An audio version of this review is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. There is a myth that science and religion are locked in conflicted. And it’s a battle that science must win. The physicist, Carlo Rovelli, is an eloquent purveyor of the myth and uses the Ancient Greek philosopher, Anaximander,… Continue reading Carlo Rovelli is interestingly, importantly wrong about Anaximander
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Freeing Perception. 10 Ways of Living Iain McGilchrist’s Work
An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. So you’ve bought into the great insights of Iain McGilchrist, as explored in The Master and His Emissary, and also, The Matter with Things. You understand that the key ability is “presencing the world” – comprehending, not merely… Continue reading Freeing Perception. 10 Ways of Living Iain McGilchrist’s Work
What is objectivity? A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon
An audio version of this dialogue is available at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, found on podcast feeds. Objectivity has come to be regarded as a prime ingredient of reliable knowledge. But what is objectivity, how has it arisen, and is the notion in need of reform? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert… Continue reading What is objectivity? A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon
Harry & Psychotherapy. British & American traditions. Reflecting on differences, conflicts, tensions
An audio version of this talk can be found at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. Prince Harry is caught in a media storm. But within the mix of sympathy and loathing lie transatlantic differences in psychological and psychotherapeutic traditions. What is sometimes called Self Psychology plays a bigger role in the… Continue reading Harry & Psychotherapy. British & American traditions. Reflecting on differences, conflicts, tensions
Angels, Dreams & Myths. Dante on times of transition
An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. The Divine Comedy is all about guides – finding guides, following guides, conversing with guides. Virgil and Beatrice are the best known, but there are other modes of guidance that Dante seeks and explores. Angels, dreams and myths… Continue reading Angels, Dreams & Myths. Dante on times of transition
A New Axial Age? Conversation with Beth Macy & Mark Vernon
An audio version of this conversation is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. To celebrate the release of his new book, Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps, the Pari Center invited Mark Vernon, to talk about his new work with Beth Macy. They discuss the notions of spiritual intelligence, the spiritual commons,… Continue reading A New Axial Age? Conversation with Beth Macy & Mark Vernon
Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps. Seven Steps in 7 short films
Audio versions of these talks can be found at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds.
Seven Steps in seven minutes. Moves for recovering spiritual intelligence
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Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps. New book available now!
Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps was released yesterday. The audiobook should be online within a week. QnA How is spiritual intelligence different from artificial intelligence (AI) and emotional intelligence? In short, it’s the reflective awareness of actually having thoughts and feelings, and a kind of inner step back, which is so important because it brings… Continue reading Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps. New book available now!
Humanism as Heresy. Testing the thesis of Tom Holland. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. The secular historian, Tom Holland, has made the case that atheistic humanism is, at heart, an off-shoot of Christianity. In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon ask how that can be so. After… Continue reading Humanism as Heresy. Testing the thesis of Tom Holland. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake