ALL the Ancients Had their Head up their Ass
Well, all the ancients had their head up their ass, to some degree, platonists and gnostics alike. Close at times, but no cigar. Plato's 'father' (sky daddy) was mutated into…
The cosmic itch behind all creativity & creation – Bernardo Kastrup
Bernardo is just brilliant. It surprises me sometimes how much he knows, without being consciously on a mytical path in any common manner. Yes... the basic instablity of reality itself,…
Analytic Idealism Explained | dr. Bernardo Kastrup
Bernardo is a better speaker than i am, and a good 90% of what he says is just correct.What a lovely man. https://youtu.be/P-rXm7Uk9Ys Kevin CannPublic Domain9/1/2025
Why so much suffering? Bernardo Kastrup on purpose & ethics
Just lovely, and correct. https://youtu.be/Tsc08yF05oc He calls it analytical idealism, and that's fine. I'ts not that difference from Platonic Surrealism at it's core.Kevin CannPublic Domain8/31/2025
How Cult Leaders Get You 1
This is a very accurate video!It doesn't mention the other main method, called 'love dumping', but it gets the rest of it so well. https://youtu.be/h7UzH-t4_QU Kevin CannPublic Domain5/3/2025
Realists
This is my second favorite meme. Instead of being all philosophical, just recognize where the piss is and deal with that. Kevin CannPublic Domain5/3/2025
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Bernardo is pretty brilliant, and I've never heard anyone describe this tidbit from PS so clearly before: Yes, there ARE self-reinforcing, self-propagating, self-refreshed (as in a computer system memory state)…
Reaction: The Most Dangerous Form Of Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQnFXc_QQs&t=230s Dr. G is one of the best hybrid science/meditation guys out there. He doesn't get into inner architecture at all. But he's right. Meditation can be wonderful. But I…
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This Jeff Kripal interview is actually one of his best. He’s more relaxed than usual, not being ‘under attack’ like he is in many of the places he gives interviews,…
Reaction: Esoterica: Schopenhauer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDrekCif8lc For those not familiar, Doctor Justin Sledge of the Esoterica channel is one of the most amazing resources on funky topics ANYWHERE. I don't have much to say about…