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Decoding Dune: A Revelatory Exploration w/ Dr. Marc Gafni and Aubrey Marcus
Enjoy this podcast with Dr. Marc Gafni featured on Aubrey Marcus' Podcast Spoiler Alert! This episode is for people familiar with the Dune series, and want to explore the complicated themes of this iconic sci-fi masterpiece. Like a message that is echoing from the past, what is particularly relevant about Dune now? In this podcast with Dr. Marc Gafni, we go on a journey to uncover the hidden lessons and timeless wisdom woven into the fabric of this incredible series. Marc Gafni and Aubrey Marcus discuss the multifaceted realms of power, politics, psychedelics, prophets, and the nuances of [...]
First Principles and First Values (Interview with David J. Temple)
Enjoy this three-part podcast with Dr. Marc Gafni and Dr. Zak Stein (David J. Temple) featured on The Integral Stage Podcast on the new book: First Principles and First Values. In this episode, Layman Pascal sits down with Dr. Marc Gafni and Dr. Zak Stein to discuss their jointly authored book, First Principles and First Values. They are publishing the book pseudonymously under the name, David J. Temple. https://youtu.be/sFDywrna7Ng?feature=shared In this episode, Layman sits down again with Marc Gafni and Zak Stein to talk further about their jointly authored book, First Principles and First Values, [...]
Dr. Marc Gafni & Layman Pascal: Public Shadow in the Planetary Age
Enjoy this podcast with Dr. Marc Gafni featured on The Integral Stage Podcast. "Public shadow in the planetary age" This is the first episode of a new series exploring the subtle dynamics of collective shadow, narrative making & our responses to how we are perceived. In the digital epoch, it is unlikely that anyone will escape confrontation with a negative image of themselves existing in the minds of others. Do we learn from it? Fight it? Absorb it? Ignore it? And how do we evaluate anything when information itself becomes dubious? Layman is joined this time by Dr. [...]