Psyche

In this episode, I speak with Patrick McGrath-Muñiz. This is the fifth installment of my series with Patrick exploring the first twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Patrick is a professional artist from Puerto Rico. His work has been featured in museums across the country. In this episode, we explore the symbolism and significance of the Emperor card. Episode Highlights: Father energy and father hunger  Toxic masculinity  Colonialism and capitalism Phallic symbols   Marcus Aurelius  Much more! Website: https://www.patrickmcgrath-art.com Patrick's Tarot Deck: https://www.usgamesinc.com/tarot-neocolonial-de-las-americas.html

In this episode, I speak with Devin McGrath-Conwell. Devin graduated from Middlebury College in February 2019 with a joint-degree in film and English, and then could not stay away from his alma mater. He approaches his communications work as he would a script or short story: always looking for the best way to tell a story. Devin is currently pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting from Emerson College. In between work and school, he is a freelance critic and journalist who never tires of watching, writing about, and generally devouring film and television. In this episode, we discuss Devin's wonderful article, "The Many Masculinities of 'Ted Lasso'".  Website: https://dmcgrathconwell.com

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Phil Ford. Phil is an associate professor of musicology at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is the author of the book Dig: Sound and Music in Hip Culture (a cultural history of hipness from the 1930s through the 1960s), the long-running blog Dial 'M' for Musicology, and various essays that have appeared in Representations, Journal of Musicology, Musical Quarterly, and elsewhere. With J. F. Martel he is working on a book titled Weirding, to be published by Strange Attractor Press. Phil is a pianist, rabid Wagnerite, crap Buddhist, degenerate fight fan, and avid consulter of the I Ching. He wishes that just for once he had an enthusiasm that he didn't have to apologize for or explain to his academic peers. He is also the co-host of the podcast Weird Studies.  In this episode, we discuss Nick Lowe's song "The Beast in Me".  Episode Highlights:  The UFC and the recent Dana White controversy  Carl Jung's notion of the shadow  Ursula LeGuin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" Hal and Sidra Stone's Voice Dialogue therapy  Zen Buddhism  Alchemical transformation  The universal religious impulse  Much more! 

Dr. Peter Rollins, an author and philosopher, discusses embracing unhappiness and overturning traditional notions of religion. Topics include existentialism, psychoanalysis, embracing the void, contradiction in existence, Jung vs Freud, building community through vulnerability, differentiating enjoyment and pleasure, atheism for Lent, and the union of contradiction through art.

In this episode, I speak with David Alexander. David is a counselor, podcaster, blogger, and philosopher. In this episode, we explore our appreciation for Carl Jung, Stoicism, and other philosophical and spiritual ideas. We also discuss Donald Robertson's article on Marcus Aurelius and masculinity: https://forge.medium.com/what-marcus-aurelius-said-about-manliness-9356f2b63c19 Website: https://www.prosocheproject.com/home

In this episode, I have an in-depth conversation with Dr. Richard Boothby. We discuss his marvelous book, “Embracing the Void: Rethinking the Origin of the Sacred.” Rick is a professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. He is the author of Death and Desire: Psychoanalytic Theory in Lacan’s Return to Freud; Freud as Philosopher: Metapsychology after Lacan; Sex on the Couch: What Freud Still Has to Teach Us about Sex; and Blown Away: Refinding Life After My Son's Suicide. Dr. Todd McGowan has said this book is the best psychoanalytic take on religion. I have to agree. As we discuss in the episode, our conversation will likely frustrate the non-religious and religious alike. Some of the key moments in the episode include:  Freud’s approach to religion  Romain Rolland and the “oceanic feeling” Jacques Lacan the imaginary, the symbolic and the Real Das ding and its relationship to the religious impulse Greek polytheism Judaism Christianity An ethics of unknowing Negative capability And so much more! Book: https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Void-Rethinking-Origin-Diaeresis/dp/0810145383 Blown Away Episode: https://www.quiqueautrey.com/podcast/episode/c483fdc2/dr-richard-boothby-finding-life-after-sons-suicide

In this episode, Amy Galpin and I discuss Mitch Albom's book, “Tuesdays with Morrie”. We highlight and discuss several of our favorite quotes. Some of the themes we explore include:  Love Tension of Opposites Marcus Aurelius Anger Culture Masculinity  Tenderness Grief Suffering Death and much more!  We both agree this book is a wonderful portrayal of a vulnerable, relational masculinity. 

In this episode of the podcast, I interview Aaron Inkrott. Aaron is the brewmaster at Saint Arnold Brewing Company.  In this episode, we discuss Aaron's fascination with the band Tool. We explore various philosophical and psychological themes from their album Lateralus.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaroninkrott/  Article: https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/tool-lateralus-2a13c31c2fd

In this episode, I speak with Paul Randall. Paul is the Community Care Pastor at Ecclesia. He is also an avid fly fisherman and poet.  In this episode, we talk about fly fishing, religion, poetry and much more! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paultiesflies/ Blog: https://sacredpigeons.com

In this episode, I speak with Patrick McGrath-Muñiz. This is the fourth installment of my series with Patrick exploring the first twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Patrick is a professional artist from Puerto Rico. His work has been featured in museums across the country.  In this episode, we explore the symbolism and significance of the Empress card.  Episode Highlights:  Motherhood symbolism Developing an "Archetypal Eye" (Richard Tarnas) Yin Yang Containing the Opposites Hegelian Dialectic Consumerism and complacency Marcus Aurelius Heraclitus Stoic philosophy Death Premeditatio Malorum  (anticipating hardships) Artificial Intelligence  Creativity Much More!  Website: https://www.patrickmcgrath-art.com Patrick's Tarot Deck: https://www.usgamesinc.com/tarot-neocolonial-de-las-americas.html