On this podcast a couple weeks ago I explored “The Great Stage Theory Debate”, a controversy kicked off by a tweet from Nora Bateson that said that developmental theory is “BS, colonial as hell and has got to go.” Now, apparently, we have the whole book version! “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of […]
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November 26th, 2021 Ken Wilber visits The Stoa to discuss the wisdom of integral theory. Past guests of The Stoa asked Ken questions. They include Bonnitta Roy, Gail Bradbrook, Zachary Stein, Greg Thomas, and John Vervaeke. Why are the YouTube comments disabled? Answer: https://thestoa.substack.com/p/stoic-punk-or-why-you-should-stop More events: thestoa.ca Regular updates: thestoa.substack.com Support The Stoa: patreon.com/the_stoa
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Are the UK and US about to legalise magic mushrooms? A number of cities and states in the US have decriminalised psychedelics, and recent headlines in the UK have reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is thinking of rescheduling psilocybin. But 50 years into the war on drugs, is widespread legalisation a real possibility? In
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November 24th, 2021 Clinton Callahan, originator of Possibility Management and author of Radiant Joy Brilliant Love, visits The Stoa to discuss the “8 prisons” for us to escape. “In Westernized Modern Culture, we are born in a series of eight bubbles that are woven into the layers of our Boxes. Getting out of each of
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November 24th, 2021 Bonnitta Roy returns to The Stoa to continue discussing her “Origins of the Self” map. Part 3: Individuation Beyond Identity The rest of the series can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoZ5e3aD_LuQoDMmjnQApeqDS00iMxHBz More about The Pop-Up School… bonnittaroy.substack.com Why are the YouTube comments disabled? Answer: https://thestoa.substack.com/p/stoic-punk-or-why-you-should-stop thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa thestoa.substack.com
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Is it possible to affirm that our social reality is a kind of spell, an incantation produced by advertising and the media, and therefore that these disciplines are modern forms of magic? These and other questions will be addressed in Eros Unchained, a documentary series that will make a historical journey on the influence of
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Emerge Gathering 2021 – Documentary film by Tommy Gärdh from Visionary Films Stockholm
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November 23rd, 2021 Part 2: Skillful with diverse modes of cognition Robert Gilman from the Context Institute is our philosopher in residence for the month of November. He will be building on his August visit to The Stoa where he described the main dysfunctions in modern culture as 1) clueless about psychodynamics, 2) narrow modes
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Is reality created in our minds, or are the things you can touch and feel all that’s real? Philosopher Bernardo Kastrup holds doctorates in both philosophy and computer science, and has made a name for himself by arguing for metaphysical idealism, the idea that reality is essentially a mental phenomenon. In this Showcase he’ll explain
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Sovereignty, Love and Choice On a definition of sovereignty, and how it relates to love and choice.Full video: https://youtu.be/4sXFiDh0xgoClipped by Lorcan McSharp On a definition of sovereignty, and how it relates to love and choice. Full video: https://youtu.be/4sXFiDh0xgo Clipped by Lorcan McSharp
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