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Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series, Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 17 of the series, on Gnosis and Existential Inertia.    Join us as we consider John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, which proposes how our modern societies got into this mess of social breakdown and loss of me...

Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series: Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 16 of the series, on Christianity and Agape.    Join us as we consider John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, which proposes how our modern societies got into this mess of social breakdown and loss of meaning, a...

Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series: Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 15 of the series: Marcus Aurelius and Jesus.    We invite you to join us as we consider this groundbreaking series of lectures, which tells the story of how our current social breakdown, the pervasive sense of disconnection...

Welcome to Meaning-Making 101:   Herein, discover a story of human history that connects us with today, as we dive deep into the ancient wisdom of our past to connect with insights of our modern age, with the hope of discovering what is timeless and relevant to advancing the potential of our awakening today.   In this episode of Actuali Live our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from...

Welcome everyone!  In this episode poet and musician, Heartbreak J.I.M., aka HBJ.007, returns to the show for another great conversation on poetry, music, and the art of life. We also get to hear a special announcement from the artist on his upcoming release: J.I.M. VII.  Enjoy a sneak peak of J.I.M.'s upcoming release, hear about his creative process, as well as his thoughts on music, poetry,  an...

[CAUTION: Never practice this breathing technique while operating heavy machinery.] Welcome everyone! In this episode we practice a helpful beginners, or easy-mode of Wim Hof breathing, and follow with a guided meditation. This breathing method brings one so quickly into a serene, clarified state that it is perfect just prior to mediation - not to mention the positive side-effects of clearing infl...

Welcome everyone! Our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis continues with part 13 of the series, 'Buddhism and Parasitic Processing'.    Original video:    https://youtu.be/iu9fa4TkWE0    From the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series, by John Vervaeke:    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ  ...

Welcome everyone! We now delve even deeper into the subject of Higher States of Consciousness, as we continue our watch-along of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. This week we cover episode 12 of the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series: Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 2, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/39NpjQDtqNw You can also listen to Actuali on your favorite p...

Welcome everyone! In this special holiday episode, I share a conversation with my grandmother, Edith Marie Cone, who grew up as a child during The Great Depression. She shares stories from her 92 (now 93) years of life experience. Join us as we learn about a time before television and interstate highways, what it was like to be alive during WWII, as well as what remains most important in life, as...

Welcome everyone! We now delve into the subject of Higher States of Consciousness as we continue our learning journey covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.    This week we cover episode 11 of the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series: Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 1, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39NpjQDtqNw&t=3098s  &nbsp...

Welcome everyone! We continue with part 4 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our understanding of the world in these times.  Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series. ---  Join us each Wednesday at 8p EST as we consider the meaning crisis confronting hum...

Welcome everybody! In this episode I share series of poems written from Oct. 2020 - March 2021, as well as some thoughts on life. I hope that these hand picked poems - provided in an extensive "chill-mode" ASMR reading format - provide max relaxation, inspiration, & cultivation for you. Enjoy the show and be sure to catch us live each week Wednesday's at 8P EST on Youtube, fb, and Twitch, as w...

Welcome everyone! The journey continues with part 3 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our lives. This should be helpful for anyone wondering why the heck we are covering this immense 50 lecture series. Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series. Join us each Wednes...

Welcome to Actuali podcast, home of Meaning-Making 101, our weekly livestream series where we make sense of this world together and endeavor to change this world from the inside-out. Join us live Wednesday's 7p EST on yt, rumble, x, fb, and twitch to take part in the conversation as we cover everything from current events, to techniques for self-realization, to how we may be that change we wis...

Welcome everyone to our Thanksgiving holiday special!  This is part 2 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our lives. Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series. Join us each Wednesday at 8p EST as we consider the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervae...

Welcome everyone to Actuali Live! This is a special Reflections episode in which we share our impressions of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series thus far, what we have learned, and how it is informing our lives.    This should be helpful for anyone wondering why the heck we are covering this immense 50 lecture series. In fact, we previously talked about doing reflect...

Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this episode we cover part 10 of the series to explore the great question of consciousness.    Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occur...

Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.  In this episode we cover part 9 of the series - Insight Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occurring in the world today.   With hope, our...

Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.  In this episode we cover part 8 of the series - The Buddha and "Mindfulness".   Welcome back everyone! Tonight we delve into Pt. _ of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.   Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis at the root of the ongoing division and c...

Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.  In this episode we cover part 7 of the series - Aristotle's World View and Eric Fromm. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occurring in the world to...

Welcome back everyone, to Pt. 6 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.   Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis at the root of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see confronting our world today.   With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we fa...

Welcome back everyone! This is part 5 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, Plato and the Cave.  Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it.   With your hosts, Chris and DJ from American Dharma band, as well as other future cohosts.  With hope, we will deepen our understanding of...

Welcome back to everyone! This is part 4 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, Socrates and the Quest for Wisdom. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it. With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts! With hope, we will deepen our understanding of this masterwo...

Welcome back to everyone!  This is the third episode of our Watch-Along series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis lectures. Together, we endeavor to deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and with hope, aid others in deepening their understanding as well! With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts! Check out our band! Streams and more: https...

Welcome back to everyone! This is Part 2 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it. With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts! With hope, we will deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and aid others in deep...