A symbol-rich talk linking Daoism, daily discipline, and alchemy's larger claims.
This talk traces Chinese alchemy as a symbolic and philosophical tradition, then uses that lens to revisit how alchemy took shape in the West.

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In this podcast I will be digging up the bones of obscure idea systems and attempt to consolidate the essential fundamentals and tenets inherit therein.
Ulysses becomes a study of sensation, if you want your Odyssey with a psychological map.
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A symbol-rich talk linking Daoism, daily discipline, and alchemy's larger claims.
This talk traces Chinese alchemy as a symbolic and philosophical tradition, then uses that lens to revisit how alchemy took shape in the West.
A solemn lecture on the sun, the soul, and the cost of immortality.
The lecture treats the solar symbol as a serious lesson in ego, mortality, and the hard road to immortality. It keeps circling one idea: the sun is not just a force above the world, but an inner power tied to consciousness, testing, and renewal.

Lodge talk with the rough edges left in.

Ira Glass frames weekly theme-driven segments spanning family secrets to Portland's protest conflict.

Shankar Vedantam unpacks the psychology behind relationships, careers, and money through researcher interviews.

David McRaney interviews researchers on cognitive bias, motivated reasoning, and why minds change.

Ryan Holiday pairs daily Stoic lessons with long-form guest conversations at his Texas bookstore.

NHPR's Jason Moon investigates the Bear Brook barrel murders and a New Hampshire wrongful-conviction case.
The sun dies each night in service to humanity, teaching us that life must follow death eternally.
Noetic Archaeology Podcast examines the Odyssey and Iliad through Homeric myth, Greek mystery traditions, and Neoplatonic interpretation.
The Noetic Archaeology Podcast lecture treats Wagner's Meistersinger von Nürnberg as a fragment of the history of German artisan musicians rather than only as a comedy opera.
Noetic Archaeology Podcast presents Manly P.