Best Andrew Sweeny Podcasts (2025)

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Gazing out of the Abyss #3: Is money spiritual? 11:12

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This talk is about money and capitalism, and it´s relationshiop to spirituality.Upcoming course: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/phaenomenologyofwillAcademy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsPublishing: https://www.parallax-media.com/parallax-booksSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-med…

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Luke Behncke; Gurdjieff, Energy, and the Internet: Awakening in the Digital Age 55:21

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A Conversation with Luke BehnckeGurdjieff spoke of hidden currents—of electricity, attention, and energy—long before our world was woven in wires and screens. In this dialogue, Luke Behncke explores how Gurdjieff’s uncanny vision can guide us to remain awake amidst the digital spell, and how the Internet itself may be seen as a field of forces dema…

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Gazing out of the Abyss #2: The culture war 11:16

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With Tom Amarque www.parallax-media.com This talk is ostensibly about the culture war that is, to agreater or lesser extent, occupying all our minds right now. But I don’t wantto get lost in the political trenches. Instead, I’d like to shift thehorizontal axis to a vertical one and see what lies underneath. We can’t talk about the culture war witho…

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Us vs. the future 12:21

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The question I want to pursue with this piece is: “How do we relate to the future?” Tom Amarque is writer, philosopher, podcast host, editor & publisher. His recent book is ‘Phenomenology of will’, which will also be subject to a online couse in November 2025. He founded the German publishing house Phaenomen-Verlag in 2009 and Parallax-Media in 201…

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The Parallax View #164: Sympathy for the devil 58:32

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For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.

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The Path of the Wounded Hero: Becoming Homo Amor with Dr. Marc Gafni 58:34

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The Path of the Wounded Hero: Becoming Homo Amorwith Dr. Marc GafniCourse begins Sunday, September 28th, 2025At the heart of every myth and every human life lies the wound—not a detour, but the very portal to depth, heroism, and love. In this transformative Parallax course, Dr. Marc Gafni guides us into the mystery of the wounded hero: the one who …

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The Parallax View #163: Achilles goes to Washigton 49:20

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The boys are back and continue to ramble about the deepest narrative structures of the west. Yihaa!

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Sweeny vs Bard #67 with Tim Pickerill and Turiyo Stojanov - Rangtong and Shentong 1:21:17

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In this wild, expansive "Crazy Wisdom" conversation, Alexander Bard, Tim Pickrill, Turiyoa Strojanov, Andrew Sweeny, and Turio dive deep into Vajrayana Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Peruvian shamanism, and the tension between Rangtong and Shentong philosophies. They explore mountain vs. city practice, the archetype of the monk vs. the sly man in the wo…

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The Persian/Hebrew Axis | Alexander Bard, Marc Gafni, and Zak Stein 1:47:34

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A rich and provocative conversation at the crossroads of philosophy, education, and technology, and a bold defense of religion in the modern age.Three intellectual titans — Alexander Bard, Marc Gafni, and Zak Stein — come together in this deep-dive dialogue, discovering surprising points of unity across their metaphysical differences. Learn more ab…

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The Sacred Power of Story | Marc Gafni & Ilan McGilChrist moderated by Zak Stein. 1:52:44

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Zak Stein moderates an intense and wide-ranging conversation between Dr. Iain McGilchrist. and Dr. Marc Gafni and The dialogue spans the sacred nature of story, the loss of value and eros, the nature of evil, and the deep structures shaping culture today.Iain McGilchrist is a British psychiatrist, literary scholar, and one of the most important phi…

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Guy Sengstock with Andrew Sweeny | The Origins of Circling 1:31:45

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In this rich and engaging conversation, Andrew Sweeny speaks with Guy Sengstock, the founder of Circling, about the genesis of this unique relational practice. They explore how Circling evolved, how it differs from the Human Potential Movement, and how Guy’s personal journey and philosophical insights led to the creation of a global community. 🌐 Le…

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The Parallax View #162: The French 53:21

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Andrew Sweeny and Tom Amarque on the The Parallax View

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Dr. Marc Gafni - Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate 50:39

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A live online course with Dr. Marc GafniCourse begins: June 8Format: Live teachings + interactive Q&AHost: Parallax (online)More info: https://parallax-media.com/courses/unique-self-2-portal-3This course explores the evolutionary arc of human intimacy through three foundational forms of relationship: Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate. Beginning …

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The Parallax View #161: Walking on Water 1:02:28

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What is believing?

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The Parallax View #160: Embracing the Exile 58:33

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Cordula, Andrew and Tom enter the feminine mystique

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The Parallax View #159. Kitchen Kabballah 47:21

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Escaping the Matrix

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The Parallax View #158: Perspectival madness 1:13:25

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Is religion the solution for philosophical problems?

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The Parallax View #157: Sacred time 45:24

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About Bullfighting, meaning-making, the secret to covid, and the most human of rituals

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The Parallax View #156: Deep Media 45:43

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Iconoclasm, anybody?

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Parallax View #154: The Fool's Freedom 48:00

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Join Andrew and Cordula as they delve into the enigmatic archetype of the Fool. What does it mean to embrace the Fool's energy, and how can we navigate the delicate balance between freedom and responsibility? In this conversation, Andrew and Cordula explore: * The Nature of the Fool: From the earthy, Crazy Wisdom figure of the Marseilles Tarot to t…

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Sweeny vs Bard #66 w. Tim Pickerill - Zufism and The Dark Age 1:25:18

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Alexander Bard unveils Zuvism—blending Zen, Sufism, and Zoroastrianism from the Silk Road. A deep chat with Andrew Sweeny and Tim Pickerill. Esoteric truths, sex, violence—decentralized spirituality for nomads. The course starts April 2, 2025, at Parallax: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/zufism-alexander-bard #Zuvism #Philosophy #Spiritualit…

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The Parallax View #153: On War 44:45

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Bellumgenesis, or the cultural/memetic progression of and towards war. Also, the spectrum of peace/war: We are culturally never fully at peace, nor never fully at war, we are always inbetween. It implies that we are not aware how present behaviour escalates and deescalates war, or: we don´t know which behaviours escalates war and peace.…

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Marianne Costa: Tarot is timeless and objective wisdom 1:26:12

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Marianne Costa dives into Tarot with Andrew Sweeny and talks about the upcoming Parallax course:TAROT, THE REAL DEAL: A Journey Through the Major Arcana of the Marseille DeckMarianne Costa leads a deep exploration of the Marseille Tarot, unveiling its historical, symbolic, and numerological foundations. This course is a rare opportunity to engage w…

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The Parallax View #152: On James Bond 59:10

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Is he dead yet?

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Unique Self 2: A Conversation with Dr. Marc Gafni – No Self and Unique Self 52:35

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Course: Unique Self 2.0 – Portal 2: Beyond Maslow: A New Hierarchy of Needs(with Dr. Marc Gafni)Begins Sunday, March 9th, 2025Learn more and enroll here: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/unique-self-20-portal-2Dr. Marc and Andrew discuss the differences and crossover between the Zen No-Self and the Unique Self. Why does enlightenment have to …

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The Parallax View #151: On Rodin 55:55

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Tom and Andrews´ Parallax-View on Auguste Rodin.

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Luke Bhencke - A new book on Gurdjieff´s Christianity 1:16:22

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Luke Bhencke -Gurdjieff´s Christianity - The Fourth Way’s Prehistoric Teachings of Christ, avaliable NOW at Parallax Press: https://www.parallax-media.com/books/gurdjieffschristianity A deep and practical study of Gurdjieff’s writings, understood on their own terms, reveals a profound vision. Gurdjieff indicates clearly, and at times staggeringly s…

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The Parallax View #150: It takes a while 55:10

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We are back on track, musing about art, neurosis and fingering.

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Unique Self 2.0 – Portal 2: Beyond Maslow: A New Hierarchy of Needs - Dr. Marc Gafni 7:52

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A new life-changing Parallax Course with Dr. Marc GafniFor more information: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/unique-self-20-portal-2Parallax Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-events

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Parallax Poetry Salon #10 - Alex Ebert 1:35:44

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manual Alex Ebert is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician, best known as the charismatic frontman of the indie-folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Born on May 12, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, Ebert grew up imm…

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The Parallax View #149: Ode to Nick 43:31

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Worst episode yet.OUT NOW: TOM AMARQUES NEW BOOK "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL": https://www.parallax-media.com/books/phenomenologyofwill https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenology-Will-Tom-Amarque/dp/8412948416/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GO9AF09BICZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BZQIeyNytfvFiERdnCxKImJtZyDI_5mTgWjb2Xxpzgg.KHJBeabF2GbBBBHpnOC61DcGq73YetiMxLewHVCc3xQ&dib_tag=se&keywor…

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The Parallax View #148: Suit I said 58:24

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Best episode yet

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The Parallax View #147: Killers 54:12

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OUT NOW: TOM AMARQUES NEW BOOK "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL": https://www.parallax-media.com/books/phenomenologyofwillhttps://www.amazon.com/Phenomenology-Will-Tom-Amarque/dp/8412948416/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GO9AF09BICZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BZQIeyNytfvFiERdnCxKImJtZyDI_5mTgWjb2Xxpzgg.KHJBeabF2GbBBBHpnOC61DcGq73YetiMxLewHVCc3xQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Tom+Amarque+phen…

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The Parallax View #146: Full Metal Will 56:50

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There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit. OUT NOW: TOM AMARQUES "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL": https://www.parallax-media.com/books/phenomenologyofwillHomepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network:…

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Parallax Poetry Salon #7 - Tim Pickerill 23:10

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic:https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manualTim Pickerill Tim is a Brooklyn-based Artist, Musician, Writer, and Vajrayana practitioner within the Karma Kagyu lineage under the Karmapa Thaye Dorje and Diamondway Buddhism, led by teacher Lama Ole Nydal. An Anthropologist and Artist b…

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Money and Love - A conversation with Ole Bjerg 1:15:06

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A deep conversation with Dr Ole Bjerg about having a healthy relationship to money and family systems. Hosted by Andrew Sweeny. Saturday January 11th 2025; A full-day workshop: Course: Money and Love - Would you like money to flow in your life? (with Ole Bjerg and Viljami Lehtonen) Sign up here: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/course-money-a…

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Parallax Poetry Salon #6 - O.G. Rose 2:26:07

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic:https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manualA 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,…

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The Parallax View #144: Wooing the World 38:50

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OUT NOW: TOM AMARQUES NEW BOOK "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL": https://www.parallax-media.com/books/phenomenologyofwillHomepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=ma…

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Parallax Poetry Salon #5 - Layman Pascal 25:04

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic:https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manualLayman Pascal is an author, public speaker & retreat leader specializing in metamodern spirituality, nondualist theology, integral religion, and metashamanics. He hosts the popular podcast THE INTEGRAL STAGE (and the more elite SOULMAKERS…

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frei gesprochen #2: Ideologien, Migration und Propaganda (mit Matthias Thiele und Tom Amarque) 1:28:15

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"Ideologien können sich nicht selbst beobachten. Sie brauchen die Konkurrenz, um sich durch ein dialektisches Verhältnis selbst zu erhalten und selbst zu erweitern."Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-netw…

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Unique Self 2.0. with Marc Gafni 33:42

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Portal 1: Intimacy, Eros, and Evolutionary Love - Begins Sunday, November 24 2024Unique Self 2.0. with Marc GafniWhat is Unique? What is Self? What is 2.0? Marc argues that the Enlightenment traditions made the big mistake of denying identity and selfhood. He attempts to rectify this mistake and celebrate human uniqueness as the only way to survive…

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frei gesprochen #1: Der langsame Tod der alten Medien -Trump, Opposition und Wirklichkeit 1:06:14

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OUT NOW: TOM AMARQUES NEW BOOK "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL": https://www.parallax-media.com/powHomepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=maMatthias Thiele, geb. 1972, P…

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The Parallax View #143: Trump´s ear 1:12:12

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Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=maA quasi-Lynchean perspective on election night.

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Parallax Poetry Salon #4 - Oxen Cox 13:12

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic:https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manualOwen Cox is a British artist and one of the creative leaders of the Dark Renaissance. He works primarily with text, music and more recently theatre, weaving themes of body horror, esotericism, classical culture and electronic media.…

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Sweeny vs Bard #66 Empire of Mind with Max Borders 1:26:24

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This is an invitation to Max Border's new course, Empire of the Mind: A Grey Robes Symposium, which will include a wide-ranging discussion on the meaning of empire, the function of religion, sutra, tantra, and decentralization. The course starts on November 10th. Sign up here: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/empire-of-the-mind-a-grey-robes-s…

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Parallax Poetry Salon #3 - Joe Ross 25:51

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Join our poetry Salon and Open Mic:https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/5hSLvQW7bNszFGEo?utm_source=manualAbout Joe RossAuthor of over fifteen books of poetry, Joe Ross was born in Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum laude from the Honors Program at Temple University in Philadelphia. He soon moved thereafter to Washington, D.C. where he wrot…

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The Art of Enlivenment: Engaging Thought and Spirit" feat. Melvin Jarman 59:54

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In this episode, artist and cultural activist Melvin Jarman dives into "The Art of Enlivenment," exploring the intersections of creative thought, spiritual awakening, and personal transformation. Drawing on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner and Jean Gebser, Jarman discusses how living thinking connects with artistic expression and social change. Joined b…

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The Alchemy of UTOK, with Dr. Gregg Henriques 55:57

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Dr. Henriques joins the Parallax Podcast again to talk about Alchemy, Roger Penrose, political biases and his new book, 'UTOK - The Unified Theory of Knowledge' https://www.amazon.com/UTOK-Unified-K...Visit his website here: https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge....Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024…