The Wisdom Tradition | a philosophy podcast
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -This is a podcast about Philosophy and its relation to the story of human life. Hosted by Alex Sachon. Find links to my publications and more at my website: www.alexsachon.com
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Manly P. Hall on the Wisdom Tradition and the Saints, Sages, Prophets, & Adepts who represent it
July 23, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBHere is a Manly P. Hall clip on the lineage of Saints, Sages, Arhats, Adepts, and Philosophers that have dedicated themselves to Wisdom's perpetuation over the long ages of Man's evolution. * * * The Wisdom Tradition, simply defined, is a framework of sacred knowledge that is guarded and maintained by a vast, albeit unseen, network of secret societies and sacerdotal groups who are responsible for developing, maintaining, cultivating, perpetuating, and implementing this sacred knowledge. T...
Manly P. Hall on the "Real" Illuminati
July 23, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBHere is a Manly P. Hall clip on the lineage of Saints, Sages, Arhats, Adepts, and Philosophers that have dedicated themselves to Wisdom's perpetuation over the long ages of Man's evolution. * * * The Wisdom Tradition, simply defined, is a framework of sacred knowledge that is guarded and maintained by a vast, albeit unseen, network of secret societies and sacerdotal groups who are responsible for developing, maintaining, cultivating, perpetuating, and implementing this sacred knowledge. T...
THE REAL ILLUMINATI (new docu-series) | Keynote Address by Manly P. Hall ("Secret Societies in the World Today"; 1959)
July 23, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBThis video serves as an introduction and preview to the 13-part series on the Wisdom Tradition that I posted yesterday (and worked tirelessly on), which covers the lineage of Saints, Sages, Arhats, Adepts, and Philosophers that have dedicated themselves to Wisdom's perpetuation over the long ages of Man's evolution. Here's the link to the whole series on YouTube * * * The Wisdom Tradition, simply defined, is a framework of sacred knowledge that is guarded and maintained by a vast, albei...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 7 (finale) | a Spiritual Model of the Cosmos: the Universe as the World Soul
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568628385 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gro...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 7 (Series Finale) | ft. Joseph Campbell, Itzhak Bentov, Carl Jung
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568628385 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 7, the finale, of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my ed...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 5 | ft. Carl Jung, Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lilly, Adam Trombly, Jeffrey Mishlove
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568238186 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 5 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The se...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 5 Introversion, Extroversion, Psychological Types, Synchronicity, + Mysticism
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568238186 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gro...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 6 | ft. Joseph Campbell, Itzhak Bentov, Carl Jung
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568471236 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 6 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 6 Yoga Psychology + Cosmology: Kundalini, the 7 Chakras, Maya, AUM, + God
July 03, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568471236 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gr...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 4 | ft. Stanislav Grof, John C. Lily, Jeffrey Mishlove
June 27, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568058214 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 4 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The ...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 4 Stanislav Grof, John C. Lily, + the Science of Mysticism and Spirituality
June 27, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568058214 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gro...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 4 | ft. Stanislav Grof, John C. Lilly, Jeffrey Mishlove
June 27, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/568058214 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 4 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The ...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 3 Exploring the Topography of the Collective Unconscious, Religion, + Myth
June 26, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. Video Link: https://youtu.be/P3GtrrpAqnc The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gr...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 3 | ft. Joseph Campbell, Stanislav Grof, George Lucas / Star Wars, Carl Jung
June 26, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567948811 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 3 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The ...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 3 | ft. Joseph Campbell, Stanislav Grof, Carl Jung
June 26, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567948811 In this episode, I will be presenting Part 3 of a docu-series I put together on the theme of depth psychology, myth, and religious experience. It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and distinct voice. I'm not in this documentary, but speak through it via my editing. The ...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 3 Exploring the Collective Unconscious and its relationship to Religion, + Myth
June 26, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. Video Link: https://youtu.be/P3GtrrpAqnc The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gr...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 3 Exploring the Collective Unconscious and its relationship to Religion + Myth
June 26, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. Video Link: https://youtu.be/P3GtrrpAqnc The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gr...
THE COSMIC GAME | pt. 2 Carl Jung's Model of the Psyche + Joseph Campbell on Myth's Purpose
June 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567893209 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gro...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 2 | ft. Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, + more | on depth psychology, archetypes, + myth
June 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567893209 Hey everyone! Over the next few weeks, I will be uploading two different docu-series that I've recently put together. In this episode, I will be presenting Part 2 of the first of those series, which I'm calling "The Cosmic Game". It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique and d...
THE COSMIC GAME (docu-series) | pt.1 Carl Jung, the Birth of Depth Psychology, + a Survey of Essential Concepts
June 25, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBThis is a documentary "mixtape" series I put together to give a comprehensive overview of depth psychology and its main exponents - Carl Jung, Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Jeffrey Mishlove, et al, along with accounts by spiritual seekers such as Itzhak Bentov, John C. Lily, and others. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567807091 The citations for all clips and videos used in this series are presented at the end of Part 7 of the video version of this series. The series is named after Stan Gro...
THE COSMIC GAME pt. 1 (docu-series): | ft. Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, + more | on depth psychology, archetypes, + myth
June 25, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBVIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/567807091 Hey everyone! Over the next few weeks, I will be uploading two different docu-series that I've recently put together. In today's episode, we will be exploring Part 1 of the first of those series, which I'm calling "The Cosmic Game". It's done in a "documentary mixtape" style, where I re-cut and re-edited (i.e. "remixed") content from a variety of different videos and interviews in order to make something that, through my editing, gives off a unique an...
THE 21st CENTURY: A NEW BEGINNING | Manly P. Hall ft. Philip Glass, Vikingur Olafsson, + Alice Coltrane
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this episode, we're going to do something a little different. Instead of a lecture analysis, I'm presenting here the audio version of a documentary "mixtape" I put together where I take a mini-documentary (made in the 80s by PRS I presume) which features MPH (called "The 21st Century: A New Beginning") with audio and visuals from the classic documentary (also 80s) "Koyaanisqatsi". Into this blend I feature some of the original soundtrack orchestration by Philip Glass, as well as piano ver...
The 21st Century: A New Beginning | Manly P. Hall ft. Philip Glass, Vikingur Olafsson, + Alice Coltrane
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this episode, we're going to do something a little different. Instead of a lecture analysis, I'm presenting here the audio version of a documentary "mixtape" I put together where I take a mini-documentary (made in the 80s by PRS I presume) which features MPH (called "The 21st Century: A New Beginning") with audio and visuals from the classic documentary (also 80s) "Koyaanisqatsi". Into this blend I feature some of the original soundtrack orchestration by Philip Glass, as well as piano ver...
5. "Dr. Carl Jung and the Flying Saucers" | Manly P. Hall | Lecture Analysis
May 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBIn today's episode we are going to be looking at a very interesting lecture of Manly P Hall's on the topic of a small book that Carl Jung published titled "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky." Here we will be exploring the psychology of Man, the symbolism of UFOs, and the astrological progression of the Great Year. Not to be missed! For the video version of this lecture (with extra notes), see my Youtube page, which you can find via my website: alexsachon.com Last note...
5. "Dr. Carl Jung and the Flying Saucers" | Manly P. Hall | Lecture Analysis
May 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBIn today's episode we are going to be looking at a very interesting lecture of Manly P Hall's on the topic of a small book that Carl Jung published titled "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky." Here we will be exploring the psychology of Man, the symbolism of UFOs, and the astrological progression of the Great Year. Not to be missed! For the video version of this lecture (with extra notes), see my Youtube page, which you can find via my website: alexsachon.com Last note...
4. Manly P. Hall - "World Problems as Projections of the Individual" (Lecture Analysis)
May 21, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBHey y'all: Today we will be going into a very relevant lecture of MPH's on the relationship between world crisis and personal crisis. A video version of this lecture is available on my Youtube channel, which you can find the link to via my site alexsachon.com Thanks for listening! - Alex
4. "World Problems as Projections of the Individual" | Manly P. Hall | Lecture Analysis
May 21, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBHey y'all: Today we will be going into a very relevant lecture of MPH's on the relationship between world crisis and personal crisis. A video version of this lecture is available on my Youtube channel, which you can find the link to via my site alexsachon.com Thanks for listening! - Alex Send us a Text Message.
3. Manly P. Hall - "HP Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine" (Lecture Analysis)
April 30, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIn this episode, I'm going to be investigating Manly P. Hall's lecture on HP Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine, and, more generally, the larger tradition of Esoteric Philosophy - a tradition which both Mr. Hall and Ms. Blavatsky were both representatives of. A video version of this presentation can be found on my Youtube, which is linked to on my website www.alexsachon.com. A link to the lecture notes for the presentation can also be found there. *audio issues fixed
2. Manly P. Hall: "Opening the Doors to the Invisible" (Lecture Analysis)
April 30, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBHey folks! In this episode, I'm doing a deep-dive into Manly P. Hall's classic lecture, "Opening the Doors to the Invisible." A video version of this presentation can be found on my Youtube, which is linked to on my site: www.alexsachon.com. Thank you and enjoy. - Alex *audio issues resolved
2. "Opening the Doors to the Invisible" | Manly P. Hall | Lecture Analysis
April 30, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBHey folks! In this episode, I'm doing a deep-dive into Manly P. Hall's classic lecture, "Opening the Doors to the Invisible." A video version of this presentation can be found on my Youtube, which is linked to on my site: www.alexsachon.com. Thank you and enjoy. - Alex *audio issues resolved Send us a Text Message.
3. "HP Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine" | Manly P. Hall | Lecture Analysis
April 30, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIn this episode, I'm going to be investigating Manly P. Hall's lecture on HP Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine, and, more generally, the larger tradition of Esoteric Philosophy - a tradition which both Mr. Hall and Ms. Blavatsky were both representatives of. A video version of this presentation can be found on my Youtube, which is linked to on my website www.alexsachon.com. A link to the lecture notes for the presentation can also be found there. *audio issues fixed Send us a Text Message.
1. An Introduction to Philosophy
April 30, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBHey everyone! In this episode, I lay out my core framework for understanding Philosophy. This framework forms the foundation of the way I interpret the teachings of other philosophers, including Manly P. Hall. After this episode, the main focus of future episodes will be going into and exploring various lectures of MPH's, breaking them down and investigating what this great teacher is trying to teach us. I hope you enjoy! - Alex Send us a Text Message.
Ep. 3 Manly P. Hall Lecture Analysis: "HP Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine"
March 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBHey folks! In this lecture I will be taking a close look Manly P. Hall's lecture "HP Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine." I hope you enjoy!
Ep. 2 Manly P. Hall Lecture Analysis: "Opening the Doors to the Invisible"
March 02, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBHey folks! This is the first in a string of Manly P. Hall lectures I will be analyzing on this channel. I've already recorded one other (which I will be posting as Ep. 3) and I've got some more scheduled for the near future, forming episodes 4 and beyond. Hope you enjoy! (MPH's full lecture is available on Youtube.)
Ep. 1 What Is Philosophy?
March 02, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBHey folks! A while back I started a Youtube channel in order to host original lectures on Philosophy and System Science. I'm currently at work on a book about Philosophy and the content of these lectures draw from the research and writings associated with that. In this first lecture (originally posted on Youtube around four months ago as the third video in my channel, ), I give an overview of the central thesis of my book, which is to define Philosophy according to a seven-part framework o...