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Most Gurus wouldn’t admit to having started a cult. Imagine Osho apologising for creating his cult in Oregon, where his students practised actual bio-terrorism! Impossible to conceive of! But Andrew Cohen is different — a humbled and repentant Guru, which may seem like a contradiction in terms. In any case, Cohen’s harrowing story of meeting the shadow of the Guru is compelling. And in our mercile...

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and narrated by Tom Amarque Part VII is partly based on Tom Amarque´s 2019 book "Der Wille zur Transzendenz" [Will to transcendence]. Here we will finally answer the question of what Magick is.

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and narrated by Tom Amarque Part VI is partly based on Tom Amarque´s 2007 book "Entwicklung als Passion" [ Development as passion ]. Here we will encounter talent and the technology of the Daimon.

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and Narrated by Tom Amarque Part V is partly based on Tom Amarque´s 2019 book "Der Wille zur Transzendenz” [The will to transcendence]

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and narrated by Tom Amarque Part IV is partly based on Tom Amarque´s 2019 book "Der Wille zur Transzendenz" [The will to Transcendence]. Here we delve into the quest for the future and the invention of two anthropotechniques.

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and narrated by Tom Amarque Part III is partly based on Tom Amarque´s 2007 book "Der Wille" [ The will ] - which goes into a stages-theory of will an the paradigm-shift that we don´t live in the world, but with her.

A View into the Ecology of Psyche Written and narrated by Tom Amarque Part II is partly based on Amarque´s 2007 book "Die Evolution der Psyche" [The evolution of the psyche] - which delves into the 'Autopoiesis of the Psyche', systems-theory, George Spencer Browns 'Laws of Form' and the primacy of 'observation' in understanding how we construct our internal experiences.

A View into the Ecology of Psyche An introduction to the series, written and narrated by Tom Amarque Partly based on Tom Amarque´s book "Der starke Mensch" [The strong human], 2011 “What do I mean with the ecology of the psyche? With this I refer to the elements, events, structures and processes that bring forth the experience of self and self-hood as well as world or ‘Lebenswelt’ – lived-in-world...

Hosted by Andrew Sweeny.  Zevi Slavin is the creator of Seekers of Unity, an educational project and community dedicated to a collaborative, comparative, interdisciplinary exploration of mysticism. Exploring the unity of the world’s mystical traditions and the intersection of philosophy and mysticism, east and west, ancient and contemporary, in the hopes of creating a more intimate, tender an...

Alexander Bard and Layman Pascal tango for the first time here in a discussion about religion and spirituality, men and women, tantra and sutra, shamanism, the barred absolute, and a deepening of some of our favourite topics.  One of the best discussions on religion you will find anywhere! Layman Pascal is an author, public speaker, yoga teacher, nondualist theologian, meditation advocate &am...

Why be a nomad? What does it offer? What challenges do nomads face, personally, socially, and politically? Which places are particularly interesting and friendly to the lifestyle? Which are not? And what can organisations and communities do to attract them? The aim is to raise awareness about the lifestyle, both for current and aspiring nomads, and to promote and develop the cultural projects that...

This new course from PARALLAX ACADEMY’s “Rebuilding Spirituality” curriculum - starting March 5th 2023, aims to explore comparative symbolism and examine the differences between eastern and western arcane symbol systems. We will ask ourselves: what is true in magic and mysticism, and what is new-age bullshit? How can we practice symbolic contemplation without self—delusion and fantasy, or falling...

w. Alexander Bard - Alex Ebert -Thomas Hamelryck - O.G. Rose - Dimitri Crooijmans - Andrew Sweeny - Daniel Fraga - Owen Cox - Raven  A third conversation with the mysterious figures of a legendary online philosophical forum called The Intellectual Deep Web. Attendees include Alexander Bard, OG Rose, Alex Ebert, Thomas Hamelryck, Daniel Fraga, and Raven Connolly.    `What is Parallax...

With Thomas Hamelryck -Andrew Sweeny-OG Rose  Tom Amarque -Daniel Fraga- Alex Ebert A second conversation with the mysterious figures of a legendary online philosophical forum called The Intellectual Deep Web

With the guiding star of Rene Girard, Tomas Hamelryck makes an analysis of the present culture and the need to distinguish between ritual time and times of prohibition.  Without the release valve of ritual carnival transgression, the murderous scapegoat mechanism and mob will capture the culture; whereas with too much prohibition, the culture becomes rigid and tyrannical.  In the present...

Owen Cox and Andrew Sweeny talk to OG Rose ( pen name of Daniel and Michelle Garner) about the creative dance between literature and philosophy. They discuss how literature makes philosophy real by putting ideas into the conflict between different human subjects, requiring the reader to evaluate and undergo their process of self-discovery and self-becoming in reading. They discuss the pitfalls of...

In this conversation Owen and Raven begin by discussing autoeroticism and autogynephelia, a theory for understanding transgenderism different from the usual gender theories. They continue to think about sexual subculture and the broader 20th and 21st century context, then open up a group discussion which begins to explore the idea of ritual time vs ordinary time and how we suffer when the distinct...

Political philosopher and sociologist Daniel Görtz is the leader of the "Nordic school" of metamodernism. He is co-author of Hanzi Freinacht books "The Listening Society" and "Nordic Ideology". He lives in Sweden Here we are talking about his upcoming book '12 much better rules for life', and delve into the structure and generator function of how these rules towards metamodernism came about. 1:45...

Tom Amarque talks to Andrew Sweeny and Owen Cox about the legendary Aleister Crowley, the English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer—a hero to some, a notorious satanist to others. Tom Amarque is the editor-in-chief of Phänomen Verlag, a German book publishing house, and the founder of Parallax-Magazine, which is a heterodox media hub. He is a philosopher, pod...

Andrew Sweeny looks at The Dawn of Tantra by Herbert V. Guenther and Chögyam Trungpa. A basic introduction to classical Buddhist tantra and its practices and philosophies; how it can be practised and understood in the west—and how it differs from Sutra , paganism and Neo tantra. What is Parallax Sangha? Parallax Sangha is a digital classroom and living community dedicated to studying, practising,...

Alexander Bard talks to Andrew Sweeny and Owen Cox about anthropology, philosophy and religion. The conversation begins exploring Bard's theories of socio-sexual archetypes and how they relate to social structure, spirituality and religion. It then explores the legacy of various religious traditions and their relevance today, the meaning of tantra and "barred absolute", Bard's ideas on empire and...

A reflective note for dialectic thinkers: On a paper by Cadell Last What is Parallax Sangha?  Parallax Sangha is a digital classroom and living community dedicated to studying, practising, and contemplating matters of the soul and psyche. We are a network of friends, writers, teachers, and podcasters offering online study circles, classes, as well as offline events all over Europe.   App...

Cadell Last talks to Owen Cox about spiritual leadership in the context of his work at The Philosophy Portal and the philosophy of Hegel and Nietzsche. What is Parallax Sangha?  Parallax Sangha is a digital classroom and living community dedicated to studying, practising, and contemplating matters of the soul and psyche. We are a network of friends, writers, teachers, and podcasters offering...

Is wokeness essentially neo-liberal? Is it a modern or postmodern phaenomomen? Why do leftists and greens betray their agenda? What is the US goal in regard of the ucraine crisis, and in what way is it related to wokeness? And are there religious aspects of woke? Hans Georg Möller is professor of Philosophy at the University of Macau. His research focuses on Social and Political Thought and on Chi...