Podcasts about futurica trilogy

This is an invitation to Max Border's new course, Empire of the Mind: A Grey Robes Symposium, which will include a wide-ranging discussion on the meaning of empire, the function of religion, sutra, tantra, and decentralization. The course starts on November 10th. Sign up here: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/empire-of-the-mind-a-grey-robes-symposium-with-max-bordersParallax Courses and Events: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-events Max Borders is the founding hierophant of The Grey Robes, a siblinghood committed to psychosocial development, virtuous practice, and human self-organization. Borders is author of The Social Singularity: A Decentralist Manifesto (2018) and The Decentralist: Mission, Morality and Meaning in the Age of Crypto (2022). His most recent book is Underthrow: How Jefferson's Dangerous Idea Will Spark a New Revolution (2023). He also writes for the Underthrow Substack. Borders is also founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to liberating humanity and solving social problems through innovation. Alexander Bard, a Swedish philosopher, author, and speaker, is known for his work in digital philosophy, exploring technology's impact on society and culture. Alongside co-author Jan Söderqvist, Bard has written multiple influential books, such as The Futurica Trilogy (including The Netocrats and The Body Machines), Syntheism - Creating God in the Internet Age, and Digital Libido: Sex, Power and Violence in the Network Society. These works delve into how the internet and digitalization shape societal structures, human behavior, and even spirituality.His newest book, Process and Event (2024), rounds off a 25-year philosophical exploration by Bard and Söderqvist and completes their "Narratology" trilogy. This book builds on previous themes, proposing that technology and spirituality are converging as humanity's search for meaning evolves, possibly birthing a new form of digital divinity. Bard and Söderqvist examine historical and cultural shifts leading to an age where AI and technology serve as humanity's next evolutionary leap, merging modern science, mysticism, and a radical rethinking of historical Western ideas.

A first converstion with the intellectual titans Alexander Bard and Daniel Garner of O.G. Rose and a discussion about their two new philosophy books, Belonging again and Process and event. A finalist for the UNO Press Lab Prize and Pushcart Nominee, O.G. Rose's creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, O:JA&L, West Trade Review, Broken Pencil, Burningword, and Poydras Review. While at the University of Virginia, O.G. Rose collaborated with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm with three children, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. Their published books include The Conflict of Mind (2021), Thoughts (2022), and Belonging Again: Part 1 (2023). Links: https://www.og-rose.com/ Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Synthesist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Synthetism” and his newest work is called 'Process and Event'. Parallax: Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/ Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=ma

A continued conversation between Sweeny, Bard, And Borders about religion, sex, and civilization. `Max Borders is the author of The Social Singularity (2018) and The Decentralist (2021). His latest book is called Underthrow (2023). Currently, he is working on two major projects: a cosmopolitan constitution designed to open the era of open-source law, and a global fraternal society dedicated to the mission, morality, and meaning of the “Grey Tribe. Borders is founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution, an organization dedicated to liberating humanity and solving social problems through innovation. He is also co-founder of the event experience Future Frontiers, which succumbed to COVID in 2020 after eight years. Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Synthesist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Synthetism”. Links: Parallax Mighty Networks Parallax Academy Membership and Donation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

Why are we so depressed in the digital age? A deep discussion about what Roberto Palacio calls the age of anxiety? Roberto Palacio (1967), MPhil., Colombian philosopher and essayist. JAICA Scholar (Government of Japan, University of Tsukuba). For more than two decades he has worked in academic philosophy, in the fields of human ethology and the philosophy of language at the Universidad de los Andes, before building a career as an essayist and popular philosopher through his organization Seminarios La Vida Examinada. He is a contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, Philosophical Salon, El Malpensante magazine and Arcadia among others. Since 2019 Palacio has belonged to the Intellectual Deep Web global network of thinkers and popular philosophers, run by the Swedish philosopher Alexander Bard. At FILBO 2023, he released La era de la ansiedad through the Ariel imprint of Planeta publishers; this work reflects on the possibility of overcoming the anxiety of our times through philosophical reflection. Links: The Age of Anxiety: https://www.amazon.com/era-ansiedad-ROBERTO-PALACIO/dp/9878318613 Parallax Mighty Networks: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/RnBBvEYInToDBG2P?utm_source=manual Parallax Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Membership and Donation: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023) The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

A deep conversation about archetypes, the need for art and religion, and a Gurdieffian 4th way in the land of technological utopia and dystopia. And a plug for Max's upcoming course on Parallax, which will explore these issues. THE GREY ROBES - INITIATION INTO A GLOBAL DIGITAL PRIESTHOOD WITH MAX BORDERS: starts March 10th: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/max-borders-1 Links: Parallax Mighty Networks: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/RnBBvEYInToDBG2P?utm_source=manual Parallax Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Membership and Donation: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar. Max Borders is the author of The Social Singularity (2018) and The Decentralist (2021). His latest book is called Underthrow (2023). Currently, he is working on two major projects: a cosmopolitan constitution designed to open the era of open-source law, and a global fraternal society dedicated to the mission, morality, and meaning of the “Grey Tribe. Borders is founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution, an organization dedicated to liberating humanity and solving social problems through innovation. He is also co-founder of the event experience Future Frontiers, which succumbed to COVID in 2020 after eight years. Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Synthesist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Synthetism”. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

The second part in a series with Bonnitta Roy, exploring metaphysics and transcendental emergentism—and other ideas circling around Alexander's new book Process and Event. With Special Guest Alexander Elung Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com/,; https://a.co/d/4ZLYDnuLinks: Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023)The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017)" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-sweeny/message

The second part in a series with Bonnitta Roy, exploring metaphysics and transcendental emergentism—and other ideas circling around Alexander's new book Process and Event. With Special Guest Alexander Elung Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com/,; https://a.co/d/4ZLYDnuLinks: Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023)The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017)" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

The beginning of a series with Bonnitta Roy, exploring metaphysics and transcendental emergentism—and other ideas circling around Alexander's new book Process and Event. Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com/,; https://a.co/d/4ZLYDnuLinks: Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023)The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-sweeny/message

The beginning of a series with Bonnitta Roy, exploring metaphysics and transcendental emergentism—and other ideas circling around Alexander's new book Process and Event. Subscribe to our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Bonnitta is a visioneer, insight guide and horse whisperer. Her work is deeply embodied and grounded, and over the last several years, she's shown us how to trust the intelligence of life again. She is founder of Alderlore Insight Center and curates wickedly provocative and seriously surprising conversations at The Pop-UP School: https://bonnittaroy.substack.com/,; https://a.co/d/4ZLYDnuLinks: Alexander Bard's Books: Process and Event, (2023)The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2017) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

In this edition of the Parallax Extravaganza #4, we dig into Alexander Bards new book "Process and Event", the scapegoat mechanism & Russell Brand and a lot of explosive surplus energy. With Alexander Bard, Alex Ebert, Thomas Hamelryck and Owen Cox Alex Ebert is an erstwhile multiplatinum songwriter and Golden Globe-winning film composer now taking up philosophy in New Orleans. He is currently finishing his first book, Dead Cool, an analysis of sociodynamics and status anxiety in the age of Cool. Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Syntheism”. Thomas Hamelryck is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Bioinformatics Centre at the University of Copenhagen Biocenter. His academic research interests revolve around Machine learning, Bayesian statistics, Protein Structure Prediction, Probabilistic Programming, Deep Learning. He is also an enthusiast of Réne Girard, and denies all rumours that he was once the keyboard player for Depeche Mode. Owen Cox is the Host of Technosocial Podcast, Teacher at Maniphesto Media Academy & Freelance Researcher --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

A Zoroastrian, A Jew, and a Buddhist - The Mystic Orders along The Silk Road What happens when a Zoroastrian, a Jew, and a Buddhist get together and have a conversation? A spirited debate where Zevi and I get 'barded'. Mysticism, religion, anthropology, and philosophy galore! Zevi Slavin is the creator of Seekers of Unity, an educational project and community dedicated to a collaborative, comparative, interdisciplinary exploration of mysticism. Exploring the unity of the world's mystical traditions and the intersection of philosophy and mysticism, east and west, ancient and contemporary, in the hopes of creating a more intimate, tender and caring world together. Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Synthesist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Synthetism”. "Parallax academy is an educational and media-based network of friends, writers, teachers, and podcasters offering online study circles, classes, and offline events all over Europe. Seekers of Unity: https://www.youtube.com/c/seekersofunity Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Membership and Donation: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

Alexander Bard and Layman Pascal tango for the first time here in a discussion about religion and spirituality, men and women, tantra and sutra, shamanism, the barred absolute, and a deepening of some of our favourite topics. One of the best discussions on religion you will find anywhere! Layman Pascal is an author, public speaker, yoga teacher, nondualist theologian, meditation advocate & chakra biopsychologist. He is the host of the popular podcast The Integral Stage. He is based in Thunder Bay, Ontario on the amethyst-rich Northwest tip of the world's largest freshwater lake. He is a writer on themes of developmental cultural philosophy, shamanism and organic spiritual development. Lately, he has been active as a board member of the Foundation for Integral Religion and Spirituality and a founder of the Beyond Interfaith project, Ontario Depth Adaptation and leader of the Metamodern Spirituality retreats in Vermont. Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Synthesist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Synthetism”."What is Parallax Academy? Parallax Academy is a digital classroom and living community dedicated to studying, practising, and contemplating matters of the soul and psyche. We are a network of friends, writers, teachers, and podcasters offering online study circles, classes, and offline events all over Europe. Apply for our community here: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-sangha --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-c709ee4/message

Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Syntheism”. Thomas Hamelryck is a Lecturer and Researcher based in Copenhagen. His academic research interests revolve around Machine learning, Bayesian statistics, Protein Structure Prediction, Probabilistic Programming, Deep Learning. He is also an enthusiast of Réne Girard, and denies all rumours that he was once the keyboard player for Depeche Mode. Andrew Sweeny: Andrew Sweeny is a writer, editor, blogger, Youtuber, published poet, podcaster, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a touring musician and put out several albums, published a book of poetry, and animated two popular podcasts and a philosophical blog on Medium and now on Parallax. He Lectures at Sciences Po, in Paris, France. Cadell Last: is a philosopher with an interest in anthropology, history and psychoanalysis, and the author of Global Brain Singularity, and Sex, Masculinity, God. He is currently working on various philosophical projects, including a book project with Alexander Bard, and an online academy called Philosophy Portal. About the Strange Attractor Series In the last couple of years, we have witnessed the emergence of different meta-models, theories, and future visions which try to go beyond the worldview of postmodernism: a strange attractor that seems to run on new and exciting algorithms. But what—if anything—do all of these models and movements have in common? Is there a shared deep-structure that is expressing itself, not only in new and more complex ways of thinking and cognition, but also in geopolitics, science, industry, religion, ecology, sexuality, parenting, culture, technology, architecture, the arts—and in every other area of contemporary life. Is there a strange attractor that emerges after postmodernity? What are its shape and characteristics? What new and exciting vistas and opportunities do these new vistas open up for us? Can they contribute to solving the existential problems of the current meta-crisis? What are the moral and ethical injunctions that we could infer from the present emergence of these meta-tribes. In this Roundtable-series - hosted by PARALLAX - we invite a multitude of ‘post-postmodern' pioneer—thinkers, psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, educators, economists, and artists—to have an interdisciplinary discussion about the essence of Post-Postmodernity – given there is such a thing. More precisely, this podcast-series is an experiment which seeks to find out whether these movements and models after Postmodernity have something in common. Can these movements leave their respective bubbles and contribute something essential to the development of the world we live in? That is our primary question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcast-c709ee4/message

A new season of Sweeny vs Bard begins with a passionate lecture at the Maniphesto Media Academia by the Bardster about media, men and women, and so many other things. To sign up for the Maniphesto Media Academy: https://maniphestocore.com/maniphesto-media-academy/ Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Recorded in February 2021, this dialogue is a fascinating beginning to refraction between highly developed philosophies, with variance in background and style, and shared interest in existential risk and cultural transformation in relation to technology. Alexander Bard is a philosopher, writer, artist, record producer, and founder of the Syntheist religious movement. Alexander has written three books with Jan Söderqvist on the internet revolution, collectively known as The Futurica Trilogy, in addition to two later books, Syntheism; and Digital Libido: Sex, Power, and Violence in the Network Society: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Libido-Violence-Network-Society/dp/9188869237 Forrest Landry is a philosopher, writer, researcher, scientist, engineer, craftsman, and teacher focused on metaphysics, the manner in which software applications, tools, and techniques influence the design and management of very large scale complex systems, and the thriving of all forms of life on this planet. Access a repository of his work here: https://mflb.com/ Support the project at https://www.patreon.com/voicecraft Find the show notes, transcript, and links to the Voicecraft network here: https://wp.me/p2UC3z-KX

00:00:30 How Alexander and his co-author Jan have managed to produce such an enormous (and prophetic) body of written work over the last 20 years00:04:43 What Alexander thinks about postmodernism?00:09:01 What are ‘Netocrats‘? How is the world changing due to the Internet? Who is ready for the digital future and who is not?00:14:01 What is the future of (representative) democracy and politics in general? What is a ‘sensocracy‘?00:19:30 How should a ‘world government‘ work? How much subsidiarity will it allow? What role will ‘charter cities‘ play?00:24:15 Will we be able to switch between city state benevolent dictatorships (i.e. will countries/ cities be run like companies) as part of our life?00:27:01 Why was Jesus Christ actually killed & the surprising utility of ’empires’.00:30:42 How our future laws are already emerging throughout Internet.00:34:31 Is competition increasing for companies? Should we react with more collaboration to improve our competitiveness?00:42:31 What role do Internet platforms play? Do they actually have a monopoly?00:45:21 Is marketing as a whole evil? How has it changed over the years and how it is connected to ‘attentionalism‘? We will abolish advertising soon to protect our ‘sacred space’?00:51:01 Why is productivity growth so low? Are we not daring enough? Is the focus on marketing (‘useless products’) to blame?00:58:43 Why wars (as terrible as they are) are good measures of productivity and ideology.00:59:55 After the ‘Death of God’ and the ‘Death of the Individual’ how are we now orient ourselves?01:07:32 Why ‘native tribes’ don’t see a crisis of meaning or depression currently? Why some religions are more static than others.01:11:23 What is our best bet for a future religion? Is it likely to emerge or will we have to live with many parallel truths? Will we see ‘weird activism’ instead?01:18:11 Why the world will look more like India and Singapore soon?01:24:12 What surprised Alexander the most (compared to his predictions) the within the last 20 years?01:26:58 What will happen in 2038? Will AGI actually emerge by itself?01:31:01 Are we (co-)created by an alien intelligence? Is the multiverse theory useful? Should we investigate spacetime more thoroughly? You may watch this episode on Youtube – #96 Alexander Bard (The philosophy of everything). Alexander Bard is a musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, political activist and philosopher. Alexander is co-author of a number of books incl. Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age, The Futurica Trilogy and Digital Libido. Big Thanks to our Sponsors! ExpressVPN – Claim back your Internet privacy for less than $10 a month! Mighty Travels Premium – incredible airfare and hotel deals – so everyone can afford to fly Business Class and book 5 Star Hotels! Sign up for free! Divvy – get business credit without a personal guarantee and 21st century spend management plus earn 7x rewards on restaurants & more. Get started for free! Brex – get a business account, a credit card, spend management & convertible rewards for every dollar you spend. Plus now earn $250 just for signing up (Terms & Conditions apply).

After listening to Alex Ebert's fantastic presentation ‘Dead Cool' at the Stoa we thought we would invite Alex, who like Alexander Bard, is a pop star turned philosopher for a discussion on ‘The Philosophy of Cool'. What is cool in the age of attentionalism? What is fake cool and what is real cool? How is cool related to Réne Girard's theories of mimetic desire. Originally part of the Sweeny vs Bard podcast, we thought it exemplified a lively round table and should be part of the Strange Attractor series. After all ‘cool' is a strange attractor and mysterious enough to merit a serious conversation. One of the coolest (in the sense of ‘most awesome') conversations so far. Part 2 coming soon. Alex Ebert is an erstwhile multiplatinum songwriter and Golden Globe-winning film composer now taking up philosophy in New Orleans. He is currently finishing his first book, Dead Cool, an analysis of sociodynamics and status anxiety in the age of Cool. Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Syntheism”. Thomas Hamelryck is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Bioinformatics Centre at the University of Copenhagen Biocenter. His academic research interests revolve around Machine learning, Bayesian statistics, Protein Structure Prediction, Probabilistic Programming, Deep Learning. He is also an enthusiast of Réne Girard, and denies all rumours that he was once the keyboard player for Depeche Mode. Andrew Sweeny: Andrew Sweeny is a writer, editor, blogger, Youtuber, published poet, podcaster, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a touring musician and put out several albums, published a book of poetry, and animated two popular podcasts and a philosophical blog on Medium and now on Parallax. He Lectures at Sciences Po, in Paris, France. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

After listening to Alex Ebert's fantastic presentation ‘Dead Cool' at the Stoa we thought we would invite Alex, who like Alexander Bard, is a pop star turned philosopher for a discussion on ‘The Philosophy of Cool'. What is cool in the age of attentionalism? What is fake cool and what is real cool? How is cool related to Réne Girard's theories of mimetic desire. Originally part of the Sweeny vs Bard podcast, we thought it exemplified a lively round table and should be part of the Strange Attractor series. After all ‘cool' is a strange attractor and mysterious enough to merit a serious conversation. One of the coolest (in the sense of ‘most awesome') conversations so far. Part 2 coming soon. Alex Ebert is an erstwhile multiplatinum songwriter and Golden Globe-winning film composer now taking up philosophy in New Orleans. He is currently finishing his first book, Dead Cool, an analysis of sociodynamics and status anxiety in the age of Cool. Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Syntheism”. Thomas Hamelryck is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Bioinformatics Centre at the University of Copenhagen Biocenter. His academic research interests revolve around Machine learning, Bayesian statistics, Protein Structure Prediction, Probabilistic Programming, Deep Learning. He is also an enthusiast of Réne Girard, and denies all rumours that he was once the keyboard player for Depeche Mode. Andrew Sweeny: Andrew Sweeny is a writer, editor, blogger, Youtuber, published poet, podcaster, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a touring musician and put out several albums, published a book of poetry, and animated two popular podcasts and a philosophical blog on Medium and now on Parallax. He Lectures at Sciences Po, in Paris, France. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Parallax Facebook Medium Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcast-c709ee4/message

A conversation where media artist and scholar Orsolya Bajusz tells her story about how as an activist she was attacked and scapegoated by a social justice lynch mob and how she won the war against mass psychosis and authoritarianism. A critique of woke culture and political correctness and how to live in a post woke future. Orsolya Bajusz concludes by telling us: ‘Don't be a doormat, don't be a pillar saint!'. Here is the summary of Orsolya Bajusz's story http://akulturharcontul.blogspot.com/2019/12/my-story-has-begun-in-enlightened-west.html Bio: Orsolya Bajusz is based in Budapest. Besides soon defending her Ph.D at the Sociology Department of Corvinus University of Budapest and teaching there, she produces work across multiple platforms, preferring to work in collaboration, networked practices or anonymously. Her Ph.D explores the role of the affective and visual registers in contemporary public debates and controversies around biotechnology, and thus exploring how posthuman praxes clash with the existing cultural imaginary, and she is working on developing a methodological framework to analyse the intersection of science communication and contemporary art. Her first book (a theory fiction) is under publishing. Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Our third discussion of various Tantric traditions and Tantra’s place in the west. What are the causes and conditions necessary for Tantra to flourish? What is the value of Neo Tantra? How to preserve ‘The barred absolute’, or the secrecy necessary for genuine tantric practice? Links: Parallax Magazine Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

In Episode 9, Gregg welcomes Alexander Bard. He is a philosopher, music producer, and highly sought-after international lecturer. He is the author of the highly successful The Futurica Trilogy - co-written with media theorist Jan Söderqvist, and more recently Syntheism: Creating God in the Internet Age and Digital Libido. He founded the Intellectual Deep Web list serve, which is an active discussion group that brings leading thinkers and futurists together. In this UTOKing dialogos, the two explore their visions for the future, framed by Bard's Dark Renaissance and Gregg's Enlightenment 2.0, and the relationship between psychology, science and philosophy.   The Futurica Trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/Futurica-Trilogy-Alexander-Bard/dp/9187173247/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_1/145-3199275-7562153?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=9187173247&pd_rd_r=0cc5d0ae-f502-4fb9-aec2-94cee1fe3dad&pd_rd_w=taVbc&pd_rd_wg=4TrIy&pf_rd_p=a0d6e967-6561-454c-84f8-2ce2c92b79a6&pf_rd_r=ER893MY4YHAF5K6JC7J9&psc=1&refRID=ER893MY4YHAF5K6JC7J9 Syntheism: https://www.amazon.com/Syntheism-Creating-God-Internet-Age/dp/9175471833/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1621175225&refinements=p_27%3AAlexander+Bard&s=books&sr=1-1   Digital Libido: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Libido-Violence-Network-Society/dp/9188869237   Here is a clip exploring their respective visions for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6oyj0njz-w   Here are links to Alexander Bard on Twitter and Wiki: https://twitter.com/Bardissimo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bard

The Tantric path gives us a Parallax or another view of reality. A description of the 9 vehicles of Buddhism including Tantra, comparing the Tantric approach with Western ‘eventological’ religion and Zoroastrianism. Note: This talk is shorter than usual because the depth of this topic requires at least 3 more talks, and this might be easier to digest. But it is still full of our usual mischievous fun and interruption of the banal. Links: Parallax Magazine Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Friday evening conversation with the leader of the popular 90's pop band "Army of Lovers", author of "The Futurica Trilogy", well-known speaker and producer Alexander Bard. We discuss topics like COVID-19 and Sweden's strategy on fighting it, cancel culture and it's implications as well as current music industry and trends. Reach us: pasts@dienapec.lv.Support the show (http://www.dienapec.lv)

Sweeny vs Bard S03E10: Western Tantra? - with Thomas Hamelryck Can Tantra flourish in western society that is predominantly Christian and Moslem? What are the historical roots of Tantra? Is Tantra a religion? Is Tantra sexual technique or a spiritual practice? A wide ranging discussion on all things Tantra, from Vajrayana Buddhist tantra to neo Tantra. A boisterous conversation that Alexander says is the best one we have had yet. (And Thomas H assures us that he is pretty indifferent to the 80’s synth band Depeche Mode. You be the judge). Links: Parallax Magazine Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Links: Parallax Magazine Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

The scapegoat mob and the Exodus, Tantra and Zoroastrianism, Axial Age vs Bronze age, Egyptian vs Persian culture, The two river systems, Hegel, Nietzsche, and so much more. Two hours of dynamite. Links/donations: Parallax Magazine Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Clinton Ignatov is a Mcluhan scholar and has a labyrinthine mind like an eccentric Renaissance alchemist. He has a great YouTube channel called ‘Concerned Netizen’ where he goes into the weeds of this great Canadian scholar who discovered ‘The global village’ and then later renamed it ‘The global theater’. Alexander Bard’s philosophy is also aimed at, among other things, trying to understand Mcluhanism for the internet age, and contains the same challenging prophetic urgency, which is never moralistic. Enjoy this sparking conversation and deep dive! Links: Parallax Youtube Newsletter Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: Concerned Netizen Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Links: Parallax Youtube Newsletter Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: Cadell Last’s books Sex, God, and Masculinity: Global Brain Singularity Alexander Bard's Books; The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

A heated and passionate discussion about our usual topics: Process and Event in relation to sex and religion. Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism - popular sutric religion and behind the ‘barred absolute’. The place of sex and violence in ritual. And so much more. Links: Parallax Youtube Newsletter Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Our first conversation with Cadell Last, an extraordinary new voice on the scene whose beard at least competes with Alexander’s, and who has written a great new book called Sex, God and Masculinity. We talked about a lot of things including Freudian psychoanalysis and socio-analysis, a defense of Freud and Hegel, the phallus and the fake phallus, exodology, and many themes familiar to this podcast. We talked about Alexander’s proposed Pro-topia, a world beyond the barred absolute and of creativity undreamed of. But also of the ‘rites of passage’ that the society will have to endure before we get there. Bio: Cadell Last is an anthropologist, philosopher and therapist focused on biocultural evolution, mind-matter relation and future speculations. He earned his PhD in interdisciplinary and complexity studies at the Evolution, Cognition and Complexity group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is also the author of over a dozen academic publications and two books: Global Brain Singularity and Sex, Masculinity, God; as well as over a dozen academic publications. You can find more about his work at cadelllast.com. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

A new season of Sweeny vs Bard with our now regular guest Thomas Hamelryck. In this discussion Alexander brings up the subject of forgiveness and ties this to the heroic principle and capitalist innovation with its ‘fail harder and try again’. We look at vulgar notions of karma within pagan cultures and more sophisticated notions in Buddhism and how forgiveness helps us to go beyond karma and the ‘eternal return of the same’. We talk about our usual suspects: Girard, Nietzsche, Whitehead, Hegel (and for me Trungpa). And we talk about the need for sex education, alchemy, and the barred absolute in religion. And we also discover what Alexander Bard eats for breakfast (Hegel of course). Enjoy. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

The final episode in Season 2 of Sweeny vs Bard with our now regular guest Thomas Hamelryck. We go further in the discussion of the anoject, the scapegoat, and the martyr with reference to our usual suspects: Girard, Nietzsche, Whitehead, Hegel, Spinoza, Kant, Longchenpa and others. Alexander introduces more concepts from his forthcoming book ‘Process and Event’ including the hyperject and paradigmatic embryonism. If you want to know what the hell that is have a listen listen: DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Our latest discussion with Thomas Hamelryck, in which Alexander introduces his concept: The Anoject - a neologism he invented which means, roughly speaking, the anonymous accuser. We expand on this subject but also speak about the messiah, the martyr and the saint,, fields of potential beyond spacetime, quantum organics, the 3 kayas of buddhism, the death of celebrity culture, higher and lover gods, heresy, crazy wisdom, and Antagony—among other thing. Thomas Hamelryck is a scientist who uses AI to solve problems in bioinformatics and molecular biology. For philosophical and religious questions, he turns to the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead, the mimetic theory and Christian theology of Rene Girard, the Dionysian philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, and the practices of Sutric and Tantric Buddhism. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Our latest discussion with Thomas Hamelryck, in which Alexander introduces his concept: The Anoject - a neologism he invented which means, roughly speaking, the anonymous accuser. More discussion on the nature of tyranny and scapegoats, with reference to favorite philosophers Girard, Heidegger, Nietzsche and others. Thomas Hamelryck is a scientist who uses AI to solve problems in bioinformatics and molecular biology. For philosophical and religious questions, he turns to the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead, the mimetic theory and Christian theology of Rene Girard, the Dionysian philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, and the practices of Sutric and Tantric Buddhism. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

A long awaited conversation between my favorite interlocutors, and two philosophical and visionary geniuses of our time—who, as I mention in the beginning—are opposite character types. Nevertheless, both men converge on certain views. Alexander is an aggressive provocateur with an amazing palate of ideas (the Camille Paglia of Sweden), and John is outrageously humble Canadian professor with an equally ambitious project. Alexander lays out his religious history of the silk route triad, talks about Zoroastrianism, Heraclates, and the monist world view. John speaks about the monism of Plotinus and defends neo-platonism. We speak about the meaning of pathos, mythos, and logos—and the pathic nature of art. And so much much more. John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular online YouTube Series ‘Awakening from The Meaning Crisis’, which is a rich feast of cognitive science, philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas. What makes Vervaeke special in my opinion is the breadth of his work, but his courage descend the ivory tower and talk to people ‘on the street’—and to exemplify his ideas. His hero is Socrates, and he embodies the living dialogue and courage that Socrates represents. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Links for John Vervaeke Awakening from The Meaning Crisis More Conversations with John Vervaeke Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

How did an obscure esoteric school begun by the French writer and sufi René Guénon and his fascist disciple Julius Evola at the beginning of the 20th begin to influence geopolitics, and especially the works of Steve Bannon, Alexander Dugin, and Olavo de Carvalho? We discuss this with Benjamin R Teitelbaum, author of a great new page turner called “War for Eternity: Inside Bannon's Far-Right Circle of Global Power Brokers.” And we go into depth, especially about Steven Bannon and the alt right who Benjamin has interviewed a lot, and this complex figure especially with reference to his traditionalism, his fatalistic view of the Kali Yuga, and what the neo traditionalists are up to precisely. An important and misunderstood topic. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook War for Eternity: Inside Bannon's Far-Right Circle of Global Power Brokers by Benjamin R Teitelbaum Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny Sponsorships: off for this episode Spons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Here we include Thomas Hamelryck, scientist and machine learning expert, and a practitioner of Buddhist Tantra. Thomas is part of a discussion group called the Intellectual deep web. How do we understand Tantra in a western context and how does tantra differ from Sutra. NEW PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny Support this channel and my projects by subscribing or helping on Patreon: Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: Monism The eternal return of the same Novelty and Civilisation Eventology and Nomadology Shavism and India Polytheism and Monotheism Shamanic Caste Senseocracy and Pluralism Philosophically responding to the digital age Tantra and Pluralism Islam and Pillar Saints The Network and the Guru Chogyam Trungpa Longchempa Scapegoating and Sadomasochism More René Girard Books by Alexander Bard The Futurica Trilogy, with Jan Söderqvist (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age with Jan Söderqvist (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society, with Jan Söderqvist (2018) Intro music: Andrew Sweeny: Beautiful Machines DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny Sponsorships: off for this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Here we include Thomas Hamelryck, scientist and machine learning expert, and a practitioner of Buddhist Tantra. Thomas is part of a discussion group called the Intellectual deep web. How do we understand Tantra in a western context and how does tantra differ from Sutra. NEW PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny Support this channel and my projects by subscribing or helping on Patreon: Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: Nietzsche and Tantra, The Barred Absolute, Sutra vs Tantra. Apollo vs Dionysus. What is religion Crazy Wisdom Role Models vs teachers, Pornoflation, The Holy Spirit, The congregation, Christianity vs Tantra Girard Vs Nietzsche , Zoroastrianism, Scapegoating And so much more … Books by Alexander Bard The Futurica Trilogy, with Jan Söderqvist (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age with Jan Söderqvist (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society, with Jan Söderqvist (2018) Intro music: Andrew Sweeny: Beautiful Machines DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: Alexander's experience with Covid 19, Pathos and Mythos, The Symbolic and the imaginary, Jaques Lacan and Rene Girard, Moses and monotheism The split phallus, When men fuck up: Peter Pan and Caligula, Dialectics of the axial age, Monism and Emergence Vectors, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism , Judaism and the religion of the law, Mimesis in men and woman, The exodus to a new Babylon, Absolute mimesis and mimesis with exception, Repetition and Difference,The book of Job, Ecstasy and Trauma And so much more … DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: Jordan Peterson; A plural sensocracy; Process and Event; Phallus and Matrix; Men and Purpose; Dictatorship; Tonality and etiquette; Cancel culture Heretics; Sex, Art, and Violence; The need of the trickster; Passive agressive lynch mob—and so much more … And so much more DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny Sponsorships: off for this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: HIV vs Coronavirus, The eternal recurrence, Nietzsche and Deleuze, Nomadology vs Eventology, Circular vs Linear Time, Greek and Roman Nomadology vs Persian and Jewish Eventology, Mythos and Logos (science and story), Men and women vulnerability to C-19, Eventology vs Exedology, The exodus onto the internet, Lacan and the Real, Helping your neighbour and becoming a Mensch And so much more … DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny Some topics covered in this wide ranging lateral conversation: Rethinking eventology A zoroastrian renaissance Tantric monism The axial age The US Constitution China Separating the chieftain and the priest Persia and Israel Antisemitism Religion for men and women The trinity The death of the phallic god Critique of Christianity and Islam The state of constant renewal Augustine and Manichaeism Islam and communism And so much more … --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: John Vervaeke appreciation and critique; What is religion? Horizontal and Vertical Religion; The Barred Absolute; Judaism and Zoroastrianism; Two rivers; The Divided Phallus; Syntheism; The Sun God and The Rain God; Paradigm and Emergence Theory; Purpose vs Belonging; Sex, Art, and Violence; Peter Thiel and Strauss DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud 3 utopias and 4 Stages of life The barred absolute Judaism and Zorastrianism Matriarchal, patriarchal, and priestly religion The sacred room Privacy and the superego India and China Hegel Elitism and Communism The shamanoid personality Drugs and and Religion The Tower of God Surfing DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: John Vervaeke's and The Meaning Crisis; Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud; Aristotle and Causality; The Will to Transcendence ; The Silk Route; The 4 stages of life; The 3 Utopias; The death of God (Nietzsche) and the Death of the Individual (Foucault); A savage critique of Christianity; Greta Gunberg Pedophelia; Oversexed American Culture DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: John Vervaeke;; Joker; 4 Human drives; Transrationalism; Nomadology; Ecotopianism; Cosmopolitanism; Experimentalism; Communism Emergence; The trickster DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: The film Joker American; Individualism; Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism; The need for religion; Monism; Patriarchy and Matriarchy; Imploitation vs Exploitation; The Garden of Babel; The need for a Heroic principle Ecotopia DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: When little boys dream about being Gods; A defense of Utopianism; Masculine Energy; Imploitation vs Exploitation; The Cosmopole; Attentionalism Moses and Aaron; Engineering and the Tower of Babel; Fear of Sexuality; Jung and Freud; Emergence and Eventology; And so much more … DONATE Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Beautiful Machines, By Andrew Sweeny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: Why Jordan Peterson is a Zoroastrian without knowing it; John Vervaeke’s Buddhism; Marx vs Rousseau; The scapegoat, The false phallus and the real phallus; The importance of young men; Anglo Saxon discourse; The messiah The overman and the proletariat; The need for heroic discourse DONATE Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Intro music: Cyclothymic by Longstone: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Ladies and gentlemen, Alexander Bard.Bard is a Swedish cyberphilosopher, music producer, television star, and highly sought-after international speaker. He has written five books together with media theorist Jan Söderqvist. The first three titles – The Netocrats, The Global Empire and The Body Machines – have also been released together as The Futurica Trilogy and translated to over 20 languages. A fourth book Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age was released in 2014 and in the autumn of 2018 the fifth book Digital Libido – Sex, Power and Violence in The Network Society was published. Throughout their oeuvre, Bard & Söderqvist construct a brand new metaphysical system for the digital age, covering everything from the inner existential truths of the new physics to the radical utopian potential of participatory culture.We discuss decentralization, the future of the internet, and how narcissism is no longer an adaptive strategy. Buckle up, this guy has that salty Swedish wisdom.Show Notes:I am starting to slowly roll out a YouTube channel (just audio for this one).Follow Bard on Twitter.Check out his conversations with Andrew Sweeney.

A new season of Sweeny vs Bard! Get ready to have your mind blown! Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: Sufism Europe; Nationalism, and Cosmopolitanism; Empires; Talking to the alt right; tantric outcasts Links: DONATE Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2018) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

A new season of Sweeny vs Bard! Get ready to have your mind blown! Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: Silk Route: the golden age of spirituality; The will to Intelligence; Machine, biological and symbiotic intelligence; The messianic machine; How to defeat the culture war; Blockchain and brutal honesty; Membrains; Deep History; People being naked togeather ... and so much more Links: DONATE Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society (2018) Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

In this final episode of the Tantra series, Bard talks about the need for a new theology or grand narrative in the face of the internet Tsunami. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some notes on topics covered: a facebook supernova, credibility vs marketing, a culture of mutual admiration, the beauty of asymmetry, dialectics of theism and non-theism, ‘God is the skulls of all the dead shamans’, science the story you tell in the morning, mythology n the evening, 'never to strive for perfection,' the terrible ideas of infinity, the exodus, the ultimate father and the ultimate mother, the moon landing, building pyramids, ’empty perfected symbols of death’, fake messiahs and death worship, boy and girl pharos, individualism, etc. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Here Bard claims 'time is an illusion and not space' and that there are two kinds of time. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This episode covers some more thoughts on Jordan Peterson, ideas of primary and secondary archetypes within tribal mapping, and the importance of a men's movement. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This episode covers the need for a utopian vision, a digital exodus, retraction rather than revolution, digital monasteries and more. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This episode covers the abortion, borders and immigration, ethics based on actuality, and building building the tower of babel or the next Grand Narrative. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

As a conclusion we return to our discussion on the necessity of the Shamanic caste, the third sex, and a new theology. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This episode covers tantra which is a very elastic term from the east meaning—more or less— certain kinds spiritual practices that originated in India. We also discuss neo-tantra which was Osho's term for sexual/somatic exercises to liberate the sexually repressed, and we talk about why the Osho cult got so corrupt. Bard says that real Tantra is more about the 'adultification' of the world than instant gratification. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This episode is a short but epic rant against the unattractiveness of social justice warriors and victimology by Alexander Bard and an plea for adultification and being 'awake' instead of woke. It is part 2 in our discussion of Tantra. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This is a wide ranging discussion about the need for mercy and eccentricity in the age of social media witch hunts. We talk about how ugly perfection is in politics, art, and all aspects of life—how asymmetry, human failure, and wildness are necessary in the path towards human wisdom. We don't need role models, according to Bard, but people who challenge us. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Some topics covered in this wide ranging conversation: Dualism vs Monism, Hyperspace and Hypertime, Entropy and Sentropy , The infinite demand, Abjectification and the Fake Phallus, Priests and Machines, Real Imaginary and Symbolic power Politics, Irony Transparency, 3 kinds of Nihilism and Dead Religion, Zoroastrian Ethics, Freedom From God ... and more! Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook DONATE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

We begin this conversation talking about how the pitfalls of environmentalism and the need for an ecotopia. Then the conversation goes off into quantum space, with an exploration of physics, zoroastrianism, buddhism and tribal mapping. Watch till the end to get the 'homework'. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

In this conversation we look at the Zizkek Peterson debate, castigate the Extinction rebellion, discuss monism and dualism and so much more. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Part of what we are up to, says Alexander Bard, is to retake words that can no longer be spoken. First we retake God, then we retake Religion, and then .... communism? In the eve of the upcoming debate between Slavoj Žižek and Jordan Peterson Bard (Capitalism vs Marxism) Bard explains to me why a utopian vision is necessary for the future age which he thinks will have to communistic or perish. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This talk includes both an appreciation and critique of Jordan Peterson, more on shamanism and the tribe—also the internet and singularity. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitte Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

This is part 1 of a series of talks which begins with a discussion of 'The Shaman caste' and the importance of the shaman archetype. Links to books by Alexander Bard with Jan Söderqvist: The Futurica Trilogy (2012) Syntheism – Creating God in the Internet Age (2014) Digital Libido - Sex, power and violence in the network society Writing etc by Andrew Sweeny: Patreon Medium Rebel Wisdom Articles Twitter Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-sweeny/message

Alexander Bard is an Internet sociologist, a cyber philosopher, and the co-author of the Futurica Trilogy, and Syntheism: Creating God In The Internet Age. In this episode of Freestyle Christianity Podcast, Alexander speaks to Josef about the Internet revolution and our need for a proper metaphysics for the Internet age.

Alexander Bard is a cyber philosopher and the co-founder of the Syntheist Movement. He is the co-author of The Futurica Trilogy, a series of books concerning Internet philosophy and futurist studies. In this episode, Alexander joins host Vincent Horn to discuss the origins and concepts of the Syntheist Movement and it’s intersection with Buddhist practice & thought. Using the setting of the annual Burning Man event to illustrate humanity’s sometimes unconscious desire to gather and practice religion, Alexander describes the Syntheist philosophy, its core concepts of multiple Gods, and its philosophical origins. From there the conversation touches on the concepts of God and Self, Quantum Physics and Religion, and Alexander’s utopic vision for the future. Episode Links: Alexander Bard on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/Bardissimo ) The Syntheist Movement ( http://syntheism.org ) The Futurica Trilogy ( http://amzn.to/1JMKxHe ) What if the Internet is God? ( https://youtu.be/tXA7TewF53w )