Depth Mystic Community Podcast
Zach Tollen
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About This Podcast
An extremely rare self-induced spiritual initiation left me, Zach Tollen, with no category to describe myself. So now I say I'm a Jungian Depth Mystic, and this is my story, and also, the community I'm building around Depth Mysticism.
Related Authors: Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Edward F. Edinger, Robert A. Johnson. Marie-Louise von Franz, Erich Neumann, Peter Kingsley, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Topics: Individuation, Spiritually Transformative Experience (STE). Star Wars, Jedi, the Force. Self-Reliance. The Hero's Journey. Religion. Philosophy. Taoism, Yin and Yang. Zen. Japanese Samurai cultural influence. Siberian shamans.
Cover emblem by Michael Maier (1608), coloring copyright Adam McLean, taken from alchemywebsite.com
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S2E1 46: Man and Machine Random Convo 1
The basic philosophy of Depth Mysticism having been covered in Episodes 1-44, we are now calling that Season 1 and transitioning into Season 2, where we just have a weekly conversation with no…
S1E45 45: Intermezzo
This week, a short "Yin" intermezzo. Admittedly, we are still perfecting the craft of doing such Yin episodes. But we also want to make space for this type of episode, because it's certainly a part…
S1E44 44: Yin and Yang in America and Politics
In this episode, Depth Mystic Zach Tollen preaches extensively on Yin, Yang, Freedom, Slavery, America as Idea and Country, Free Will vs. Fate, elite politics, King Arthur and the Knights of the…
S1E43 43: Nurturing the Mother of God!
We dive into an intellectual insight Jungian Depth Mystic Zach Tollen recently had, and how it seems to connect with the archetype of the Mother of God!Discussion Facebook:…
S1E42 42: Edward F. Edinger: A 20th Century Emerson
Our first question is about why the world is so dark nowadays, and then we proceed to this week's main topic, the great American Jungian analyst, Edward F. Edinger. (Then we tie the two topics…
S1E41 41: Why It's Called Depth Mysticism, plus Robert A. Johnson
This week we explain why I chose the name Depth Mysticism to describe our/my religious philosophy. Also, we cover the important works of another Depth Mystic, Robert A, Johnson, with whom I have the…
S1E40 40: "Mr. Unconscious"
This week, we talk about one of Zach's "autonomous unconscious complexes", how he encounters it in daily life, and its parallel to an important but mysterious figure from alchemy many hundreds of…
S1E39 39: The Laundry
"After ecstasy, the laundry," goes the Zen Buddhist saying. For us, we're doing the Laundry after the Kenosis (the ancient Greek word for Emptying) of episode 38. Kind of a hodge-podge episode, a…
S1E38 38: Kenosis
We talk about what Paul of Tarsus said Jesus had to do in order to save the world, and how this idea of "emptying" applies to our lives psychologically, and in particular to Zach's new identity as an…
S1E37 37: Alpha and Omega Revisited, plus more on the Yoda of Depth Mysticism
This week we decide to revisit the theme of Alpha and Omega which we discussed back in Episode 15. We have our own idiosyncratic take on that phrase which applies exactly to who we are and what we're…
S1E36 36: 1. Human Creativity, 2. Our Mystical Origin Story, 3. Christianity Continued
A continuation of our series on Monotheism in three sections this week.1) A little commentary on the relationship of human creativity to the One True God of Monotheism.2) A review of our backstory…
S1E35 35: The Cross of Christ (Jung and Monotheism Part 5)
We focus in this week on the central Symbol of Christianity: the Cross. Jungian Depth Mystic Zach Tollen conveys some depth mystical background at first, but then dives into a more personal take,…
S1E34 34: The Blood of Christ (Kitchen Sink Edition)
We continue our discussion of the Book of Job, Christianity, Carl Jung's Answer to Job, Jesus, the Blood of Christ. There are many different segments this week, and I didn't know how to organize them…
S1E33 33: Three Segments. 1) Individuation, 2) Human Sacrifice, 3) the Evolution of Monotheism
We have some variety this week. I start off with a personal monologue on Individuation, talking about what it means to grow and think for oneself.Then rather abruptly, the host asks Depth Mystic Zach…
S1E32 32: Jung, Monotheism, and the Book of Job, Part 2
Our discussion of the Book of Job, and Carl Jung's Answer to Job, continues, this week in pure monologue form. Depth Mystic Zach Tollen discusses what happens if monotheism is reinterpreted from a…
S1E31 31: Jung and the Book of Job, Part 1
We begin an exploration of the Book of Job, mostly from Carl Jung's perspective. But it becomes clear that we can't cover everything in one week. Jung's Answer to Job is one of his most difficult and…
S1E30 30: Losers, Winners, and Questioners
Jungian Depth Mystic Zach Tollen articulates the strange category we find ourselves in here at the Depth Mystic Community Podcast, where we're neither winners nor losers, but rather questioning what…
S1E29 29: The Individual-to-Collective Identity Spectrum
Our new Promotional Manager arrives to update us on his progress, but things don't go exactly as expected.Then Jungian Depth Mystic Zach Tollen introduces the Individual-to-Collective Identity…
S1E28 28: Other Depth Mystics: How Many?
We add a new employee to our roster, our new Promotional and Marketing Manager! Then we discuss the strangeness of our philosophy, how few people actually "get" it. We name the few who do, and then…
S1E27 27: The Fourth of the Three
What is the most important thing in Jungian psychology? According to Depth Mystic Zach Tollen, it's the emergence of the Fourth person from the Trinity in modern times. Is Jungian psychology the…
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Depth Mystic Community Podcast has published 46 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
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