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"See the world in a grain of sand": Mark Vernon on William Blake and AI

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In this episode, Mark Vernon talks about the poet, artist, and visionary William Blake; what he would think of AI; and why the inner life is a vital part of the human experience.Mark Vernon is a psychotherapist and writer, with a keen interest in ancient philosophy, and particularly the illumination of inner life. His writing covers subjects from friendship and beliefs, to wellbeing and living in the modern world. His most recent books are on William Blake, spiritual intelligence, Dante’s Divine Comedy and Christianity as understood by the Oxford Inkling and friend of C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield.LinksJoin the AI-Freecast PatreonBansuri Meditation Live @ ALPACA 8/24/19Eoson.appBuy Mark's book Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination

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