If you had to boil down why you are where you are in life, how would you characterize that? Would you reverse engineer the circumstances of your life? Would you ascribe it to external forces? Would you liken it to fate, nature, or nurture? Perhaps a nice cocktail, a compatibilist concoction of all of the above?
I pose this question to because we're at a checkpoint (at least for me) -- It has been over a year since I made one of the most consequential decisions of my life, to quit my day job.
I've been thinking a lot about the forces that led me to make that decision and I think I've had something of a revelation. In this transmission, we'll explore said realization and more.
Author, Bob Peck enters the mind meld!
In this one, we talk mysticism, the esoteric, hidden ancient wisdom, the unified non-dual truth beneath all spiritual traditions, and more. Bob Peck is a filmmaker, author of Original Sin Is A Lie, and founder of Meta's mindfulness club.
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MJ Dorian of Creative Codex enters the mind meld!
MJ Dorian is the artist, composer, and seeker behind the truly fantastic Creative Codex podcast. In it, he explores alchemy, Carl Jung, his incredible Red Book, and, numerous other bits of esoteric psycho-spiritual fare.
In this mind meld, we riff on the above and more: Alchemy, The Red Book, sacred creativity, why esoteric truths are never really lost, dreams, the realm of psyche, etcetera.
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There's nothing like experiencing a really compelling synchronicity. As I said in my last transmission on the topic, it's like a glitch in the matrix orchestrated just for you. In that same video I covered a lot of the basics of synchronicity according to the man who coined the term, Swiss Psychiatrist, Carl Jung.
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That said, I also shied away from some big questions -- What is synchronicity? Can we construct a compelling architecture for synchronicity that's plausible? Can you and should you try to bring more synchronicity into your life? Now that I've gathered some new information, I think we can answer those questions.
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Neuropsychologist, Dr. Julia DiGangi enters the mind meld!
Dr. Julia DiGangi is an expert on stress, trauma, and working with emotions. She has developed unique techniques for understanding and wielding our most precious resource — mental energy. In doing so, we open the door to real self-empowerment, growth, and healing.
Dr. DiGangi also has a new book on that topic (among other things) — Energy Rising, The Neuroscience of Leading With Emotional Power.
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Andy J. Pizza enters the mind meld!
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Andy is the best-selling author of Invisible Things, an illustrator, and student of Carl Jung. In this one, we riff on the relationship between the collective unconscious and creativity, active imagination and illustration, the labyrinth that is modern spiritual meaning-making, Ancient Greek platonic and hermetic musings, and oodles more.
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Dr. Bruce MacLennan enters the mind meld!
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In this brain-melting transmission, we talk consciousness, the link between Carl Jung and hidden ancient wisdom, platonism, why the platonic realm of forms is logically inescapable, the mysterious esoteric practice known to the ancient Greeks as "theurgy," why ancient philosophy is more important than ever, and much more.
Bruce J. MacLennan, Ph.D. is a professor and author with forty years of experience studying ancient Greek philosophy and religion. He has published journal articles and book chapters on Neoplatonic spiritual practices, Jungian psychology, and neurotheology. He is Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee where he had a special interest in neural networks, swarm robotics and emergent phenomena in artificial systems.
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Mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung and James Hillman knew we needed to re-ensoul the psyche if we wanted to find real purpose in life. But what does that really mean? How do we even begin to go about understanding and finding our souls? In this transmission, I’ll attempt to answer those questions through ancient Platonic wisdom, the thought of Jung and Hillman, and, of course, some speculative wonder-dipping.
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Writer, podcaster, and consciousness explorer, Erick Godsey returns!
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In this one, we muse thoroughly about the phenomenon of synchronicity along with a little-known but plausible explanation for how and why they happen.
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We also riff on the philosophy of Plato, Carl Jung, what Erick calls "cathedral consciousness," the mental pitfalls of the spiritual path, and more!
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Psychologist, author, and long-time Tibetan Buddhist, Dr. Miles Neale returns!
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In this one, we muse about lost ancient knowledge, whether or not we're heading toward mass awakening or delusion, and Miles' painful decision to put his spiritual life first (which involved moving his family to the other side of the world). We also riff on the importance of Carl Jung, Tibetan Buddhism, trusting psyche, and much more.
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Sonic wizard and seeker, East Forest returns to the mind meld!
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In this one, we muse about the UFOs / UAP phenomenon from a number of angles and how it greatly complicates our efforts to make sense of the human condition. We also riff on AI, spiritual awakening, the importance of simplicity, and more.
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Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, and Mordy Levine enter the mind meld! We muse about seeing through the illusion of self, karma, the power of compassion, reincarnation, and their new book, the Tibetan Book of the Dead For Beginners.
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Lama Lhanang Rinpoche is a teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Tibet, he currently directs the Jigme Lingpa Center in San Diego. Mordy Levine is president of the Jigme Lingpa Center and creator of the Meditation Pro Series which has taught meditation to more than 250,000 people.
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What are dreams? Where do they come from? Do they hold deep hidden meaning or are they neurological nonsense? Whatever your opinion, we've collectively struggled to make sense of dreams since time immemorial.
In this transmission, we'll investigate the phenomenon of dreams. We'll primarily look through the lens of mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung, and especially, James Hillman.
Hillman was a post-jungian depth psychologist, author, and founder of what he called archetypal psychology-- A philosophy that seeks to re-ensoul the psyche through a combination of mythology and psychology. If you're interested in exploring this one further, check out Hillman's The Dream and the Underworld and his A Blue Fire lecture series.
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Depth psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld!
In this one, we muse about the ever-interesting and elusive shadow archetype. What is your shadow? What is shadow work, really?
We also discuss Jungian archetypes, the ups and downs of psycho-spiritual individuation, spiritual bypassing, what Ido has learned from losing nearly all of his possessions in a house fire, and much more.
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Author of The Bigger Picture and co-founder of Rebel Wisdom, Alexander Beiner enters the mind meld!
Making sense of the human condition is, at best, a juggling act. Making sense of the human condition within a hyper-connected info-sphere that panders to your bias and base instincts… that’s an emergent, unsolvable sense-making puzzle that we’re all left to cope with.
Luckily, there are existential balms in the form of human beings like Alexander Beiner. He commands a wide breadth of knowledge across many disciplines — philosophy, psychology, sociology, and spirituality, to name a few. He blends them all together beautifully in this mind meld and throughout his new book, The Bigger Picture. Alexander also participated in a groundbreaking study at Imperial College London, in which, participants were given extended-state, high-dose, intravenous DMT. His experiences, as you’ll hear, were profound.
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How did the great mythopoetic psychiatrist, Carl Jung, view God? When Jung was asked whether or not he believed in God in a now-famous 1959 BBC interview near the end of his life, he mused, “I don’t believe, I know.”
But what did he mean by that? What view of God does a lifetime of inquiry into medicine, the psyche, and the esoteric lead to?
As we’ll see in In this transmission, Jung’s view on the great mystery existence is both compelling and cryptic. A way of seeing that opens a door to massive philosophical questions.
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Musician, and philosopher, Alex Ebert enters the mind meld! You may know Alex from his massively popular band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, his solo releases, his recent New York Times feature, or his written musings.
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In this mind meld we riff on the spiritual catharsis creativity provides, and why Alex aims to become a creative vessel for forces beyond our understanding. We also muse about the forces driving the toxic discourse, soul sickness, making sense of the meaning crisis, the relationship between the shadow and art, and much more!
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Therapist, author, and visualization expert, Joanna Grover enters the mind meld!
I’m always looking for ways to expand our agency and change the channel on our minds, particularly if they’re techniques that are backed by research. A new visualization practice, Functional Image Training checks all of the above boxes.
Joanna Grover's new book, The Choice Point, outlines how we can use the technique to overcome obstacles and make choices that lead us to our goals. Joanna has trained Olympians, executives, and elite military operators to hack their autopilot systems and break records in their respective fields.
What if we have “the gods” all wrong? What if they’re not bygone superstitions of ancient cultures, but living archetypes that are endemic to the human psyche?
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Mythopoetic thinkers like psychiatrist, Carl Jung argued just that. But there’s one archetype that Jung and many others were (and are) particularly interested in. The Greeks called him Hermes, the Romans, Mercury.
What is about this figure that captivates the curiosity of so many great minds? What does the archetype really symbolize? Why does Hermes stay in the zeitgeist? Why is he associated with the phenomenon of synchronicity? Why did Jung place him at the center of both the alchemical process and individuation? In this transmission, we’ll explore all of the above and more!
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Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us podcast host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld!
In this one, we discuss sacred creativity and the psychic sickness permeating the zeitgeist. We also riff on individuation and psychic alchemy ala Carl Jung, as well as the mysterious ever-present influence of the Hermes archetype.
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Functional medicine doctor and best-selling author, Will Cole enters the mind meld! In this one, we riff on intuition, inflammation, the connection between mind and body, and autoimmune disorders.
We also discuss the surprising role of trauma and shame in physical health and more.
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What do we do when we feel purposeless? Where do we turn when the vital energy is sucked from life?
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As the bleak statistics of the mental health epidemic demonstrate, for many, there is no clear answer. This disconnection from meaning and purpose, this depression of the soul, is devouring the psyche of millions. It's left us struggling to numb the pain through pathology, distraction, consumption, and ego games. Of course, none of the above brings us any closer to the deeper purpose we seek. They leave us thirstier for something real than we were to begin with.
So, in this transmission, we'll confront this 'soul sickness' through the wisdom of luminaries like Carl Jung, Terence McKenna, Dr. Lisa Miller, and more. We'll also riff on some ways we might even be able to overcome it.
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Scholar and practitioner of archetypal theory, Dr. Laurence Hillman enters the mind meld!
Laurence holds a Ph.D. in psychology, is the author of Planets in Play, and co-creator of Archetypes at Work -- a method to assess and develop individuals and organizations based on archetypal theory. Laurence is also the son of the late psychologist and author, James Hillman, a thinker who's been a huge influence on my personal philosophy.
In this mind meld, we riff on the power of archetypes, the influence of Carl Jung, find meaning in the modern world, the powerful and polarizing art of astrology (which Laurence is a longtime practitioner of), and much more.
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Dr. Justin Sledge of the Esoterica Channel enters the mind meld! In this one, we talk trickster wisdom, the power of awe, and mystical experiences. We also riff on Justin’s personal philosophy and the importance of dialoguing with people who think differently.
In addition to his channel, Dr. Justin Sledge holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and a MA (DRS) in Religious Studies, specializing in Hermetic Philosophy.
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Max Derrat enters the mind meld!
On his YouTube channel, Max decodes the esoteric and philosophical undercurrent of media. His work exposes the hidden wisdom in your favorite video games, anime, and more.
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In this one, we muse about the hidden esoteric wisdom in video games, anime, and media. We riff on some of our favorite pieces of deep media. We also muse about why storytellers are so compelled to imbue their work with alchemical, hermetic, and esoteric symbolism, the influence of eminent figures like Carl Jung, and much more.
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