Sacred Wisdom

Today's guest is John Stewart, an Australian-based systems theorist, evolutionary philosopher and activist who is a core member of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Research Group of the Free University of Brussels. As an evolutionary theorist, his  focus is the trajectory of evolution. His work on the directionality of evolution and its implications for humanity has been published in various international science journals. These include papers on the potential for humans to enhance their psychological capacities through the future evolution of consciousness, and he is the author of the internationally acclaimed book ‘Evolution’s Arrow: the direction of evolution and the future of humanity’.

In this episode, we discuss what it means to be an evolutionary philosopher and systems theorist; the meaning of the material world and how it correlates to system; the emergence of human intelligence and cultural evolution; the concept of enlightenment, and how it can be understood as an evolutionary faculty; how sociopathy is rewarded by our economic paradigm, while co-operative altruists are not; and why more and more human beings need to come to understand intentional evolution.
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World-leading alchemist Avery Hopkins joins me on today’s show to discuss all things alchemy, from its inception and cultural development, to the practice of alchemy today. Avery and I talk about the nature of consciousness and how alchemy cannot be extricated from it, as well as the notion of channelling information from the cosmic mind. I also get a little bit overexcited talking about truth, paradox and spirals in T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, and we see how even this pertains to alchemy. 

This episode is guaranteed to stimulate the intellect – definitely one for those who wish to expand their mind. And what’s really cool is that this isn’t just about the theory of alchemy – it’s about the PRACTICE of it: Avery has a laboratory where he extracts oils from metals, among other things, and he has a range of products that have proven to assist profound transformation in people, and provide them with enormous benefits. I tried the oil of copper myself when I met up with Avery in New York, and it was pretty spectacular.

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This episode is entitled ‘Setting the Scene’, because it sets the scene for all episodes to come. I outline the scope of this project, my intentions with it, and give an in-depth exploration of various ideas, such as the meaning of spirituality – as I have come to understand it – and the notion of a cosmic consciousness. I draw upon philosophers, physicists, poets, as well as what I have learned about the deeper nature of reality through direct experience. This episode – as with all future episodes – offers suggestions and potential insights designed to provoke thought and expand perspectives, as opposed to proclaiming any definitive ‘truth’. This episode is part manifesto, part rallying cry for humanity, and part me sharing some of my story – because the journey to get to where I am today is inextricable with the nature of the content and the ethos belying the podcast. I share about my experience of fatherlessness, rejection, shame, body dysmorphia, addiction, and bipolar. Moreover, I examine what it means to transmute your trauma and become your own inner alchemist. Because suffering need not be futile – to the contrary – it can become the fertile ground to liberate your soul. 

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