The Sane and Miraculous

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Here’s a wonderful conversation I had with Jason Lange, coach, mens work leader, and host of the Evolutionary Men podcast.Amongst things we discuss:* The song that changed Jason’s life* The “Evolutionary” tail wind* Are we still on evolutionary track?* Why every man should be in a mens group* Missing rites of passage* The terrible default options our culture presents for men* The value of friction* Being comfortable offline* And lots more.Referenceshttps://evolutionary.men/The songA Brief History of Everything - Ken WilberLadder (Song) - Stuart DavisHow to AI proof yourself as a man (Podcast Episode) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/My guest today is facilitator, writer, and researcher Sara Ness, of Authentic Revolution.In this delightful chat, we cover many things, including* Charismatic Founders vs Methodologies* Loneliness even within intentional community* RODENTS* Nihilism of the replication crisis* The Best way to belong...* How to create more community* A hidden source of drama in community* …and much moreI hope you enjoy!ReferencesAuthentic RevolutionSara’s SubstackSeek HealingRat ParkThe Replication Crisis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/Talking with Eastern energetics educator and somatic attachment coach Mark Tanaka. Things we cover include* The four spiritual books that catalyzed Marks journey* The nature of subtle energy* Subtle awareness in Japanese culture* Shinto as a reverence for all things* Transmission of place* And plenty moreIt was a real pleasure to reconnect with Mark and when you listen, I think you’re going to have a good time.ReferencesMarks website, including info about his upcoming trip to KyotoOne of the videos (in Japanese) on Shinto that Mark referencedThe “wizard school” where Mark and I met - https://www.luminousawareness.comThe Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo’s book on her Shinto influenced methodExhuma - Super fun Korean horror movie. Only very tangentially related to our conversation, but highly recommended 😄 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/Talking with coach, author, trainer, and fascinating relationship nerd Mark Michael Lewis today.* Learning NLP* Marks all time favorite NLP pattern* Moving beyond patterns to become the author of your stories* Amazing NLP Questions* Jordan Peterson summarized in one sentence* The transformation trap* We are always in a state of Infinite Failure* 2 Key Features of Heroic Stories* How right is Ayn Rand?* And much much more!ReferencesSome of Marks projectsGame of Heroic MeaningThriving PartnershipsMark's Objectivist podcast: Ayn Rand HeroOther referencesSeveranceFrogs into Princes - Richard Bandler and John GrinderCore Transformation - Connirae AndreasAtlas Shrugged - Ayn RandIPCC report on climate change This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

podoflions.substack.comBack, with a super fun convo with Dave Booda.Things we discuss include but are not limited to* Being yourself by not being yourself* The God of the artists* Satan* Raging against the Machine* An analog life* How to live more healthily in the Machine* And much moreReferencesDave’s website: https://boodaism.com/And a couple of the articles we referenceI miss blogsThis is your brain on twitterOther referencesThe uncanny prescience of Rage Against the MachineEnshittification - Cory DoctorowBe Deeply Wary of Intimacy with the Machine - Your humble podcast hostDan Carlin - Common SenseMount St. Helens is About to Blow Up - Bill WurtzHistory of the Entire World I Guess - Bill WurtzGillian Welch This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/A solo episode. In this one I talk about:* Charisma as proxy* The Riz of Babies* Why you were with your crazy ex* Why people don't believe in Jesus* Parasites of Modernity* My ApologiesReferencesLiving Soulfully in Light of Modernity - A five week course to help you rescue your precious life from the mechanical forces trying to strip mine your soul, and live with more joy, connection and wholeness.It’s Charisma Stupid - Paul GrahamWhat Charisma Is - Paul GrahamThe first episode of this podcast, which touches some similar themes to todays: https://podoflions.substack.com/p/1-science-god-sex-art-magic-b33 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/Solo episode today where I get into some stuff I’ve been chewing on for time, bruh.Topics include:* What is Jordan Peterson full of?* Wordcels vs Shape rotators* Verbal Intelligence* Thought, Dense Thought, and Knowledge* Hollyoaks* Split Brain Experiments* Ethical Commitment of this podcast* Morning Pages* Monkey Mind* When is AGI coming?* AI therapy, romance and poetryI hope you enjoy!EventsNon-Local Social #2Living Soulfully in Light of ModernityReferencesMe on The Embodiment Podcast getting into, amongst other things, meta-ethical trouble.Tales From Both Sides of the Brain - by Michael S. Gazzaniga (I haven’t read this, but it’s a well reviewed book on split-brain experiments by someone who has actually done them, so KNOWLEDGE)The Master and His Emissary - by Iain McGilchrist (which I haven’t finished, but what I’ve read is very good, and he does discuss split-brain experiments)The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron (which I’ve read several times and highly recommend)One of several studies on efficacy of LLMs for therapyThe poetry study This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/I’m very excited today to bring you writer and co-host of the Weird Studies podcast, JF Martel.If you haven’t encountered JF’s work, you’re in for a treat. He’s a philosopher of art and of the weird, whose work, amongst other things, is recovering the liberating power of beauty from the shallow purposes of the merely practical world. Great stuff!In the episode we talk about* Where Movies come from* A very brief history of French Canadian culture* DnD and variants* Tension between Criticism and Art Making* Useful/Useless Beauty* Vampires!* Limits of Materialism* What is the Rift?* And much moreI had a great time in this conversation, and I almost guarantee you will too!PS I’ve just launched a course, “Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity,” I’d love to have you there! More info here: Living Soulfully in Light of ModernityReferences“Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice“ - Available for pre-orderWeird StudiesOrthodoxy - G.K. ChestertonDifference and Repetition - Gilles Deleuze (We don’t talk about this book specifically, but we do talk about Deleuze, and JF has recommended this one in the past)The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies - Robert KirkHellier - TV Show from Greg and Dana NewkirkUneasy Riders: Part One - Essay by Daniel Pinchbeck This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe

https://podoflions.substack.com/Back with a “shorter“ episode today to give you a quick fun distinction and also let you know about a couple of events that are coming up soon. I talk about how to, amongst other things, create a little more psychic space for doing attentional demanding things. (clue: you already know the answer, but I think what’s interesting is why).And regarding the events, one of them is on Thursday, February 20th. That’s very soon! If you just can’t wait to learn about it, you can read more about it at the link below.Very soon: The Non-Local Social - Hang out with like minded creatures - https://podoflions.com/socialAnd then a second thing that is less soon: Tell me you’re interested in my upcoming course “Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity“ - https://podoflions.com/soulfulI have less writing published about that one, you can hear a bit about it in todays episode, and more to come soon.The “Spoonfedstudy“ video about his morning routine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofconnection.substack.com/subscribe