A pandemic post-mortem that looks ahead to how a post-COVID awakening might unfold, with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller.
Find more from David and his guests here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelWisdom
Here's the Culture Wars 2.0 piece we referenced: https://medium.com/s/world-wide-wtf/memetic-tribes-and-culture-war-2-0-14705c43f6bb
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
4:40 Health 3.0 & a broken healthcare system going into the pandemic
7:50 Rebel Wisdom’s central curation function
11:00 Zoom vs. in person and the effect on connection
23:53 Internet subcultures “leaking” into the real world, Jan. 6th
26:15 The Post-Secular Religiosity of everything, including COVID
31:15 The rise of conspiracy narratives during COVID
37:05 Questioning our own thinking, personal growth
44:10 Hermeneutics of suspicion & a culture of bullshit
56:00 Conspiracies thrive in gaps in the mainstream narrative
57:30 Pre/trans fallacy & the COVID antithesis space
1:05:00 Paradox of being outside the institutions: audience capture
1:09:48 Tech platforms’ warping effect on creators
1:13:40 Jordan Peterson’s tragic arc
1:17:54 The return of the “repressed”
1:24:00 Return of psychedelic medicine
1:29:44 Limitations of psychedelics
1:34:13 Meditation & Awakening, pitfalls
1:38:58 Ayahuasca
1:44:12 Culture War 2.0 & Memetic Tribes
1:53:15 Post Pandemic Awakening & Personal Growth
Hanging in a traditional Japanese (traditional) machiya house, very roomy (by hotel room comparison), traditional futon beds, pour coffee. A super cool experience! Even sporting the Z-Merch! (pics in comments)
From Sunday Zen on YouTube! Enjoy ❤️
Let's dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salguero in this live episode of Sunday Zen.
I've been reflecting on how traditional spiritual models can leave us feeling lost, stuck, or even scared, and how Pierce's approach offers a more inclusive framework that resonates with my own experiences.
We share insights on the different threads—emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche—and how they manifest in our lives. We discuss the challenges of spiritual ego, which I've grappled with myself, and discuss the role of psychedelics in opening new pathways of understanding. And we touch on the importance of embracing the unknown as the true entry point to the nature of reality.
Topics covered include:
The Threads of Awakening model and its impact
Trust and surrender in the spiritual journey
Navigating spiritual ego and its pitfalls
Psychedelics as tools
Embracing the unknown and the ...
Today's interview with legendary vaccine researcher Paul Offit. Video version coming shortly!
2 things on my mind - plurality - that's one of them. I watched a webinar for work - it was supposed to be on AI in real estate and yet somehow the idea of us living in a plurality is what has really stuck with me. It's so much better than just seeing division. Made me happy so I bring it here. Plurality. The second is my yoga class tonight - our instructor likes to have a theme and tonight it was Santosha - acceptance, gratitude for what you have and what you can do. She said she'd previously done the class for some healthcare workers and got scared they were going to lynch her 😜
