The Integral Stage Expanded Universe (ISEU)

Dr. Kieran Fox has written I am a Part of Infinity to explore his deep interest in the cosmic spiritual of Albert Einstein -- combing his scientific vision, his practice of wonder, his deep intuitions and his relentless study of sages like Pythagoras, Plato, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, the rishis of the Upanishads and Mahatma Gandhi. We also touch on my view that what Einstein did to integrate relativi...

In this special new mini-series, Postmetaphysical Gestures, Layman sits down with Alexander Love to talk about a spiritual philosophy he has been developing at the intersections of Ken Wilber's integral postmetaphysics and Terri O'Fallon's STAGES model. Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to lis...

The Journey to Cosmo-Erotic Humanism (J2CEH) continues with the second volume of Radical Kabbalah -- Gafni's exploration of the acosmic humanism of Mordechai Leiner. We discuss the historical and esoteric figure of Solomon, the tension between universal & ethnocentric understandings of "Israel" in Leiner's work, the role of the sacred feminine Shekhinah in this spiritual cosm...

Our intrepid producer Bruce Alderman sits down with John O'Neill to talk about the life, work, and ongoing relevance of Fr. Raimon Panikkar. Panikkar, who passed away in 2010, was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, and scholar of comparative religion who became a major pioneer in interfaith dialogue. John O’Neill, now retired, worked as a social worker, mostly for the Australian gov...

Jonathan Mozenter is an organizational consultant and personal coach working at the intersection of integral theory, process thinking, artificial intelligence, psychedelics, and shadow work. psychedelicsandhighperformance.com

We sit down with Mat from the Claymont Society to discuss the life, work and vision of JG Bennett. Bennett was a prominent integrative thinker, futurist, developmentalist, environmentalist and visionary associated with a particular lineages in the Gurdjieff Work. https://claymont.org/about-us/

For episode 5 of The Dreaming Arts, Layman meets with psychotherapists Willow Pearson Trimbach & Eva Tuschman Leonard to talk about their new book, The Emotional Truth of Dreams. The Emotional Truth of Dreams (book) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1032964707 Willow's Professional Website https://drwillowpearson.com/ Eva's Professional Website https://www.evatuschman.com/about

dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh. In the eighth and final episode of the series, Layman, Abigail and Geoff explore the facet they call the collectivehttps://pacificintegral.substack.com/p/the-seven-facets-of-awakened-wholeness-bb0

In this new Integral Stage Authors interview, Layman meets with Brendan Graham Dempsey to talk about his latest book in The Evolution of Meaning series, Psyche and Symbolic Learning."Having established in Volume 1 that meaning is a kind of adaptive knowledge complexifying across emergent information processing regimes (structural, genetic, neuronal, and symbolic), Volume 2 of The Evolution of...

This discussion continues the exploration of the intellectual journey to the Cosmo-Erotic Humanism model of the Center for World Philosophy & Religion. We take a deep look at the intricacies of the "acosmic humanism" of Mordechai Leiner through the lens of the book Radical Kabbalah . Explore the book: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Kabbalah-Set-Marc-Gafni/dp/1467522740/ "

Claudia Fabrizy meets with Layman to talk about the inner life, spiritual development, narcissism, sovereignty, shadow work, and much more. Claudia Fabrizy's YT Channel    / @claudiafabrizy  

The Facets of Awakened Wholeness Project https://pacificintegral.substack.com/p/the-seven-facets-of-awakened-wholeness-bb0

Layman Pascal sits down with author and noted esoteric theorist Erik Davis to explore the strange loop that connects humor and spirituality. Erik Davis is an author, scholar, award-winning journalist, podcaster, and professional talker. My wide-ranging work dances around the intersection of alternative religion, media, the popular imagination, and the cultural history of California. TechGnosis web...

The Liminal Café is where the locals of the liminal web gather for coffee and conversation. In this new series, Layman chats with the people and patrons who, for some curious reason, find themselves drawn to this sketchy corner of the internet...For episode 17 of the Liminal Café, Sher Griffin meets with Layman to talk about her 'integral' origin story, and her interests in mental health,...

Layman meets with author, educator, entrepreneur and tech-friendly "energy worker," Peter Merry, to explore the nature and function of subtle energy and a technology he has developed to possibly begin to better measure and interact with it, and to promote greater group cohesion, which he calls the Wyrd Commons. Peter Merry website https://petermerry.org/

The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.

The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh.

The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh

The Seven Facets of Awakened Wholeness series is a special Integral Stage / Pacific Integral co-production, highlighting dimensions of the Awakened Wholeness project which is being stewarded by Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch, with special support from Tucker Walsh

Layman sits down with Nish Dubashia to talk about his recent Sky Meadow publication, A Brief History of God."A Brief History of God: From Nature Spirits to Cosmic Consciousness is a thought-provoking journey through the evolution of humanity's spiritual understanding. In this compelling exploration, Nish Dubashia traces the arc of religious and spiritual thought, from the earliest tribal...

The audio is a little sketchy. And perhaps not just the audio. I had a nice time talking with Blake who is someone I banned from an online space. His "right-wing trolling" and "problematic behavior" upset a lot of folks. Partly legitimately and partly, perhaps, because developmental, spiritual and integrative spaces may have an allergy to conservatism. Is meta-conservatism even...

Pema Dragpa's new book, An Integral View of Tibetan Buddhism, is the inspiration for and ostensible focus of this conversation between Dragpa and Layman, but it is also just an excuse for them to get together to chat about their favorite dharma, meditation, and "transformative practice in a time between worlds" topics. Lama Pema Dragpa is a resident Dharma teacher at Padma Samye Ling...

Cris Beasley joins Layman in an exploration of alternative sensemaking to talk about the generative principles and practices that help her creatively navigate the challenges of life in this time between worlds. Cris founded a sustainable AI company nine years ago – well before it was the latest thing on the block. It was featured in a cover story of The Atlantic. She stopped Sequoia Capital from t...

In this Integral Stage Authors Series video, Layman gets together with Peter Mitchell and Anne Sweet to talk about the new book, The Space Between Us, and to explore the "field dynamics" of dialogue and intersubjective contemplative practice. The Space Between Us: Awakening Together in a Fractured World invites you into a radical shift in how we meet ourselves, each other, and the moment. Drawing...

In this special episode, Layman meets with Steve McIntosh to talk about the overlaps between their respective approaches to post-postmodern spirituality, and in particular about the 6 Agreements that Steve proposes are necessary to move towards a genuinely pluralist, post-postmodern spiritual understanding and practice.