Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future, an organization focused on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition. This is a dialogue on humanity's deep relation with energy in the context of fossil fuels, growth, climate, and meaning in life, with energy expert Nate Hagens. What does the future of our relation with growth and energy look like? Support this project on Patreon @ https://patreon.com/voicecraft Learn more about the Voicecraft project @ https://voicecraft.io Show notes @ https://voicecraft.io/nate-hagens-energy-blindness/ . More on Nate Hagens: Nate holds a Masters Degree in Finance with Honors from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. He teaches an Honors course, Reality 101, at the University of Minnesota. For a relevant short clip from Nate's The Great Simplification channel, watch this: https://youtu.be/lgoD9q3A5RU 00:00 - Introduction 02:40 - The What & Why of Energy Blindness & Overview of the Great Simplication 20:05 - On polarisation regarding critical subjects and how Nate meets this in the context of his life and work 36:50 - On the Future of Energy, Limits To Growth, Realities of Climate Change & Alex Epstein 55:50 - On the relation between blind growth, the deep commons of value and exchange, and meaning in life 1:07:20 - On personal self-relating with systemic pattern, and looking to the future

The Elder Circle series is an ongoing experiment to dialogue with beings who have met and undergone profound ordeals on the creative journey of life. To share the gift of their knowledge, or genius, to a gathered community. These sessions are available to attend for members of the Voicecraft Network. In this episode members of the Voicecraft network are joined by professor of psychology Gregg Henriques. They delve into the meaning of psychological health in the context of present and emerging culture. Gregg has recently published his second major book: A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology: Addressing the Enlightenment Gap, a comprehensive vision seeking to make sense of the relations between matter, mind, social and scientific knowledge. Recorded Dec 4 2022. Support at https://patreon.com/voicecraft Access the show notes at: https://voicecraft.io/elder-circle-series-health-and-influence-in-the-digital-age-w-gregg-henriques/

This is an episode produced by the Voicecraft Network: an Open Session welcoming the writers O.G. Rose in the form of Daniel and Michelle Garner, along with many other Voicecraft contributors. Support the podcast @ https://patreon.com/voicecraft Visit the show notes at https://voicecraft.io/voicecraft-network-open-session-transformative-philosophy-w-o-g-rose/ Open Sessions run once a month and are available for Voicecraft members and non-members to attend. This one was held in late November 2022 in the spirit of Freeform, a regular session type inside the Voicecraft network. 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - O.G. Rose on Transformative Philosophy 23:05 - O.G. Rose, Adriana Forte, Tyler Hollett in dialogue 01:09:48 - Large Group Freeform

On the meaning and significance of the Commons with the philosopher and master craftsman, Forrest Landry. This is the second in the Voicecraft series on the Commons. The first was e71 with Michel Bauwens. Find Forrest's work at https://mflb.com Access the show notes at: https://voicecraft.io/e74-the-imperative-of-beauty-commons-attunement-community-w-forrest-landry-tim-adalin-commons-series-ii/ Support the podcast at https://patreon.com/voicecraft --- 01:40 - Origins, definitions, and the frame of choice 11:40 - Communication & commons 14:52 - Rivalry, anti-rivaly, non-rivalry 22:22 - Sustainability, evolution, consciousness 29:33 - Towards understanding the relationships between beauty and the commons 40:26 - Beauty and relations to discernment, attunement, trust and community 45:00 - Beauty, integrity, and wildness 51:00 - Beauty, care, and the making of future in the context of power and now

Exploring the relations between novelty and lineage, religion and spirituality, reason, spirit, and knowing -- a philosophical dialogue with Cadell Last and Tim Adalin. A good battle with words on my part here. I hope the whole is useful! To visit the show notes and learn more about the speakers, how to participate, and access bios and relevant links, go to: https://voicecraft.io/novelty-and-lineage-w-cadell-last-and-tim-adalin Support the project at patreon.com/voicecraft Cadell Last is a general thinker interested in questions about human existence and evolution. He is author of Global Brain Singularity, which focuses on the nature of temporality and the future of consciousness; and Sex, Masculinity, God, which focuses on the consequences of libidinal energy, gender identity and theological mysteries for our knowledge constructs. The tension between sex and love, as well as death and immortality, drives much of his current philosophical work, which is deeply informed by dialectics and psychoanalysis. His next course through Philosophy Portal is on Hegel's Science of Logic and begins January 16 2023 @ https://philosophyportal.online/ Tim is the producer of Voicecraft. He is a philosopher whose work focuses on the relation between participation and transformation, and integrates metaphysical and scientific modes of understanding. The primary medium of this work lives in embodied relationality with friends, family, and peers. He is concerned with the vital connections between psyche, culture, and nature, and is developing networks and communities that support wiser contexts for education, contribution, and belonging.

Laurel Airica has a unique creative genius for word magic. Her work invites a coming to awareness about the mysteries, marvels, and potencies of language. Voicecraft is running a crowdfunding campaign to support a series of live events at: https://chuffed.org/project/voicecraft Access the show notes for links to Laurel's work and more about Voicecraft at: https://voicecraft.io/laurel-airica-elder-circle-the-sonic-mysteries-of-language

Michel Bauwens is a theorist of civilizational transition, exploring a higher logic of societal structure that seeks to incorporate the positive functions of markets and states, without vesting the future in systems like capitalism or communism as normally understood. To visit the show notes and learn more about Michel Bauwens, Voicecraft and how to participate, and access bios and relevant links: https://voicecraft.io/the-commons-series-towards-a-higher-logic-of-markets-the-state-w-michel-bauwens Support the project at https://patreon.com/voicecraft Find Michel's work with the P2P foundation here: https://p2pfoundation.net/ --- 01:43 - Brief overview of traditional economics & political economy 05:40 - The Commons: a forgotten institution of society 11:45 - Cosmo-localism 15:45 - Commons economics & planetary boundaries 24:19 - Understanding Degrowth 31:16 - A higher logic of market, states and commons 42:53 - What is the common good? 45:25 - Spirituality, Osho, Masons, Templars, Somewheres, Anywheres & Identity 58:18 - Recapping the argument so far 01:00:30 - “What is the universal church today?” 01:12:04 - What Michel learned from the Masons, Rosicrucians, and Templars 01:16:42 - The priority for Commons activity today

On the philosophy of no philosophy, the importance of fighting, spiritual warfare, the creativity of silence, philosophy in community, and the art of ideas and relating: transformative philosophy, as playfully explored by the philosophers, writers, parents, farmers, and wedding venue hosting duo O.G. Rose, husband and wife Daniel and Michelle Garner. Access the show-notes for links to O.G. Rose & the Voicecraft Academy course referenced here: https://voicecraft.io/the-philosophy-of-no-philosophy/ You can support the project on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/voicecraft Sign up to the mailing list here: https://timadalin.substack.com/ And subscribe to the podcast on the app of your choice here: https://link.chtbl.com/qazVVBI7

A dialogue welcoming Voicecraft Network contributors Cam Duffy & Ethan Wells, in response to McKenna's famous 'culture is not your friend' quote, exploring the challenges of transformation in modern culture. To learn more about the project, the Voicecraft Network, and the speakers visit https://voicecraft.io Support the project at https://patreon.com/voicecraft

Welcoming Jonny Miller, this conversation threads themes of curiousity and grief with consideration for practices of nervous system regulation, embodiment, healing and transformation. Jonny is the host of the Curious Humans podcast and the founder of Nervous System Mastery, which runs courses designed to increase agency individuals have over their physical, mental, and emotional state. He is also a faculty member for the upcoming Voicecraft course in Transformative Philosophy, which begins on October 10. Find out more about the course here https://voicecraft.io/academy and access the show notes + links to Jonny's work @ https://voicecraft.io/becoming-embodied-w-jonny-miller-tim-adalin/