35. Updating Neoplatonic Spirituality (w/ John Vervaeke)
Psychology professor and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke (@johnvervaeke) joins me to talk about how Neoplatonism (which has provided the worldview "grammar" of Western mysticism) is being revisioned in light of contemporary advances in philosophy, cognitive science, and cross-cultural exchange. 0:00 Introduction1:21 Updating the Perennial Tradition6:19 A Post-Two-Worlds Neoplatonism12:20 "The One" according to 4E Cognitive Science20:16 Ascent and Descent26:05 Complexification as Narrative? Creating a Psycho-Ontology36:01 Nonduality, Meaning, and Nihilism44:30 Death and (Re-)Incarnation53:11 After Life Get full access to Brendan Graham Dempsey at brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/subscribe