An audio version of this conversation is at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via podcast feeds. This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues continues Rupert and Mark’s exploration of Dante’s Divine Comedy, taking a lead from Mark’s book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey. Dante is now guided by Beatrice through the… Continue reading Dante’s Paradiso. Awakening to the Light. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
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Dante’s Purgatorio, How to be transformed: a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
An MP3 version of this conversation is on my podcast Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via your podcast feed. This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues continues Rupert and Mark’s exploration of Dante’s Divine Comedy, taking a lead from Mark’s book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey. Dante and Virgil have found the way… Continue reading Dante’s Purgatorio, How to be transformed: a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Dante’s Inferno, Part 2, dangers in spiritual seeking, with Rupert Sheldrake
An MP3 of the conversation is on my podcast feed, Dante’s Divine Comedy. This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues is the second part of a conversation between Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon on the Inferno of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Deeper regions of hell are explored, in which individuals aren’t just confused about life but have… Continue reading Dante’s Inferno, Part 2, dangers in spiritual seeking, with Rupert Sheldrake
Dante’s Inferno and the meaning of descent, with Rupert Sheldrake
Watch on YouTube! Also on your podcast feed. The Divine Comedy by Dante is one of the great spiritual works of the Christian tradition. But how can it be read and what does it mean? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss the first part of Dante’s cosmic pilgrimage.… Continue reading Dante’s Inferno and the meaning of descent, with Rupert Sheldrake
Gnosticism, Then & Now – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
A MP3 version of the conversation is here. The label “gnostic” is used to recommend and condemn. So what is, and what was, Gnosticism? This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, takes a lead from a series of fascinating essays exploring the ancient movement and its modern forms by the… Continue reading Gnosticism, Then & Now – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
What the West can learn from the East – conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
A MP3 version of the conversation is online here. Meditation, yoga, vegetarianism. Eastern practices have become a feature of western life. But what do we learn from them? This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, is prompted by a sense that the western way of life is being challenged, if… Continue reading What the West can learn from the East – conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Matters of Life and Death – conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Covid has brought the reality of death into the centre of our lives, but what can we learn about death in response? This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, is prompted by a sense that part of the anxiety arising from the pandemic is living in a culture that has… Continue reading Matters of Life and Death – conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Animals That Talk – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Why do matters as seemingly unconnected as children’s stories and shamanic encounters feature talking animals? This episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, is prompted the book, Roland In Moonlight by David Bentley Hart. It relates long conversations between the Eastern Orthodox philosopher and his pet dog, generating fascinating thoughts on… Continue reading Animals That Talk – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Billionaires, Brains and Beliefs – A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Could bliss be transmitted by a Happy Helmet? Are the fantasies of the super-wealthy secretly shaping our lives? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss a new novel, Double Blind, by Edward St Aubyn. It is a story of ideas, including issues previously explored in these dialogues, from the… Continue reading Billionaires, Brains and Beliefs – A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Panpsychism – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
The discussion of alternative worldviews, from various forms of materialism to types of idealism, has exploded in recent years, and the notion of panpsychism is in the middle of the debate. In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the different types of panpsychism being proposed, from more conservative forms… Continue reading Panpsychism – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake