Deep Psychology

Deep Psychology

byRoss Edwards

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Deep Psychology Podcast with author and humanistic/existential coach Ross Edwards ○ Psychology, meditation and self-observation for deeper self-knowledge ○ New episodes Wednesday; snippets on Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday ○ Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS https://deep-psychology.captivate.fm/spirit-quest-tours ○ Pre-order The Boundless Body https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/ ○ Explore my 200-episode archive by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats ○ Newsletter & coaching: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links/ ○

Episodes(40 episodes)

Are You An Introvert?
Are you an introvert? Use these key markers of introversion to find out.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 19/8 episode, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 1/2 (#158)
Published: Aug 20, 2026Duration: 3m 13s
Episode 158
Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 1/2 (#158)
In this mini-series, we’re going to look at the main personality typology systems and how to use them.Knowing your personality type helps you achieve a reliable snapshot of your personality and tendencies, boosting your self-understanding and ability to navigate others.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursNext listen: What is Psychology? (#143)All my episodes on Psychology & the Enneagram: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsPre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/...
Published: Aug 19, 2026Duration: 43m 59s
When Identity Decouples from the Conventional Self
One of the key markers of transpersonal development is that our identity becomes permanently decoupled from the limited sense of personal self.This is a snippet from my 12/8 episode, The Transpersonal 3rd-tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)
Published: Aug 18, 2026Duration: 7m 21s
The Mystery of Transpersonal Levels of Consciousness
When it comes to the transpersonal, 3rd-tier levels of human consciousness, we're operating mostly on speculation rather than hard research data.This is a snippet from my 12/8 episode, The Transpersonal 3rd-tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)
Published: Aug 16, 2026Duration: 4m 34s
Episode 157
Transpersonal, 3rd-Tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)
Today we discuss the 3rd tier of consciousness development, or the Transpersonal levels. These are very rare levels beyond Turquoise Construct-Aware that few reach..Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours.Next listen: The Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-157)Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
Published: Aug 13, 2026Duration: 40m 37s
Episode 157
Transpersonal, 3rd-Tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)
Today we discuss the 3rd tier of consciousness development, or the Transpersonal levels. These are very rare levels beyond Turquoise Construct-Aware that few reach..Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours.Next listen: The Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-157)Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
Published: Aug 12, 2026Duration: 40m 37s
The Collapse of the Enlightenment Project
At Turquoise Construct-Aware, enlightenment or spiritual awakening loses its mythic glow and starts to become ordinary, direct, immediate. You stop making spirit an object to be pursued.That is, the enlightenment project collapses.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 5/8 episode, The Post-conventional Levels of Consciousness [Turquoise Construct Aware] (#156).
Published: Aug 11, 2026Duration: 4m 56s
When You Finally Stop Delaying Fulfillment
The move to Turquoise Construct-Aware heralds the end of teleological living, or goal-oriented living. Every single prior level of consciousness is organised around goals and outcomes, essentially delaying fulfillment until later - until we finally see through and drop this mechanism.
Published: Aug 9, 2026Duration: 5m 53s
Key Features of Turquoise Construct-Aware Level
These are the key features of the Turquoise Construct-Aware level in outline.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 5/8 episode, Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 3/3 (#156)
Published: Aug 6, 2026Duration: 3m 29s
Episode 156
The Post-Conventional Levels of Consciousness - 3/3 (#156) [Turquoise Construct-Aware]
Today we discuss the 3rd postconventional level of consciousness, Turquoise Construct-Aware.This level sits on the verge of the Transpersonal levels and is starkly different to the Yellow/Teal Integral level that precedes it.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours.Next listen: The Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-157)Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats<...
Published: Aug 5, 2026Duration: 48m 45s
The Power of Systems Thinking
At the Yellow/Teal level of consciousness, we begin to tap into systems thinking. Let's explore what it means and why it's powerful.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)
Published: Aug 4, 2026Duration: 9m 10s
The Birth of Multiple Perspectives
At Integral, we become multiperspectival for the first time. This is a radical shift in cognitive development and worldview, and here we explore its implications through practical examples.This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)
Published: Aug 3, 2026Duration: 8m 5s
When The World Becomes Developmental
The shift to Integral consciousness marks the first stage at which you see yourself, others and humanity developmentally. Here, we explore just what that means.This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)
Published: Aug 1, 2026Duration: 8m 5s
1st Tier v 2nd Tier Development: The Monumental Leap
Let's discuss "the monumental leap in meaning" that occurs when we transition from 1st tier to 2nd tier in our development.This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155).
Published: Jul 31, 2026Duration: 8m 25s
Key Features of Yellow/Teal Integral Stage
A bitesize overview of the Yellow/Teal Integral stage of development or level of consciousness, which Graves called "a monumental leap in meaning".This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155).
Published: Jul 30, 2026Duration: 5m 3s
Episode 155
The Post-Conventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)
We continue our Levels of Consciousness series by looking at the Post-Conventional levels of consciousness, the leading edge of human development that discloses our future.Today we focus on the second such level, Yellow Integral (also given the colour teal).Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: https://deep-psychology.captivate.fm/spirit-quest-toursNext listen: Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-155)Newsletter & The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/my-linksAll my episodes on Developmental Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/e495f46d-4f50...
Published: Jul 29, 2026Duration: 56m 41s
The Post-Scientific Spiritual Revival
At Green Postmodern, you revive or rediscover your spiritual life in a post-rational, non-dogmatic form. This is the beginning of true spiritual wisdom.This is a snippet from my 22/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154).
Published: Jul 28, 2026Duration: 6m 36s
This is a Defining Trait of Green Postmodern
A critical feature of the Green Postmodern stage is that it looks back and criticises the Orange Achiever stage with its rationality, scientific mind and focus on success.This is a snippet from my 22/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154).
Published: Jul 27, 2026Duration: 7m 31s
Defining Features of Postconventional Consciousness
Some of the defining features of what it means to be postconventional, a metalevel of development that only 15-20% of humans ever reach.This is a snippet from my 22/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154).
Published: Jul 26, 2026Duration: 7m 24s
The Tricky Conventional-Postconventional Transition
The move from Orange Rational to Green Postmodern is not just a stage change, but a meta-stage change - from Conventional to Postconventional. This transition can be deeply destabilising, confusing and lonely.This is a snippet from my 22/7 episode, The Post-Conventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154)
Published: Jul 23, 2026Duration: 3m 49s