16. Christian Gnosticism and 'Unividualism' with Tim Freke

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]If you are interested in astrology, then this episode is for you. After studying archetypal astrology with Rick Tarnas last semester for my PhD, I have become fascinated with planetary archetypes, and wish to convey the scientific substance of astrology to as many people as possible. Astrology isn't something you "believe in" - that's like saying you "believe" the Earth is round. We get into this in the podcast.My guest today is the archetypal astrologer Dr Renn Butler, who studied with Stanislav Grof and Richard Tarnas at the Esalen Institute in California beginning in 1980, certifying as a Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator in 1989, and recertifying in Grof® Breathwork in 2023. We also talk about Stan Grof's work and his collaboration with Tarnas on the perinatal matrices.Renn offers workshops in British Columbia and abroad, as well as archetypal astrology consultations with clients around the world. I had a session with him this year and could not recommend him highly enough!! Renn’s first book, Pathways to Wholeness, is about astrology and psychedelic experiences, was published in 2014, followed by The Archetypal Universe in 2018, which focuses on dreams, and The Astrology of Love and Relationships in 2022, which is about relationships. Renn received his PhD in Archetypal Astrology and Transpersonal Psychology from Ubiquity University in 2022, and has also worked part time as a health care worker with physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged adults for over thirty years and lives in Victoria, B.C.For more information, please go to his website at the link below -->www.rennbutler.comIf you are interested in doing one of his courses, see the links below -->22-week course in Archetypal and Holotropic Astrology (starts September 30th 2023)www.rennbutler.com/online-courses Our 8-week course in Grof Studies (starts October 1 2023)www.grofstudies.com/courses ANN – Archetypal News Networkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhz4c6KHp5LP81F-Ky-2sg Grof Legacy Training Internationalhttps://grof-legacy-training.com/ ........................................................................For anything related to me, please go to https://www.arabellathais.com

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]Hello. This is my first episode in a LONG time. I started a PhD in August 2022 and it has been pretty intense. But here we are - I'm back in the game. This is a badass episode to get the ball rolling again. One of my favourite topics - dissolving the patriarchy and creating a new reality where the Great Cosmic Mother is revered and we all surrender to the Cosmic Vagina. Yes. That's my stance, anyways. My  guest today is Dr Alka Arora, and she has far more expertise than me. I learned a lot from listening to Alka and am sure you will as well. I really feel like this is actually taking the conversation around the sexes FORWARD, rather than beating the same old drum. Dr Arora is associate professor of women's studies and women’s spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she has been teaching since 2011.  For over a decade, Dr. Arora has been developing the field of integral feminist education and feminist spiritual activism, working alongside sister scholars to offer a trans-disciplinary and socially-engaged approach to the study of gender, spirituality, and religion.https://www.ciis.edu/faculty-and-staff-directory/alka-arora

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]Academic, astrologer and creative writer, Dr Eliza Robertson, limns the relationship between the mysterious, mythic figure of Lilith with her astrological counterpart, 'Black Moon Lilith'. Lilith is oft-understood to be the first wife of Adam - a defiant rebel who refuses to submit, Lilith has long been associated with the void, the unknown, the uncultivated and the uncontrolled. She is a voice for the oppressed Feminine, as well as being shrouded in mystery.This is explored in depth in today's show, and is so beautifully articulated by Dr Eliza, who is an acclaimed, prize-winning author. We also touch on the topic of her PhD thesis, and one of my favourite subjects: rhythm. Such a fertile and fascinating areas that is rarely explored. As always, I couch these ideas in my understanding of consciousness and cosmic evolution. Today's episode was a real joy, and so informative. I hope that you find it as rewarding as I did. -----> SUPPORT ME ON PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdomFollow Elizahttp://www.elizarobertson.comSee Lilith essayhttp://www.archai.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Eliza-Robertson-Lilith.pdf

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]Cosmologist, Futurist and Planetary Healer Dr Jude Currivan joins me today to discuss the intrinsic quality of this universe that we call home. Newsflash: it isn't a 'thing', as such. It's a thought. Yes - this reality that you and I inhabit is but a thought of the Cosmic Mind. And we are part of it. As Dr Jude explicates, this isn't a whimsical new age proposition, but the actual reality of our existence. This paradigm is fully supported by cutting-edge science: quantum physics and what Jude calls 'infodynamics', which is the next level of physics, fully integrating thermodynamics while moving beyond it. The ideas discussed here are as paradigm shifting as Darwin's evolutionary ideas were for the nineteenth century, and I am both excited and relieved for the shift that is occurring.My entire life is dedicated to the dismantling of the erroneous, outdated and inhibitive materialist paradigm. The restrictions of the reductive materialistic worldview are touched upon in this episode as Jude and I deep-dive into multidimensionality, consciousness, cosmic mind, ancient cosmologies, and more. Please check out https://www.wholeworld-view.org for more information on this cosmology and the implications it has for humanity. ................Support me on Patreon -->https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom/membership

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]What does it mean to be in a liminal space? How does that relate to the epic transformation of human consciousness that we are currently experiencing? These are the sorts of big ideas explored on today's show, with guest Jeremy Johnson. This is a deep dive into philosophy, integral ecology, poetics and so much more, as we consider the birthing of a new humanity, and a new structure of consciousness on this planet. We are both integral philosophers so, as you might expect, we both adopt a holistic and multi-disciplinary worldview. Jeremy is an author (Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness), publisher (Integral Imprint), managing editor (Integral Leadership Review), podcaster (Mutations) and integral philosopher. Jeremy has written as a contributing editor for Reality Sandwich magazine, OMNI, Disinformation, Evolve Magazine, and Kosmos Journal.His academic research, writing, and publishing advocates new forays into integrative thinking and praxis—aligning the scholastic, poetic, and spiritual—as existentially crucial work for pathfinding in a time of planetary crisis. Jeremy currently serves as president for the International Jean Gebser Society, and is working on his doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His second book, Fragments of an Integral Future (Integral Imprint) is forthcoming in late 2022..................................Please consider supporting me on patreon --->https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom/membership

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]This episode is unlike any other I have recorded. It is, quite simply, a narrated excerpt from my book, Being and Becoming. This is one of the post deeply personal and vulnerable things I have shared, insofar as, it is my writing - it is my expression of the literary art. Any artist will know that to put one's creation out into the world is a somewhat frightening thing, but here goes.The thrust of my book is the meaning of existence and the individual  journey of self-discovery - not simply mine, but all of us. I have not finished writing yet, and therefore it is not published. I will share a handful of excerpts from it, but this is a work to be read - because reading is silent - the word in one's head is the essential word because it does not make a sound...................................Please support me on Patreon -->https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]This is a solo episode in which I explain some key concepts around my academic research, and why I believe that consciousness is the most pressing issue of our times. I delineate scientific materialism, and outline its deficiencies, as well as present the preface for my counter-argument. I am making. case for the existence of higher intelligence, and how this corresponds to a new worldview. Because I believe that this new worldview will provide the essential platform from which new planetary systems can be born.I will delve further into maths/science and philosophy in later episodes on this subject............................Please support me on patreon https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom.........................Further resources -Ervin Laszlo, The Intelligence of the CosmosRupert Sheldrake, The Science DelusionSheldrake, McKenna and Abraham, The Evolutionary Mind

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]Tim Freke is an English philosopher who has devoted extensive scholarship to the Christian Gnostics. He argues that Jesus Christ was not a historical figure but a mythic archetype belonging to earlier Pagan cults. We explore this in the podcast, and we also discuss Tim's concept of 'Unividualism', a term he coined to describe a new syncretic state of spirituality that is applicable for Western society.  I also explicate my especial relationship with T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, an how this body of poetry seems to have quite literally inspired an awakening. .....................Support me on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdomWatch Tim's TED talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHzzS4y-8kTim's websitehttps://timfreke.com

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]This is a conversation about Patriarchy and Capitalism with Alnoor Ladha, board member of Greenpeace International USA, and a visiting lecturer at New York University (NYU) and Columbia University.  Alnoor is a writer and speaker on new forms of activism, the structural causes of inequality, the link between climate change and poverty, and the rise of the Global South as a powerful organizing force in the transition to a post-capitalist world.More recently, he co-founded the intentional 'community', Brave Earth, in Costa Rica. This is how I know him. Brave Earth is perhaps better described as a living laboratory, for it inquires  into how we can adapt, create more resiliency and become more attuned to the current cultural context. This context is referred to as the Anthropocene, late-stage capitalism or the Kali Yuga.  As a living laboratory it asks crucial questions for our collective evolution: how do we decolonize our minds from the dominant culture of capitalism, patriarchy, racialized hierarchies, scarcity logic and oppressive systems of control? How do we become stewards in service to all Life? This is an in-depth, thorough examination and semantic dissection of capitalism and patriarchy. Alnoor makes the case that there is simply no place for either of these structures if we are to evolve. ...................................Please support me on patreon to keep this show on the road:https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdomhttps://www.braveearth.comhttps://www.arabellathais.com

[Podcast previously entitled Sacred Wisdom]Ervin László is one of my greatest influences and inspirations, and it is such a great privilege to have interviewed him. He is a genius thinker and a true visionary who has offered humanity a. tremendous contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Originally a classical pianist, who gave his first piano concert with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra at the age of nine he went on to become a philosopher of science, systems theorist, and integral theorist.He has been twice nominated for the Nobel peace prize he has published more than 75 books and over 400 articles and research papers.  Laszlo is the founder and president of the international think tank the Club of Budapest and of the prestigious Laszlo institute of new paradigm research.In this interview, Laszlo tells us about the intelligence of the cosmos. This notion of a cosmic mind and the true nature of reality which is precluded by the mainstream scientific view is my undying passion, and my life’s work....................Please consider supporting me on patron for a small amount a month. https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdomhttp://www.arabellathais.com