Rendezvous with Jamie McGlue

This episode lays out the arguments you need to know to arm yourself for communication with your family, friends, strangers and public 'representatives' on the topic of freedom of speech and the NECESSITY to prevent 'hate speech' laws from being passed in the name of love, kindness and equality; but which would in fact feed division, fear, hate and harm. An egregious and horribly anti-human 'hate...

Mistakes are inevitable; we are only human, and life is only life. So in order for us to do our best and so meet our destiny to live in utmost harmony with the cosmos, it is paradoxically and ironically necessary for us to embrace and be welcoming of mistakes. By accepting and even 'befriending' the fact of our repeated failures, we free up wasted energy from resisting the inevitable and instead c...

When should we give our opinion? Or tell others what we think and feel? Let's talk about how, when and why it's wise to share one's voice; and how, when and why silence is wiser. We discuss relationships, civic responsibility, personal wellness, and the beauty of truth.

Having blessedly just become a father myself, my own father, John McGlue, joins me (and the Heavenly Father of cosmic infinite consciousness presumably tuning in from all directions in invisible silence) to discuss my experience thus far, and likewise his, and what fatherhood is, could and should be.

Here are a score of questions I'd encourage you to explore, as they will most likely lead you to a chain reaction of ephiphanies which will see you become wise ruler of your own life. Or at the very least they won't do the opposite. Enjoy the perspective and the journey!

Here are my thoughts and mental pictures of how the future Earth should and could look. I go very general and principlesque in alternation with detailing specific changes that I feel would be wise, and try to illuminate misconceptions about our problems and possibilities. May we welcome in the waking bloom of the beautiful planet this Goddess called Gaia can be and will, if only we are willing.

I come to you now with a stream of outlandish angles on existence, in sweet hopes of melting your mind into considerable joy by following the logical consequences of what we know and journeying to some determinedly far-out destinations in the welcoming landscape of what apparently must be.

Names (in particular, personal names, though all are included) are as unique and self-expressive as numbers, or colours, or songs. In one sense all are of the same kind, and yet no two are truly identical; each has its own aura, orbit, way and nature. So when a parent names a child, it is in reality a magical act of great mystery and power. Even numbers are names, and an odd sort at that. Let us p...

I believe life is actually perfectly fair; yet from a lower perspective it's true and useful to say that life is in many ways unfair. Bad actions are rewarded, goodness gets punished, tyranny thrives and nobility is suppressed – but in order to properly understand these challenges, and so deal with them wisely and skillfully, it is first necessary to connect to the big picture reality that everyth...

Believe it or not, in the year 2023, some very powerful people think it'd be a great idea for the USA and its allies to engage in mass killing with the Russians and their allies. Despite the presence of nuclear weapons, the fragility of our societies and economies, and above all our common bonds of selfhood, humanity, divine love and that deepest wish to be good and to see good things grow in the...

Let us dive into the mysteries of coolness, and in particular the very practical questions of to what extent and in what specific ways we can interface with the idea of being cool as an ideal to inspire us to be our most authentic and most expansive selves, to flourish happily. This is in opposition to the unhealthy patterns which can arise around this concept, which we explore too. In the end, co...

Fear is a primordial aspect of being a living being in 3D space and it certainly has its vital role to play in a balanced and flourishing life; however, it's fair to say fear is nowadays far out of bounds in the average individual and society. This episode explores what a healthy relationship to fear might be; within ourselves, between ourselves, and in society at large. But we also go deeper and...

My brother and I dive deep into the profound nature and mindblowing artistic mastery of intergalactic treasure Bob Dylan, widely considered the greatest songwriter of all time and yet arguably still underrated. Whether you are a Dylan fanatic or have never heard of the man sometimes called the Shakespeare of our times, may this episode open your eyes. We discuss the spiritual dimension, mathematic...

Conflict is sometimes necessary, but we must strive with all our conscience and power for violence to only be let loose in self-defence; whether individually or collectively. Today I present my thoughts on the connection between inner peace and outer peace, when and why it is morally justified to fight, explore much of the messy in-between areas where one might wonder whether it is our right (or e...

This time I'm offering connections to a dozen very interesting people who I have found on my journey into knowledge and who I appreciate deeply for various flavours of reason; yet all sharing the ability to blow minds and uplift us to greater possibilities as human beings. I do hope and trust you will leave this episode with one or two or ten revolutionary new avenues of thought and experience to...

Des fois, c'est en fait le meilleurs d'idées nous-mêmes à expresser dans un fashion sans attention pour les réactions ou pensées de les autres. Comme utiliser la belle langue aussi bien que je peux faire après trop longtemps sans parler souvent, et le faire avec l'amour.

This fittingly brief episode looks at the many ways in which beginning small, or continuing small, can allow us to set and keep habits that would otherwise be beyond us. Intensity of effort is an excellent thing and necessary for full flourishing; but consistency is primary.

Honesty is the bedrock of a healthy society and a healthy mind, the means by which we find what is real and what is right; without which individuals and groups cannot flourish. Yet we lie all the time, in ways great and small; only a slim slither of which is justified. Be it for reasons of ethical principle, pragmatic ease of living, or soulful authenticity, the truth shall set us free if only we...

We all want things: to get this and not to get that. This is one of the most natural things imaginable, being the bedrock of most animal brain structures and behaviour. Of course desire can cause problems if we become attached to outcomes instead of accepting the results of circumstance with grace, or if we seek things which are harmful to ourselves or the collective, breaking the balance and harm...

Each and every moment, thing or person can be celebrated – given our attention and appreciation, setting negative aspects aside and allowing the positive to reveal its full glory – and doing so is a skill that can and should be practised for us to live in health, happiness and wisdom. Many of us can stuggle to celebrate ourselves or others and the worthy things we achieve, but focusing on the brig...

Like the mythical orouborus, there are times when 'kindness' is in fact unkind; when a stance of softness and allowing becomes harmful and thus, in truth, a form of meanness. The modern West has learnt much from the crueller episodes of world history and come to an appreciation of the value of gentleness, inclusion and respect for the disempowered; however, as is so often the case in life and lear...

Let's take a look at the very persuasive arguments for why free will is an illusion and in fact our whole lives and the entire universe are as determined as an elaborate wind-up clock. Then let us look at the even more persuasive (I think) case for why free will is in fact real. The key is in realising that both are true: most of our actions are determined, but we are able to take certain steps of...

My brother Mark and I get into, through, out of and all over within and without the nooks, crannies and existential alcoves of happiness and how to take the choice each moment to be unreasonably happy; without cause or reason beyond the fact that we can if we want to. We also enjoy a mindmeld of whimsy, conversational sabotage and verbal shenanigans.

Sadness and loss of drive and direction are normal and even healthy in a balanced life; so long as they arise only now and then, and briefly, then passing on as joys spring up anew. Sometimes such pain may stay longer, due to some great loss; a friend, a lover, a dream. But when the blues is outstaying it's welcome, settling itself in the house of our hearts for weeks, months and years on end . ....

Critical thinking is a vital skill which is sadly absent from most people's schooling. It is the systematic questioning of everything by time-tested tools of logic in order to assess the merits and demerits of any claim a person might make about what is real and what is right. This episode examines the fundamentals of how to think in such a way that one combines open-mindedness with a careful scru...