Altered States Of Conversation

On geopolitical shifts, civilisational cycles, and the potential for new social coordination mechanisms in an increasingly frenetic world. This dialogue welcomes the return of political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin. ---Access the shownotes for more on the guests & more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e143-what-are-we-accelerating-towards-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalinMIchel Bauwen's Substack: https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.comBenjamin Studebaker's Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel Substack: https://ogrose.substack.comTim Adalin's Substack: https://timadalin.substack.com/Chapters00:00 Intro00:10 US, China, Geopolitical Shifts and Military Spending06:01 The 5,000-Year Transition: Modes of Exchange25:22 Social Coordination Mechanisms and Global Pluralism40:21 Exploring Accelerationism: Positive vs. Negative Forms47:45 The Dilemma of Nation States vs. Globalization56:14 The Crisis of European Identity and Sovereignty01:07:04 Communication and Social Coordination in a Complex World01:18:45 Incompleteness of Institutions and the Potential for New Ideas01:20:12 The Opportunity in Institutional Failure01:20:51 Fragmentation and the Search for Unity01:22:08 The Challenge of Encountering Otherness01:24:37 Metaphysical Possibilities in Human Encounters01:30:27 Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics01:38:20 The Role of Invisible Colleges in Crisis01:46:02 Reflections on Trust and Society01:52:43 Alienation and the Quest for SamenessListen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Sarah Janes is reviving the dreaming mysteries of Western civilisation, rooted in ancient Greece and Egypt.We dialogue on the esoteric history and culture of dreaming, consciousness, mysticism and sensemaking. Sarah is the author of Initiation Into Dream Mysteries, a psychomagic journey to awaken lucid dream consciousness. She is a researcher, curator, and retreat/workshop facilitator.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e141-the-dreaming-mysteries-incubation-and-ancient-initiatory-rites-w/-sarah-janesSarah's Links:Website: https://themysteries.org/Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Initiation-into-Dream-Mysteries-Mnemosyne/dp/164411514X---00:00 Intro01:44 What Are Dreams?05:15 The Meaning of Mystery09:31 Etymology and Magic of Language17:01 Dreaming Consciousness as Response to Tech Enslavement28:10 Creation, Songlines & Memory Palaces33:40 Hieroglyphs as Holographic Writing41:40 Prophecy, Truth & Healing55:41 AI, Desire & Vitality1:0:55 Receptivity and Context1:07:30 Dying Before You Die1:20:28 Magic, Sympathy & Serpent Symbolism---Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming Dr Iain McGilchrist, renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar, in dialogue with Tim Adalin for Voicecraft. We explore the relation between cosmic drives, the left and right hemispheres, attention, religion, power, good, evil, AI and the soul.Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e139-cosmic-drives-intuition-ai-and-the-soul-w/-iain-mcgilchrist-and-tim-adalin---0:00:00 Introduction0:00:04 What is Intuition?0:02:28 Intuition and the Hemispheres0:04:41 The Basis of Understanding0:08:13 Left and Right Hemisphere Dynamics0:11:49 Participation in Reality0:18:29 Bundling and Unbundling: Economics and AI0:23:11 Dividing and Uniting: When and Why0:30:02 Understanding vs. Information0:34:19 Animate and Inanimate: A Continuum0:42:53 The Artificial Intelligence Predicament0:54:26 Narcissism and Echo Chambers1:00:43 Consciousness as Field1:07:15 Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Runaway Systems1:17:09 The Assault on Nature, Body, and Culture1:25:00 Authority, Doubt, and Transformation1:34:12 Religion, Certainty, and Common Truths1:40:57 The Soul and Life as Pilgrimage---Dr Iain McGilchrist is a renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and his influential work explores the relationship between the brain's hemispheres and the nature of human experience, reality, and culture. He is the author of The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World and the monumental two-volume work The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World. Find his YouTube channel @DrIainMcGilchrist ---Tim Adalin is a philosopher and the founder of The Voicecraft Project.Connect with Tim @ https://www.timadalin.xyzListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What are the prospects of social and political revolution? How can we understand revolutionary subjectivity today? Who, what, when, and where is the revolutionary subject? Inspired by a Philosophy Portal conversation between Cadell Last and Michel Bauwens, this dialogue welcomes political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin.Find the Philosophy Portal conversation with Michel here: https://youtu.be/9bR-bsvi0Nk?si=CDKv2TqLwWyjJZvS---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e137-who-or-what-is-the-revolutionary-subject-today-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalin00:00 Introduction to Revolutionary Subjectivity03:53 Embedded Democracies and Revolutionary Prospects08:30 Civilizational Inter-Cycles and New Contradictions16:19 Constructive Networks and the Commons26:20 Navigating Political and Social Dynamics35:56 The Role of the Military in Revolution53:37 Defining Revolutionary Subjectivity01:10:58 Jurisdictional Alliances and Historical Contexts01:15:02 The Crisis of Education and Intellectual Spaces01:20:13 Emerging Alternatives to Traditional Education01:27:11 Creating Indispensable Spaces for New Subjectivities01:39:57 Navigating the Political Landscape for Change01:52:43 The Role of Presence and Receptivity in ConversationsListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Featuring hyperhuman theorist, psychonaut, and founder of The Museum of Consciousness Carl Hayden Smith, and philosopher Tim Adalin. Filmed at the start of an evening of transformative sonic experience with The Museum of Consciousness at Underground Philosophy, live in Melbourne. We explore the question: are we human yet?---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e135-are-we-human-yet-the-museum-of-consciousness-underground-philosophy-carl-hayden-smith-tim-adalinABOUT CARLCarl Hayden Smith is the founder of the Museum of Consciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Nexus. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition and he is developing ‘Hyperhumanism’ which reframes technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities. Carl is also Associate Professor of Media in the School of Arts & Creative Industries at UEL and is the former Head of Research and Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre (LTRC) at the Institute for Creativity & Technology, Ravensbourne University London. His research focuses broadly on the relationship between technology and the human condition. He has also been very fortunate to be a participant of the nnDMT research at Imperial College London for the last six years and has been through all three phases, including i) EEG ii) EEG+FMRI and iii) nnDMTx. Carl was also the first person in the world to sustain the full 5 doses of DMTx during the pilot phase of the study.ABOUT TIMTim Adalin is a philosopher and founder of The Voicecraft Project and Underground Philosophy. You can work with Tim individually @ https://www.timadalin.xyz/one-and-oneTimestamps00:00:00 Intro00:01:00 Are we human yet? The core question explored00:05:12 The sacred and connecting to what we share in common00:9:18 Sacredness, Context engineering and Hyperhumanism00:13:00 Hyperhumanism vs transhumanism: Enhancement vs escape00:19:06 Finding the right balance of friction in modern life00:21:30 Ancient sound healing and The Museum of ConsciousnessListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, author of Legitimacy In Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut.He dialogues with Tim Adalin on the crises of trust and legitimacy in politics and institutions; the impact of technofeudalism on communication; power, intractable disagreement violence and cultural shamanism; and pathways toward authentic political change even if the way is shut.---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e133-what-is-politics-and-why-are-we-stuck-w/benjamin-studebaker-tim-adalinSupport Voicecraft on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/voicecraftListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

An exploration of AI, human intelligence, dangers of cognitive atrophy, and lines of flight in response to teritorialisation. Welcoming the creator of the Cynefin Framework and iconoclastic generalist thinker Dave Snowden, who argues that AI represents artificial or algorithmic inference rather than true intelligence. He joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue that also broaches metacrisis vs polycrisis, religion and identity, economic and political systems, warfare and complexity.Dave's previous conversation on Voicecraft "Civilisation, Science & Spirituality" https://youtu.be/uXvWQzGcNCo---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e131-artificial-intelligence-vs-human-reasoning-w/-dave-snowdenTimestamps00:00 Intro00:15 The Nature of Intelligence08:05 Artificial Inference vs. Artificial Intelligence12:50 Extended Consciousness & Embodied Intelligence24:40 Education, Measurement & Cultural Atrophy31:48 Warfare, Complexity & Game Theory47:35 Religion, Identity & Collective Meaning57:10 Economic Systems & Gifting Cultures01:14:35 Technology, Design & Emergence01:25:39 Boundaries, Safety & System Design01:39:35 Power, Manipulation & Lines of FlightLearn more about Dave and Cynefin @ https://thecynefin.co/team/dave-snowden/ Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Dr Michael Levin's pioneering research on bioelectricity, morphogenesis, and cognition is reshaping our understanding of how living systems self-organize and regenerate. He explores how cells and tissues communicate through bioelectrical signals, guiding the formation of complex structures without relying solely on genetic instructions. He is a Distinguished Professor in Biology at Tufts University, working at the intersection of biology, computer science, and cognitive science.This dialogue explores meanings of influence, value, transhumanism, minds, collective intelligence, and the philosophical and scientific implications of Dr. Michael Levin's work. ---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e129-influence-value-transhumanism-questions-for-the-frontiers-of-biology-and-technology-w/-dr-michael-levin-tim-adalinSUPPORT the channel on Patreon @ https:///www.patreon.com/voicecraft0:00 Introduction, Influence and Approach1:19 TAME Framework and Mind Everywhere10:07 The Spectrum of Persuadability 18:43 Creating Novel Beings and Personal Transformation24:09 We Don't Create, We Participate32:56 Intelligence vs Cognition Key Differences39:31 Value Is Primary, Not Emergent45:51 Transhumanism vs Hyperhumanism Discussion52:55 The Cognitive Light Cone Concept57:10 Technology & ValueListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

With influence from philosophy and psychonautic experience, this dialogue explores the forking path of humanity’s relation with technology. One way proposes hyperhumanism, which seeks to enhance humanity through the mindful use of technology. The other, transhumanism, promises 'transcendence' as an escape from the lack in humanity. Featuring Carl Hayden Smith, founder of the Museum of Consciousness, hyperhuman theorist and extended state DMT pioneer, in a Voicecraft dialogue with philosopher and consciousness theorist Cameron Duffy.---ACCESS the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e127-are-we-human-yet-dmtx-the-future-of-consciousness-carl-hayden-smith-in-dialogue-with-cameron-duffySUPPORT THE CHANNEL on PATREON @ https:///www.patreon.com/voicecraftTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:58 The central question: "Are we human yet?"03:14 The problem with transhuman and post-human theories06:35 Species in amnesia and technological context15:13 Mycelium networks and sharing wisdom21:20 Learning to die before you die26:07 Practical hyperhumanism and technology use 30:35 Context engineering and sensory awareness40:00 DMTx, Cybernaut and psychonaut exploration46:17 Healing from healing culture50:30 Entities and consciousness exploration1:10:57 Jean Gebser's stages of consciousness1:13:58 Strife, love, and creating beautiful contextsListen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

When should we make the unconscious conscious in social contexts? Welcoming Voicecraft members O.G. Rose (philosopher) and Dr Aspasia Karageorge (psychologist) in dialogue with Tim Adalin. We speak with questions of emotional maturity, AI & human complexities, cultural shamanism, societal structures, and the balance between individual and collective transformation, blending philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. ---Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e125-making-the-unconscious-conscious-cultural-shamanism-w/-og-rose-tim-adalin-aspasia-karageorgeLearn how to become a Voicecraft member @ https://www.voicecraft.io/networkSupport this channel with a small contribution @ https://www.patreon.com/c/voicecraftThe previous Cultural Shamanism conversation which expands on the notion more explicitly is E114.---Timestamps (mostly AI gen)00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Cultural Shamanism & Making the Unconscious Conscious07:19 - Discerning Unconscious Influences 16:15 - Role of Art and Parables in Awareness 25:20 - Belonging and Societal Precarity 34:03 - AI and the Outsourcing of Relationships 47:28 - Attentionalism and Cultural Dynamics 58:13 - Emotional Maturity in Historical Crises 01:13:48 - Navigating Anger and Emotional Nuance 01:31:47 - Stories vs. Participatory Contexts Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What if the feminine also calls for war? Exploring the primal, cultural, and psychological dimensions of war through the interplay of masculine and feminine energies. Pamela von Sabljar, Adriana Forte, Simon van der Els and Tim Adalin continue Voicecraft’s series exploring the meaning of the feminine and masculine.---Participate in conversational alchemy at the Voicecraft Network: https://www.voicecraft.io/networkAccess the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e123-men-women-and-war-w/-pamela-von-sabljar-adriana-forte-simon-van-der-els-tim-adalin

What makes men and women different? Pamela von Sabljar joins Tim Adalin to continue Voicecraft’s exploration into the energetic, cultural, scientific and metaphysical depths of this question and its related implications. Pamela is a new breed of speaker, facilitator, and mentor working at the evolutionary edge. She practices dialoguing, sensing, creating, and leading from this ever-emergent edge. She calls this Living from Eros. --- Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e121-what-makes-men-women-different-w/-pamela-von-sabljar-tim-adalin Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

How do ideas shape the appearance of reality? How can metaphysics open or close us to deeper participation with nature? What is the significance of a philosophy of consciousness? Renowned philosophers of mind Bernardo Kastrup and Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes join Tim Adalin for a dialogue informed by Kastrup’s analytic idealism, and Sjöstedt-Hughes’ thinking on Bergson, Whitehead, Huxley, Spinoza, and others. Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e119-mind-reality-nature-w/-bernardo-kastrup-peter-sjostedt-hughes --- GUESTS Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Bergson – and in fields pertaining to panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and altered states of consciousness. He is a lecturer at The University of Exeter where he is a lead on the new postgraduate courses in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture. Peter is co-director of Europe’s largest psychedelics conference, Breaking Convention, and is on the board of breathwork charity Dreamshadow. He is on the advisory board of the Tyringham Institute, and is a member of the drugs advisory committee group, Drug Science, as well as being on the team of the underground UK independent publisher, Psychedelic Press. Dr Sjöstedt-Hughes is the author of Noumenautics (2015), Modes of Sentience (2021), co-editor and contributor of Bloomsbury’s Philosophy and Psychedelics (2022), and author of Bloomsbury’s forthcoming Psychedelic Metaphysics Manual (2025). As well as the TEDx Talker on ‘psychedelics and consciousness’, Peter is an inspiration to the recreation of inhuman philosopher Marvel Superhero, Karnak. Find Peter’s website here: https://www.philosopher.eu/ Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has set off the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has also been creatively active in the high-tech industry for almost 30 years now, having co-founded parallel processor company Silicon Hive (acquired by Intel in 2011) and worked as a technology strategist for the geopolitically significant company ASML. Bernardo has most recently started AI hardware company Syncthetics B.V., currently in stealth mode. Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, Bernardo's ideas have been featured on Scientific American, the Institute of Art and Ideas, the Blog of the American Philosophical Association, and Big Think, among others. Bernardo's 11th book, coming in 2024, is "Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A straightforward summary of the 21st-century's only plausible metaphysics." For more information, freely downloadable papers, videos, etc., visit his website at https://www.bernardokastrup.com --- Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0