The New Nomos

This episode is an engaging discussion with Luqman Muller, an addiction counsellor and intellectual based in Stuttgart, Germany. The conversation delves into the complexities of the German identity while examining the impact of the World Wars on the country and how it has effected the country's collective mindset. Luqman sheds light on the connection between anger, addiction, and the pervasive undercurrent of pain in German society and how it can be extrapolated across the world. The exploration extends to German music, literature, and history, unraveling the layers of sociology and mass psychosis that have shaped the nation's narrative. This episode questions not just the surface manifestations of addiction but, more crucially, its underlying causes – probing into why the pain persists and how it intertwines with the broader sociocultural fabric. This is a unique perspective on Germany's past and present and an enlightened view towards its future.  To learn more about Luqman Muller and his projects click on the links below: Luqman's Linkedin Al Mudmin Website Al Mudmin Instagram

How the bankers got so much power. It begins with a technique called 'fractional reserve banking.' It may sound complicated, but it is really very simple and in all other contexts it would be called fraud.  Here's a little story about how a group of jewellers took over world finance...enjoy

What was Short #1 really about? The layer will be exposed...keep listening...it will all make sense.

A heist took place over the 20th Century that affects every single person on the planet. It makes Money Heist and Lift look like pocket change. This is a series of shorts sharing my musings on our current state of affairs and how we got here. It begins on the plains of South Africa, stay tuned for part 2.

Explore the world of Lucid Dreaming with Abdallah and Dave Green, a London-based artist who “creates” drawings in his lucid dreams. Dave has been a lucid dreamer from a young age. First he used it as a tool to deal with recurring nightmares, now, as an adult, he has shifted his focus to lucid dream art and portraits.  This episode explores the intersection between imagination, perception, spirituality and the dream world and uses it as a launching board to further discuss the nature of our reality.   Sign up to my Newsletter: https://www.aydutton.com/newsletter Harmonise | 21 Day Classical Music Challenge: https://music.aydutton.com/challenge   Books Mentioned in the Conversation: The World is As You Dream It - by John Perkins Lucid Dreaming - Stephen LaBerge Dream Yoga - Andrew Holecek   Learn more about Dave Green and his work here: Website: https://dave-green.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davegreen5000/  

What does it mean to be a man? How do we define ourselves as males? What should we be striving towards as men? How do we slot into the 21st Century? And where do we find ourselves as Muslims? Join us for a thought-provoking and insightful discussion as Abdallah engages in a candid conversation with Ishaq Vadillo – a dynamic personal trainer, entrepreneur, and a young man with a profound understanding of modern masculinity and its intersection with Muslim identity in the 21st century. In this episode, Abdallah and Ishaq delve deep into the concept of masculinity, exploring what it truly means to be a man in today's rapidly changing.   Links referenced: The Spirit of Excellence Online Course:  https://soe.aydutton.com/soehome 21 Day Classical Music Challenge: https://music.aydutton.com/challenge

I'm excited to announce that Season 2 of The New Nomos podcast will be coming soon.  In the meantime, you can keep up to date with my latest content by signing up for my upcoming FREE online webinar on 24th May 2023 at 8pm South Africa time by clicking on the link below: http://courses.aydutton.com/home The webinar will be covering the main themes and ideas that I explore in my upcoming online course titled 'The Spirit of Excellence.'   In this episode I recount my experience on set of a live recording of The Midnight Miracle podcast with Dave Chapelle, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli in London. To tune in to The Midnight Miracle click on the link below: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/talib-kweli-yasiin-bey-and-dave-chappelle/the-midnight-miracle/c88501e3-f783-43cc-b00a-022d2a3ad33b?country=US   Music by Ian Cattanach

This episode explores the language and philosophy of Western Classical Music with Dr Maria Vraka.  Dr Maria is a music researcher and educator, teacher, pianist and life coach passionate about developing human potential.  From a life engrossed in music and musicology she has developed an acute relationship with sound, frequency and vibration, an expertise that she brings into her life coaching, development work with young children and further research into the role of music as a means of unlocking higher human potential.    Follow Dr Maria Vraka on: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maria-vraka-b3796b37 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariavraka_coaching/   Subscribe to The New Nomos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRb3OR-pMaQBJ8sqUI9Z5g?sub_confirmation=1   Music by Ian Cattanach    

Kofi Ofosu is a self-taught freelance character designer and visual story teller from Ghana. His fascination with comic books and cartoons as a child led to a love affair with the art form that eventually inspired his decision to become a working professional in the art industry. Instead of the usual route through art school, pressured by his parents to complete a business science degree at university, he had to forge his own path learning the trade via YouTube tutorials and Online Courses all while completing his bachelors degree.      Through sheer drive and a yearning to fulfil his highest potential, Kofi is now an authority in his field. He works on global contracts for the likes of DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, hosts his own podcast, Fiko’s Corner and actively engages with his strong  online following to inspire a new generation of African artists and creatives.  This episode touches on Kofi’s journey, his philosophy in life and what it takes to be a creative in the 21st Century, but it is also an exploration into the time we live in and the huge potential contained within the continent of Africa.   Follow Kofi Ofosu on Instagram: @braku_star Follow Kofi's Podcast 'Fiko's Corner' on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fikos-corner/id1493712113   Follow 'The New Nomos' on Instagram: @thenewnomos Subscribe to 'The New Nomos' channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRb3OR-pMaQBJ8sqUI9Z5g?sub_confirmation=1   Abdallah's Online Course on The Ten Symphonies: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck1RFybKMnB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   Comic Book Adaptation of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: The Ring of the Nibelung - Comic by P. Craig Russel   Music by Ian Cattanach  

Inspired by the themes in Lubomir Arsov's short film In Shadow (from Episode 35) and his depiction of hope for the future of society, this episode explores the state of children today with Tazeen Dutton. Are our children whole? How is our stress affecting them? And how do we go about raising children of light, love and wholeness? Tazeen Dutton is an expert in Early Childhood Development with three decades of experience in the field. She has five children of her own and is currently a Body Stress Release practitioner based in London, UK. Follow Tazeen Dutton here:  https://www.instagram.com/tazeen_dutton/   Other Links: In Shadow - by Lubomir Arsov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j800SVeiS5I  The Spiritual Embryo: http://montessoritimes.com/infant-toddler/spiritual-embryo/ Raising Boys in the Twenty First Century by Steve Biddulph: Purchase on Amazon Here   Music by Ian Cattanach

Lubomir Arsov is a storyboard artist, character artist and an innovative original animator.  He is the creator and director of IN-SHADOW A Modern Odyssey an animated short film that takes the viewer on a journey through the fragmented unconscious of the West, the degraded condition of our epoch and the need for the emergence of a new man and woman. This episode explores the themes in IN SHADOW as a pathway towards a broader understating of our time alongside reflections on the books 'The Ten Symphonies of Gorka Konig' by Ian Dallas as well 'The World is as You Dream It' by John Perkins. Click to watch 'IN SHADOW' on Youtube Link to purchase: 'The Ten Symphonies of Gorka Konig' by Ian Dallas Link to purchase: The World is as You Dream It by John Perkins   Music by Ian Cattanach 

Exploring the life and work of W.B Yeats with Edward Chessun, an english teacher, writer and lover of poetry. From the conversation emerges the Nietzschean theme of 'Tragic Joy,' the social importance of theatre, the love of one's destiny and the source of freedom.   Books mentioned in the episode: Madhouse at the End of the Earth - by Julian Sancton The Ten Symphonies of Gorka Konig - by Ian Dallas W. B. Yeats - The Major Works   Music by Ian Cattanach

Continuing on from Episode 32 with Ahmed Bilal Masoet, this conversation explores the life of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex through the lens of the theme of Nobility and how Lord Essex's represented the last true upholder of the Chivalric Order in its entirety.  Buy the Interim is Mine by Dr Ian Dallas   For one on one coaching with Abdallah, please click the link below: https://aydutton.com/one-on-one/   Music by Ian Cattanach

Ahmed Masoet is a cinematographer and budding screenwriter from Cape Town. He is researching the topic of nobility and the life and times of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, to flesh out the characters of a screenplay he is actively writing and approached Abdallah for a broader understanding of the subject matter.  It was decided that the conversation would be recorded as an episode of the podcast and eventually became 2. This is Part 1 of 2.    Music by Ian Cattanach

Muhammad Elkateb is a serial entrepreneur born and raised in the United Kingdom to Egyptian parents forced to leave a life of wealth and abundance in Egypt in the wake of the political upheavals of Gamal Abdel Nasser.  After finishing university, disillusioned by a system that didn't seem to make sense to him, Muhammad began a career in sales by flogging perfumes door to door. He eventually transitioned into the world of telecommunications holding a number of high level sales rolls. Muhammad then made the switch to entrepreneurship and, keen to get out of the UK, began the life of a digital nomad chasing the sun. Among his portfolio of businesses, he is one of the founders of The Single Origin Food Co, a company that supports small farmers across the world by delivering their products to the consumer directly from source.  This episode flows in many directions and touches on a vast number of topics and themes that all culminate in looking towards a better future.    Music by Ian Cattanch

This chapter marks a year since this podcast publicly released its first episode. It truly has been a journey of discovery and I, Abdallah Dutton, would like to personally thank everyone that has tuned in and supported me on this project.  This episode is a statement to understand the time we live in. It draws on my understanding of the work of the ancient Greek historian Polybius and what he outlined as the cyclical nature of political systems throughout time. It concludes that as an Ummah we look towards the Crown Prince HRH Prince Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud as a new hope for guidance and protection in this time of rapid change.  Be patient, it is not what you have been taught.    Dedicated to my Teacher and Master Shaykh Dr Abdalqadir as-Sufi (rahimullah) and his inheritors the Fuqara.   Further Reading: Shaykh Abdalqadir's Article 'Hail to the Crown Prince': https://shaykhabdalqadir.com/hail-to-the-crown-prince/ For a deeper analysis of Saudi - US economic relations and where Saudi sits today: https://www.leaders-mena.com/saudi-arabia-is-surviving-financial-liberation-thanks-to-the-realism-of-mohammed-bin-salman-morad-al-hattab/ For an outline on MBS' rise to power and the change in succession: https://observer.com/2019/01/how-saudi-arabia-crown-prince-mbs-rose-to-power/ The recent article on an interview with MBS published by The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/04/mohammed-bin-salman-saudi-arabia-palace-interview/622822/   Music by Ian Cattanach  

A look into the life and works of Rumi with Feraidoon Mojadedi. Feraidoon Mojadedi is a community leader, lecturer, and entrepreneur in the Bay Area – California. Born in Herat, Afghanistan, he grew up in a household with a deep love and reverence for poetry. At the age of five he began to memorize poems by Rumi and other great poets. This love of poetry continued to grow and developed into a passion that has led him to teach classes on Rumi throughout California, the U.S.A and across the world.    Music by Ian Cattanach

Given the events happening around us I went back to this piece I wrote a few years ago.  It highlights that the moment we find ourselves in, is not some seemingly spontaneous cataclysm of events, but is rather a product of centuries of injustice. An injustice that on the face of it seems so engrained into modern society that there is no way out. But the reality of it, is not so. And the way forward is not that complex.  We don’t need a change of scenery We just need a new set of eyes  

To conquer outwardly should you first conquer inwardly? Or is conquer simply the wrong word? This episode starts with the above question. Drawing from examples from the life of the Great Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur the term 'conquest' is re-examined with Life Coach Rishad Ahmed reframing the question and the labels attached to it. 

Exploring the theme of courage with Lena Chauhan and how her understanding of the term changed through her experiences on various adventures through life.   This is a fun conversation that speaks many truths. It all leads to the question of whether the greatest courage needed today is to truly look in the mirror.   Qawwali - Dekh Le Shakl Meri Kis Ka Ainaa Hu Men - https://aydutton.com/dekh/