Evolutionary biologist, complexity thinker and UAP experiencer Michael Garfield joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue on UFOs, entity encounters, and the strange territory where consciousness studies, evolutionary biology, complex systems, the ontologically shocking, information theory and the imaginal meet.

Can we engage the strange without becoming impotent, in a way that actually matters for how we live, belong, and make sense together?

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Connect with Michael at on Substack @ https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/

And locate the rest of his work here @ https://linktr.ee/michaelgarfield

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:26 Meeting the strange where you are: evolutionary biology & the UFO

4:52 Telos, self-organisation & ontological shock

8:23 Integral philosophy & the Buddhist tetralemma

22:11 Has it become sayable? Psychedelics, channeling & attentional capitalism

26:47 Three frames: psyop, projection & the external other

38:23 The economy in ontological shock & noise in machine learning

40:52 Noise, precognition & retrocausal information

43:15 Metabolic ontology & the ecodelic

45:42 A psychedelic the whole civilisation is taking at once

49:54 Decoding animal communication & the interiority of plants

52:00 The self as the strangest alien

53:16 Kant, the noumenon & the limits of perception

55:42 Is there a "there" to break through to?

1:00:27 Dreaming, the imaginal & communication across time

1:04:40 A hermeneutics of imagination (William Irwin Thompson)

1:08:41 Danny Sheehan & a new faculty of perception

1:12:25 Flatland & higher-dimensional reality

1:24:42 Jacques Vallée's last word on disclosure

1:38:01 The stakes: The Big Others

1:44:03 "You can't do anything with it": impotence & relevance

1:57:30 Becoming planetary & emotion-projection weapons

1:59:59 Paranoid vs metanoid

2:07:16 Games, value capture & why consensus reality isn't enough

2:11:18 Closing Stories: Contact experiences

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Additional resources mentioned by Michael in this episode:

Hear more of Michael's experiences on the ⁨@dannyjones⁩ podcast @ https://youtu.be/H0kzIsmZpqs

https://www.realitystudies.co/p/michael-garfield-ai-deepfakes-rewilding-reality

https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/t/the-phenomenon

Miguel Fuentes on epistemic randomness

https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/8/4489

Some related writing from Michael: https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/noisy

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Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Where are we in history? What is the central question for social philosophy? What paradigm might be replacing capitalism? What will become of humanity in the age of information and attention? How can re-thinking a philosophy of membranes, paradigms, and archetypes help us situate living in the world today?

Welcoming the return of philosopher Alexander Bard in conversation with Tim Adalin about membranics, paradigmatics, and archetypology in the chaos between capitalism and attentionalism.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:11 Where are we in history?

2:07 What is 'paradigmatics'?

7:33 What is 'archetypology'? Plus definition of 'membranics'

15:20 How much is our sense of inside and outside (membranes) in flux today?

21:23 The 'sociont', tribal loyalty, and the central question for philosophy: mediating world-annihilating violence

25:33 What ideologies and material pressures shape our belonging today?

41:00 Shamanoids as go-betweens & the birth of religion

54:44 The dying paradigm: politics, finance & academia

1:03:27 What is attentionalism — and how does it differ from the "attention economy"?

1:14:50 Attention as sacred vs. attention as commodity

1:24:55 'Hacking synchronicity', corrupting attention, and power in attentionalism

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Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

A multimodal experiment in altered states of conversation, sensing for qualities of the Future Human. This took place at The Big Dinner: like pirate radio, but with dinners hosted at homes around the world, held by the Voicecraft Network.

Welcoming psychonaut and hyperhuman theorist Carl Hayden Smith, dreaming mysteries teacher Sarah Janes, biologist and neo-Shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, artist Jon Garner, field facilitator Pamela von Sabljar, joined by philosopher Tim Adalin.

To learn about the next opportunity to participate in The Big Dinner, stay in touch with the project by following the breadcrumbs, and subscribing on Substack here: https://timadalin.substack.com/

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00:00 Intro to The Big Dinner and Guest Intros

5:30 The somatic praxis begins — dropping into the body together

17:00 The oracular world: dreams and signs as glimpses of the future

20:30 "The future is analog" — embodiment as our edge over AI

30:40 The soul, the placenta, and the modern terror of dying

44:45 Child time, elders, and the case for communal rhythm

47:40 "Presence is longevity" — Carl on humans as nested ecologies

1:01:45 Advertising as mind control — and a gentler vision of technology

1:10:50 Reclaiming our capacity for grief

1:21:00 Decoding the languages of whales, plants, and fungi

1:33:00 The reality of violence — and the "wizardry" of containing it

Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/the-big-dinner-future-human-w/-carl-hayden-smith-simon-van-der-els-sarah-janes-pamela-von-sabljar-jon-garner-tim-adalin

Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

A multimodal experiment in altered states of conversation, sensing for qualities of the Future Human. This took place at The Big Dinner: like pirate radio, but with dinners hosted at homes around the world, held by the Voicecraft Network.

Welcoming psychonaut and hyperhuman theorist Carl Hayden Smith, dreaming mysteries teacher Sarah Janes, biologist and neo-Shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, artist Jon Garner, field facilitator Pamela von Sabljar, joined by philosopher Tim Adalin.

To learn about the next opportunity to participate in The Big Dinner, stay in touch with the project by following the breadcrumbs, and subscribing on Substack here: https://timadalin.substack.com/

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00:00 Intro to The Big Dinner and Guest Intros

5:30 The somatic praxis begins — dropping into the body together

17:00 The oracular world: dreams and signs as glimpses of the future

20:30 "The future is analog" — embodiment as our edge over AI

30:40 The soul, the placenta, and the modern terror of dying

44:45 Child time, elders, and the case for communal rhythm

47:40 "Presence is longevity" — Carl on humans as nested ecologies

1:01:45 Advertising as mind control — and a gentler vision of technology

1:10:50 Reclaiming our capacity for grief

1:21:00 Decoding the languages of whales, plants, and fungi

1:33:00 The reality of violence — and the "wizardry" of containing it

Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/the-big-dinner-future-human-w/-carl-hayden-smith-simon-van-der-els-sarah-janes-pamela-von-sabljar-jon-garner-tim-adalin

Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

On geopolitical shifts, civilisational cycles, and the potential for new social coordination mechanisms in an increasingly frenetic world.

This dialogue welcomes the return of political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin.

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Access the shownotes for more on the guests & more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e143-what-are-we-accelerating-towards-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalin

MIchel Bauwen's Substack: https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.com

Benjamin Studebaker's Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com

@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com

Tim Adalin's Substack: https://timadalin.substack.com/

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:10 US, China, Geopolitical Shifts and Military Spending

06:01 The 5,000-Year Transition: Modes of Exchange

25:22 Social Coordination Mechanisms and Global Pluralism

40:21 Exploring Accelerationism: Positive vs. Negative Forms

47:45 The Dilemma of Nation States vs. Globalization

56:14 The Crisis of European Identity and Sovereignty

01:07:04 Communication and Social Coordination in a Complex World

01:18:45 Incompleteness of Institutions and the Potential for New Ideas

01:20:12 The Opportunity in Institutional Failure

01:20:51 Fragmentation and the Search for Unity

01:22:08 The Challenge of Encountering Otherness

01:24:37 Metaphysical Possibilities in Human Encounters

01:30:27 Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics

01:38:20 The Role of Invisible Colleges in Crisis

01:46:02 Reflections on Trust and Society

01:52:43 Alienation and the Quest for Sameness

Listen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

On geopolitical shifts, civilisational cycles, and the potential for new social coordination mechanisms in an increasingly frenetic world.

This dialogue welcomes the return of political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher O.G. Rose, and Commons / Civilisation theorist Michel Bauwens in dialogue with Tim Adalin.

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Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e143-what-are-we-accelerating-towards-w/-benjamin-studebaker-michel-bauwens-og-rose-and-tim-adalin

MIchel Bauwen's Substack: https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.com/

Benjamin Studebaker's Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com/​

O.G. Rose's Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com/

Tim Adalin's Substack: https://substack.com/@timadalin

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:10 US, China, Geopolitical Shifts and Military Spending

06:01 The 5,000-Year Transition: Modes of Exchange

25:22 Social Coordination Mechanisms and Global Pluralism

40:21 Exploring Accelerationism: Positive vs. Negative Forms

47:45 The Dilemma of Nation States vs. Globalization

56:14 The Crisis of European Identity and Sovereignty

01:07:04 Communication and Social Coordination in a Complex World

01:18:45 Incompleteness of Institutions and the Potential for New Ideas

01:20:12 The Opportunity in Institutional Failure

01:20:51 Fragmentation and the Search for Unity

01:22:08 The Challenge of Encountering Otherness

01:24:37 Metaphysical Possibilities in Human Encounters

01:30:27 Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics

01:38:20 The Role of Invisible Colleges in Crisis

01:46:02 Reflections on Trust and Society

01:52:43 Alienation and the Quest for Sameness

Listen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

What is Anthro-complexity? What makes humans different? How can we respond with wisdom, at scale, to our entanglements? Welcoming polymathic thinker and renowned complexity practitioner Dave Snowden, in dialogue with Tim Adalin.

Dave's previous conversations on Voicecraft / Altered States Of Conversation:

"Civilisation, Science & Spirituality" https://youtu.be/uXvWQzGcNCo

"Artificial Intelligence & Human Reasoning" | Metacrisis vs Polycrisis" https://youtu.be/TrMZL55Nzl0

Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e142-anthro-complexity-entanglement-wayshaping-and-addressing-existential-threat-w/-dave-snowden

Learn more about Dave and Cynefin @ https://thecynefin.co/team/dave-snowden

Find Dave's blog series on Anthro-complexity: https://thecynefin.co/anthro-complexity-1-3/

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

0:10 What is anthro-complexity?

8:33 Entanglement, not relationship?

15:45 Orientation and the ancient debate that still structures how we think

23:05 Why workshops don't work (and what does)

34:30 You can't simplify a falcon into a pigeon (and have it still be a falcon)

45:25 Three dangers: appropriation, distraction, destruction

53:04 Who is this actually for?

57:30 Demes: the forgotten structure humans evolved to live in

1:04:55 Do we need new shamans?

1:42:50 Changing how decision-makers listen

1:55:00 The limits of dialogue and what comes next

Listen to the full outro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Sarah Janes is reviving the dreaming mysteries of Western civilisation, rooted in ancient Greece and Egypt.

We dialogue on the esoteric history and culture of dreaming, consciousness, mysticism and sensemaking. Sarah is the author of Initiation Into Dream Mysteries, a psychomagic journey to awaken lucid dream consciousness. She is a researcher, curator, and retreat/workshop facilitator.

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Sarah's Links:

Website: https://themysteries.org/

Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Initiation-into-Dream-Mysteries-Mnemosyne/dp/164411514X

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00:00 Intro

01:44 What Are Dreams?

05:15 The Meaning of Mystery

09:31 Etymology and Magic of Language

17:01 Dreaming Consciousness as Response to Tech Enslavement

28:10 Creation, Songlines & Memory Palaces

33:40 Hieroglyphs as Holographic Writing

41:40 Prophecy, Truth & Healing

55:41 AI, Desire & Vitality

1:0:55 Receptivity and Context

1:07:30 Dying Before You Die

1:20:28 Magic, Sympathy & Serpent Symbolism

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Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming master craftsman and philosopher Forrest Landry in dialogue on the deep structures underlying money, power, and inequality in modern civilization.

Starting with fundamental questions about what money really is, we move through an analysis of why inequality has reached unprecedented levels, to urgent questions about artificial intelligence, the future of human choice-making, and a foundational orientation of response.

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Desire, Want and Need on Delicate Fire: https://youtu.be/rejVuh1Knn8

Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e140-money-power-inequality-and-ai-w/-forrest-landry-and-tim-adalin

Chapters

0:00 Introduction: Money, Power & AI

0:55 Lenses for Understanding Money: Choice, Energy & Game Theory

06:12 Why Inequality Exploded: Technology as Extraction Amplifier

29:30 The Three Stages of Mastery: Change, Causation & Choice

41:05 Beyond Capitalism vs Socialism: Upgrading the Game

57:40 The Maker-Taker Inversion: When Extraction Became Valued Over Creation

1:16:08 Virtual vs Virtue: Humility and Being Rooted in Reality

1:26:38 Rewilding Ourselves: Embodiment and Collective Wisdom

1:38:31 Why Everyone's Investing in AI: The Loss of Trust in Ourselves

1:47:40 The Path Forward: Distributed, Embodied, Contextualized Choice-Making

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Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0

Welcoming Dr Iain McGilchrist, renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar, in dialogue with Tim Adalin for Voicecraft.

We explore the relation between cosmic drives, the left and right hemispheres, attention, religion, power, good, evil, AI and the soul.

Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/e139-cosmic-drives-intuition-ai-and-the-soul-w/-iain-mcgilchrist-and-tim-adalin

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0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:04 What is Intuition?

0:02:28 Intuition and the Hemispheres

0:04:41 The Basis of Understanding

0:08:13 Left and Right Hemisphere Dynamics

0:11:49 Participation in Reality

0:18:29 Bundling and Unbundling: Economics and AI

0:23:11 Dividing and Uniting: When and Why

0:30:02 Understanding vs. Information

0:34:19 Animate and Inanimate: A Continuum

0:42:53 The Artificial Intelligence Predicament

0:54:26 Narcissism and Echo Chambers

1:00:43 Consciousness as Field

1:07:15 Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Runaway Systems

1:17:09 The Assault on Nature, Body, and Culture

1:25:00 Authority, Doubt, and Transformation

1:34:12 Religion, Certainty, and Common Truths

1:40:57 The Soul and Life as Pilgrimage

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Dr Iain McGilchrist is a renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and his influential work explores the relationship between the brain's hemispheres and the nature of human experience, reality, and culture.

He is the author of The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World and the monumental two-volume work The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World.

Find his YouTube channel @DrIainMcGilchrist

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Tim Adalin is a philosopher and the founder of The Voicecraft Project.

Connect with Tim @ https://www.timadalin.xyz

Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0