💥 The Offence of Christ: A SymposiumAndrew Sweeny (host) with, Jordan Hall, Luke Behncke, Jordan Hall, and Daniel L. Garner (O.G. Rose) on the provocative question: "Why the world hates Christianity."This is an intense dive into the fundamental, energetic friction between the Christian message and the human ego. We move past culture wars to explore the core demands of transformation.🕊️ Go Deeper: Luke Behncke's CourseLuke Behncke's 3-session course, "Why the World Hates Christianity," explores the ultimate demands of transformation in detail.Enroll Here:https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/why-the-world-hates-christianity-with-luke-behncke#TheOffenceOfChrist #Christianity #Logos #Theosis #SpiritualGrowth #JordanHall #OGRose #ParallaxPodcast
This talk is about money and capitalism, and it´s relationshiop to spirituality.Upcoming course: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/phaenomenologyofwillAcademy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsPublishing: https://www.parallax-media.com/parallax-booksSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=ma
A Conversation with Luke BehnckeGurdjieff spoke of hidden currents—of electricity, attention, and energy—long before our world was woven in wires and screens. In this dialogue, Luke Behncke explores how Gurdjieff’s uncanny vision can guide us to remain awake amidst the digital spell, and how the Internet itself may be seen as a field of forces demanding new forms of consciousness.👉Explore our library and courses with Luke: https://www.parallax-media.com/library
With Tom Amarque
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This talk is ostensibly about the culture war that is, to agreater or lesser extent, occupying all our minds right now. But I don’t wantto get lost in the political trenches. Instead, I’d like to shift thehorizontal axis to a vertical one and see what lies underneath.
We can’t talk about the culture war without talking aboutfeminism, and we can’t talk about feminism without Carl Jung. Perhaps, intalking about the latter, we can shed some light on the former—or at leastbring in a parallax view. That may sound like a daring endeavor, but let’s gofor it and try to weave politics, psychology, and what we might call deepsociology together.
The question I want to pursue with this piece is: “How do we relate to the future?”
Tom Amarque is writer, philosopher, podcast host, editor & publisher. His recent book is ‘Phenomenology of will’, which will also be subject to a online couse in November 2025. He founded the German publishing house Phaenomen-Verlag in 2009 and Parallax-Media in 2019. Tom currently lives in Palma, Spain. Contact him a tomamarque@yahoo.de
For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.
The Path of the Wounded Hero: Becoming Homo Amorwith Dr. Marc GafniCourse begins Sunday, September 28th, 2025At the heart of every myth and every human life lies the wound—not a detour, but the very portal to depth, heroism, and love. In this transformative Parallax course, Dr. Marc Gafni guides us into the mystery of the wounded hero: the one who does not bypass pain or heartbreak, but alchemizes it into wonder, service, and the realization of Homo Amor.This course is part of Parallax’s ongoing exploration of story, myth, and spiritual philosophy in our time, grounded in the vision of Cosmoerotic Humanism: a new story of value for our world.✨ Learn more and enroll here: The Path of the Wounded Hero – https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/the-path-of-the-wounded-hero
The boys are back and continue to ramble about the deepest narrative structures of the west. Yihaa!
In this wild, expansive "Crazy Wisdom" conversation, Alexander Bard, Tim Pickrill, Turiyoa Strojanov, Andrew Sweeny, and Turio dive deep into Vajrayana Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Peruvian shamanism, and the tension between Rangtong and Shentong philosophies. They explore mountain vs. city practice, the archetype of the monk vs. the sly man in the world, and the importance of serving the sociont. Ecstatic mysticism, harsh truths, psycho-spiritual integration, tantric paradoxes, and plenty of provocation. Philosophy on fire.Learn more about the speakers:Alexander Bard – @Bardissimo on XTim Pickerill - https://themysteriousdeepblack.substack.com/Andrew Sweeny - https://www.parallax.coach/Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsPublishing: https://www.parallax-media.com/parallax-booksSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=ma
A rich and provocative conversation at the crossroads of philosophy, education, and technology, and a bold defense of religion in the modern age.Three intellectual titans — Alexander Bard, Marc Gafni, and Zak Stein — come together in this deep-dive dialogue, discovering surprising points of unity across their metaphysical differences. Learn more about the speakers:Alexander Bard – @Bardissimo on XMarc Gafni – https://www.marcgafni.comZak Stein – https://www.zakstein.orgHomepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses-and-eventsPublishing: https://www.parallax-media.com/parallax-booksSubstack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/ND8NVO1oMB3RjEyi?utm_source=ma
Zak Stein moderates an intense and wide-ranging conversation between Dr. Iain McGilchrist. and Dr. Marc Gafni and The dialogue spans the sacred nature of story, the loss of value and eros, the nature of evil, and the deep structures shaping culture today.Iain McGilchrist is a British psychiatrist, literary scholar, and one of the most important philosophical voices of our time. He is best known for The Master and His Emissary and The Matter With Things, where he argues that the left and right hemispheres of the brain attend to the world in fundamentally different ways, with massive consequences for civilization. His work bridges neuroscience, philosophy, art, and depth psychology, offering a vision of human consciousness grounded in attention, embodiment, and reverence.Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary philosopher, spiritual teacher, and social theorist. A former Orthodox rabbi with a doctorate from Oxford University, he is the co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion and a leading voice in the articulation of “cosmo-erotic humanism.” His books include Your Unique Self, A Return to Eros, and Radical Kabbalah. Gafni’s work fuses Jewish mysticism, integral theory, and Western philosophy to explore the nature of self, eros, and value at the evolutionary edge of human identity and spirituality.Zak Stein is a Harvard-trained education and transformation philosopher known for his work on developmental ethics, meta-crisis, and the future of human learning.#IainMcGilchrist #MarcGafni #ZakStein #Eros #Story #MeaningCrisis #IntegralPhilosophy #TheMasterAndHisEmissary #CosmoEroticHumanism
In this rich and engaging conversation, Andrew Sweeny speaks with Guy Sengstock, the founder of Circling, about the genesis of this unique relational practice. They explore how Circling evolved, how it differs from the Human Potential Movement, and how Guy’s personal journey and philosophical insights led to the creation of a global community.
🌐 Learn more about Guy Sengstock:
https://www.guysengstock.com/
🌍 The Circling Institute:
https://www.circlinginstitute.com/
🌀 Presented by Parallax Media:
https://www.parallax-media.com/
Andrew Sweeny and Tom Amarque on the The Parallax View
A live online course with Dr. Marc GafniCourse begins: June 8Format: Live teachings + interactive Q&AHost: Parallax (online)More info: https://parallax-media.com/courses/unique-self-2-portal-3This course explores the evolutionary arc of human intimacy through three foundational forms of relationship: Role Mate, Soul Mate, and Whole Mate. Beginning with the ontology of relationship itself, we investigate how roles shape our identities and interactions, not just with others, but with life, the cosmos, and the divine. The Role Mate is often dismissed or undervalued, yet it forms the crucial infrastructure of relational life. Week one sets the ground for understanding this layer of connection, where self and society meet through structure, function, and context.
What is believing?
Cordula, Andrew and Tom enter the feminine mystique
Escaping the Matrix
Is religion the solution for philosophical problems?
About Bullfighting, meaning-making, the secret to covid, and the most human of rituals
Iconoclasm, anybody?