Altered States Of Conversation

On geopolitical shifts, civilisational cycles, and the potential for new social coordination mechanisms in an increasingly frenetic world. This dialogue welcomes the return of political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin. ---Access the shownotes for more on the guests & more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e143-what-are-we-accelerating-towards-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalinMIchel Bauwen's Substack: https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.comBenjamin Studebaker's Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel Substack: https://ogrose.substack.comTim Adalin's Substack: https://timadalin.substack.com/Chapters00:00 Intro00:10 US, China, Geopolitical Shifts and Military Spending06:01 The 5,000-Year Transition: Modes of Exchange25:22 Social Coordination Mechanisms and Global Pluralism40:21 Exploring Accelerationism: Positive vs. Negative Forms47:45 The Dilemma of Nation States vs. Globalization56:14 The Crisis of European Identity and Sovereignty01:07:04 Communication and Social Coordination in a Complex World01:18:45 Incompleteness of Institutions and the Potential for New Ideas01:20:12 The Opportunity in Institutional Failure01:20:51 Fragmentation and the Search for Unity01:22:08 The Challenge of Encountering Otherness01:24:37 Metaphysical Possibilities in Human Encounters01:30:27 Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics01:38:20 The Role of Invisible Colleges in Crisis01:46:02 Reflections on Trust and Society01:52:43 Alienation and the Quest for SamenessListen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What is Anthro-complexity? What makes humans different? How can we respond with wisdom, at scale, to our entanglements? Welcoming polymathic thinker and renowned complexity practitioner Dave Snowden, in dialogue with Tim Adalin.Dave's previous conversations on Voicecraft / Altered States Of Conversation: "Civilisation, Science & Spirituality" https://youtu.be/uXvWQzGcNCo"Artificial Intelligence & Human Reasoning" | Metacrisis vs Polycrisis" https://youtu.be/TrMZL55Nzl0Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e142-anthro-complexity-entanglement-wayshaping-and-addressing-existential-threat-w/-dave-snowdenLearn more about Dave and Cynefin @ https://thecynefin.co/team/dave-snowdenFind Dave's blog series on Anthro-complexity: https://thecynefin.co/anthro-complexity-1-3/---Timestamps0:00 Intro0:10 What is anthro-complexity?8:33 Entanglement, not relationship?15:45 Orientation and the ancient debate that still structures how we think23:05 Why workshops don't work (and what does)34:30 You can't simplify a falcon into a pigeon (and have it still be a falcon)45:25 Three dangers: appropriation, distraction, destruction53:04 Who is this actually for?57:30 Demes: the forgotten structure humans evolved to live in1:04:55 Do we need new shamans?1:42:50 Changing how decision-makers listen1:55:00 The limits of dialogue and what comes nextListen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Sarah Janes is reviving the dreaming mysteries of Western civilisation, rooted in ancient Greece and Egypt.We dialogue on the esoteric history and culture of dreaming, consciousness, mysticism and sensemaking. Sarah is the author of Initiation Into Dream Mysteries, a psychomagic journey to awaken lucid dream consciousness. She is a researcher, curator, and retreat/workshop facilitator.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e141-the-dreaming-mysteries-incubation-and-ancient-initiatory-rites-w/-sarah-janesSarah's Links:Website: https://themysteries.org/Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Initiation-into-Dream-Mysteries-Mnemosyne/dp/164411514X---00:00 Intro01:44 What Are Dreams?05:15 The Meaning of Mystery09:31 Etymology and Magic of Language17:01 Dreaming Consciousness as Response to Tech Enslavement28:10 Creation, Songlines & Memory Palaces33:40 Hieroglyphs as Holographic Writing41:40 Prophecy, Truth & Healing55:41 AI, Desire & Vitality1:0:55 Receptivity and Context1:07:30 Dying Before You Die1:20:28 Magic, Sympathy & Serpent Symbolism---Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming master craftsman and philosopher Forrest Landry in dialogue on the deep structures underlying money, power, and inequality in modern civilization. Starting with fundamental questions about what money really is, we move through an analysis of why inequality has reached unprecedented levels, to urgent questions about artificial intelligence, the future of human choice-making, and a foundational orientation of response.---Desire, Want and Need on Delicate Fire: https://youtu.be/rejVuh1Knn8Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e140-money-power-inequality-and-ai-w/-forrest-landry-and-tim-adalinChapters0:00 Introduction: Money, Power & AI0:55 Lenses for Understanding Money: Choice, Energy & Game Theory06:12 Why Inequality Exploded: Technology as Extraction Amplifier29:30 The Three Stages of Mastery: Change, Causation & Choice41:05 Beyond Capitalism vs Socialism: Upgrading the Game57:40 The Maker-Taker Inversion: When Extraction Became Valued Over Creation1:16:08 Virtual vs Virtue: Humility and Being Rooted in Reality1:26:38 Rewilding Ourselves: Embodiment and Collective Wisdom1:38:31 Why Everyone's Investing in AI: The Loss of Trust in Ourselves1:47:40 The Path Forward: Distributed, Embodied, Contextualized Choice-Making---Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming Dr Iain McGilchrist, renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar, in dialogue with Tim Adalin for Voicecraft. We explore the relation between cosmic drives, the left and right hemispheres, attention, religion, power, good, evil, AI and the soul.Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e139-cosmic-drives-intuition-ai-and-the-soul-w/-iain-mcgilchrist-and-tim-adalin---0:00:00 Introduction0:00:04 What is Intuition?0:02:28 Intuition and the Hemispheres0:04:41 The Basis of Understanding0:08:13 Left and Right Hemisphere Dynamics0:11:49 Participation in Reality0:18:29 Bundling and Unbundling: Economics and AI0:23:11 Dividing and Uniting: When and Why0:30:02 Understanding vs. Information0:34:19 Animate and Inanimate: A Continuum0:42:53 The Artificial Intelligence Predicament0:54:26 Narcissism and Echo Chambers1:00:43 Consciousness as Field1:07:15 Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Runaway Systems1:17:09 The Assault on Nature, Body, and Culture1:25:00 Authority, Doubt, and Transformation1:34:12 Religion, Certainty, and Common Truths1:40:57 The Soul and Life as Pilgrimage---Dr Iain McGilchrist is a renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and his influential work explores the relationship between the brain's hemispheres and the nature of human experience, reality, and culture. He is the author of The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World and the monumental two-volume work The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World. Find his YouTube channel @DrIainMcGilchrist ---Tim Adalin is a philosopher and the founder of The Voicecraft Project.Connect with Tim @ https://www.timadalin.xyzListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What is presence? How can we inoculate against coercive programming? How does presence relate to the revolutionary subject? This dialogue welcomes philosopher, neuroscientist and host of Love and Philosophy, Andrea Hiott, microbiologist and shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, and design ontologist Anna Gyllenklev, in dialogue with philosopher Tim Adalin.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e138-presence-and-the-machine-w/-andrea-hiott-simon-van-der-els-anna-gyllenklev-tim-adalinListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What are the prospects of social and political revolution? How can we understand revolutionary subjectivity today? Who, what, when, and where is the revolutionary subject? Inspired by a Philosophy Portal conversation between Cadell Last and Michel Bauwens, this dialogue welcomes political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin.Find the Philosophy Portal conversation with Michel here: https://youtu.be/9bR-bsvi0Nk?si=CDKv2TqLwWyjJZvS---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e137-who-or-what-is-the-revolutionary-subject-today-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalin00:00 Introduction to Revolutionary Subjectivity03:53 Embedded Democracies and Revolutionary Prospects08:30 Civilizational Inter-Cycles and New Contradictions16:19 Constructive Networks and the Commons26:20 Navigating Political and Social Dynamics35:56 The Role of the Military in Revolution53:37 Defining Revolutionary Subjectivity01:10:58 Jurisdictional Alliances and Historical Contexts01:15:02 The Crisis of Education and Intellectual Spaces01:20:13 Emerging Alternatives to Traditional Education01:27:11 Creating Indispensable Spaces for New Subjectivities01:39:57 Navigating the Political Landscape for Change01:52:43 The Role of Presence and Receptivity in ConversationsListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What are the challenges and prospects of integrating transformative sound with philosophy? Featuring hyperhuman theorist, psychonaut, and founder of The Museum of Consciousness Carl Hayden Smith and philosopher Tim Adalin, this dialogue reflects on the collaboration between The Museum of Consciousness and Underground Philosophy, live in Melbourne.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e136-consciousness-hyperhumanism-experiments-in-sound-philosophy-carl-hayden-smith-tim-adalinTimestamps:00:00 - Reflections on The Museum of Consciousness & Underground Philosophy02:51 - Sound vs Language: What Gets Lost in Translation06:35 - Can Philosophy Be as Free as Music?12:43 - Using Sound to Process Trauma and Shadow Work15:39 - Sacred Sound & Prototyping New Ontologies22:30 - Beauty, Wonder, Thresholds, and What Happens When Interpretations Differ?36:19 - Consciousness & The Golden Thread between The Museum, DMT, and Hyperhumanism38:34 - Religion, Theology & Egregores41:53 - The Paradox: Limiting Input While Maximizing Experience45:43 - Deep Trust and Bracketing the Ordinary53:50 - Notes of Wisdom for Participating In Intense Exploratory ExperiencesListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Featuring hyperhuman theorist, psychonaut, and founder of The Museum of Consciousness Carl Hayden Smith, and philosopher Tim Adalin. Filmed at the start of an evening of transformative sonic experience with The Museum of Consciousness at Underground Philosophy, live in Melbourne. We explore the question: are we human yet?---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e135-are-we-human-yet-the-museum-of-consciousness-underground-philosophy-carl-hayden-smith-tim-adalinABOUT CARLCarl Hayden Smith is the founder of the Museum of Consciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Nexus. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition and he is developing ‘Hyperhumanism’ which reframes technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities. Carl is also Associate Professor of Media in the School of Arts & Creative Industries at UEL and is the former Head of Research and Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre (LTRC) at the Institute for Creativity & Technology, Ravensbourne University London. His research focuses broadly on the relationship between technology and the human condition. He has also been very fortunate to be a participant of the nnDMT research at Imperial College London for the last six years and has been through all three phases, including i) EEG ii) EEG+FMRI and iii) nnDMTx. Carl was also the first person in the world to sustain the full 5 doses of DMTx during the pilot phase of the study.ABOUT TIMTim Adalin is a philosopher and founder of The Voicecraft Project and Underground Philosophy. You can work with Tim individually @ https://www.timadalin.xyz/one-and-oneTimestamps00:00:00 Intro00:01:00 Are we human yet? The core question explored00:05:12 The sacred and connecting to what we share in common00:9:18 Sacredness, Context engineering and Hyperhumanism00:13:00 Hyperhumanism vs transhumanism: Enhancement vs escape00:19:06 Finding the right balance of friction in modern life00:21:30 Ancient sound healing and The Museum of ConsciousnessListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Exploring intersections of chemical ecology, evolution, and humanity's relationship with technology in the era of technicity. Welcoming chemical ecologist Timothy Jackson in dialogue with Tim Adalin, we explore the prospects for developing "philosophical science of purposeful transformation." ---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/towards-a-philosophical-science-of-purposeful-transformation-w/-chemical-ecologist-tim-jacksonSupport Voicecraft on Patreon @ https://www.voicecraft.io/voicecraftAI Gen chapters:00:00 Intro01:30 What is chemical ecology?06:41 Life as technical and tool use13:00 Simondon and the advent of technicity and evolution15:03 Darwin versus popular evolutionary understanding22:48 Participating in speciation and morphogenesis27:30 Humanity's technical capacity and transformation31:41 Transhumanism and philosophical science critique40:10 Mediation between conservation and adaptation45:08 Mutual transformation versus one-directional relationships51:34 Musical improvisation as constraint and enablement59:16 Risk-taking and trans-individual collective emergence1:03:17 Purity, impurity and interior-exterior dynamics1:13:57 Niche construction and inheritance patterns1:26:00 Wisdom begins with acknowledging ignorance1:37:22 Addiction as pathological attraction patternsListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, author of Legitimacy In Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut.He dialogues with Tim Adalin on the crises of trust and legitimacy in politics and institutions; the impact of technofeudalism on communication; power, intractable disagreement violence and cultural shamanism; and pathways toward authentic political change even if the way is shut.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e133-what-is-politics-and-why-are-we-stuck-w/benjamin-studebaker-tim-adalinSupport Voicecraft on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/voicecraftListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Exploring the tensions between ideology and reality, or ‘indestructible maps’ and participation in mystery and incompleteness, welcoming the philosopher, Voicecraft Network contributor and author of The Map is Indestructible, O.G. Rose in the form of Daniel Garner, in dialogue with Tim Adalin. This conversation continues the Cultural Shamanism series.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e132-the-trance-of-ideology-global-pluralism-indestructible-maps-w/-og-rose-tim-adalin-cultural-shamanism-pt-3Find 'The Map Is Indestructible' here: https://www.amazon.com/Map-Indestructible-Problems-Internally-Consistent/dp/1736507591/Listen to Daniel speak with Cadell Last in a conversation titled 'The Map Is Indestructible' @ https://youtu.be/UOFPEIyj8ScChapters00:00:00 Introduction00:01:00 Defining Global Pluralism00:08:30 Givens vs Maps: The Shift in How We Navigate Reality00:11:16 The Map is Indestructible: Consistency, Correspondence and Truth00:36:12 Address vs Explanation: Opening to the Gödel Point00:53:23 Universal Points of Connection Across Different Maps01:24:29 Cultural Shamanism and the Necessity of Gödel Points01:39:14 Practical Challenges: Authority, Intimacy, and Trust01:55:36 From Desire to Drive: Sustaining Presence in the Gödel Point02:11:52 Informal Conviviality and the Future of BelongingListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

An exploration of AI, human intelligence, dangers of cognitive atrophy, and lines of flight in response to teritorialisation. Welcoming the creator of the Cynefin Framework and iconoclastic generalist thinker Dave Snowden, who argues that AI represents artificial or algorithmic inference rather than true intelligence. He joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue that also broaches metacrisis vs polycrisis, religion and identity, economic and political systems, warfare and complexity.Dave's previous conversation on Voicecraft "Civilisation, Science & Spirituality" https://youtu.be/uXvWQzGcNCo---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e131-artificial-intelligence-vs-human-reasoning-w/-dave-snowdenTimestamps00:00 Intro00:15 The Nature of Intelligence08:05 Artificial Inference vs. Artificial Intelligence12:50 Extended Consciousness & Embodied Intelligence24:40 Education, Measurement & Cultural Atrophy31:48 Warfare, Complexity & Game Theory47:35 Religion, Identity & Collective Meaning57:10 Economic Systems & Gifting Cultures01:14:35 Technology, Design & Emergence01:25:39 Boundaries, Safety & System Design01:39:35 Power, Manipulation & Lines of FlightLearn more about Dave and Cynefin @ https://thecynefin.co/team/dave-snowden/ Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Philosopher Cadell Last joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue working with core themes from Last's new book: 'Real Speculations: Thought Foundations, Drive Myths, and Social Analysis. This is a comprehensive journey into core philosophy and psychoanalysis, intended for a network of networks engaging in common effort to understand and participate in the becoming of our time.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/beyond-the-myths-of-our-time-hegelian-philosopher-cadell-last-in-dialogue-with-tim-adalinFind Cadell's Philosophy Portal @ https://philosophyportal.online/Real Speculations @ https://www.amazon.com/Real-Speculations-Thought-Foundations-Analysis/dp/B0F5NV3821Cadell's conversation with @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel @ https://youtu.be/Q92oh-iXvqI?si=hdHEEOtWKAllXO1k---Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Dr Michael Levin's pioneering research on bioelectricity, morphogenesis, and cognition is reshaping our understanding of how living systems self-organize and regenerate. He explores how cells and tissues communicate through bioelectrical signals, guiding the formation of complex structures without relying solely on genetic instructions. He is a Distinguished Professor in Biology at Tufts University, working at the intersection of biology, computer science, and cognitive science.This dialogue explores meanings of influence, value, transhumanism, minds, collective intelligence, and the philosophical and scientific implications of Dr. Michael Levin's work. ---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e129-influence-value-transhumanism-questions-for-the-frontiers-of-biology-and-technology-w/-dr-michael-levin-tim-adalinSUPPORT the channel on Patreon @ https:///www.patreon.com/voicecraft0:00 Introduction, Influence and Approach1:19 TAME Framework and Mind Everywhere10:07 The Spectrum of Persuadability 18:43 Creating Novel Beings and Personal Transformation24:09 We Don't Create, We Participate32:56 Intelligence vs Cognition Key Differences39:31 Value Is Primary, Not Emergent45:51 Transhumanism vs Hyperhumanism Discussion52:55 The Cognitive Light Cone Concept57:10 Technology & ValueListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What does progress mean? How does it influence consciousness and our notions of value, quality and story? Can we think beyond it?Dialoguing with meanings of progress, mythos, conceptions of time, and the becoming of identity and culture. Welcoming paleontologist-futurist Michael Garfield and integral philosopher Jeremy D Johnson, author of Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness and philosopher Tim Adalin. For the video to see the screenshare, head over to https://youtu.be/tMd5dhEAj1o ---ACCESS the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e128-mythos-after-progress-jeremy-d-johnson-michael-garfield-tim-adalinSUPPORT THE CHANNEL on PATREON @ https:///www.patreon.com/voicecraft---Timestamps:00:00 Introduction & The Problem of Progress06:19 Fitness Landscapes & Evolutionary Navigation16:06 Value, Mythos, Soul, Image-making23:28 Embodied Time & Spatial Metaphors32:00 Digital Hauntology & Indigenous Temporalities42:57 Choosing What We Give Life To55:28 Finding Home Through Slowing Down01:02:41 Belonging & Context Windows01:13:57 Embassy & Cultural Navigation01:17:17 Living From the Future Present---Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

With influence from philosophy and psychonautic experience, this dialogue explores the forking path of humanity’s relation with technology. One way proposes hyperhumanism, which seeks to enhance humanity through the mindful use of technology. The other, transhumanism, promises 'transcendence' as an escape from the lack in humanity. Featuring Carl Hayden Smith, founder of the Museum of Consciousness, hyperhuman theorist and extended state DMT pioneer, in a Voicecraft dialogue with philosopher and consciousness theorist Cameron Duffy.---ACCESS the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e127-are-we-human-yet-dmtx-the-future-of-consciousness-carl-hayden-smith-in-dialogue-with-cameron-duffySUPPORT THE CHANNEL on PATREON @ https:///www.patreon.com/voicecraftTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:58 The central question: "Are we human yet?"03:14 The problem with transhuman and post-human theories06:35 Species in amnesia and technological context15:13 Mycelium networks and sharing wisdom21:20 Learning to die before you die26:07 Practical hyperhumanism and technology use 30:35 Context engineering and sensory awareness40:00 DMTx, Cybernaut and psychonaut exploration46:17 Healing from healing culture50:30 Entities and consciousness exploration1:10:57 Jean Gebser's stages of consciousness1:13:58 Strife, love, and creating beautiful contextsListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

A philosophical exploration into the weird of magic, aliens and altered states with the neo-Jungian thinker, psychotherapist and baby wizard, neo-Jungian Anderson Todd and Tim Adalin.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e126-magic-aliens-w/-anderson-todd-tim-adalinSupport Voicecraft @ https://www.patreon.com/c/voicecraftTimestamps00:02 - Introduction02:20 - Jungian Perspective on UFOs & the Psychoid09:00 - How do we participate in understanding magic and aliens22:00 - Frameworks for understanding anomalous phenomena48:56 - Psychedelic Entity Encounters01:00:21 - Channeling and Historical Magic01:37:56 - DMT Experiences and Entity Encounters01:40:37 - Certainty vs. Skepticism in Mystical Experiences01:43:19 - Magic as Experimental Psychotechnology01:48:22 - Re-enchantment and Ethical Transformation02:08:46 - Ayahuasca and the Mythic "Duh" Moment02:27:39 - Symbolic Manipulation and Propaganda02:37:36 - Pluralism and CommunicationListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

When should we make the unconscious conscious in social contexts? Welcoming Voicecraft members O.G. Rose (philosopher) and Dr Aspasia Karageorge (psychologist) in dialogue with Tim Adalin. We speak with questions of emotional maturity, AI & human complexities, cultural shamanism, societal structures, and the balance between individual and collective transformation, blending philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. ---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e125-making-the-unconscious-conscious-cultural-shamanism-w/-og-rose-tim-adalin-aspasia-karageorgeLearn how to become a Voicecraft member @ https://www.voicecraft.io/networkSupport this channel with a small contribution @ https://www.patreon.com/c/voicecraftThe previous Cultural Shamanism conversation which expands on the notion more explicitly is E114.---Timestamps (mostly AI gen)00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Cultural Shamanism & Making the Unconscious Conscious07:19 - Discerning Unconscious Influences 16:15 - Role of Art and Parables in Awareness 25:20 - Belonging and Societal Precarity 34:03 - AI and the Outsourcing of Relationships 47:28 - Attentionalism and Cultural Dynamics 58:13 - Emotional Maturity in Historical Crises 01:13:48 - Navigating Anger and Emotional Nuance 01:31:47 - Stories vs. Participatory Contexts Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming the return of the neo-Jungian thinker, psychotherapist and cog-sci wizard, Anderson Todd, centered on the phenomenon of synchronicity—those moments of meaningful coincidence that seem to transcend causality. He joins Tim Adalin to dialogue on how synchronicity can be nurtured through trust, intentional design, and a willingness to engage with life’s mysteries, even as technology challenges our sense of reality.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e124-designing-for-synchronicity-w/-neo-jungian-anderson-todd-tim-adalin00:00 - Introduction 00:10 - Synchronicity & Alignment 07:55 - Designing for Serendipity 25:00 - Synchronicity as Magic 39:00 - Hacking Synchronicity 45:00 - Trust, Intimacy, Risk01:07:09 - Jung, Archetypes in Modernity 01:15:00 - The Magic Circle 01:30:00 - Artificial Intelligence & MagicAbout Anderson:Anderson Todd is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the University of Toronto, where he has taught in the Cognitive Science programme, Interdisciplinary Courses on Jungian Theory, and Buddhist Psychology and Mental Health programme. He teaches on Consciousness and The Unconscious, focusing on the techniques and technologies of intentional self-transformation. He consults internationally with individuals and organizations, in private practice as a Registered Psychotherapist, and as an enrichment education specialist. His research interests include altered states, insight and intelligence enhancement, non-invasive brain stimulation, attentional neurofeedback, roleplaying games, neo-Jungian lucid dreaming, practical psychotechnology, and the mechanics of psychotherapeutic efficacy. He has been an avid roleplaying game enthusiast, writer, and storyteller for nearly 40 years. His library has become immense. He has learned from his videos just how much he talks with his hands.You can find his YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@AndersonToddFind previous dialogues with Anderson on Voicecraft here: https://youtu.be/ztuNGOZ6N5AListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0