Andrew Sweeny: Beyond the Meaning Crisis - Essays and dialogues with John Vervaeke
Religion/Spirituality
ISBN 979-13-990253-2-3, 264 pages
13 x 20 cm, Paperback. €19,90
Release date: 2025, September 1stp#
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"These conversations with Andrew were deeply formative. Andrew drew out lines of thought and helped bring them into articulation. Possibilities were opened and challenges presented that were integral to me developing my thinking and to inspiring Chris and I to further creative work. I will always be grateful for these important early forays into dialogos, and I know Chris and I are very grateful for this publication of them. Thank you. " - John Verveake
This book is a lyrical reflection on Dr. John Vervaeke’ massive and influential YouTube series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this volume of essays, YouTuber, poet, and essayist Andrew Sweeny distills the core ideas into poetic, accessible meditations. This is not a summary—it’s a dialogue. A jazz-like engagement. Sixteen essays and three conversations that wrestle with the existential stakes of our time. The second half of the book features electrifying conversations with Vervaeke, his collaborator Christopher Mastropietro, and the visionary educator Dr. Zak Stein—bringing to life the spirit of Dia-logos, where the divine double emerges in the space between the worlds. If the Meaning Crisis is the defining spiritual challenge of our age, this book is a gesture toward transformation.
Andrew Sweeny is a Canadian-born writer, creator, and educator living in Avon, France. He holds a degree in literature from McGill University and works as a writer, editor, YouTuber, podcaster, poet, musician, and teacher. He has released several albums, published two poetry books, and hosts two popular podcasts alongside a philosophical blog. His creative path has also been shaped by long engagement with contemplative traditions, particularly Zen and Vajrayana Buddhism, which inform his approach to culture, philosophy, and community. He has been active in men’s circles, intentional communities, and diverse therapeutic and somatic practices.
Andrew is the co-founder and editor of Parallax magazine and teaches at École des Ponts in Paris. He lives near Paris with his wife, Amelia—a therapist and coach—their two children, and their pug, Walt Whitman—close to George Gurdjieff’s grave. Contact: andrewpgsweeny@gmail.com