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In this crazy times the forward and tactical thinking of a chess grandmaster and a great humanitarian might help us a little.    This is the first part of a two part conversation with Jonathan Rowson.   Topics included chess, ecology, technology, spirituality, religion and spirituality, the education meta crisis, post traumatic grown, the value of disequilibrium, the parables of Jesus, and the tiny elephant in the room: Coronavirus.    Bio: Dr. Jonathan Rowson is co-founder and Director of Perspectiva. He was until recently Director of the Social Brain Centre at the RSA where, over the course of six years, he authored a range of influential research reports on behaviour change, climate change and spirituality, and curated and chaired a range of related events.  Jonathan is an applied philosopher with degrees spanning a range of humanities and social sciences from Oxford, Harvard and Bristol Universities. In a former life he was a chess Grandmaster and British Champion (2004–6) and views the game as a continuing source of insight and inspiration. His most recent books include:   The Moves that Matter: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-moves-that-matter-9781526603838/ Spiritualise: https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/reports/spiritualise-2nd-edition-report.pdf   Jonathan lives in Putney, London, with his wife Siva, an academic lawyer from South India and their two sons, Kailash and Vishnu. (source: https://www.systems-souls-society.com/people) DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny

In this crazy times the forward and tactical thinking of a chess grandmaster and a great humanitarian might help us a little. This is the first part of a two part conversation. Topics included chess, ecology, technology, spirituality, religion and spirituality, the education meta crisis, post traumatic grown, the value of disequilibrium, the parables of Jesus, and the tiny elephant in the room: Coronavirus. Bio: Dr. Jonathan Rowson is co-founder and Director of Perspectiva. He was until recently Director of the Social Brain Centre at the RSA where, over the course of six years, he authored a range of influential research reports on behaviour change, climate change and spirituality, and curated and chaired a range of related events. Jonathan is an applied philosopher with degrees spanning a range of humanities and social sciences from Oxford, Harvard and Bristol Universities. In a former life he was a chess Grandmaster and British Champion (2004–6) and views the game as a continuing source of insight and inspiration. His most recent books include:    The Moves that Matter: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-moves-that-matter-9781526603838/ Spiritualise: https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/reports/spiritualise-2nd-edition-report.pdf He lives in Putney, London, with his wife Siva, an academic lawyer from South India and their two sons, Kailash and Vishnu. (source: https://www.systems-souls-society.com/people) DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Twitter Facebook

DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook I wanted to talk to Jamie Wheal about American culture, spirituality, and history. About the strange paradoxes of American, and about his search for the American soul, in the times of 'The Upsidedown'—as the TV show Stranger things calls it. American is in the upsidedown, we both agreed. But Jamie transmitted his enthusiasm and hopes for the American experiment.    In our wide ranging conversation we discussed:  The city on the hill; History of American counterculture movements; The infinite game of the enlightenment project; Hidden mystic lineages of American; The Grateful Dead; Unlocking post conventional experiences; Open sourcing extasis;  Psycho-spiritual version of blockchain; Metaphysics/Ethics/Sacraments/Mythology; Deities and archetypes; The second Adam; Soul Force; Jefferson vs Hamilton; The upsideown American Biography (source: https://www.flowgenomeproject.com/team/jamie-wheal) Jamie Wheal is the Executive Director of The Flow Genome Project and leading expert in the neurophysiology of human performance. His work combines a background in expeditionary education, wilderness medicine, and surf rescue, with over a decade of advising high-growth companies on strategy, execution, and leadership. Jamie's coaching ranges from Fortune 500 companies like Cisco, Google, and Nike, to the U.S. Naval War College, and Red Bull. You'll find him speaking on the intersection of science and human potential to diverse, high-performance communities like Young President's Organization, Summit Series, TED, and MaiTai Global. At the Flow Genome Project, he leads a team of the world’s top scientists, athletes, and artists dedicated to mapping the genome of the peak-performance state known as Flow. He lives on the Colorado River with his wife Julie, their two kids Lucas and Emma, and a righteous Golden Retriever named Cassie.   Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny

DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular online YouTube Series ‘Awakening from The Meaning Crisis’, which is a rich feast of cognitive science, philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.  What makes Vervaeke special in my opinion is the breadth of his work, but his courage descend the ivory tower and talk to people ‘on the street’—and to exemplify his ideas.  His hero is Socrates, and he embodies the living dialogue and courage that Socrates represents.     Zak Stein is philosopher of education working at the interface of psychology, metaphysics, and politics. He has published two books, including Education in Time Between Worlds, along with dozens of articles. This writing was done as he worked co-founding a non-profit and think tank, as well as teaching graduate students at Harvard, and consulting with technology start-ups. Zak is a long time meditator, musician and caregiver, which has shaped him more than any professional engagements.  (Source: https://www.systems-souls-society.com)   In our wide ranging conversation we discussed:  Legitimacy Crisis;Wisdom; famine; Intergenerational; transmission; Religion/Religio New Perennialism; Cosmo erotic humanism; Serious Play; Bleeding boundaries; Scientism and Religion; Temples in Space and Time; Perennials vs constructivists and beyond; The disappearance of the classroom; Science and scientism; Heidegger and the standing reserve; Dividuals instead of individuals; The Divine Double; The imaginal ship of death; The Lord of Host or Elohim

A lateral and very personal conversation with the founder of 'The circling institute' and close friend and associate to John Vervaeke. Keywords:  Listening/Hearkening; Disclosure ; Wandering between worlds; The birth of plenty; Circling and wonder; Intimacy; The sacred and the divine; Aletheia; Heidegger; John Vervaeke; Christopher Mastropietro; Alexander Bard  Guy's Bio:https://guysengstock.wordpress.com/aboutme/ DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny

DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular online YouTube Series ‘Awakening from The Meaning Crisis’, which is a rich feast of cognitive science, philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.  What makes Vervaeke special in my opinion is the breadth of his work, but his courage descend the ivory tower and talk to people ‘on the street’—and to exemplify his ideas.  His hero is Socrates, and he embodies the living dialogue and courage that Socrates represents.    I’ve been writing about his series on Medium in an attempt to translate the heady stuff into plain English and converse and sometimes critique him, without dumbing him down—which is a difficult but rewarding task.    As well as being a remarkable thinker, John is a bodhisattva also a ‘real mensch’—or a person of great integrity and hospitality—and it was a huge pleasure to talk to him.      Some topics we covered:  4 kinds of knowing and rationality; Folk psychology; Language of training and explaining; Memory Love and Rationality; Marrying rationality to wisdom;Ian MaGilchrist; Lingering and wandering; Being in time/Heidegger; Meditation, contemplation, and Dialogos; “But where the danger is also grows the saving power”; Critique of Empiricism and Romanticism; The meaning of science Enlightenment and the Bodhisattva; Binding the enlightenment project to humanity  

A wonderful conversation with the process philosopher and transpersonal psychologist Bonnitta Roy.     Some of the topics covered:  New architectures of mind; Holistic complexity theory; Emergence and process philosophy; Deep Code Protocols; Self organisation; New educational models; The 4 selves; Due Diligence and Social Media; Polarised discourse; Coherent collectives and the three legged stool; Narrative vs Mental minds; Belonging vs Ranking types; Potentials and affordances; How to change the world   Bonnitta Roy is founder of Alderlore Inc. a non-profit education center offering insight practices for individuals who are entering post-formal modes of thinking. At her home/farm Bonnitta hosts insight retreats for people who want to break away from limiting patterns of thought  She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core self, and the non-egoic potentials from which subtle sensing, intuition and insight emerge. Bonnitta is an associate editor of Integral Review where you can also find her articles on process approaches to consciousness, perception, and metaphysics. (Source: Perpectivia) DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Longstone:  https://soundcloud.com/longstone/works-in-progress-ep-01-menhir

This is the second part of deep conversation with Dr. Zak Stein.     Zak Stein is philosopher of education working at the interface of psychology, metaphysics, and politics. He has published two books, including Education in Time Between Worlds, along with dozens of articles. This writing was done as he worked co-founding a non-profit and think tank, as well as teaching graduate students at Harvard, and consulting with technology start-ups. Zak is a long time meditator, musician and caregiver, which has shaped him more than any professional engagements.  (Source: https://www.systems-souls-society.com...)   In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss:   Iatrogenesis; How ‘The schools make you stupid, the money makes you poor, the medicine makes you sick’; Religion and Education ADHD; Jordan Peterson’s illness; The unbearable intimacy of planetary catastrophe’ Infinite education and human potential; Cosmo erotic humanism; Loving the stranger; Holding the unbearable image; Greater is the darkness that comes from the light; Religions that deal in historicity; The apocalypse; Death and Beautification—And so much more… DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Longstone:  https://soundcloud.com/longstone/works-in-progress-ep-01-menhir

This is the first part of mindblowing conversation I had with Dr. Zak Stein.  Trigger warning.  We go really deep really fast.     Zak Stein is philosopher of education working at the interface of psychology, metaphysics, and politics. He has published two books, including Education in Time Between Worlds, along with dozens of articles. This writing was done as he worked co-founding a non-profit and think tank, as well as teaching graduate students at Harvard, and consulting with technology start-ups. Zak is a long time meditator, musician and caregiver, which has shaped him more than any professional engagements.  (Source: https://www.systems-souls-society.com/people) In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss:   Ivan Illich De-schooling society Dyslexia and Music  Crisis of Teacherly Authority Tragic and post tragic world views The unbearable image Alchemy 30 years war - John Amos ComeniusConcrete Utopianism The messiah And so much more Rene Girard and Scapegoating DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Longstone:  https://soundcloud.com/longstone/works-in-progress-ep-01-menhir

John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular online YouTube Series ‘Awakening from The Meaning Crisis’, which is a rich feast of cognitive science, philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.  What makes Vervaeke special in my opinion is the breadth of his work, but his courage descend the ivory tower and talk to people ‘on the street’—and to exemplify his ideas.  His hero is Socrates, and he embodies the living dialogue and courage that Socrates represents.     I’ve been writing about his series on Medium in an attempt to translate the heady stuff into plain English and converse and sometimes critique him, without dumbing him down—which is a difficult but rewarding task.    John is a bodhisattva also a ‘real mensch’—or a person of great integrity and hospitality—and it was a huge pleasure to talk to him. Some topics we covered:Religion that is no a religion Rationality and Logic;, Meaning and purpose; New emerging culture of meaning; Alexander Bard’s critique; Collaboration as a remedy to the meaning Crisis; His work with Christopher Mastropietro; Buddhism emptiness as a remedy to nihilism; Jonathan Pageau; This corner of the internet DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny