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I recently read the Ayn Rand’s incredible magnum opus ‘Atlas Shrugged’ which inspired to organise a roundtable discussion. I joined Bethany Tabor in her reading group on the significance of the book and we were also joined by Daniel of O.G. Rose who was deeply struck by the text as a literary philosophy. First published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged is an unfolding story mixing mystery, romance and an exposition of the potential breakdown of American society. In our dialogue we explore how Atlas Shrugged offers a more important diagnosis of the slide into authoritarianism and decline than the more popular 1984. A work of fiction, Atlas Shrugged presents us a chillingly detailed map of how things fall apart and the breakdown in values and philosophy directly spreads through infrastructure. Bethany Tabor is a writer and public engagement specialist based in New Mexico. She is interested in cultural attitudes toward time, technology, innovation, and astrology. O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia.

Continuing the series with Mahon McCann, Ken Lowry & O.G. Rose. We explore a christianity that 'goes beyond itself' and some of the dynamic tensions involved in integrating Christianity with many of us outsiders to the tradition. A unique consideration of how modern christianity 'bands off' the 'top' and 'bottom' of transcendental experience and deep suffering of collective trauma and holds us in a 'middle space'. How we might learn from Paul and early communities as a model of de-centralised scenes experimenting with different ecologies of practice in dialogue with one another. Mahon McCann is a Phd in philosophy of digital ethics. He is a playwright in Dublin and hosts both a podcast and substack exploring responses to the meaning crisis. https://www.mahonmccann.com/ Ken Lowry is an explorer and lover of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. The goal of his channel Climbing Mt Sophia is to share adventures in exploring the Mountain of Wisdom. He has become a key collaborator in Wrestling with Christianity as well as holding ongoing dialogos on the essential virtues with D.C Schindler, Vervaeke and others. https://www.youtube.com/@climbingonmt.sophia O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zHDj4D323xJkblnPTvY3Q

A powerful interview with Sophie Cowen, of the "Barclays Seven" a group of women who led a climate action against Barclays headquarters in London's financial district, breaking glass windows to draw attention to the bank’s funding of fossil fuels. In the interview we explore the powerful energies 'flowing through' extinction rebellion in 2018-19, Sophie's two-year experience following the Barclays action and the unfolding of their landmark trial at Southwark Crown Court. This interview was hosted with my regular collaborator, journalist Matthew Green. Matthew is a climate journalist at DeSmog and author of the excellent Resonant World substack exploring collective trauma healing. https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ Sophie Cowen is a founder of Switch it Green. Sophie Cowen is a founder of Switch it Green. Switch It Green's mission is to use the power of mass bank account switching and brand devaluation to force banks to stop investing in environmentally destructive practices, and to start investing in a sustainable future. The site helps you switch to a green bank, and to maximise the impact of the switch. Get started at: www.switchit.green. Photo Credit: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Pt.2 We continue our previous dialogue on 'The Wisdom of birth', exploring different facets of the mystery of motherhood and the 'other worldly' love available there. We explore the divine mother archetype and the powerful tradeoffs of parenthood. Previous dialogues: 'Wisdom of Birth' dialogue with Michelle on O.G Rose Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5e6H... Jacob Kishere solo video 'The Wisdom of Birth':    • The Wisdom of Birth   O.G. Rose is the penname of Daniel and Michelle Garner, consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. 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, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. O.G Rose Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@O.G.Rose.Mic... Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠ Twitter & IG @Culturepilgrim

First of a two part dialogue with Michelle Garner of O.G Rose. We explore truth as a moving spirit which we can be girded by. Michelle embodies a profound openness and willingness to enter the world's of others and she shares how being girded and rooted in truth affords this. We consider truth as redemptive and transformative to suffering. Then we look at how truth cultivated in philosophy doesn't always translate into social life and encounters with the opposite sex. -- In pt.2 we explore the wisdom of motherhood. -- O.G. Rose is the penname of Daniel and Michelle Garner, consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. 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, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. O.G Rose Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel/featured Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠ https://twitter.com/JacobKishere

Gary Sheng of America 2.0 returns to SENSESPACE to dive into some of the deeper currents moving today including: the significance of RFK, the potential of a regenerative culture scene, the importance of 'the hidden work' with family and community. We explore all of this in the context of a crisis in the soul of America which can only be addressed at that depth. Gary Sheng is the author of America 2.0 substack, a forbes under 30 creator with a focus on civic entrepreneurship, Web 3 and regenerative culture. https://twitter.com/garysheng?lang=enhttps://substack.garysheng.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠https://twitter.com/JacobKishere

~The first in a new series 'The Doors of Dialogos' exploring the nature of Dialogos with pioneers and practitioners~ In this dialogue with Daniel Zaruba we explore some of the pathways into Dialogos as part of a larger exploration. This includes: remembering the dimension of being and the perspective beyond perspectives. I ask Daniel about the relation between Dialogos and prayer and how Dialogos might be implicated in Morphic resonance. We close with a number of considerations around sophistry and the potentially political nature of this 'wisdom scene'. Daniel Zaruba is a philosopher & teaches through the Halykon Guild. https://www.halkyonguild.org/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠

In this dialogue, we consciously journey into colonisation, race and our relationship to ancestral trauma. A beginning not only in speaking about it, but creating the ground to presence it and understand it and one another more deeply. Claude Terosier is a collective facilitator, entrepreneur, founder, and writes on her substack in both French and English exploring collective consciousness and her personal journey at https://substack.com/@claudeterosier Matthew Green is a climate journalist at Desmog and author of the excellent Resonant World substack exploring collective trauma healing https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ Matthew Green and Claude Terosier both connected and developed their dialogue as participants in the Thomas Hübl Timeless Wisdom Training. Matthew kindly proposed bringing this dialogue into a recorded context on SENSESPACE. Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and raps under the same name. Jacob is holding space for dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/

In the second Climate dialogue on SenseSpace i'm joined by Matthew Green and Wolfgang Knorr. Matthew Green is an author, climate journalist and writes at the 'Resonant world' substack on collective trauma healing. Wolfgang Knorr is a climate scientist, modeller & activist with decades of experience in climate science. We begin by exploring Wolfgang's radical thesis that 'Net Zero is a trap' and how the climate conversation is funnelled by models, negotiations and underlying hidden (onto-epistemological) frames. We open doors in the funnel of the climate conversation and explore an approach more rooted in not-knowing. We consider the 'addiction' nature of climate crisis and the realisation of climate crisis as 'healing crisis. Matthew Green Substack: https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ Wolfgang Knorr 'Why Net Zero is a dangerous trap' https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368 Jacob Kishere Substack: www.culturepilgrim.substack.com

A dialogue with Mahon McCann delving into the return of 'Christ Culture'. The relationship of Christianity to Internal Family System. The limitations of the Church and current christianity. The possibilities of a neo-christian integration in the context of philosophical community, wisdom cultivation, psychedelic culture & responses to the meaning crisis. Mahon McCann isan Irish Philosophy doctoral researcher, Award-winning Playwright, Martial arts coach, Black belt, and Podcast host. He writes essays on his substack on practical responses to the meaning crisis, drawing on neo-platonism, Jung, Peterson & Veraaeke. https://www.mahonmccann.com/ Jacob Kishere is a philosopher, experimental artist and practitioner of Dialogos. He creates music and writes as Culturepilgrim (on substack) as well as captaining SENSESPACE podcast: an exciting emergent dialogue project now in its 3rd year. Best place to find me is: www.culturepilgrim.substack.com IG and Twitter @culturepilgrim