February 19, 2023 4:26 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Universal Christ Interview begins @ 4:06 Richard Rohr is a Franciscan friar, spiritual teacher, and founder of the Center for Action and...
February 13, 2023 1:55 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Jung’s Red Book For Our Time Interview begins @ 4:43 The Red Book, also known as Liber Novus, is a manuscript created by Carl Jung between...
January 3, 2023 12:14 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Coming down from the mountaintop Interview begins @ 8:08 Today Dr. Miles Neale and Dr. John explore “ego death”, and a few issues with this...
January 3, 2023 12:12 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on How Psychedelics Can Help Save The World: Visionary and Indigenous Voices Speak Out Conversation starts @ 4:36 In this episode I meet with Dr. Stephen Gray to discuss his latest book, How Psychedelics...
January 3, 2023 12:10 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Hermetic Spirituality and The Historical Imagination: Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity Conversation starts @ 5:47 Hermes Trismegistus was believed to be one of the wise men of his time, and a...
January 3, 2023 12:06 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on A.P. Psychedelics: Going Beyond Set and Setting to Achieve Visionary Virtuosity Conversation starts @ 6:31 We begin with a discussion of Sean’s shift of consciousness during a psychedelic experience at a...
January 3, 2023 12:02 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness & Healing Conversation starts @ 8:25 Dr. Michael Winkelman and Dr. John Price explore the void experience of introverted mysticism and the...
January 3, 2023 11:59 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and The Santo Daime Tradition. Conversation starts @ 4:15 The Santo Daime, a syncretistic tradition including parts of indigenous South American religion, African folk traditions,...
January 3, 2023 11:56 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Religion, Medicine, Science & The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss. Conversation starts @ 7:26 This conversation begins with a discussion of the banisteriopsis vine (ayahuasca) featured in the background. We...
January 3, 2023 11:52 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Psychotherapy, Religion & Fairytales Conversation starts @ 4:31 We begin our conversation exploring José’s background, and with the likes of Dr. Andew Samuels and...
January 3, 2023 11:28 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World Conversation starts @ 6:29 “Ecstasy, trance, and soul flight … these powerful and potentially transformative elements of ancient experience have...
July 28, 2022 4:24 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Medicine, Mushrooms & Herbs Conversation starts 5:45 Growing up within a family lineage of community herbalists and healers, Dr. Hobbs leads us through his...
February 24, 2022 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Decoding Jung’s Metaphysics Conversation starts 8:36 We begin by exploring Dr. Kastrup’s history with Jung and philosophers in the 19th and 20th centuries...
January 26, 2022 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Esalen: America & The Religion of No Religion Conversation starts @ 8:15 What happens when the place where expansive, meaningful, transcendental, and just simply weird conversations becomes just...
January 26, 2022 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Gradual Awakening, Jung & Psychedelics Conversation starts @ 5:38 Dr. Miles Neale offers us his breadth of knowledge about psychology, Buddhism, suffering, and psychedelics. We...
January 7, 2022 3:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Guide to The Art of Lucid Dreaming & Interpretation Conversation starts @ 4:10 This conversation begins by exploring the Dr. Laz’s early history with dreams and lucid dreaming, hypnagogic...
January 7, 2022 3:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Psychedelics & Religion: Winter Solstice Christmas Special Conversation starts @ 7:50 This conversation begins by exploring the ground-level of psychedelics and it broadens to other aspects of...
January 6, 2022 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on A Different Dimension: Reflections on The History of Transpersonal Thought Conversation starts @ 5:00 Dr. Price interviews Dr. Mark Ryan, and we begin with a quote from Dr. Ryan’s book...
January 6, 2022 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul Conversation starts @ 3:01 In this episode, John interviews author, book editor, meditation teacher, and psychotherapist, Dr. Connie Zweig. We...
January 6, 2022 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Plants of The Gods; Tales of A Shaman’s Apprentice Conversation starts at – 6:25 Dr. Price interviews Dr. Mark Plotkin, one of the world’s renowned ethnobotanists who has studied...
October 8, 2021 8:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Tantra, Tibetan Buddhism & Shamanism Conversation starts at: 5:05 In this episode Dr. Price interviews Dr. Claire Villarreal. Claire is an expert in teaching Tibetan...
October 8, 2021 4:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Jung & Shamanism In Dialogue Conversation starts at: 6:57 Dr. Price and Dr. Smith begin the conversation with the definition of shamanism, and continue with...
October 7, 2021 10:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Book of Revelation & Answer to Job We begin the interview by exploring Mark’s work as a translator and the artfulness of translation by grounding our discussion...
October 7, 2021 10:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Consciousness, Death, Meaning & Spirituality We begin this conversation acknowledging the dynamic between biological reductionism and mystical experience within the ever-growing field of psychedelic assisted...
October 7, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic Through this conversation, Thomas and John discuss ego loss, a historical overview of witches, the sociological aspects of witches, the...
June 22, 2021 7:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception Through this conversation Dr. Rigoglioso and John discuss subjects ranging from the myth and history of immaculate conception, the goddess...
June 22, 2021 6:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Road to Eleusis; The Myth of Christ Dr. Carl Ruck and I begin our conversation discussing the book The Road to Eleusis, wherein “the classist” Dr. Ruck...
June 22, 2021 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Dreams, Psychedelics & The Underworld Join John in his interview with Mackenzie Amara – known to many as the “inked shrink” – as they explore...
June 22, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Jesus, Sex, Drugs & Mystery Cults of Antiquity This is one of the most controversial podcasts in the history of The Sacred Speaks; though controversy is familiar territory...
June 22, 2021 10:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Immortality Key In this episode, John interviews Brian Muraresku, author of New York Times Bestseller, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of...
June 22, 2021 10:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Sacred Knowledge What is a religious experience? Really. How does one define a religious event? Why do we keep reading from figures...
March 6, 2021 6:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Music & Spirit Music offers one of the most potent spiritual metaphors that exists, and Patrick Summers, the artistic and music director of...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Holy Envy In this episode, Episcopal priest, Barbara Brown Taylor, and John explore the ideas that she has been working through in...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Reinventing The Sacred Dr. Kauffman, theoretical biologist, complex systems researcher, author of six books and numerous papers, begins the conversation recalling the ancient...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Emotions of Math Dr. Ferrari, one of the trailblazers of nanotechnology, the current President Designate of the European Research Council of the E.U.,...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Creativity Through Music A week or so before recording this episode I asked Justin if he would lead a poetry workshop during the...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Poetry & Power Deborah holds the honorable position as the poet laureate of Houston nominated by Mayor Sylvester Turner, and her presence is...
March 6, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Culture & Religious Practice Dr. Lurhmann, professor and psychological anthropologist at Stanford University, begins our conversation defining the term culture. She answers the question:...
February 9, 2021 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Psychology & Religion In today’s episode, Pittman unpacks the definition of religion and broadens the traditional limiting assumptions many immediately experience in relationship...
February 9, 2021 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Metamodernism, Popular Culture, Mysticism & Russell Brand This podcast episode explores how one mystical experience can bring an individual to question the nature of reality enough so...
February 9, 2021 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Moving Through The Dark Night of The Soul Pastor Juanita Rasmus recounts a life of service to others and then the reality that no one is free from...
February 9, 2021 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Flip This podcast episode explores the stories that help us understand our reality, our place in that reality, and how humans...
February 11, 2020 10:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Mind-Body Problems The title of the John Horgan’s book, The Mind-Body Problems, with the addition of the “s”articulates the core of the...
February 11, 2020 3:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Gnostic New Age We begin this conversation with Dr. April DeConick’s first exposure to Gnostic literature when she was a young student, without...
February 10, 2020 1:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Minding The Self We begin our conversation with Dr. Stein explaining initiation and “The Spirit of the Depths,” as the dance between reason...
February 10, 2020 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Genesis & Jewish Mysticism Many people make mystical claims about their worldview, but few can articulate their view in the way similar to Rabbi...
February 10, 2020 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Spiritual Medicine After struggling through depression during medical school, Dr. Joseph Tafur was introduced to peyote by a friend who was researching...
February 10, 2020 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Culture & Religion How does a young man growing up in an “under resourced” community make sense of the mystical experiences that began...
February 10, 2020 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Psychological Type The discussion today centers on Dr. John Beebe’s ideas about psychological types as inspired by Jung’s understanding and articulation of...
December 3, 2019 1:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Living Consciousness In today’s episode Dr. Bill Barnard and John explore some of the fundamental definitions and aspects of consciousness and the...
December 3, 2019 1:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Love This conversation does not begin with any theory; it begins with racism, violence, and fear – all within the first...
December 3, 2019 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Internet of Free & The Economy of Creativity This episode begins with Count explaining his professional background in the music business as a musician, producer, engineer, & writer....
December 3, 2019 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Listening to Ayahuasca In this episode of The Sacred Speaks, John Price speaks with Dr. Rachel Harris about her book, Listening To Ayahuasca,...
December 3, 2019 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Irreverent Reverence in Religion This episode begins with Matthew and I exploring his history growing up with the fundamentalist wing of religion in Christianity....
December 3, 2019 12:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Music Therapy; Music as Therapy In this episode, John Price speaks with music therapist, Jennifer Townsend, about music and music therapy. We discuss the definition...
April 12, 2019 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Religion & Psychology This conversation explores the research into religion. Ken began his academic search when he started to ask deeper question about...
April 12, 2019 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Spiritual Business In this episode, Henry Richardson, owner, and CEO of DEFINE body and mind, and I sit down to explore how...
April 12, 2019 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Initiation, Liberation & The Journey This conversation favors the irrational over the rational. Kate has made it her mission, both in her professional life and...
April 12, 2019 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Science, Religion, Power & Love As a scientist, Tom’s insight into religion and psychology balances his worldview given that he matriculated through both the sciences...
April 12, 2019 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Matter & Psyche The discussion begins with a question about duality in the structure of human consciousness (up/down, sacred/profane, subject/object, yin/yang, psyche/soma). Gary...
January 12, 2019 5:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Tibetan Meditation & Spiritual Practice In this episode, Alejandro’s knowledge provides a guide rail down into the parts of meditation that are not just about...
January 12, 2019 5:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Divine, Mindfulness & Interpretation Rabbi Sholklapper may speak and read enough languages to make anyone jealous. This multi-lingual blessing allows him the unique gift...
January 12, 2019 5:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Body, The Unconscious, Life & Death This conversation explores some of the basic foundations for depth psychology; in particular, how paying attention to the body provides...
December 6, 2018 1:00 pmPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Philosophy, Psychology & Human Development This episode of the podcast begins with Dr. Cross discussing how his history influences the work that he has been...
December 6, 2018 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Buddhism, Psychology & Culture Harvey is a psychotherapist and a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, who received the title of Lama, Vajra Master from his...
December 6, 2018 11:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Transcendental Meditation 14: Transcendental Meditation. A conversation with Bob Roth. We begin our conversation with Bob joking that, as a young boy...
September 15, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Hope & Despair Robert speaks with eloquence as he grounds his research (me-search) in his personal story, a story that has a sobering...
September 11, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Consciousness, Culture & Parenting Dr. Shefali explains that her primary entry point into the world of connecting with and teaching parenting is through her...
September 10, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Music, Sexuality & The Sacred The discussion begins with Rodney’s musical biography starting at the age of 9, this early interest in music then transforms...
September 10, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Body & Consciousness Michael works as a Rolfer and therefore works with the body every day, and as he states, “we are not...
September 10, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Sex, Sexuality & The Sacred We begin by agreeing that as two “keepers of stories” we often find people sharing with us their private experiences,...
June 26, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Nice Try Harvey 8: Trauma, Doubt, & Gold. A conversation with James Derkits In this week’s podcast, Episcopal priest James Derkits and I...
June 26, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Psyche & The Sacred Today’s conversation begins with Dr. Corbett’s analysis of the limitations of an exclusively biological mode of treating psychological issues. Lionel...
June 26, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Spiritual But Not Religious Bill provides an autobiographical landscape of his early training and matriculation. Following his history, we begin exploring the limitations of...
May 2, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on A Life Worth Living Episode 4: A life worth living. A conversation with James Hollis In this episode, Jim and I discuss how elements...
April 11, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on Self-Formation & Daily Practices Niki is an expert on the ascetic John Cassian and the French philosopher Michel Foucault. In this episode Niki and...
April 8, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on The Imagination Have you ever wondered if someone can help you understand ways to think about the wild and, at times, frightening...
March 26, 2018 4:00 amPublished by Brandon AlcornComments Off on A conversation with Jeffrey Kripal In this episode, Jeff and I discuss the nature of religion and secularism. We explore the need for culture to...
