The Integral Stage Expanded Universe (ISEU)
The Integral Stage Expanded Universe is an archive of long-form conversations with thinkers and practitioners from the developmental, transformational, and regenerative communities. Hosted in a conversational, curiosity-driven spirit, it explores integral theory, personal growth, and social change without curating or validating any particular guest or viewpoint. The show explicitly refuses to offer safe or pre-approved ideas, aiming instead for nuanced and open-ended exploration. Episodes are drawn from a broad range of voices across these overlapping fields.
Episodes
AWAKENED WHOLENESS - "The Collective" w/ Abigail & Geoff
dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.In the eighth and final episode of the series, Layman, Abigail and Geoff explore the facet they call the collectivehttps://pacificintegral.substack.com/p/the-seven-facets-of-awakened-wholeness-bb0
AUTHOR SERIES - "Psyche & Symbolic Learning" w/ Brendan Dempsey
In this new Integral Stage Authors interview, Layman meets with Brendan Graham Dempsey to talk about his latest book in The Evolution of Meaning series, Psyche and Symbolic Learning."Having established in Volume 1 that meaning is a kind of adaptive knowledge complexifying across emergent information processing regimes (structural, genetic, neuronal, and symbolic), Volume 2 of The Evolution of
ROAD TO COSMO-EROTIC HUMANISM - "Radical Kabbalah" pt I (w/ M. Gafni)
This discussion continues the exploration of the intellectual journey to the Cosmo-Erotic Humanism model of the Center for World Spirituality. We take a deep look at the intricacies of the "acosmic humanism" of Mordechai Leiner through the lends of the book Radical Kabbalah.
Spiritual Narcissism w/ Claudia Fabrizy
Claudia Fabrizy meets with Layman to talk about the inner life, spiritual development, narcissism, sovereignty, shadow work, and much more.Claudia Fabrizy's YT Channel / @claudiafabrizy
Soul Expression ! -- An Awakened Wholeness Facet w/ Geoff &Abigail
The Facets of Awakened Wholeness Projecthttps://pacificintegral.substack.com/p/the-seven-facets-of-awakened-wholeness-bb0
The Cosmic Giggle w/ Eric Davis
Layman Pascal sits down with author and noted esoteric theorist Erik Davis to explore the strange loop that connects humor and spirituality. Erik Davis is an author, scholar, award-winning journalist, podcaster, and professional talker. My wide-ranging work dances around the intersection of alternative religion, media, the popular imagination, and the cultural history of California.TechGnosis webs
The Liminal Cafe w/ Sher Griffin
The Liminal Café is where the locals of the liminal web gather for coffee and conversation. In this new series, Layman chats with the people and patrons who, for some curious reason, find themselves drawn to this sketchy corner of the internet...For episode 17 of the Liminal Café, Sher Griffin meets with Layman to talk about her 'integral' origin story, and her interests in mental health,
Love The System w/ Peter Merry
Layman meets with author, educator, entrepreneur and tech-friendly "energy worker," Peter Merry, to explore the nature and function of subtle energy and a technology he has developed to possibly begin to better measure and interact with it, and to promote greater group cohesion, which he calls the Wyrd Commons.Peter Merry websitehttps://petermerry.org/
AWAKENED WHOLENESS VI: "Embodiment" w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.
AWAKENED WHOLENESS V: "Awakening" w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.
AWAKENED WHOLENESS IV: "Intimacy" w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh
AWAKENED WHOLENESS III: "Complexity" w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh
AUTHOR SERIES - "A Brief History of God" w/ Nish Dubashia
Layman sits down with Nish Dubashia to talk about his recent Sky Meadow publication, A Brief History of God."A Brief History of God: From Nature Spirits to Cosmic Consciousness is a thought-provoking journey through the evolution of humanity's spiritual understanding. In this compelling exploration, Nish Dubashia traces the arc of religious and spiritual thought, from the earliest tribal
SALON OF THE BANNED - Metaconservatives, Trolls & Blake Anderson
The audio is a little sketchy. And perhaps not just the audio. I had a nice time talking with Blake who is someone I banned from an online space. His "right-wing trolling" and "problematic behavior" upset a lot of folks. Partly legitimately and partly, perhaps, because developmental, spiritual and integrative spaces may have an allergy to conservatism. Is meta-conservatism e
AUTHOR SERIES - "Integral Tibetan Buddhism" w/ Pema Dragpa
Pema Dragpa's new book, An Integral View of Tibetan Buddhism, is the inspiration for and ostensible focus of this conversation between Dragpa and Layman, but it is also just an excuse for them to get together to chat about their favorite dharma, meditation, and "transformative practice in a time between worlds" topics.Lama Pema Dragpa is a resident Dharma teacher at Padma Samye Ling
SEEK FIRST THE FREQUENCY OF THE GODDESS w/ Cris Beasley
Cris Beasley joins Layman in an exploration of alternative sensemaking to talk about the generative principles and practices that help her creatively navigate the challenges of life in this time between worlds.Cris founded a sustainable AI company nine years ago – well before it was the latest thing on the block. It was featured in a cover story of The Atlantic. She stopped Sequoia Capital from tr
AUTHORS - "The Space Between Us" w/ Peter Mitchell & Anne Sweet
In this Integral Stage Authors Series video, Layman gets together with Peter Mitchell and Anne Sweet to talk about the new book, The Space Between Us, and to explore the "field dynamics" of dialogue and intersubjective contemplative practice.The Space Between Us: Awakening Together in a Fractured World invites you into a radical shift in how we meet ourselves, each other, and the moment. Drawing o
PRINCIPLES OF POST-POSTMODERN SPIRITUALITY w/ Steve McIntosh
In this special episode, Layman meets with Steve McIntosh to talk about the overlaps between their respective approaches to post-postmodern spirituality, and in particular about the 6 Agreements that Steve proposes are necessary to move towards a genuinely pluralist, post-postmodern spiritual understanding and practice.
Pre-Tragic, Tragic & Post-Tragic Pt 2 w/ Gafni
This is the second part of a deep dive into the nuances of the pre-tragic, tragic & post-tragic framing. It begins in speculative theory space and moves into a consideration of power, post-tragic sexual narratives, the integrity of developmental communities, self-harm, and the collective future of inquiry into the concept of the Post-Tragic. Oblique references are made to the film Fight Club,
AWAKENED WHOLENESS II: "Integration" w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.If episode 1 was an opportunity for oxen to graze widely in the field, episode 2 (The Principle of Integration) explores how a bolus bec
Authors - "The Alchemy of Being a House" w/ Jen Peer Rich
In this new Integral Stage Author Series episode, Layman sits down with Dr. Jen Peer Rich to talk about her recently published book, The Alchemy of Being a House.In this poetic, fiercely honest memoir, Jen Peer Rich invites us inside the living house of her body shaped by early childhood cancer, trauma, chronic illness, disability, caregiving and decades of survival. Told through many rooms and di
Pre-Tragic, Tragic & Post-Tragic Part 1 w/ Gafni
This is the first half of a discussion in which Layman and the Rabbi discuss the origins, nature, community use, philosophical necessity, and intriguing extensions of the tripartite concept of pre-tragic, tragic & post-tragic.
INTEGRAL PSYCHOTHERAPY #10 - "Transcendental Dementia?" w/ Bettina Witchers
How do we cultivate robust, ethical, convivial human beings who have access to their full cognitive, emotional, and motivational resources? How can we better live functional, enjoyable lives, contribute to our societies' health and evolution, keep growing internally, and maximize the potentials of our best states? In this new Integral Stage series, we will be talking to Integral psychotherapis
AUTHOR SERIES - "An Integral View of Tibetan Buddhism" w/ Pema Dragpa
Pema Dragpa's new book, An Integral View of Tibetan Buddhism, is the inspiration for and ostensible focus of this conversation between Dragpa and Layman, but it is also just an excuse for them to get together to chat about their favorite dharma, meditation, and "transformative practice in a time between worlds" topics.https://www.amazon.com/s?k=an+integral+view+of+tibetan+buddhism+pe
A REQUIEM FOR ANDEW COHEN w/ Daniela Bomatter & Carter Phipps
This was recorded in two parts earlier this year following the death of the influential, controversial and "integrally-informed" teacher of radical, evolutionary and collective enlightenment processes -- Andrew Cohen.
Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness #1 w/ Geoff & Abigail
The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.https://pacificintegral.substack.com/p/the-seven-facets-of-awakened-wholeness-bb0----------------------Abigail Lynam, PhD, is faculty fo
THE ROAD TO COSMO-EROTIC HUMANISM - "Angel Tears"
Our exploration of "The Evolution of Tears" concludes with a look at the role of sorrow in visionary experience & spiritual maturity with a special focus on the need to reclaim and integrate the tears that we might displace onto "the angels." The key textual references here are Isaac and Ishmael.
NEW MONASTERIES & INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES w/ Catherine Pawasarat Sensei
The intricacies of establishing and unfolding intentional spiritual and philosophical communities with the Sensei of the Clear Sky Monastery.
POST-TRAGIC WORLDVIEWS (and painting) w/ Alexander Love
The concept of the "post-tragic," associated with the work of Marc Gafni and a few others, is not in broad circulation. Alexander Love is deploying and investigating the term and I join him to suggest that it is basically a redux of Nietzsche's concept of the Tragic per se. Plus we talk Painting!
LIMINAL CAFE #14 - Rufus, Sylvie & the Art of the Second Renaissance
LIFE ITSELF, THE SECOND RENAISSANCE, AND HUMAN TRANSFORMATION IN A TIME OF META-CRISISFor episode 14, Layman sits down with Rufus Pollock and Sylvie Barbier to talk about the Life Itself and Second Renaissance communities and organizations, the importance of mapping the meta-communities, the role of art in cultural transformation, and the upcoming Harvard conference on the meta-crisis.Rufus Polloc
THE ROAD TO COSMO-EROTIC HUMANISM - The "Tears" of Marc Gafni part II
We continue our exploration of the backstory and intellectual journey to "Cosmo-erotic Humanism" with a further exploration of the relentless Rabbi's book on Tears. This time we focus on questions related to God's Voice, Laughter in Hell, Bondage & the Abraham/Isaac tale.
AUTHOR SERIES - "Embracing Paradox, Evolving Language" w/ Lisa Maroski
For the 50th (?) episode of the Integral Stage's Author Series, Layman meets with novelist and linguistic philosopher, Lisa Maroski, to explore her ideas around the enactive power of language and speech, and her experiments in finding new forms of language to more deeply embody liminal and nondual sensibilities.From the book's description:In Embracing Paradox, Evolving Language: Expressing
LIMINAL CAFE #13 w/ John Churchill
A MONK, A SHAMAN, AND A SCIENTIST WALK INTO A BAR AT THE EDGE OF THE APOCALYPSE...Layman sits down with meditation and planetary dharma teacher, John Churchill, to enjoy a Double Venti Alchemist's Elixir and a rich, wide-ranging conversation exploring the shape of emergent integrative spiritualities at the edge of the Apocalypse.Born in London, Dr. Churchill's interest in psycho-spiritual
Integral AI for Idiots
My upcoming Parallax course Integral Theory for Idiots starts July 6th. I thought it would be intriguing to compare the audio of a course description that I wrote and the alternative descriptions put together by three different free online AIs -- Claude, Deepseek & Perplexity. The tone they favor and the particular elements they "chose" to emphasize are very interesting...
LIMINAL CAFE #11 w/ Kazi Adi Shakti
The Liminal Café is where the locals of the liminal web gather for coffee and conversation. In this new series, Layman chats with the people and patrons who, for some curious reason, find themselves drawn to this sketchy corner of the internet...NAGARJUNA, DELEUZE, AND WHITEHEAD ADVANCED RHIZOMATICALLY INTO A BARFor episode 11, Layman joins Kazi Adi Shakti in the Amaravathi branch of the Liminal C
WHO'S AFRAID OF INTEGRAL POSTMETAPHYSICS? #1 w/ Alexander Love
It might be totally appropriate, and even wise, to fear integral postmetaphysics. But in this inaugural episode of our new Integral Stage series, Who's Afraid of Integral Postmetaphysics?, Layman and Alexander Love will try to convince you otherwise...Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the
AUTHOR SERIES - "CONEtrolled" w/ Nava Israel
For the forty-seventh episode of the Integral Stage Author Series, Layman meets with Dr. Nava Israel to discuss her "Cone" model, which describes a common pattern through which often well-meaning solutions to problems end up transforming into dogmatic systems that rob individuals of their freedoms and worsen their problems. Layman invites Dr. Nava to unpack the inner workings of the systems that
AUTHOR SERIES - "First Principles and First Values" w/ David J. Temple (pt 2)
Layman continues the discussion with Marc Gafni and Zak Stein about their jointly authored book, First Principles and First Values, this time focusing on some of the core philosophical arguments.
They are publishing the book pseudonymously under the name, David J. Temple.
LIMINAL CAFE w/ Elen Awalom (pt 2)
For episode 10, Layman sits down again with Ēlen Awalom, this time to talk about unhealthy and healthy gender models, and the roles of attachment, trauma, and development in contemporary gender relations.
Ēlen Awalom is an Eritrean-American Somatic Experiencing practitioner, writer, entrepreneur and cultural commentator.
She lives and works in DC where she is the founder of The Almaz Institute
PUBLIC SHADOW #2 w/ Jill Nephew
In this special episode, Layman meets with human woman, Jill Nephew, to explore the intricacies of projection and shadow, image and truth, public identities and dopplegangers, in our highly mediated, complexly entangled, and increasingly manipulable digital information spaces.
Jill Nephew is the founder of Inqwire, PBC a company on a mission to help the world make sense. The Inqwire technology i
SOUL OF AI #13 w/ Evelyn Paul
For the thirteenth episode of The Soul of AI, Layman sits down with shaman and spiritual teacher, Evelyn Paul, to explore a shamanic take on the emergence and nature of AI, and to discuss some of her shamanic journeys that have shaped her insights into the topic.
LIMINAL CAFE w/ Alexander Love (pt 1)
For episode 9, Layman sits down with Alexander Love for a rich conversation about his life and healing journey, love and forgiveness, creativity, integral and Taoist thought, and a book he is working on on what he calls the five evolutionary gestures.
Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the v
AUTHOR SERIES - "Processing Reality" w/ John Buchanan
For the forty-sixth episode of the Integral Stage Author Series, Layman sits down to talk with John H. Buchanan about his new autobiographical and philosophical meditation on process thought, death, psychedelics, and the journey from addiction to sobriety and meaningful living.
John H. Buchanan received his master’s degree in humanistic/transpersonal psychology from West Georgia College and his
AUTHOR SERIES - "The Only Constant" w/ Alyssa Allegretti
Layman meets with Alyssa Allegretti, to talk about her Substack-published book in progress, The Only Constant: How to Stay (Somewhat) Stable & Organized During Times of Transition & Grief. Dubbing her the Meta-Marie Kondo, Layman invites Alyssa to share her insights into the art of internal housekeeping, and the transformational significance of everyday tasks.
http://www.whatisemerging.c
THE ROAD TO COSMO-EROTIC HUMANISM - The "Tears" of Marc Gafni
Our research into the philosophical premises of whatever is going under the names of "Cosmo-Erotic Humanism" and "David J. Temple" continues with a first pass into Tears -- a book that uses the Jewish Rite of Rosh Hashanah to explore the necessity of the return of ritual and the importance of that religion plays beyond philosophy and spirituality.
AUTHOR SERIES - "The Alchemy of the Psyche" w/ Robin Hummel
Layman huddles in a Finnish grove with Robin Hummel (Bassareus) to talk about his new book, Alchemy of the Psyche. Robin discusses his journey leading up to the book, and together they explore the nature of archetypes, the difference between direct and indirect approaches to interacting with the archetypes, the importance of ritual, shadow work, and much more.
https://www.lulu.com/shop/bassareus
THE METAPODCAST - Looking back at "Radical Emergence" w/ Dr. Jen & Dr. Sally
On The Meta-Podcast (formerly Integral Podcasters), we talk with podcasters, YouTubers, and other media producers who are trying to offer, or who can't help but offer, more integrative perspectives. Who are these people, what do they collectively understand and point towards, and how can they be interlinked, mutually supported, clarified, and amplified?
For episode 41, Layman is joined again by
AUTHOR SERIES - "5 Principles of the Middle Way" w/ Robert M. Ellis
Layman sits down again with Middle Way philosopher and author, Robert M. Ellis, this time to discuss his new book, The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy -- the second book in a planned 9-part series on the Middle Way. Layman and Robert review the essential arguments of the book, exploring how a post-traditional, universalized middle-way philosophy might show up and what it might contribute
AUTHOR SERIES - "Birthing the Symbiotic Age" w/ Richard Flyer
For the forty-second episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman meets with Richard Flyer, founder of the Symbiotic Culture Lab, to talk about his new book, Birthing the Symbiotic Age. They discuss Richard's early life experiences and influences, and together explore how, as the book argues, "we can emerge from our fragmented and conflicted social networks/silos and create susta
SOUL OF A.I. #12 w/ Lee Chazen
The question of the promise and peril of AI is a proper one for our long-running Love the System series, but we thought it deserved its own spot as a sub-series due to the rapid development and proliferation of Large Language Models and other ground-breaking AI technologies over the past six months. It may be too early to tell yet, but with the clear power of this emergent technology, its potentia
NONDUALITY SALON w/ Leeza Edwards
For the 12th episode of Non/duality, Layman meets with nondual teacher, Leeza Edwards, to talk about her early formative experiences, her spiritual practice and transformation, and her insights into the nature of nondual realization and its relationship to or impact on growth, sense of self, relational and communication dynamics, connection to ancestry and lineage, and much more.
Leeza teaches se
METAPODCAST w/ Hoe Math
Several months ago, seasoned integral content creators watched with a mix of amazement and dismay as the integrally informed video, "Levels of Thinking," on a relationship and dating advice channel called Hoe_Math, blew up and got numbers in a couple weeks that no integral video in history has ever approached. Poor Corey DeVos needed to go get therapy, and I'm still recovering. So L
LOVE THE SYSTEM w/ Forrest Wilson
In Episode 25, Layman meets with Forrest Wilson, host of The Forrest Wilson Experience, to talk about healthy, generative relationships to money; the internal and external conditions needed to shift to new, more value-centered, eudaimonic economies; the importance of the cultivation of, and a living relationship with, financial intelligence; and much more.
Forrest Wilson is the host of The Forre
LIMINAL CAFE w/ Elen Awalom
The Liminal Café is where the locals of the liminal web gather for coffee and conversation. In this new series, Layman chats with the people and patrons who, for some curious reason, find themselves drawn to this sketchy corner of the internet...
SHADOW-WORK, DESCENT, AND DEVELOPMENT IN EMBODIED LEADERSHIP
For episode 8, Layman sits down with Ēlen Awalom to talk about her experience as an activ
Public Shadow in the Planetary Age #1 - "The Gafni Within"
This is the first episode of a new series exploring the subtle dynamics of collective shadow, narrative making & our responses to how we are perceived. In the digital epoch, it is unlikely that anyone will escape confrontation with a negative image of themselves existing in the minds of others. Do we learn from it? Fight it? Absorb it? Ignore it? And how do we evaluate anything when informatio
AUTHOR SERIES: "The Marianne Williamson Presidential Phenomenon" w/ Michael Fisher
For the 38th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman welcomes fellow Canadian, fearologist, and author, Michael Fisher, to talk about his 2021 book, The Marianne Williamson Presidential Phenomenon. While the book chronicled Marianne's first presidential campaign, and offered commentary and critique on the strengths and missteps of those efforts, it is relevant now as well as she e
AUTHOR SERIES - "The Subtle Body: A Genealogy" w/ Simon Cox
For the 39th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman cozies up in a yurt with Simon Cox to talk about his recent book, The Subtle Body: A Genealogy.
Simon tells Layman about his history studying martial arts, including six years under a kung fu master on Wudang Mountain in China, and the path that led him to a deep, graduate-level comparative exploration of conceptions of the subtle
SOUL OF AI #11 w/ Cris Beasley
For the eleventh episode of The Soul of AI, Layman sits down with healer, artist, and AI entrepreneur and consultant, Cris Beasley, to talk about the interface of art and AI; the narcissistic dynamics that drive much of our modern structures, and bringing healing to those dynamics; "Letting the piranha eat us"; the difference between artificial intelligence and augmented intelligence; t
SOUL OF AI # 10 w/ Speaker John Ash
The question of the promise and peril of AI is a proper one for our long-running Love the System series, but we thought it deserved its own spot as a sub-series due to the rapid development and proliferation of Large Language Models and other ground-breaking AI technologies over the past six months. It may be too early to tell yet, but with the clear power of this emergent technology, its potenti
SEXUALITY & GENDER w/ The Transpersonal Center
To shake things up a little on The Integral Stage, we are dropping down a few chakras to explore all the ins and outs of awakened sexuality, conscious relationship, and sensuously embodied spiritual practice.
For episode 22, Layman is joined by Catherine Auman and Greg Lawrence of The Transpersonal Center in LA, to talk about the tantric arts, transpersonal dimensions of development, sexuality a
INTEGRAL UFOLOGY - Second Panel Discussion
Several years after the original Integral UFOlogy series was published, the Integral UFOlogy panel reconvenes to discuss the latest UAP news and disclosures, and the latest developments in their own research and experiences in these areas.
Panelists: Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Stuart Davis, Chris Dierkes, Giorgio Piacenza, Layman Pascal, and Bruce Alderman.
Original Panel Discussion: • Integral
SEXUALITY SERIES - "Shameless" w/ Dr. Tina Shermer Sellers
For episode 23, Layman is joined by Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, a sex educator and psychotherapist, to explore questions around gender and sexual development; the impact of shame on sexual development, and the relationship of shame and guilt; the problems in recent and contemporary sex education in the United States; the possibilities for a hedonic education; deeper forms of sexual identity and de
AUTHOR SERIES - "Metamodernism" w/ Brendan Graham Dempsey
For the 37th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman meets again prolific metamodern author and friend of the channel, Brendan Graham Dempsey, to talk about his latest book, "Metamodernism: Or, The Cultural Logic of Cultural Logics." In this much needed work, Brendan surveys the variety of "metamodernisms" that have emerged in recent years and, using some integrat
MAHAMUDRA & GRAMMAR w/ Terri O'Fallon & Bruce Alderman
Layman Pascal and Bruce Alderman meet with Terri O'Fallon to discuss her recent course exploring the intersections of Mahamudra practice and the STAGES model; the relationship of states and stages, and the role of states in higher psychospiritual development; the linguistic dimensions of development, and developmental assessment; nonduality and the embodied dimensions of language; preposition
POST-NORMAL WORLDVIEWS w/ Markus Feenstra
In Postnormal Worldviews, Layman is joined by eco-village explorer and Fourth Way practitioner, Markus Feenstra, to inquire into the question of normalcy, how it gets socially established, and what processes, practices, and sensitivities allow for the establishment of new normals; the problem of mismatches between the 'normal' and what we might sense intuitively as what is deeply right; t
THE FIFTH QUADRANT w/ Aviv Shahar
Layman sits down with Aviv Shahar, host of the Portals of Perception, to explore his attempt at charting a grounded esoteric path that grows beyond our integrative metamodels.
AUTHOR SERIES - "Metaphysics of Exo-Life" w/ Andrew Davis
For the 36th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman beams Andrew M. Davis up to his orbital studio to talk about his recently published book, Metaphysics of Exo-Life. In this wide-ranging discussion, they talk about the renewed interest in and relevance of the field of cosmo-theology, as scientists are detecting possible indicators of life on remote planets and the government is app
SOUL OF A.I. #9 w/ David Swedlow
For the ninth episode of The Soul of AI, Layman meets with coach and Circling facilitator, David Swedlow, to thread thoughtfully between the usual utopian and dystopian narratives on AI; and given the degree of speculation in the face of the unknown that even experts in the field are forced to do, to consider the roles and responsibilities each of us has to think these issues through carefully an
METASHAMANICS - "Jungian Psychology & Drumming" w/ Robin
Following on several episodes on The Integral Stage where we have discussed subtle energy, neo-shamanism, and related topics, Layman sits down with Robin, a Finnish shamanic practitioner and Jungian, to talk about the history of shamanism, the differences in its forms and manifestations around the globe, the various efforts to reconstruct lost shamanic traditions in our time, its intersections wi
LOVE THE SYSTEM - "Post-libertarianism" w/ Jason McClain
In a swanky high-rise apartment, just beyond the Thunderdome, Layman sits down with Jason the McClain to talk about the attractions and the limitations of libertarianism, Jason's early formative experiences with it, and the experiences and insights that eventually led him to leave it behind. From a meta-level, they also discuss what it means, and what it takes, to be ready to let go of one'
AUTHOR SERIES - "Agromancy" w/ Patrick Gac
In this special, quasi-Author Series video, Layman meets with Patrick Gac to discuss an innovative, natural-cycle based divinatory system that Patrick argues is compatible with and informed by some of the leading theory in our liminal worldspace, from John Vervaeke's 4-E cogsci to Bobby Azarian's cosmology.
Agromancy, meaning "divination of the fields", is a card deck based sys
METAPODCAST - "Radical Emergence" Dr. Sally & Dr. Jen
Layman is joined by Dr. Sally Adnams Jones & Dr. Jen Peer Rich to talk about the journey that led to the launch of their Radical Emergence podcast, and the ideas and vision that inspire it.
What is meant by "radical emergence"?
In this time of rapid change and transformation, why is it important to explore vulnerability and suffering, descent and embodiment? What are the roots
THE TRUST CRISIS #1 w/ Alan Watkins & Durwin Foster
In this special episode, Layman is joined by leadership expert, Alan Watkins, and psychotherapist, Durwin Foster, to explore themes from Alan's new book, Lie-Ability: How Leaders Build and Break Trust. What are the seven dark arts of deception? From integral leadership and psychotherapeutic perspectives, how are we to address breakdowns in sensemaking and coherence in a culture where deceit h
THE SOUL OF A.I. #7.5 -- Revisiting Jill Nephew's Position
For the eighth episode of The Soul of AI (or maybe this is episode 7.5), Layman sits down again with Jill Nephew to talk to her about her responses to some of the previous guests' positions on AI; the problems with scaling; and to go into more detail on her concerns about the limitations and dangers of this alluring technology.
Jill Nephew is the founder of Inqwire, PBC a company on a missio
AUTHOR SERIES - "Abyssal Arrows" w/ Cadell Last
Layman meets with Dr. Cadell Last to talk about a new philosophy anthology that Cadell co-edited with O.G. Rose, and to which Layman contributed as well: Abyssal Arrows: Spiritual Leadership Inspired by Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Through a review of a number of the essays in this volume, they explore the potential meanings and implications of the notion of Übermensch, especially in our times; th
AUTHOR SERIES - "Human Work" w/ Naryan Wong & Leanne Holdsworth
Layman meets with the co-authors of Human Work, Leanne Holdsworth and Naryan Wong, to explore the leadership mindsets that can help foster more livable, humanised workspaces (British spelling of humanized optional!).
How can our work environments be transformed if learning and growth are regularly emphasized; if everyone is recognized as a leader in some capacity; if greater attention is paid t
THE SOUL OF A.I. #7 w/ Jim Rutt
For the seventh episode, Layman meets with Game-B godfather, Jim Rutt, to talk about his recent experiments of using AI to help with screenwriting, the intersections of AI and the creative arts, the likely positive and negative impacts AI will have on human cognitive development, the alignment problem and the seven most likely challenges that AI poses to our civilization, and his ideal vision of
AUTHOR SERIES - "Belonging Again" w/ O.G. Rose (Daniel Garner)
For the 34th episode of the Integral Stage Authors series, Layman sits down with Daniel Garner of @O.G.Rose (Michelle.and.Daniel) to talk about their new book, Belonging Again -- the first in a series of explorations on the topic of "belonging" in our fragmented age.
As they put it in the book's description: "Our identities, religions, nationalities, occupations, life choices,
SOUL OF A.I. #5 - "Silicon Sages" w/ John Vervaeke
For the fifth episode, Layman sits down with John Vervaeke to explore the topic from the three angles John considers essential: the (cognitive) scientific, the philosophical, and the spiritual. John discusses why the initial announcements about LLM breakthroughs left him concerned and dismayed; why he is distrustful of both the apocalyptic and utopian claims around AI; what his greatest concerns
SOUL OF A.I. #4 - "Techno-Animism" w/ Tada Hozumi
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