Is there any part of us that survives this life? Ken offers an argument for the affirmative, and Jeff shares how experimenting with that idea illuminates his own developmental path. Plus, the soul of conservatism.
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This week, the sudden animation of Hillary Clinton and the ascendency of Ben Carson, what their presence tells us about the deeper currents flowing under the surface of culture. Also, the poetry of Brooke McNamara, from her new book “Feed Your Vow: Poems for Falling into Fullness”.
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Jeff takes us on a brief tour of the history of polarization in the US as far back as the Revolutionary War, and describes the silver lining to the conflict and legislative gridlock. Also, Full Spectrum Mindfulness and the practice of evolutionary spirituality with Steve McIntosh.
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Today we’re reposting a conversation that I had last year with Said Dawlabani (author of...
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Steve McIntosh’s new book explores evolutionary spirituality as a distinct emergent that includes the great scientific truths of our age. In this conversation, Jeff and Steve discuss the nature of spiritual experience and a cultural analysis of the different kinds of spirituality.
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Beyond the desert of criticism, we wish to be called again. ~Paul Ricoeur The recent...
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The refugee crisis in Europe, Africa and the Middle East is testing the status quo between the so-called first, second and third worlds. Jeff looks at the policy arguments being made on the liberal and conservative sides of the issue, and we get a first hand report from our friend Bence Ganti in Hungary.
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Since Hungary is at the epicenter of the refugee crisis currently engulfing Europe, we called our friend Bence Ganti to get an integral, European perspective. In his conversation he highlights the differences between the response of the Hungarian government versus the general populace.
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After taking the summer off from the live show, Jeff dives into the Fall season with an analysis...
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Stuart Davis has been on the integral scene since before there was an integral scene. His art and...
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In the following excerpt Jeff asks Ken Wilber a question about magical thinking vs real psychic...
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Elegance is the word that author and coach Rob McNamara uses to refer to the experience of higher,...
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The willingness to look at the parts of ourselves that we can’t see — or don’t want to see — is a major milestone on the path of self-actualization. In this episode of The Shrink & The Pundit, Dr. Keith Witt tells us that the difference between a destructive shadow and a constructive shadow is our willingness to engage with it. So how do we do that?
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Whether they’ve been closeted or out, oppressed or honored, Raymond Rigoglioso wants us to know that gay men are, and have always been, a powerful evolutionary force in society–with distinct gifts to offer the world. But with so much assimilation in recent decades, is there a future for gay male culture?
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In this podcast, Jeff looks at our relationship to the natural world and explores the significant new thinking around climate change and other environmental issues. He focuses on “An Ecomodernist Manifesto”, the newly released 25-page essay co-authored by 18 environmental scientists, activists, and scholars.
Read MoreJeff talks about integral activism with Justin Miles, founder of the Miles Center for Integral Living in Baltimore. Justin is a former member of the Black Panther party, Buddhist meditation teacher, and therapist. Jeff also looks at the role of cynicism in our political discourse, and takes a couple questions from listeners.
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The long game of overcoming racism isn’t just a matter of how people are treated by the police or how the laws are written. The final piece happens in our hearts and minds. An integral take on the events in Baltimore.
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Is fundamentalism fundamental? How do we encourage development? And what’s up with the whole Illuminati, reptilian alien, shape shifting conspiracy anyway? Jeff responds to these and other questions on the minds of listeners this week.
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The traditionalists in Iran and in the US want to dig in their heels and fight the good fight. Meanwhile, the modernists are engaging with sanctions and diplomacy. Can this deal delay Iran’s progress towards a nuclear weapon long enough for cultural evolution to deliver a decisive political tilt toward modernity?
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Jeff investigates the return of a 2nd person relationship to Spirit. Steve McIntosh joins the conversation to talk about “evolutionary spirituality” as a dialectical step beyond the progressive spirituality of the post-modern worldview. Also, the problem of evil.
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Islamic culture in the Middle East is entrenched in a dialectical antithesis with modernity. Building on the work of moderate Muslim intellectuals, McIntosh argues that the Islamic cultural reform needed to overcome radical Islamism depends on the underlying reform of the religion of Islam itself.
Read MoreOn this episode of The Shrink & The Pundit, Jeff and Dr. Keith talk about one of the oldest and most dreaded of human afflictions. They consider not just the suffering, but also the wisdom and growth potential that...
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In advance of the Return to the Heart of Christ conference, Jeff and David Riordan of Integral Life talk about the questions that arise with an integral inquiry into Jesus’s life and teachings. Also, the postmodern view of miracles, and bringing back something we thought we lost.
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Robin came on the live show last Tuesday, Fifty Shades of Shadow Work: What Happens When Integral...
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