Our Foundations Podcast

Light is representative of the side of the Natural Order we are to pursue and it should also be representative of us. Going back to the example of the Early Church, this episode looks at some of their writings for references to being light. This is mostly commentary on Matthew 5:14-16, Ephesians 5:8-17, 1 Corinthians 5:6-13, and 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1. The passages in Matthew are directly from the...

I cover some common symbolism that is loosely tied to the Natural Order including light, dark, land, sky, sea, underground, and the tree. Next, I assess some common topics and issues through the Natural Order framework such as abortion, health, war, environmentalism, progressivism, basic human rights, government, relative morality, and the mRNA vaccine.   Our Foundations podcast:  - Website -  htt...

There are aspects of the natural order, our reality, that are not very positive. These are in contradiction to the Light Side principles. Chaos opposes Order, Death opposes Existence, and Predation opposes the principles of Time. These are all explored in this episode and the Decalogue, aka the 10 Commandments, are overlaid onto the Natural Order to see how the principles compare.   Our Foundation...

Here is The Natural Order, defined. Since the term has been used a lot on this show and since it is the basis for all morality and reality, it seemed like an important topic to address. This first episode on The Natural Order is focused on the Light Side of the Order. The principles include Life, Love, Sacrifice, Cycles, Progression, Causality, Hierarchy, Differentiation, and Order. There is much...

This is the first step in defining the Natural Order. I begin with looking at how other world views have addressed this concept as well as the structure of both the spiritual and created world. The goal is to get back to the Source and Truth. Since there are so many similarities throughout many ancient religions, myths, and philosophies, comparing them and pulling out there perspective on the Natu...

There is always an inherent conflict between idealism and reality. The early church had a philosophy of seeking the ideal but at the same time, they lived in a reality that was far from it. We find ourselves in a similar position today. When related to political philosophy, anarcho-capitalism provides a way to have structure, incentive systems, organization, and governance without directly contrad...

Welcome to Season 3. This first episode covers the concept of the Kingdom of God. This is the beginning of setting the stage for the exploration and comparison of the Early Church to modern alternative movements. As with voluntaryism, agorism, anarchism, libertarianism, etc., the Kingdom of God concept is based on a set of values and a foundation that the ideology is then built on. The Kingdom of...

This is the final section of this Vin Armani (now known as Cyprian) interview. We talk more about community and the role of community in the coming times. We discuss the "Benedict Option" vs "Fifth Column" approach going forward, similar to a fight or flight reaction. I ask Vin about privacy coins and how privacy is and isn't applicable with various blockchain projects. This and more in part 3 of...

In part 2 of this Vin Armani interview, Vin explains the importance of the concept of Proof of Work and how this aspect of Bitcoin ties in with many other topics we have been discussing. He clarifies the differences between self sufficiency and agorsim with a focus on community and markets. The milieu of Saipan is explored as an example of freedom within a society that has a State. The nature, imp...

Vin Armani joins us again to follow up on our earlier series and discuss some topics related to his new book, Render Unto Caesar. We begin with a look into the future and discuss transhumanism, the Church of Woke, Technocracy, and trends. We discuss the role of community and how to best interact with those who still slumber. We then get into crypto and Bitcoin specifically with a focus on the spir...

In this second half of this interview with Alison McDowell, she explains how we are going through colonization of the physical world through the virtual world and technology. We discuss DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), Cardano, the IO2 Foundation, the IXO Foundation, investors in human capital, and many other specific examples. She discusses spiritual components, philosophical mindse...

As we shift into new models of profit and control, technology is being used to facilitate these changes. Blockchain technology in particular allows for the digitalization and tokenization of all things and pairs perfectly with a merger of the physical and technological. One example taking place now is impact investing and social impact bonds. These in a sense allow for the commodification of indiv...

In the final section of the interview with Julianne Romanello, she addressed concerns over blockchain technology, the education system, strategies going forward, and some final thoughts on the subjects we have been discussing.    Philosophers mentioned- Eric Voegelin (classical studies) and Amitai Etzioni (communitarianism) - - Julianne Romanello - Facebook - http://www.heartsoverhexagons.com/ -  ...

The conversation continues with more on the technocratic societal trends currently underway. The philosophy of Eric Voegelin is discussed further. Language and magic through words are covered with a focus on buzzword phrases like "cradle to career", "P20 Pipeline", "public private partnerships", and more. The allegory of the cave is explored. P3s (public private partnerships) are brought up as wel...

Julianne Romanello has been very in tune with shifts occurring in the education system. These have been toward job training, through public/ private partnerships, and away from classically liberal "true" education. Her background is in political philosophy and teaching. This first section of the interview covers how she discovered the technocratic agenda and philosophical issues behind these moves...

This is part 2 of my interview with Michael Vlahos where we discuss more on the Church of Woke, Technocracy, parallels to Rome, the elite ruling class, plans of control, and more. - Michael Vlahos - https://www.anewcivilwar.com/ - @Michalis_Vlahos -    Our Foundations podcast:  - Website -  http://www.ourfoundations.podbean.com/ - Email -  ourfoundations@protonmail.com - SubscribeStar to support/...

In this first section of two, Michael Vlahos discusses the intersection of societal trends through the lens of historical precedent and a sharp analysis of the current state of the world. The concept of the 9 + 1 ruling class is explored as well as the nature of hierarchical societal structures. He gets into the role of religion in culture and historical change. The Church of Woke is brought up as...

This is the final episode of the Vin Armani Dim Age series. In it, I elaborate on the topics brought up at the end of the interview. This includes the trinity and a comparison of it to the trivium. The "prayer" practices of the Church of Woke are brought up as are many other topics.    - Vin Armani - @vinarmani - The Ascendant Project video series - https://vinarmani.com/ -   Our Foundations podca...

Vin Armani wraps up the interview with much more interesting and illuminating content. He discusses his practices and experience with prayer. The Church of Woke is of course discussed more with contrasts regarding seeking The Most High. We wrap up with a few quick, more random questions. This is the final section of the Vin Armani Dim Age interview.   - Vin Armani - @vinarmani - The Ascendant Proj...

This is the second elaboration of the third section of the Vin Armani Dim Age interview. Topics include the modern Christian church, the original vein, God's view of money, Jesus' response about paying taxes to Rome,  how authority is derived, The Politics of Obedience, and the Church of Woke as mycelium, among other subjects.   - Vin Armani - @vinarmani - The Ascendant Project video series - http...

This is the first elaboration episode on part 3 of the Vin Armani Dim Age interview. There is a good bit on the theories and archetypes of Sarkar with some connections to my Ages of Man framework and the Fourth Turning framework. Worked in are how the archetypes interact between each other in each age and how the role of dominance is manifested. Next is the Church of Woke, AKA The Kingdom of Darkn...

We begin by discussing the ages of Man and the cycle of mystical to material and vice versa through history. The Church of Woke is further elaborated on. We get into money and wealth, The Christian Church, spiritual aspects of the battles we face today, and much more.    - Vin Armani - @vinarmani - The Ascendant Project video series - https://vinarmani.com/ -   Our Foundations podcast:  - Website...

The exploration continues as we dive deeper into self sustaining systems and the Church of Woke. The symbolism of temples and idols are used to better understand this as well as a direct comparisons between the Church of Woke and Kingdom of God. The imagery of trees is used again but expanded to multiple trees within the context of this comparison. I give my views on masks as well as other related...

The contrasts and synergies between arborescent and rhyzomatic thinking are covered and are also applied to the story of the blind men and the elephant as well as the conspiratorial "octopus" cabal. The Church of Woke is identified through these different lenses as well. Powers and principalities are discussed both from the biblical view of these entities and a secular perspective.  - Vin Armani -...

The origins of religion, ancient mythology and religions, spiritual forces and gods, the magic of language, wokism, material vs immaterial manifestations of influence, technology, pharmakon, Stiegler, Habermas, and the future determining the past. This is yet another deep dive into the Vin Armani Dim Age interview, this time based on the second part of the interview.  - Vin Armani - @vinarmani - T...