June 28th, 2023 The final online public event at The Stoa includes: Overview from Peter Breath exercise from Steve Beattie Collective Presencing from Ria Baeck Closing ritual from Rebecca Fox Collective Presence speakers: Peter Limberg: https://lessfoolish.substack.com Rebecca Fox: https://rebeccafox.substack.com Steve Beattie: https://breathinginnature.com Ria Baeck: https://www.collectivepresencing.org Schuyler Brown: https://www.artofemergence.com Bonnitta Roy: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com A.J. Bond: https://discomfortable.net Nick […]

This presentation occurred at the Science of Logic for the Global Brain conference on June 25th, 2023, hosted by Cadell Last’s Philosophy Portal. This presentation is a sequel to a presentation I did at the UTOK Consilience Conference 2023: Unifying Knowledge and Orienting Toward a Wisdom Commons: https://youtu.be/fTzVbCtobFs The presentation includes: -A brief history of

June 22nd, 2023 Who is pursuing wisdom in these Post-Post-Modern times? Please tune in to the inspiration of next-generation “wisdom guides,” what inspires them about pursuing wisdom, and explore its effects on art, relationships, and life. More: https://rspnd.network thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa lessfoolish.substack.com

June 21st, 2023 “On the Internet,” one famous comic strip goes, “nobody knows you’re a dog.” But what are we, online? This hourlong conversation, pegged to the release of Tara Isabella Burton’s Self-Made: Curating our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians, would explore what “self-creation” looks like in the age of the internet, from

June 20th, 2023 There is a time in one’s life when the prospect of death becomes more real—when we find ourselves facing new challenges and new callings in both the physical and spiritual domains. Everyone’s path is unique. And yet, when we know the end is nigh, there may be specific near-universal life themes that

June 17th, 2023 Charlie Awbery, Jared Janes, and David Chapman wrap up the contemporary Vajrayana series at The Stoa. This is the seventh in an introduction series (past sessions at http://evolvingground.org/resources) for those interested in Charlie & Jared’s community of yogic practice, Evolving Ground. Read Charlie & David’s article on the learning relationship here: https://vajrayananow.com/evolving-gro…

June 19th, 2023 Join philosopher-entrepreneur Bryan Johnson to explore the philosophy of the Blueprint. Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint philosophy focuses on intentional practices and systems that shape our individual and collective destinies…. “My new endeavor, Project Blueprint, aims to measure all 70 organs of my body and then maximally reverse the quantified biological age of each.

June 17th, 2023 Charlie Awbery, Jared Janes, and David Chapman wrap up the contemporary Vajrayana series at The Stoa. This is the sixth in an introduction series (past sessions at evolvingground.org/resources) for those interested in Charlie & Jared’s community of yogic practice, Evolving Ground. thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa lessfoolish.substack.com

June 16th, 2023 We delve into the fascinating concept of identity in the digital age. As society strives to establish trust in online spaces, the quest for Enlightenment ideals seems to be taking a concerning turn towards a totalitarian mindset. Identitarians aim to unleash the ancient magics of sociology and psychology to these ends, but