Process Relational Philosophy, Artificial intelligence, and the Limits of Science | Bonnitta Roy

Bonnitta Roy is an insight guide, philosopher, and futurist whose work is grounded in cutting-edge cognitive science, evolutionary theory, contemplative studies, and metaphysics. From 2014 to 2022 she designed, developed, and directed a master's course in Consciousness Studies at the Graduate Institute, now known as Salem University. She went on to launch the Pop Up School, developing transformative courses such as "A New Theory of the Body," "Lyric Culture: Ontological Designs for Backloop Realities," and "Varieties of Religious Experiences." Her latest venture is The Divinity School — a leadership program forging leaders who can see deeper into reality, make decisions that benefit the whole, and align humanity with the natural intelligence of the universe.In this conversation, Bonnitta walks us through articulating embodied insight into a coherent philosophy, the challenge of decoupling money from creative and intellectual work, and why writing itself is such an immense challenge for a thinker working at the edge of language.From there, we get into what Process Relational Philosophy actually is, the limitations of science, and how the postmodern mind misunderstands the observer effect. Bonnitta lays out the metaphysics needed to bridge science and religion and the core metaphysical disagreements running through the liminal space — including why people seem to move from minimalist physicalism all the way to maximal consciousness, and what she calls the three metaphysical necessities every worldview requires.Later, we explore awakening and spiritual practice, before Bonnitta introduces The Divinity School and her work training the next generation of leaders. We close on genuinely futurist terrain — naturalizing machine agency, the horizons of biological intelligence, the four powers of transformational leaders, and the impact Bonnitta hopes her work will have on the world.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗Follow Bonnitta on SubstackFollow Bonnitta on Twitter/XJoin The Divinity School transformational leadership programThe typology of process relations by Bonnitta RoyHerbert GuntherJean GebserAlfred North WhiteheadCharles HartshorneMatt SegallGregg HenriquesThe Dawn of Everything by David GraeberSabine HossenfelderKen WilberThe Ends of the World by Peter Brannen🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 🕰️0:00 - Introduction 1:38 - Articulating embodied insight into a coherent philosophy 5:22 - Landscaping, business and decoupling money from creative and intellectual work 14:15 - The immense challenge of writing 18:33 - Using images to understand and explain ideas 24:35 - What is Process Relational Philosophy? 36:30 - The limitations of science 39:26 - How the postmodern mind misunderstands the observer effect 41:20 - The metaphysics needed to bridge science and religion 45:00 - The core metaphysical disagreements in the liminal space 53:12 - People go from minimalist physicalism to maximal consciousness 56:00 - What all metaphysics require — the three metaphysical necessities 1:00:10 - Integral listserv, awakening and spiritual practice 1:12:27 - The Divinity School — a master's in leadership 1:17:29 - Naturalizing machine agency and horizons of biological intelligence 1:25:08 - The four powers of transformational leaders 1:32:14 - The impact Bonnitta hopes her work has on the world*Subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch the video versions of the Elevating Consciousness Podcast *Subscribe to the Insighter Substack to get in-depth articles on the theory and practice of human transformation through a post-conventional