Tom and Andrew discuss determinism vs free will, nostalgia for a top-down worldview, religiosity among hyper-rationalists, the limitations of science and religion, transcendental experiences, and reflections on podcasting and artistic choices.

Taylor Swift got send into heaven, Libido got transformed into Mortido, and Israel became the woman

The beginning of a series with Bonnitta Roy, exploring metaphysics and transcendental emergentism—and other ideas circling around Alexander's new book Process and Event. Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com/,; https://a.co/d/4ZLYDnuLinks: Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023)The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017)

New Courses at Parallax: https://parallax-media.eu/courses/og-rose-look-at-the-birds-of-the-air https://parallax-media.eu/courses/the-hard-way-with-luke-behncke Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar 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). A conversation with Daniel Gardner of O.G. Rose and Cadell Last about the new course coming up at Parallax and the difference between planning and being prepared. A rich philosophical discussion. "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.

When the rubber meets the road.

Tom and Andrew ramble about Aphanipoiesis , libido and death-drive and the Israel/Palenstine conflict.

An intense and heartfelt discussion of Greg Kaminski's dangerous new book. On the vicissitudes and wonders of the spiritual path from the perspective of Dzogchen/Tantra and the 9 spheres of divinity. Greg Kaminsky is a practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism and a close student of Traktung Rinpoche. He is also a scholar of medieval studies, an explorer of Mysteries with a deep knowledge of Western esotericism, and a long-time podcaster. His prior works include an essay in "The Art and Science of Initiation" (2019) and the forthcoming "Celestial Intelligences—Angelology, Cabala, and Gnosis: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Quest for the Perennial Philosophy" (2021). Additionally, he has authored two books on Vajrayana, including "A Revelation of Wonderment: Reflections on Traktung Rinpoche's 9 Spheres Teachings (2017-2022)" and "PRONAOS: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective."'(202) You can find Greg's podcast, "Occult of Personality," at http://occultofpersonality.net/. You can reach him via email at brothergreg@protonmail.com. New Courses at Parallax: https://parallax-media.eu/courses/og-rose-look-at-the-birds-of-the-air https://parallax-media.eu/courses/the-hard-way-with-luke-behncke Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar

A proper assault on the meta-crisis, amongst and other things.

Jordan Hall, a visionary philosopher associated with Ivan Illich, discusses his concept of Civium and Tools for Conviviality. Topics include rethinking technology, building a resilient economy, balancing human nature and spirituality, exploring the hollow pursuit of material wealth, the relationship between religion and the transcendent, renewing human institutions, connecting to a place, and exploring sin, repentance, and personal growth.

Where are the comedians when you need them?