The Two Tongues Podcast

S3E36 - 1, 2, Trinity, Wholeness

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is Part 3 of our "Return to Edinger" series on his book Ego and Archetype. In this one we discuss what it means to be an "individual" and...

S3E35 - Living Symbols, Christ and Psychology

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 in the "Return to Edinger" series where we discuss his book Ego and Archetype. In this one, we discuss the difference between 'signs' a...

S3E34 - Bollingen Stone Mystery

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris discusses a mysterious stone monument that was erected in Zurich, Switzerland with strange and cryptic inscriptions carved into ...

S3E33 - Ego and Archetype - Return to Edinger

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the title suggests, we're returning to Edward Edinger for this episode, exploring his book "Ego & Archetype." We explore natural psychological ...

S3E32 - Hume on Natural Religion

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the philosopher David Hume thorough his "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion". Just as Hume f...

S3E31 - Are We What We Do?

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris explores 2 questions, which have been haunting him. The first: Is there a difference between what we ARE and what we Do? The sec...

S3E30 - Cloud of Unknowing

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we bring you more Opinion Scholarship...this time on one of the primary and most mysterious works of Christian Mysticism--The Cloud of...

S3E29 - Science and the Unseen World

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris brings us more Opinion Scholarship; this time on the great Astrophysicist Arthur Eddington's lecture--Science and the Unseen Wor...

S3E28 - Beyond Theology- Unity in Sacrifice

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris finishes off his Opinion Scholarship on Alan Watts book Beyond Theology. He focuses in on the meaning of sacrifice from a Hindu ...

S3E27 - Beyond Theology - A New Christianity

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris brings us some Opinion Scholarship on Alan Watt's book Beyond Theology. We talk about Alan's fantasy religion, if he could inven...

S3E26 - What is Thy Desire

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris takes Alan Watts up on his suggestion to meditate upon what you most desire. In his book Beyond Theology Watts says: "I cannot c...

S3E25 - Be a Honey Badger

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss paradoxical rise of racism from the progressive left in the same of equity. We outline examples from recent new...

S3E24 - Shame, Shame, Shame

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss shame. Is it a good thing, or a bad thing...or perhaps both simultaneously? We discuss Michael Malice's book "T...

S3E23 - Jesus and Buddha

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we do a little Opinion Scholarship on one of my favorite disciplines--comparative religion. In this case we discuss the book Jesus and...

S3E22 - Ragna Rok and Heyerdahl’s Odin

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris brings us a bit of Opinion Scholarship on a recurring theme in world mythology--that of the War of the Gods. He discusses the st...

S3E21 - Does Spiritual Practice Have a Goal

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we welcome back Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast, who has a book coming out entitled "I Am God". Oh, how sacrilegious......

S3E20 - The Embryo that is Everything - Creation in the Rig Veda

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris reviews a selection of the most ancient creation stories known to man, from the Hindu text--The Rig Veda. He compares and contra...

S3E19 - Before the Bible Part 2

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the long-awaited follow up to S1E62 where we discussed the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian myths the Enuma Elish and Epic of Gilgamesh and com...

S3E18 - Live with Yukit

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Josh returns to the Podcast this week and we talk about everything! We get Josh's take on misplaced archeology and the Antikythera mechanism, the cons...

S3E17 - What I Don’t Understand About Transgenderism- A Millennial Perspective

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode diverges from our usual subject matter in order to address Transgender ideology as an increasingly powerful social movement. Chris expres...

S3E16 - The Joyous Cosmology

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris explores Alan Watt's little book entitled "The Joyous Cosmology" where he records his psychedelic trip accounts and offers his i...

S3E15 - Theosis - Is Jesus the Only God-man

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore the Orthodox Christian idea of "Theosis" or "becoming God." We ask what this means and how it interplays with a seemingly c...

S3E14 - Trampolines, Thievery and Mystic Christianity

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris regales us with a story of taking his kids to a trampoline park and both tongues take turns recalling childhood shoplifting expe...

S3E13 - Becoming God - Logos and Psychedelics

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris raves about a new thinker in the psychedelic and religious space--David Patrick Harry--of the YouTube channel "The Church of the...

S3E12 - Heterodoxy and the Religion of the Past

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris talk about Orthodox Christianity and its theology of Theosis, which sets it apart from all flavors of Christianity. Thi...

S3E11 - Whitehead, the Final Word

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get more "Opinion Scholarship" from Chris on the great philosopher--Alfred North Whitehead. Chris covers the final chapters of Proc...

S3E10 - The Black Face of White Supremacy

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode couldn't help being controversial. It was a rare evening recording and so naturally, the gloves came off. We open with racial disparity i...

S3E9 - From the Mouths of Babes

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris discusses a nightmare that the psychologist Jordan Peterson's nephew shared with him. It was a typical childhood nightmare full ...

S3E8 - We’ll Do it Live

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was the Two Tongues Pod's first ever live-stream. We talk Kyle's conversation with Jason from the 2Bit podcast, the always interesting su...

S3E6 - Nothing Matters with Michio Kaku

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode rounds out the "Nothing Matters" series, which began with Alan Watts. We delve into the mysterious world of quantum physics, the word of ...

S3E5 - The Lost Art of Debate

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle discuss the value of debate and the relative effectiveness of different debate styles. We focus in on a debate from the...

S3E4 - The Food of the Gods, Soma and Omnipresence

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris begins his exploration of the Vedas--the oldest religious holy book we know of--the holy books of the Hindus. We read a series o...

S3E3 - The Epiphany Comes from Somewhere

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss addiction, demonic possession and debate just what in the hell 'spirit' means. We discuss God, Nothingness and ...

S3E2 - Jordan Peterson and the Joe Rogan Experience

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris discusses a monologue from Dr. Jordan Peterson on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode 1933), which struck him hard. In it ...

S3E1 - Sex Positivity and Digital Currency

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle and Chris kick off Season 3 with a discussion of the evolutionary significance of the head cheerleader and high school quarterback as the alpha-c...

S2E94 - Nothing Matters with Alan Watts

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get our first taste of Alan Watts from a few of his lectures posted to the Psychedlic podcast. I honed in on his discussion of "not...

S2E93 - Satanism and Witches

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris reads from Rig Veda and compares ancient Hindu prayers to something like a Victorian séance (no disrespect). This gets us until...

S2E92 - Whitehead, the Many and the One

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris walks through Whitehead's model of "substance." What is substance? Can it be mental? Is it One thing or many? Can it be both? We...

S2E91 - Your Mom’s Boobs and All the Isms

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one's a doozy. We come out swinging with controversy. Racism, Gender Ideology, the Virtue of Selfishness and your mom's boobs. We cover it all on...

S2E90 - Peterson and Vervaeke on Consciousness

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris reacts to the latest conversation between Jordan Peterson and John Vervaeke, which occurred on the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, e...

S2E89 - The Way, the Truth and the Bible with Daniel Torridon

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Kyle has car trouble and cant make the podcast, but Daniel Torridon saves the day with a banger of an conversation about "the Truth."...

S2E88 - Footnotes2Plato

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris describes his introduction on Twitter to Dr. Matt Segall through a series of tweets about the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehe...

S2E87 - Existing Within - Time and Whitehead’s Environment

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris give's Whitehead the business. He calls out what he perceives as obvious internal contradictions in Whitehead's metaphysics, his...

S2E86 - Chaos and Order Whitehead-style

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This was my favorite reading in Process and Reality to-date...hands down. Whitehead gets into the weeds on some of his most interesting concepts: God,...

S2E85 - Judaism, Magic and the Bible

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Who's the "good guy," what's the end game and why is the U.S. so invested in the outcom...

S2E84 - Australia and Rebirth

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we welcome back the great Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited podcast to talk about his recent, let's call it...life adventure. Dan...

S2E83 - The Fable of Substance, Motion and Space-Time

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris gets back into Alfred North Whitehead's "Process and Reality." We talk about our fundamental assumptions and intuitions of reali...

S2E82 - Gender = Gonads

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This turned out to be a spicy episode. Kyle and Chris discuss Elon Musk as a modern-day Ayn-Randian hero. We discuss Chris' participation in a researc...

S2E81 - Horse Meat

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This one is the Thanksgiving plague episode where Chris recounts his vicious bout of flu, but also reviews all the great television he watched while r...

S2E80 - Testosterone and Doubt

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle get back together after 2 weeks off. We talk about the possibilities of the 2024 presidential election in the U.S. and ...

S2E79 - What the Hell is an Actual Entity

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris highlights his beef (so far, anyway) with Alfred North Whitehead's model of reality--Philosophy of Organism. He poses the questi...

S2E78 - A Successful Hunt, Kwanza and Election Integrity

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris talks about the importance of storytelling and shares the tale of his first successful hunt. Kyle develops several incredible ma...

S2E77 - The Sun, Swedenborg and the British Accent

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris reconnects with friend of the show--Daniel Torridon--of the Onion Unlimited podcast. We talk "Mind" with a capital "M" and Emanu...

S2E76 - Whitehead’s Model

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris dives deeper into Alfred North Whitehead's "Process and Reality." We walk through Whitehead's metaphysics conceptually and learn...

S2E75 - Halloween Episode

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle comes dressed as Slipknot, to Chris' surprise. But, what the hell, it's Halloween. We talk about the embarrassing lack of politic...

S2E74 - Art, Symbols, Interpretation

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris attempts a psychological interpretation of the symbols in the great painting by Salvador Dali entitled: Geopoliticus Child Watch...

S2E73 - Look Who’s Talking

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle discuss the culture war, Tolkien vs. Rowling, and then highlight a series of recent news stories that seem to show the ...

S2E72 - Whitehead’s Reality

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we begin our exploration of Alfred North Whitehead's magnum opus "Process and Reality." This one serves as an introduction to the nove...

S2E71 - Slaying of the Mother, Oedipus and the Triumph of the Sun

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we return to Erich Neumann's Origin and History of Consciousness to try and make sense of the Oedipus complex as described by Freud. W...

S2E70 - Sewage and Ideological Possession

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle share stories about disgusting things they've encountered over the course of their working life. Talking of disgust and...

S2E69 - Aesop and his Fables

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore the ancient Greek fables of Aesop. I hoped to find psychologically significant parallels to myths and fairytales, but I fou...

S2E68 - Aesop on Totalitarianism

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris get the ancient Greek perspective on totalitarianism from, of all places, the fables of Aesop. We discuss the role fung...

S2E67 - Jung’s Greatest Pupils - Goddesses of Olympus and Feminine Personality

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This one is for the ladies... In this episode we round out our psychological exploration of Jung's Archetypes as seen through the personalities and st...

S2E66 - Monarchy and Medium Rare Steak

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss the British Monarchy and speculate as to when having a King may actually come in handy. Derogatory things were ...

S2E65 - Jung’s Greatest Pupils - Gods of Olympus

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we dive deeper into Ed Edinger's "The Eternal Drama." We are presented with the heavenly realm of Olympus as a projection of the uncon...

S2E64 - Free Love vs Free Use

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle make a social commentary out of the free love movement of the 1960s and the free use movement today. Then we change gea...

S2E63 - Rudolf Steiner Part 2 - Occult Mysticism

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode concludes our discussion of Rudolf Steiner's--How to Know Higher Worlds. We explore more practical instructions for how to train in the "...

S2E62 - A Land Without Borders

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle and Chris get political again in this one. We talk about the importance of borders, the disgraceful lack of respect for one another that prevails...

S2E61 - Rudolf Steiner - How to be a Mystic

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we introduce the early 20th century philosopher and occultist--Rudolf Steiner. We explore his book "How to Know Higher Worlds" and com...

S2E60 - Gandalf the Red Part 7 - Being and Becoming

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we return to Jung's mystical "Red Book" and recount 2 of his "visions." We meet (and kill) a destitute man and then chat with a monk i...

S2E59 - Vedanta, Murder and Worship

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited podcast joins the Two Tongues. Daniel gives us a lesson in Vedanta Hindu philosophy; we talk no...

S2E58 - Swedenborg and Spiritual Influx

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore the 18th century scientist and mystic--Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg led an interesting life as a respected philosopher an...

S2E57 - As Above, So Below

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired as a live stream on the Onion Unlimited Podcast. Special thanks to Daniel Torridon for picking the topic and for the con...

S2E52 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 7 - The Holy Mountain

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we tackle the chapters of von Franz "Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales" that describe the image of "the mountain." We hear fairytales f...

S2E51 - Identity and Reparations

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss groups versus individuality. We talk about the despicable behavior of politicians, the undermining of the Ameri...

S2E50 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 6 - Edinger’s Eternal Drama

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we expand Jung's Greatest Pupils to include Edward Edinger. We explore his work "The Eternal Drama," which illustrates the psychologic...

S2E49 - To Church or Not to Church

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle recounts his trip to a Russian Orthodox church for Sunday service. We talk the differences between evangelical and Orthodox Chris...

S2E48 - Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we hear Chris' conversation with Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast on the topic of Alan Watts book "On The Taboo Against ...

S2E47 - Ritual, Insanity, Religion and Psychedelics

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was a banger of a conversation! We asked the question: What makes an object special? And tried to unravel why family heir looms carry such value ...

S2E46 - Onion Unlimited Cross-Over Episode

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get when you take a former Jehovah's Witness, give him a profound spiritual awakening and mix that with the minds of the reluctant hippie-...

S2E45 - A Little Less Fringe

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris re-connects with Josh Hamilton who has now officially launched his own podcast--Faith, Fringe, & Freedom. We discuss the path Jo...

S2E44 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 5 - Parting the World Parents

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris dives back into Erich Neumann's "The Origins and History of Consciousness" where we learn about the Separation of the World Pare...

S2E43 - Schrodinger’s Satan

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris and Kyle talk about the fracturing of the division of power in the U.S. government and debate the existence of evil, the idea of...

S2E42 - Bernardo Kastrup and Idealism

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris carves another face onto his intellectual Mount Rushmore. Welcome aboard Bernardo! We cover Bernardo Kastrup's interview with Ni...

S2E41 - Depopulation and Christianity

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris get controversial. We talk population control, Margaret Sanger, and global government. We touch on the Georgia Guidesto...

S2E39 - Gandalf the Red Part 6 - How to Kill the Devil

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we enter the second half of Carl Jung's Red Book. And it does not disappoint. The first image Jung encounters here is "The Red One," w...

S2E40 - Kyle’s Pull Toward Orthodox Christianity

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore Kyle's interest in Orthodox Christianity.  Chris psychologizes this and connects it to Kyle's interest in Paganism. We swi...

S2E38 - Feedback, Fractals and the Fingerprint of God

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris explores a documentary titled "Secret Life of Chaos" narrated by Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey. We explore th...

S2E37 - The Great Eddie and Roe v Wade

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk to the Great Eddie, a friend from Kyle and Chris' past. Matt joins as well to tell the story of the times in which our lives c...

S2E36 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 4 - The Hole in Our Selves

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode picks up where we left off with Louis von Franz. We jump head first into fairytales from Siberia, Germany and indigenous America. We see ...

S2E35 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 3 - Maga Mater

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we follow Erich Neumann from the primordial symbol of the self-created Uroboros to the primeval Great Mother. This journey is a perilo...

S2E34 - Gandalf the Red Part 5 - Redemption

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode concludes the first part--Liber Primus--of Jung's Red Book. Shit is getting thick, as Jung encounters the force of consciousness in the f...

S2E33 - Order Mitosis

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kyle and Chris talk about the immediate effects of cutting pornography out of your life. Chris talks out an idea that he's been develo...

S2E32 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil Part 2 - von Franz, the Indefinite Place and the Moon

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this first installment of Jung's Greatest Pupil, we discussed Erich Neumann and the symbol of the Uroboros. In Part 2 we pit Neumann against Marie-...

S2E31 - Ok, Coomer

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk music, manipulation, politics and porn. We cover Kyle's reluctant transformation from Anarchist to right-wing-ishness, the pro...

S2E30 - Jung’s Greatest Pupil - Neumann’s Uroboros

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we examine the opening chapter of Erich Neumann's great book The Origin and History of Consciousness...the book that Jung said he'd wi...

S2E29 - Return to Politics

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was a spicy one! Chris and Kyle return to politics. We cover Showtime's series--Billions--, Jordan Peterson, manipulation of the masses, Capitali...

S2E28 - Gandalf the Red Part 4 - The God that Imitates Itself

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we return to Carl Jung's Red Book. We go back into Jung's psyche to discourse with the Spirit of the Depths and with Jung's Soul. We f...

S2E27 - Everything But Monkey Pox

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we pretend to know about guns and have an interesting exchange about marijuana and Catholicism. We discuss the power of ritual and the...

S2E26 - Last Days of a Philosopher Part 3 - Time, Change, Progress

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the exciting conclusion of our 3-part series on Sir Humphry Davy's book "Last Days of a Philosopher." In this installment we get to kn...