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Tom and Andrew cover anything from the Olympics, Trump, Harris, media and sacrifices

Brendan Graham Dempsey, a writer and director of Sky Meadow Institute, teams up with Luke Bhencke, a practitioner of Gurdjieff’s teachings. They explore Christianity's evolution in today’s metamodern world and how Gurdjieff's Fourth Way intersects with modern faith. The duo discusses the search for genuine expressions of spirituality, the fluidity of religious identity, and the importance of integrating rationality with deeper mythopoetic insights. They advocate for a Christianity that emphasizes practice and personal connection while navigating contemporary challenges.

Tom Amarque and Andrew Sweeny dive into the intriguing philosophy of Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, exploring his views on biopolitics, democracy, media control, and the history of concentration camps. They discuss Ivan Illich's criticism of institutionalized care, reflect on personal experiences with Agamben's work, and navigate the complexities of political perspectives and ideological diversity.

BELONGING AGAIN: SUNDAYS JULY 7/14/21/28; AUGUST 4 2024 Sign up here: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/belonging-again-an-address-with-og-rose A conversation with Daniel Gardner and Cadell Last about O.G. Rose’s new course coming up at Parallax this July and the notion of Belonging Again. What should belong to after all of our ‘givens’ are uprooted or put into question? And what about Capitalism and belonging? A finalist for the UNO Press Lab Prize and Pushcart Nominee, O.G. Rose’s creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, O:JA&L, West Trade Review, Broken Pencil, Burningword, and Poydras Review. While at the University of Virginia, O.G. Rose worked collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm with three children, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. Their published books include The Conflict of Mind (2021), Thoughts (2022), and Belonging Again: Part 1 (2023); Cadell Last is an anthropologist, philosopher and therapist focused on biocultural evolution, mind-matter relation and future speculations. He earned his PhD in interdisciplinary and complexity studies at the Evolution, Cognition and Complexity group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is also the author of over a dozen academic publications and several books: Global Brain Singularity and Sex, Masculinity, and God. He is the founder of The Philosophy Portal.

Did anybody 'really' read Hegel? Do we 'really' know what the ancient Egyptians meant with 'Osiris'? Is Andrew 'really' a moose? Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/ Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=m

A conversation about movies, and about our upcoming course: PARALLAX MOVIE CLUB ‘24: SUMMER OF IMAGINATION For more information or to sign up:  https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/course-parallax-movie-club-24-summer-of-imagination-wf6cd About the course: Art and film expand our horizons, transport us out of our mundane, ordinary lives to places greater than heaven, more dreadful than hell, into a war-torn dystopia or a world full of romance, hope, and possibility. Join us on an eclectic journey exploring four powerful films and how their aesthetic, philosophical, and existential elements offer insights into the human condition, into ourselves. Each week we will explore and engage with a different film, unpacking the emotional and psychological factors, celebrating the technical craftsmanship and distinct storytelling, and answer questions about anything and everything related to the films. Andrew Sweeny will begin the Parallax Movie Club: Summer of Imagination with american classic Fight Club, appropriately about reclaiming their identities and transcending the boredom and predictability of corporate life, escaping into a full blown anarchist movement named Project Mayhem. Layman Pascal will host the second session with David Lynch’s Fire Walk with Me. Fire Walk with me is as controversial as Layman, receiving boos at the Cannes Film Festival for it’s shocking, controversial use of imagery and narrative. In Layman’s words “‘Fire Walk with Me’ has some of the most stark and disturbing commentary on abusive and violence in America, but also a truly spiritual emergence of transcendent goodness.” What’s not to like! Robert Gray will reverse the darkness in the third session with Japanese Film-maker Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, as two bumbling military deserters are tricked into helping a princess and her most heroic general escape death and bring the princess to safety. One of Kurosawa’s most well received films, the Hidden Fortress is a great introduction to on of the best directors of all times and a dramatic tale of power, deception, folly, and triumph - oh, and it inspired George Lucas’ star wars (and is much better imo), so if you like adventure and fantasy films, this will be a great time for you! John Vervaeke will take us into the heroic fantasy of The Fall (2006). Critically acclaimed and then virtually lost to the internet due to poor distribution and lack of streaming, The Fall imaginatively challenges the art of storytelling with exotic locations (shot in 24 countries over 4 years of filming), stunning arrays of characters (over 1000 actors participated in the filming), and dramatic narrative as life and fantasy blur for the characters - mystics, warriors, explosive experts, and even a monkey - who grapple with the ups and downs of their complex inner and outer lives.

Dr. Marc Gafni discusses the Tree of Life and Hebrew Kabbalah, exploring topics like rewriting the present epoch, creating a new story, and the stakes of Love or Die. Chapters cover Malkuth as kingship, interconnectedness of Kether and Malkuth, rest, humor in teaching, the meaning crisis, crazy wisdom and Eros, and self-exploration with musical reflections.

A roundtable discussion featuring members of Grey Robes and Dark Renaissance collectives explores techno progressivism, human-machine relationships, secular spirituality versus traditional religion, cultural transmission through artifacts, and the decline of academic philosophy, spirituality, and art. The conversation touches on global order, decentralization, satire, philanthropy, and the importance of building an intellectual culture.

A conversation with Daniel Garner and Special Guest Alex Ebert - Hosted by Andrew Sweeny, about the new O.G.Rose course at Parallax this July and the notion of “Belonging Again.” What should we belong to after all of our ‘givens’ are uprooted or put into question? A two-hour triple expresso conversation of intense philosophical ideation. New course with O.G. Rose July 2024: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/belonging-again-an-address-with-og-ros Artist Links: https://www.og-rose.com https://badguru.substack.com/ Bio: A finalist for the UNO Press Lab Prize and Pushcart Nominee, O.G. Rose’s creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, O:JA&L, West Trade Review, Broken Pencil, Burningword, and Poydras Review. While at the University of Virginia, O.G. Rose collaborated with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm with three children, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. Their published books include The Conflict of Mind (2021), Thoughts (2022), and Belonging Again: Part 1 (2023). Alex Ebert, born May 12, 1978, in Los Angeles, is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known as the frontman of Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, whose hit "Home" gained wide acclaim. Ebert also released a solo album, "Alexander," in 2011, and won a Golden Globe for his score for the film "All Is Lost." He is a consummate philosopher and contributor to the Intellectual Deep Web.

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