The Metagame

Guy Sengstock is the founder and creator of the Circling™ Method. He has been facilitating transformation for individuals, groups and corporations internationally for more than 20 years. You can learn more about him at the Circling Institute and on his YouTube channel.Topics include:* What Circling is and how it came to be* How psychedelics down-regulate culture* How Circling engenders psychedelic states while sober* What it means to be “seen”* Why “intimacy is a function of your ability to tolerate anxiety”* A mini Circling practice to try yourself* Guy’s response to Curtis Yarvin spicy critique of circling This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com

This conversation broke me open.Andrew is a Practical Philosopher and Zen Buddhist who teaches people how to inquire into the things that matter most. This is a luminous, heartfelt journey about the deepest questions.Topics include:* why Andrew meditates for 6-10hrs a day* the hard limits of philosophy * what even is The Tao* Andrew’s taxonomy for the different flavours of meditation* misconceptions about the self and freewill* why tantra isn’t about sexual gymnastics* the fundamental reason why we all suffer (and what to do about it)* why enlightened gurus still do bad things* what it means to "open your heart" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com

John Vervaeke is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Buddhist Psychology. His academic interests include wisdom, mindfulness, the meaning crisis, relevance realization, general intelligence and rationality.Topics include:* why going meta can be bad for intimacy* why Love is more important than Reason* what even is Wisdom? * the 4 types of knowing* how to get Gen Zs less addicted to Instagram (and more interested in becoming wise) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com

Bard is a philosopher-rockstar. Truly one of the most original thinkers I've ever met. He's also a musician, artist, songwriter, music producer, famous TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist religious movement.Topics include:* fuck you money* the importance of pursuing 2 careers* discovering your primary and secondary archetypes* the similarities between porn and ISIS beheading videos* how to become the new elite This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com