Alexander further, click here

Today's episode features another 'Deep End' podcast with Dr. Danielle McGinnis where we discuss some of the mythic motifs surrounding the Easter story.  To join Danielle and I's upcoming book club, click here For more info, content, or to inquire to work with me, click here

Today's teaching comes from chapter 15 of my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache. For more content from Rick Alexander or to inquire about working with him, click here

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. For more content or to inquire to work one on one with me, click here Sources mentioned in this show: The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga The Secret of the Golden Flower The...

Today I chat with Dr. Daniell McGinnis for another Deep End episode. Our topic today is spiritual materialism.  To sign up for our upcoming book club, click here For more information about working with me, click here  

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.  To sign up for the upcoming book club, click here To engage more with the work of Rick Alexander visit www.rickalexander.com

Today's teaching comes from the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-Ts'an, and focuses on the role of acceptance in the spiritual path. To  register for Danielle and I's upcoming book club on Trauma and the Soul, click here To engage more with Rick Alexander's work, click here Sources mentioned in the show: The work of Eknath Easwaren  The work of Tara Brach Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism with beliefs Intro music Outro music  

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.  To engage more with the work of Dr. Danielle McGinnis, click here To engage more with Rick Alexander's work, click here.   

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 Click here to listen to the Intro / Outro music Click here for the full Alan Watts lecture

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.

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.  To sign up to be notified when my Transformation Lecture Series drops, please click here. To apply to work with my one on one, click here. Sources: The Odyssey  Lecture by Polly Young-Eisendrath   

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

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. To sign up to be notified when my transformational lecture series drops, click here. To inquire about one on one coaching, click here. To check out my newest book, click here

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: To apply to work with me directly click here. To sign up to be notified when my next lecture series drops, click here To join the next cohort of our book club, click here (kicks off on Nov 14th!) To check out the Art of Contemplation by Richard Rudd, click here To learn more about the...

Today I chat with Dr. Danielle Mcginnis about the Netflix mini-series Midnight Mass. We discuss the symbolism, psychological significance, and archetypal presence in the show. *Note: this show contains spoilers. To work with Rick Alexander or to engage with more of his content, check out www.rickalexander.com To sign up for our upcoming book club, please click here