KAIROS | One Turn of the Wheel: Blake, Nietzsche, and the Philosophy of Integral Time with Professor Sean Kelly

Join me in a profound exploration of time, eternity, and human consciousness with Professor Sean Kelly, philosopher and author of "Coming Home: The Birth and Transformation of the Planetary Era."

This conversation delves into William Blake's enigmatic line "Eternity is in love with the productions of time," examining the dialectic between finite temporal experience and the eternal realm. From ancient Greek cosmology to Christian mysticism, from Hegel's philosophy to Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, this episode weaves together Eastern and Western wisdom traditions to illuminate the sacred nature of temporal existence. Discover how kairos moments—those opportune times when the eternal breaks into ordinary experience—can be cultivated through contemplative practice, engagement with beauty, and openness to the sacred.

Topics Explored:

• The relationship between eternity and temporal existence
• Integral time and developmental cosmology
• Kronos vs. Kairos: sequential time and sacred moments
• The eternal recurrence as "one turn of the wheel"
• Intermediary beings and nested hierarchies of consciousness
• Practical wisdom for cultivating kairos experiences
• The role of art, nature, and contemplation in accessing timeless awareness

Timestamps:

 2:12 - Blake's "Eternity in love with the productions of time"

4:33 - Spatializing time: Ancient Greek cosmology 

8:00 - Two realms of experience: Sub-lunar and eternal 

12:00 - The erotic link between time and eternity 

15:00 - Time as matrix for divine productions 

18:00 - Integral non-dualism: East meets West 

22:00 - Integral time and developmental cosmos 

28:00 - The block universe vs. process philosophy 34:00 - Intermediary beings and higher dimensional time 

42:00 - Kronos: Sequential time and human experience 

48:00 - Memory, anticipation, and character development 

52:00 - Kairos: The opportune moment

58:00 - Christ as kairos and the fractal nature of sacred time 

66:00 - Cultivating kairos: Practical guidance

 72:00 - Music, nature, and aesthetic experience 

78:00 - Nietzsche's eternal recurrence

84:00 - One turn of the wheel: Integral time perspective 

90:00 - Closing reflections

Guest Bio: Professor Sean Kelly teaches philosophy at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and has made significant contributions to integral, transpersonal, and evolutionary philosophy. His work bridges Eastern and Western wisdom traditions, exploring consciousness, cosmology, and the human experience of time.