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Dr. John Vervaeke — 254 episodes · page 1 of 3
Philosophy and the Daimonic: A Dialogue with Charles Stang (Charles Stang Dialogue 3)
Socrates, Daimons, and the Space In-Between (Charles Stang Dialogue 2)
Why Is Wisdom So Hard to Access?
John Thatamanil on Circling the Elephant: Religion, Porosity, and the Promise of Pluralism | Silk Road Seminar
Awakening to the Divine Double: An Introduction to Daimons in Greek Tradition
Cognition, Religion, and the Trust Apocalypse Are More Connected Than You Think
Communal Living as Spiritual Practice: Friendship, Formation, and Renewing the Senses
Andrew M. Davis & Matt Segall on Process, Relational Ontology, and Seeing God Again | Silk Road Seminar
How Nonbeing Haunts Being: Corey Anton on Death, Spirituality, and the Meaning of a Finite Life
Notes on No-Thing: John Vervaeke on Nihilism, the Kyoto School, and the Sacred
Reconnect to the Real: Vervaeke, Sengstock, and Koch on Nature, Circling, and Socratic Practice
Parenting, Meaning, and Reconnecting with the Real
John Vervaeke & Guy Sengstock: Why Modernity Can't See the Sacred Anymore
Live Q&A with Brendan Graham Dempsey | Questions, Dialogue, and the Pursuit of Wisdom
Why Wonder Is More Than Curiosity with William Desmond
Why We No Longer Know What We Should Do with Jordan Hall, Guy Sengstock, and Christopher Mastropietro
Ish Peregrino: Pilgrimage Is More Than Travel. It Changes How You See Reality
William Desmond and John Vervaeke: Strong Transcendence, Plato, and the Between
Reconnect to the Real: John Vervaeke, Guy Sengstock, and Kyle Koch Announce the Whistler Retreat
Brendan Graham Dempsey: Matters Over Time
From Flow to Mystical Experience
Who is Ethan Hsieh? | Teaching, Play & What TIAMAT is For
Silk Road Seminar: John Vervaeke with Edward Slingerland
Who is Taylor Barratt? | Practice, Theory & the Ethics of Facilitation
Silk Road Seminar: John Vervaeke with James Matthew Wilson and D.C. Schindler
Bridging the Gap: Theory, Practice, and Trust
Poetry Wakes You to Reality | John Vervaeke & Adam Walker
Poetry as Spiritual Practice: Bridging the Chasm Between Academia and the Public | John Vervaeke & Adam Walker
Lectern Live Q&A with Mark Miller (03.29.26)
Can Zen and Neoplatonism Solve the Meaning Crisis? Vervaeke and Hsieh
Is Reality Incomplete? Desmond and Vervaeke on Meaning and Being
The Cognitive Science of Happiness with Mark Miller
Lectern Live Q&A with Mark Miller (02.28.26)
Deep Calls to Deep | Poetry, Prophecy, Philosophy in Ibn Gabirol with Zevi Slavin
Is Matter Alive? The Metaphysics of Divine Desire
Finding Faith: A Conversation on Therapy, Trust, and Transformation
Lectern Live Q&A (2.4.26) — The "Underground Man" Problem, Dissociation, and Prayer as Re-centering
Exploring Predictive Processing and the Science of Happiness with Mark Miller
Silk Road Seminar: Jung, Meaning, and Cognitive Transformation
Dante, Blake, and the Power of the Imagination
Silk Road Seminar with J.P. Marceau
Cultivating Virtue in Educational Practice with Ethan Hsieh
Silk Road Seminar - Nicole Baden
LIVE TIAMAT X Q&A with Ethan Hsieh
Cultivating Virtuosity: Integrating Philosophy into Everyday Life
Lectern Live Launch Event — Reflections, Updates, and a Major Announcement
A Thorough Critique of Popular and Psychological Accounts of Meaning of Life
Silk Road Seminar - Jonathan Pageau
Virtuosity as a Way of Life | Ethan Hsieh and the Tiamat Process
Silk Road Seminar - Elizabeth Oldfield
Exploring Jewish Neoplatonism: The Life and Philosophy of Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Why Reason Needs Spirit | John Vervaeke
Silk Road Seminar - Rick Repetti
Navigating the Trust Apocalypse: Examining Collective Agency and Distributed Cognitio
Silk Road Seminar - Bishop Maximus
The Philosophical Silk Road: A Journey to Rediscovering Theosis and Sacred Pluralism
Agency, Communion, and the Dialogical Self
The Crisis of Being
Embarking on the Philosophical Silk Road: Exploring Pilgrimage and Theosis
The Return of the Sacred: Mysticism, Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity
What AI Can Never Be | John Vervaeke
Silk Road Seminar - Zevi Slavin
Sacredness After Deconstruction
Hacking Humanity: Data, Desire, and the Future of Free Will
Silk Road Seminar - Khalil Andani
Lectern Q&As: The Virtue of Love | Featuring John Vervaeke, Ethan, and Ellie
Autonomy, Authenticity, and the Fragmented Self
Silk Road Seminar with Tom Cheetham
Redefining Human Flourishing: AI and the Meaning Crisis
Neoplatonism and the Ground of Relationality
Silk Road Seminar with D.C. Schindler
Reconnecting to the Real | A Transformational Retreat
The Interwoven Mind | Plotinus, Contemplation, and the Structure of Reality
Rethinking Divinity: The Limited God and the Fine-Tuned Universe
Silk Road Seminar with Gregg Henriques
How Jhana Meditation Facilitates Insight and Cognitive Flexibility
Philosophical Connections: Relational Ontology and the Modern Crisis
Decoding the Enigma of Consciousness: Life, Cognition, and the Nature of Awareness | Evan Thompson
Lectern Dialogues: Concept of Daimon in Pre-Platonic and Platonic Thought | Charles Stang
Metaphysics of Mattering | John Vervaeke on Life's Deep Connections
Exploring Adolescence and the Meaning Crisis with IFS Therapy | Kasra Mirzaie & Dr Robin Barre
Beyond Atheism: Finding Meaning in the Secular Age
From Monasteries to Boardrooms: Integrating Spirituality and Leadership | Nicholas Janni
Metamodern Christianity Part 2: Evolving Spirituality and the Sacred Universe | Brendan Graham Dempsey
Saintliness and the Philosophical Silk Road | Christopher Mastropietro & Andrew Sweeny
Is IFS a Path to Self-Knowledge or Self-Deception? Insights from Kasra Mirzaie
Transforming Identity: The Power of IFS Therapy and Ancient Wisdom | Paul Vander Klay
Rediscovering Plato's Beauty | Thomas Jockin
Inside the Mind: Marc Lewis on Transformative Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy
Transpersonal States: Awakening, Enlightenment, and the Ego | Vivian Dittmar
Beyond the Binary: Science and Spirituality Unite | Transcendent Naturalism #14 with Henriques, Alderman, and Layman
Reviving Faith with Metamodern Spirituality and the Future of Christianity | Brendan Graham Dempsey
Insights from UTOK 2024 on Naturalism and Emergentism | Alexander Bard, Gregg Henriques, Bonnitta Roy & John Vervaeke
Transforming Lives Through Relational Practices | Tataya Bailey and Rachel Hayden
Can Cognitive Science Reveal the Fourth R of Human Connection?
Could AI Help Solve the Meaning Crisis?
The Philosophical Silk Road: Exploring the Intersections of Philosophy and Spirituality with Christopher Mastropietro and Andrew Sweeny
The Blind Spot in Perception: Evan Thompson on Cognitive Science, Asian Philosophy, and Mystical Insight
Exploring the Connection Between Wisdom, Love, and the Really Real
Conversations at the Crossroads of Nature and Wisdom