Sex, Death & the Occult (with Layman Pasca & Rachel Haydenl)
Sex, Death & the Occult (with Layman Pasca & Rachel Haydenl)

What is the occult?  And how can a deeper understanding of its theory and practices help us to grow in power and wisdom?  Individually we need to become more complex (and simpler), wealthier in every sense, and infused with a greater force of intention in all aspects of our lives.  Collectively, we need to enhance the well-being of those we love and also spread new ideas,  patterns, and moods into a planetary civilization that is wavering between implosion and transformation.   Real growth requires more than just aspiration and meditation.  We must contact, unfold and empower hidden parts of ourselves.  We need to get better at “magic.”  

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LaymanTom AmarqueComment
Gurdjieff’s Christianity (with Luke Behncke)
Gurdjieff’s Christianity (with Luke Behncke)

Many portray Gurdjieff as a mere syncretic teacher of Eastern traditions or the more fashionable "Silk Road'' mystic who cobbled together ideas and practices for his system of the “Fourth Way”. However, this superficial understanding belies his history and teachings that tell a very different story and reveals a far more profound and challenging reality. This introductory session will delve into Gurdjieff's faith and work, and his controversial views on religion, and modern Christianity in particular, setting the stage for a deeper exploration.

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LukeTom AmarqueComment
Belonging again - An Address with O.G. ROSE
Belonging again - An Address with O.G. ROSE

Part I of Belonging Again attempted to explain our circumstance through thinkers like Peter Berger, Philip Rieff, and James Hunter. Part II will work to address our circumstance, arguing what it would mean to think economics, politics, sociology, and the like in light of the arguments of Belonging Again. In this, our aim is to show that in “The Meaning Crisis” there can be reason to hope. 

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OGAndrew SweenyComment