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Alexander Bard – @Bardissimo on X
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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.
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Ryan O'Connell
Ryan is a composer, harmonium player, and trumpet player from the United States. Music has been apart of his life since the age of four, although his formal training on the trumpet began nearly 15 years ago. His current work explores the intersection of improvisation, meditation, spoken word poetry, and electronics. His work also seeks to challenge how others interact with art and the role sound plays in one’s spiritual journey.
As a freelance trumpet player, Ryan’s playing spans various styles. In 2025, he played at the International Yoga Festival with such artists as MC Yogi, Sivamani, and Runa Rizvi. In 2022, he performed the world premiere of Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter’s opera Iphigenia at the Majestic Theater in Boston, MA that was in the ‘third stream’ style; he performed alongside Esperanza Spalding, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, and Jeff “Tain” Watts. During that same time, he also completed the world-premiere performance of Linda Chase’s oratorio, ‘For Our Common Home’, which received praise from the Vatican. Aside from these performances, Ryan has played with numerous orchestras, big bands and pit orchestras at the Palace Theater, the Grand Ole Opry, Jordan Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and others.
In the United States, Ryan was also an active educator: he served on faculty at the New England Conservatory Prep School and taught private trumpet for ten years. Utilizing a strong sense of creativity and mindfulness are significant parts of his teaching philosophy; he believes that to fully engage learners, especially young learners, one must be present enough to fully understand their needs, and curious enough to develop creative solutions to make learning fun. Ryan’s spiritual quest for a deeper truth led him to India, where he has lived since September 2024. While here, Ryan has played Kirtan in Rishikesh, Ganga Aartis at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, and recently, improvised sound meditations at Sri Aurobindo
Ashram, Delhi.
He holds a MM from the New England Conservatory and a BM from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Suchismita Ghoshal
Suchismita Ghoshal is a devoted poetess, philosophy aspirant and literary artist, nurtured in the rich soil of Bengal’s literature, art, and music. Currently, she is deeply immersed in the intricate study of folklore heritage and cultural traditions. Her journey into creativity began with a profound reverence and love for the Bengali language and culture.
At 27, Suchismita expresses herself through poetry and creative writing with the heartfelt intention of touching the realms of sincerity, connection, and human experience. She has been featured as a co-author in over a thousand national and international anthologies and has been published in numerous renowned journals and web magazines.
Her solo books—Fields of Sonnet, Emotions & Tantrums, Poetries in Quarantine, Ombrophilous Feelings, and Semicolon, Sentiment & Saffron—have been well-received by readers. Internationally, she has performed spoken word poetry on various stages across the USA, UK, Canada, and different South American countries.
She co-authored An Ecstatic Renaissance Between Greece and India Through Poetry with Greek children’s author Eva Petropoulou Lianos, which received recognition at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Her recent collaborative projects include Ageless Rainbow (Nigeria), Love for Humanity Penetrates Differences (Papua New Guinea), and Euphonious Echoes (India & Bangladesh), among others.
Beyond literature, Suchismita is a humanist, spiritual seeker, and change-loving thinker. Guided by the light and shadows of contemplation and faith, she continues her journey with hope and anticipation toward the miraculous dimensions of life.
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This book is a unique document.
It is part textbook, part transcription of an online course, & part poetic grimoire. A grimoire is a fancy term for a collection of magical practices and ideas. Do you believe in magic? Does anyone really believe or disbelieve in magic? Maybe it is more about a kind of feeling. A special flavor of attention, energy and embodiment. A collection of interests in symbolism, manifestation, intention, ritual, ancient wisdom and the emancipatory vibe of all things wondrous.
The provocative title of this book (Sex, Death & the Occult) is an homage to my childhood mentor Robert Anton Wilson and reflects the name of an online course hosted by my friends at the Parallax Academy. The basic content of this books is the transcription of that course but, of course, some things have been changed. In a moment I will explain those tweaks but first I would like to say a few words about my personal willingness to engage in the “occult” versions of wisdom development alongside my other work in more standard areas of existential self-cultivation and community building.
Layman Pascal is an author, public speaker & retreat leader specializing in metamodern spirituality, nondualist theology, integral religion, and metashamanics. He is the host of the popular podcast THE INTEGRAL STAGE (and the more elite SOULMAKERS series).
He helped initiate the Parallax Academy and also works with Endemic, ICON, the Metamodern Spirituality Lab, the Foundation for Integral Religion & Spirituality, Emerge/Perspectiva, RESPOND, Limicon, the Transdisciplinary Leadership Review, Beyond Interfaith, and other leading-edge projects.
Religion/Spirituality
ISBN 9791399025316, 347 Pages,
13 x 20 cm, Paperback. €19,90
Release date: June 21st
Iain McGilchrist is a British psychiatrist, literary scholar, and one of the most important philosophical voices of our time. He is best known for The Master and His Emissary and The Matter With Things, where he argues that the left and right hemispheres of the brain attend to the world in fundamentally different ways, with massive consequences for civilization. His work bridges neuroscience, philosophy, art, and depth psychology, offering a vision of human consciousness grounded in attention, embodiment, and reverence.
Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary philosopher, spiritual teacher, and social theorist. A former Orthodox rabbi with a doctorate from Oxford University, he is the co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion and a leading voice in the articulation of “cosmo-erotic humanism.” His books include Your Unique Self, A Return to Eros, and Radical Kabbalah. Gafni’s work fuses Jewish mysticism, integral theory, and Western philosophy to explore the nature of self, eros, and value at the evolutionary edge of human identity and spirituality.
Zak Stein is a Harvard-trained education and transformation philosopher known for his work on developmental ethics, meta-crisis, and the future of human learning.
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Integral Theory for Idiots
There are three kinds of people in this world. There are many folks who feel they don’t know enough about Integral Theory, some folks who still think it’s the best thing ever, & an unknown number of integral cynics who think it is limited, flawed, misleading, and already outdated.
Integral Theory for Idiots is for all three types. Layman Pascal will put you all in a blender together -- framing the discussion as part of the general field of developmental metatheories, liminal culture & adaptation to the new bio-informational planetary situation. This carnivalesque educational and participatory journey will be part (lively) introduction, part (dancing) critique, and part (enthusiastic) appreciation.
What does the philosophy and culture of Ken Wilber still offer us? What are its blind spots? How did it rhetorically manipulate us? What bigger movement is it part of? How can we take the good, leave the bad & radically rethink the rest?
With colorful slides, diagrams, sly jokes, simple examples, disorienting counter-examples, direct inner practices, creepy sound effects & new philosophical framing concepts, Layman Pascal will update, challenge & illuminate this vast and still fascinating "Philosophy of the Future."
We will also schedule lively digital campfire sessions every sunday after the Saturday lecture—informal discussions outside of class where students can explore the material more freely, get to know each other, share projects and ideas, and build a sense of community.
Course begins: June 8
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This course explores the evolutionary arc of human intimacy through three foundational forms of relationship: Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate. Beginning with the ontology of relationship itself, we investigate how roles shape our identities and interactions, not just with others, but with life, the cosmos, and the divine. The Role Mate is often dismissed or undervalued, yet it forms the crucial infrastructure of relational life. Week one sets the ground for understanding this layer of connection, where self and society meet through structure, function, and context.
Course begins: June 8
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This course explores the evolutionary arc of human intimacy through three foundational forms of relationship: Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate. Beginning with the ontology of relationship itself, we investigate how roles shape our identities and interactions, not just with others, but with life, the cosmos, and the divine. The Role Mate is often dismissed or undervalued, yet it forms the crucial infrastructure of relational life. Week one sets the ground for understanding this layer of connection, where self and society meet through structure, function, and context.
Course begins: June 8
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Host: Parallax (online)
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This course explores the evolutionary arc of human intimacy through three foundational forms of relationship: Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate. Beginning with the ontology of relationship itself, we investigate how roles shape our identities and interactions—not just with others, but with life, the cosmos, and the divine. The Role Mate is often dismissed or undervalued, yet it forms the crucial infrastructure of relational life. Week one sets the ground for understanding this layer of connection, where self and society meet through structure, function, and context.
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David Leo Sirois is a Canadian-American poet published 161 times, in 27 countries. His work has been translated into 13 languages (such as Hindi, Bengali, French, Spanish, Greek, & Romanian). He hosts Spoken World Online, the Zoom arm of SpokenWord Paris. His first collection is called Humbledoves (Poems to Pigeons & Plants). He won Third Prize in Winning Writers' Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Sirois has been honored for his “admirable contribution to world literature” by The Fertile Brains, a renowned literary group in India. He teaches workshops online for The Bombay Review, as well as The Poetry Academy of Poetry Global Network. His poetry has appeared in journals such as The Bombay Review, Artemis Journal, Angles: New Perspectives on the Anglophone World, The Poetry Village, One Hand Clapping, Poetry Super Highway, & Terre à Cièl (which also publishes his translations of French poetry, & his poems in French). Sirois has been featured on countless international programs, podcasts & interviews. His poetry has been featured in films & music. He is also a singer/songwriter, radio DJ (Channel X Radio, Maine/New Brunswick/Quebec) as well as a film/TV/theater actor. He is currently submitting 5 finished manuscripts for publication, & writing several more.
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Course starts May 4th
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This five-part course invites students to embark on a journey of philosophical mythmaking as they explore how to reclaim time from linear progress, ‘see through’ the complex conditions of the present, and trace the outlines of an ‘integral’ spirituality–a spirituality that uniquely meets the challenges of this strange time between worlds.
Jean Gebser (1905-1973) was a Swiss poet, philosopher, and phenomenologist of consciousness whose writing illuminates the conditions of our present-day civilizational crisis. Gebser saw our time as a transitional epoch–a time between worlds and worldviews–where runaway technological and social forces could only be mastered by a new, ‘integral’ mutation, a radical worldview shift that departs from the Cartesian, instrumentalist attitude which has dominated modernity since the early Western Renaissance. The new integral mutation, Gebser saw, heralded the effective end of the modernist worldview dominated by abstract linear time. Integral time involves a discontinuous leap of consciousness: it is a time beyond progress. What comes to the fore in this new time is neither an orientation towards the past nor a fixation on some linear future; it is a turn towards an intensified and ‘diaphanous’ spiritual present. Those who achieve this new ‘temporal’ attitude have moved from a world of conceptual representation–where the self is ‘buffered’ and we can never know the world ‘in itself’--to one of participation, openness, epistemic humility, and radical relationality. The integral person navigates a relational time where past and future shape the dynamism of the living present.
The aim of this course is to introduce the philosophical and spiritual import of Gebser’s oeuvre for our times. This is achieved by going to the very heart of Gebser’s contemplative and philosophical insights on ‘integral time.’ Students will come to deepen their appreciation and intuitive understanding of the ‘temporal’ dimensions of our present-day existential and spiritual crises. Conversely, it is precisely the temporal dimensions of the meta-crisis that open up new possibilities for overcoming them.
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Red Hawk
(aka Robert Moore) is not an Indian name, nor was it ever intended to be one or pretend to be one; it is an Earth name, given by Mother Earth many years ago after a 4-day water fast at the Buffalo River in an effort to save my life in one of the darkest periods of my life. Given to me during one of the worst ice storms in recent Arkansas history, it was given as an answer to prayer. It came about through conscious labor, prayer and wish, and was paid for by intentional suffering and remorse. It indicates a deep love & reverence for the Earth and how it has shaped my life. It is an honouring of Conscience and of the source which named me: our Mother Earth. To not acknowledge Her gift would be to disrespect Her and Her power to name and direct the course of my life; I am Her legitimate son. As the illegitimate son of unknown parents, Robert Moore is my adopted name given to me by 2 people who died of alcoholism; I honor it and them by the way I live my life.
Bibliography
Recent Books by Red Hawk (Robert Moore):
Red Hawk. (1996). Ways of Power. Hohm Press.3
Red Hawk. (1999). The Art of Dying: Poems. Hohm Press.1
Red Hawk. (2005). Wreckage with a Beating Heart. Hohm Press.1
Red Hawk. (2009/2013). Self Observation: The Awakening of Conscience: An Owner's Manual. Hohm Press.15
Red Hawk. (2015). Self Remembering: The Path to Non-Judgmental Love. Hohm Press.1
Red Hawk. (2020). The Law of the Land. Hohm Press.1
Red Hawk. (2024). Book of Lamentations. Bitter Oleander Press.4
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Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, and passionate philosopher. He is known for his “source code teachings,” including Unique Self theory, the Five Selves, the Amorous Cosmos, A Politics of Evolutionary Love, A Return to Eros and Digital Intimacy. He is author of over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment.
His most recent work includes “First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on Cosmoerotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come” written under the pseudonym of David. J. Temple. David J. Temple is the name that Dr. Marc Gafni, Dr. Zak Stein, and Ken Wilber are using for their collective authorship of a series of volumes articulating the world philosophy of CosmoErotic Humanism, scaffolded on integral principles. He also just published “Whole Mate: The Relationships of the Future” together with Barbara Marx Hubbard, and “Evolution of Love from Quarks to Culture. The Rise of Evolutionary Relationships in Response to the Meta-Crisis”. Forthcoming under David J. Temple in the summer of 2025 are two key volumes on AI, Technology, and Value entitled “Reconstructing Value & Preserving Human Freedom In the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Exit the Silicon Maze Vol 1” and “Invisible Architects: Skinner, Pentland & the Hidden Blueprints for Technofeudalism: Exit the Silicon Maze Vol 2.”
Gafni holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination. He teaches on the cutting edge of philosophy and spirit in the West, with the aim of participating in the articulation of what Dr. Gafni together with Dr. Zak Stein and colleagues are calling CosmoErotic Humanism. At the core of CosmoErotic Humanism is what Dr. Gafni and Dr. Stein are calling ‘First Principles and First Values,’ Anthro-Ontology and a “Universal Grammar of Value.” This shared story rooted in First Principles and First Values can then serve as the matrix for a global ethos for a global civilization.
Dr. Gafni is the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Office for the Future, the Center for World Religion and Philosophy and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. At the core of their shared missions is the articulation and delivery into culture of a Great Library - in multiple forms - which participates in evolving the source code of consciousness and culture in response to the Meta Crisis.
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About Dr. Marc Gafni:
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First Principles and First Values (book):
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Whole Mate: the Future of Relationships
amazon.com/dp/B0F4PZ9V5B
Evolution of Love from Quarks to Culture. The Rise of Evolutionary Relationships in Response to the Meta-Crisis
amazon.com/Evolution-Love-Quarks-Culture-Relationships/dp/B0F4PW61LQ
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Scout Rainer Wiley is a ritual artist living on lands traditionally stewarded by the Cherokee. Weaving in threads of animist practice, systems theory, and religious studies, they offer poetic prose to water the roots of an emerging regenerative culture.
Roy Edward Casagranda is a American political scientist, historian, and author. He is a professor of political science at Austin Community College (ACC) and founder of the Austin School, a public lecture series focusing on history, geopolitics, and international relations.
In this episode we talk about the function of war for the civilisation-process, different cultural iterations of what is called 'modernity', the pre-requisite of being a great leader, the decline of art and the inevitably of war as a human condition.
War #1: Jim Rutt on Multipolar Traps youtu.be/oS3hg1Yu26o
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War #4: Roy Casagrande on War itself youtu.be/re_M3_B5T9U
War #5: Marc Gafni on Sacrifice youtu.be/7AxExLSmMfU
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JJ Akinlade
I'm a creator with many forms. Through poems, paintings or places for people to play, I nurture novel knowings, to Weave a world of wilder ways.
In this conversation, Andrew and Cordula explore:
* The Nature of the Fool: From the earthy, Crazy Wisdom figure of the Marseilles Tarot to the more whimsical interpretations, they discuss the diverse facets of this archetype.
* The Fool's Journey: How does one transition from naive innocence to mature wisdom? They examine the pitfalls and potentials of embracing the Fool's path.
* Freedom and Responsibility: Can the Fool find balance? They discuss the importance of grounding, boundaries, and the integration of work and love in a meaningful life.
* Personal Anecdotes: Hear stories of their own experiences with the Fool's energy, from bohemian nights in Paris to the challenges of parenthood.
* Archetypes and Growth: How can we harness the Fool's energy to foster personal growth and resilience? They draw on examples from literature, art, and personal experience.
* The importance of "taming" the fox, and what that means in relationships.
* The difference between the immature and mature fool.
* The importance of moving from the fool, to the magician.
Timestamps:
* 0:00 - Introduction to Parallax View and Cordula
* 1:09 - Cordula's introduction and the Fool's night in Paris
* 4:17 - What is the Fool?
* 6:26 - Navigating naivety and wisdom
* 12:15 - The impact of parenthood on the Fool's journey
* 16:46 - Invoking the Fool's energy
* 20:01 - The Fool's freedom and the cost of it
* 26:35 - The mature Fool and finding a map
* 30:15 - Moving from the Fool to the Magician
* 33:26 - Taming the fox and the Little Prince
* 37:35 - Creating Boundaries for the Fool
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🔥 A groundbreaking course with Alexander Bard 🔥
Parallax presents Zufism, an immersive journey into the intersection of philosophy, religion, and technology, laying the foundation for Bard’s next book. Exploring traditions from Zoroastrianism to Zen, Bard unpacks the hidden dialectics shaping history—esoteric vs. exoteric, minimalism vs. excess, faith vs. reason.
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Dive into Zuvism with philosopher Alexander Bard! Explore Zen, Sufism, and Silk Road spirituality in 3 interactive sessions starting April 2, 2025, at Parallax. Join the journey: parallax-media.com/courses/zufism-alexander-bard
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Fiver Lewis
Fiver is an artist based in Incline Village, NV. Her writing—her art as a whole—is a fractured reflection. It’s the expression of a search...a reaching out for Life. She draws on an internal landscape coloured by stretches of time living in different countries. Andalucía, flamenco, the work of Machado, Lorca, Rilke, theSufi poets influence her art. Over the years the medium has changed—fromtraining horses and high-level competition to journalism to dance to working withpeople as a somatic coach. Having published a handful of poems and short stories, she is currently working on a children’s novel.
Hierarchy is good.” - Thomas Hamelryck is a specialist in machiene learning and an expert on the works of anthropologist René Girard.
War #1: Jim Rutt on Multipolar Traps youtu.be/oS3hg1Yu26o
War #2: Alexander Bard on Nomadology youtu.be/YNDEJ2cjtCk
War #3: Thomas Hamelryck on the Scapegoat youtu.be/D6bh-NNaPew
War #4: Roy Casagrande on War itself youtu.be/re_M3_B5T9U
War #5: Marc Gafni on Sacrifice youtu.be/7AxExLSmMfU
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with Michael Garfield, Bonnitta Roy, Brendan Graham Dempsey, Farsham The Nudist Shadab, Stephanie Lepp, Robert Conan Ryan and jackson Wilde
Jim Rutt (born 1954) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, the former CEO of Network Solutions, and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute. He is the archetect of GameB and host of the popular podcast show “The Jim Rutt Show”.
Layman Pascal is an author, public speaker & retreat leader specializing in metamodern spirituality, nondualist theology, integral religion, and metashamanics. He is the host of the popular podcast THE INTEGRAL STAGE (and the more elite SOULMAKERS series).
He helped initiate the Parallax Academy and also works with Endemic, ICON, the Metamodern Spirituality Lab, the Foundation for Integral Religion & Spirituality, Emerge/Perspectiva, RESPOND, Limicon, the Transdisciplinary Leadership Review, Beyond Interfaith, and other leading-edge projects. His book “Gurdjieff for Time Between Worlds” was recently published as the first book from Sky Meadow Press
TAROT, THE REAL DEAL: A Journey Through the Major Arcana of the Marseille Deck
Marianne Costa leads a deep exploration of the Marseille Tarot, unveiling its historical, symbolic, and numerological foundations. This course is a rare opportunity to engage with one of the world’s leading Tarot scholars and co-author of The Way of Tarot alongside Alejandro Jodorowsky.
📅 Begins May 4, 2025 | Live Online
* The historical and pictorial origins of the Major Arcana
* The Tarot as a map of human experience and self-inquiry
* Numerology, archetypes, and the hidden structure of the deck
* Reading strategies grounded in symbolism, psychology, and esoteric traditions
Designed for both beginners and experienced readers, this course equips participants with tools to unlock the Tarot’s deeper wisdom and apply it to personal and collective transformation.
Enrollment is now open. Space is limited.
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Dr. Marc and Andrew discuss the differences and crossover between the Zen No-Self and the Unique Self. Why does enlightenment have to be personal?
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Bio: Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, and passionate philosopher known for his “source code teachings,” including Unique Self Theory, the Five Selves, the Amorous Cosmos, A Politics of Evolutionary Love, A Return to Eros, and Digital Intimacy. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment.
Dr. Gafni holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University and Orthodox rabbinic ordination. He teaches at the cutting edge of philosophy and spirituality in the West, working to articulate what he and his colleagues, including Dr. Zak Stein, call CosmoErotic Humanism. At its core are First Principles and First Values, Anthro-Ontology, and a Universal Grammar of Value, forming the foundation for a global ethos in response to the Meta Crisis.
He is the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Office for the Future, the Center for World Religion and Philosophy, and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. Their shared mission includes creating a Great Library in multiple forms to help evolve the source code of consciousness and culture.
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""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 so, that his ""system"", commonly referred to as the Fourth Way or the Work, is the continuation of Christ’s original doctrine that should not be confused with the teachings of modern Christianity that he claims have been irrevocably and inevitably distorted. He emphasizes that this system is part of a broader esoteric lineage that stretches far back into humanity’s prehistory and coming together in the incarnation of Jesus Christ. In this context, Gurdjieff reclaims Christianity as a school of inner transformation aimed at awakening the full potential of the human being and restoring the human connection to the divine. The material provided in this book is but a glimpse into that extraordinary vision."""
Bio: Raised in rural and outback Australia, Luke’s background in biomedical science and physical education, with diverse interests in philosophy, religion and art - ultimately drew him to Gurdjieff’s system where he has been a practitioner working with groups and individuals from around the world since 2000. Explorations related to Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way and Christianity can be found on his blogsite at 'Faith made Flesh’
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Sven Ra (also known as Joel Dietz) began writing poetry at a young age with his first complete work "Road to Jerusalem" taking Eliot's Wasteland into the 21st cnetury. He later took up the theme of the Return of Eros with a series of "Erotic Incantations," including several fine art shows for his photography and a full length tarot deck. In a separate and subsequent collection he approached the theme of "Stone Codes," or the wisdom of stone gained from global pilgrimages to Avebury to Machu Picchu. More recently he has returned to the sonnet in his forthcoming collection "Broken Sonnets." He is also a musician, novelist, and academic researcher.
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War #3: Thomas Hamelryck on the Scapegoat youtu.be/D6bh-NNaPew
War #4: Roy Casagrande on War itself youtu.be/re_M3_B5T9U
War #5: Marc Gafni on Sacrifice youtu.be/7AxExLSmMfU
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This podcast explores themes of self-leadership, transformation, and inner work. Cordula Frei and Robert Stamboliev discuss the power of vulnerability, surrender, and self-care in personal growth. They also examine current topics, including the impact of figures like Trump, and how embracing inner work can lead to deeper self-awareness and change.
Too often, we live on autopilot, shaped by unconscious patterns and conditioning. True transformation begins with awareness—liberating ourselves to make real choices. Robert Stamboliev shares insights from decades of experience in coaching, training, and leadership development, offering practical wisdom for individuals and organizations seeking deeper consciousness.
Join us for an inspiring conversation about awakening, self-discovery, and the power of transformation!
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Cordula Frei (https://parallax.coach/) and Robert Stamboliev are both renowned and lifelong Voice Dialogue trainers and offer transformational seminars and sessions.
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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 immersed in music and creativity, with a particular fascination for storytelling and human connection. Early in his career, he gained recognition as the lead singer of the dance-punk band Ima Robot, whose energetic sound contrasted with the soulful, communal vibe he later cultivated with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
Ebert’s work with Edward Sharpe brought him international acclaim, particularly for the hit song Home, a jubilant anthem of love and togetherness. The band’s music is characterized by lush instrumentation and heartfelt lyrics that evoke a sense of spiritual exploration. Beyond his work as a bandleader, Ebert has also made his mark in film, winning a Golden Globe for his original score for the 2013 film All Is Lost starring Robert Redford.
Ebert’s artistic ethos revolves around fostering collective joy and introspection, often blending personal vulnerability with universal themes. A multi-faceted creative, he continues to explore new avenues in music, film, and philosophy, inspiring audiences worldwide.
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Bonnitta Roy
Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is the founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School.
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Regina Sara Ryan
Regina Sara Ryan is a professional writer and freelance editor. Regina is the co-author of the classic, best-selling Wellness Workbook (Random House, 2004) and the author of: The Woman Awake: Feminine Wisdom for Spiritual Life (1998), After Surgery, Illness, or Trauma (1999), Praying Dangerously (2010) and Igniting the Inner Life (2010), and an extensive biography of a South Indian saint entitled Only God: A Biography of Yogi Ramsuratkumar.
Selections of her work have been featured in contemporary anthologies of spiritual writing by women, including Sacred Voices: Essential Women’s Wisdom Through the Ages, by Mary-Ford Grabowsky (HarperCollins, 2003), and excerpted in Unity Magazine.
A former Catholic nun, Regina has studied contemplation and mysticism from several traditions for over forty years. After leaving the convent in the early 1970s, Regina explored many other religious traditions and was particularly inspired by the lives of the great women of Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Sufism. In her own life she had strongly felt the need to appreciate and celebrate herself as woman, and to balance the masculine pole of Divinity, which had characterized her previous religious education, by finding women and men who exemplified the feminine pole, or the Feminine Face of the Divine. Since first meeting her own spiritual mentor, the Western Baul master Lee Lozowick in 1984, Regina has continued to follow what she calls a path of “unashamed devotion” in which she works to bring her life of contemplation into action. Since 1980, besides writing she has worked in retreat settings and currently conducts study groups in Self Observation/Self Remembering, and several popular workshops in the U.S. and Europe. These include: “Training Attention for Prayer,” “Meetings with Remarkable Women,” about the feminine nature of the Divinity, and “Writing Your Way Home” (online and in person) with her colleague Mary Angelon Young, about writing as a means of spiritual enrichment and personal transformation.
Married for 47 years to her husband Jerome Pramuk, Regina was widowed in 2019. She currently resides as a hearth keeper at Triveni Ashram, Paulden, Arizona.
Eshelman is a Slavist who received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Constance and who worked primarily at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich until his retirement in 2022.
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Discover how ancient wisdom and modern science can empower you by simply remembering the totality of your self. This episode explores how aligning in the shaman tradition with your purpose, embodying courage, and reconnecting with your essence can transform your life and leadership.
Simone Junod is a recognized wisdom keeper, shaman, and leadership mentor who helps individuals and organizations reconnect to ancient wisdom for healing and growth. After transformative experiences following personal challenges in her forties, she embarked on a journey with wisdom keepers and shamans from around the globe. Today, she guides others—executives, leaders, and especially women ( and men) —towards embodied leadership, self-discovery, and purpose, blending ancient practices with modern needs.
Find out more in her upcoming online class:
COURSE: FEARLESS, FREE, FEMININE (WITH SIMONE JUNOD)
FINDING AND LIVING YOUR TRUTH AS A WOMAN IN LEADERSHIP
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Tim 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 by training, he spent 10 years studying extensively in Western Esoteric traditions, as well as Hatha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and Sanskrit, before taking initiation into the Diamondway in 1998.
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)
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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 with three children, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. Their published books include The Conflict of Mind (2021), Thoughts (2022), and Belonging Again: Part 1 (2023)
O.G. Rose have also created two great courses for Parallax Academy which you can check out here:parallax-media.com/courses-and-events
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Matthias Thiele, geb. 1972, Psychologe, Therapeut und Schriftsteller. Jahrelange Dozenten- und Seminartätigkeit mit Schwerpunkt Entwicklungs- und Gesundheitspsychologie. Matthias Thiele lebt in Leipzig und Süddeutschland. Sein neues Buch - Gott die Augen stehlen: Zum Verhältnis Mensch und Maschine - ist gerade erschienen;https://www.amazon.de/Gott-die-Augen-stehlen-Sinnstiftungen/dp/8412868064/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=3T3YXNZ0I99IG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lukJ6YJPoPo1MOxatEXHoBXEiL9TH0Fia-PFhDLIBsROOyWwjCw4LM3Trj-MLEZKildiPNh8vljwtWwgozmAwrrNiSpvmciTfe0TZBSwXDGiP_Ptj0MPbDlP2ObZ1KXltVa8Ne1UtAoyX3EO-FKRLg.jqsD_B2I4r-TH9AhWcfQmtidS0lvj8bmNrSMGNdUOUI&dib_tag=se&keywords=matthias+thiele+mensch+maschine&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1732448510&sprefix=matthias+thiele+mensch+maschiene%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1
Tom Amarque ist Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Übersetzer, Podcast-Moderator, Herausgeber und Verleger. Sein Neues Buch "PHENOMENOLOGY OF WILL", ist gerade erschienen: parallax-media.com/pow
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Layman 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 series).
He helped initiate the Parallax Academy and also works with Endemic, ICON, the Metamodern Spirituality Lab, the Foundation for Integral Religion & Spirituality, Emerge/Perspectiva, RESPOND, Limicon, the Transdisciplinary Leadership Review, Beyond Interfaith, and other leading-edge projects. His book “Gurdjieff for Time Between Worlds” was recently published as the first book from Sky Meadow Press


