John Anderson is the author of The Way of the Living Ghost, and Opening the Vermillion Spirit. In this conversation, we explore the intersection of Chinese Medicine, Daoist philosophy, temporal arts, and animist attitudes towards Anthropocene conditions.
Category: Podcasts
24. Mutations, Imagination, Futurability
I’m tempted to describe it as a kind of “evolutionary triptych” for consciousness efflorescence. Tempted.
23. The Web of Meaning with Jeremy Lent
In episode 23 of Mutations, I talk with Jeremy Lent about his new book: The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe. Lent’s newest work proposes an integrated worldview very much in the philosophical spirit of the scholars and teachers we explore on Mutations (integral philosophy, theory,…
Integral as Participatory and Phenomenological
I’m listening to Daniel Thorson’s conversation with Zak Stein today and feeling deeply receptive to it. Zak’s mention of McLuhan was particularly revelatory. It made me think of the loss/gain character of any new medium. New media extend us, but they also cut us off—like the car replacing the foot. Social media extends communication, but…
Entangled Myths for Planetary Flourishing, ft. Gordon White
In this episode, I was joined by Gordon White, host of Rune Soup podcast, a show about magic, culture and the paranormal. Gordon is the author of The Chaos Protocols, Star.Ships, and Pieces of Eight: Chaos Magic Essays and Enchantment. Note: This episode was recorded before the new year, in December 2019. A “pre-COVID-19 tape”…
#11. The Meta-Crisis and Transitioning to a “Steady State” Civilization – Q&A [Friday Solo Show]
Mutations truly go on! As we wade further into the murky complexities of the meta-crisis, I bring you an update from COVID-19 quarantine. This is a recording from 4/2/20. Part riff, part Q&A discussion with viewers as we explore how to navigate the “meta-crisis,” including helpful ways of looking the current world state and navigating…
10. Talking Owen Barfield and the Evolution of Christianity with Mark Vernon
I spoke with author, philosopher, and psychotherapist Mark Vernon about his 2019 book: A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness.
Talking Temporics, Gebser on Integral Life
As Gebser says, timing is knowing when to make happen and when to let happen.
8. Building a Case for an “Integral Futurism” [Solo Show]
The difficulty with talking about time is knowing when to begin. So, I might as well start with this, here. I’m working on a new book for Integral Imprint called Fragments of an Integral Futurism (202o), and have begun curating a humble bookshelf exploring, first of all, the origins of futurism itself. Franco “Bifo” Berardi’s…