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Mahon McCann PhD, podcaster, fighting coach and creator of Wisdom dojo brigs his insights into the development of young men and the meaning crisis to the Resonant Man Dialogues series. We explore the deep need and search for role models as man. That moment in which you realise that you are fully responsible for your outcome and the balance of this with spirituality and finding a wisdom community and mentors to build together. We consider how mens groups can support men in their solitary purpose as well as breaking out of being 'islands' into a collective we. Matthew speaks to the power of being seen in having conquered our fears by other men as representing a key initiation. As well as this, the insufficiency of psychedelics alone for transformation relative to long term projects with accountability. Jacob lays out his metamodern vision in The Resonant Man initiative for the future of man. Responding to a polarised critique of men and forging a way through the a world where men and women mutually support one another in coming into embodied, spiritual and emotional maturity. Want to join a powerful group of men exploring this through practice and presence? Join Matthew Green and Jacob Kishere for the Resonant Man each Sunday starting June 9th. Information here: https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/p/the-resonant-man

With the launch of The Resonant Man Initiative this June, Jacob Kishere and Matthew Green dialogue with Daniel Garner of O.G Rose about the Resonant Man and the philosophy of masculinity in relation to healing. Registration and Information: https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/p/the-resonant-man Early Bird May 19th, Commencement June 9th. Explored: -Masculinity as an art. -Preparation vs planing -Becoming in uncertainty -How healing expands us relationally -Mathew's father's story -Being in service of healing -Cultivating the capacity for wisdom fields.

Jacob Kishere and Matthew Green sit down with Cadell last of Philosophy Portal and co-author of Sex, Masculinity, God to explore their new initiative The Resonant Man and its philosophical context. You can find the Resonant Man initiative here: https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/p/new-initiative-the-resonant-man In this dialogue we delve into: ~Combining mens work with Dialogos ~Cadell’s experience of anti-masculine in the Academy ~Splits between religious and psychotherapeutic in mens work. ~The spirituality of the Resonant man and connecting with Soul ~Matthew on being unprepared for fatherhood ~Cadell on political economy and how it doesn’t support men becoming fathers and family-makers. ~How can we ensoul our institutions and corporations. How does mens work potentially build into a capacity to respond to our socio-political precocity. ~The family business as a response to economic conditions ~The resonant man, christ and the meta crisis. Thanks for joining us.

An interview with my dad Gaz Kishere, a former minister who was involved in the church for 15 years and has since undergone a journey of deconstruction. Today he works professionally as a counsellor, helping others find continued journey and spiritual relationship beyond church. He’s worked for the last 8 years supporting counter-trafficking and refugee projects in Athens Greece, as well as counselling burnt-out humanitarian workers. We explore church’s relationship to rescuer culture and outreach. The 1990’s Toronto awakening. The relationship of the church to disruption and dynamic change. Church leadership as ‘always having an answer’. Church as creating a ‘safe space’ of arrival, rather than journey into unknowing. The unknown as the place where faith lives. Church as self-relating and concerned with perpetuating itself. Contact for Coaching and enquiries at gazkishere(at)gmail.com

What is spiritual warfare and how do we relate to the possibility of malevolent or parasitic energies/entities. What can we do to wage 'spiritual warfare' more effectively; how does spiritual community, cultivation of virtue and having a 'highest' support spiritual warfare. Experiences of spiritual warfare in the plant medicine space. Are dark entities separate or part of God? Distinctions between Christian & Hindu theology of evil. Can we be a vessel for the extension of divine grace to dark/fallen entities? Ken Lowry is an explorer and lover of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. The goal of his channel Climbing Mt Sophia is to share adventures in exploring the Mountain of Wisdom. He has become a key collaborator in Wrestling with Christianity as well as holding ongoing dialogos on the essential virtues with D.C Schindler, Vervaeke and others. @climbingonmt.sophia Jacob Kishere is the creator of 'Culturepilgrim' and host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and Culturepilgrim rap music. He artfully facilitates dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/ www.jacobkishere.com Jordan Bates is Men's Leadership & Creativity Coach. A Space-Holder. A Writer and a Musician. www.jordanbates.life

In part 2 we continue exploring: - The ADHD inducing structure of a school day and how it trains our attention away from long form reflection. -The lack of choicemaking given in education and how this affects our creativity as adults. -The impact of 'test and recite' style education on our capacity to really 'read' and it's deeper affect on a crisis of meaning. -How education shapes 'governable subjects' and employees for managerial roles. -Storytelling as ancient, fundamental and participatory form of education O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel recently authored 'Belonging Again pt.1' as part of a larger project diagnosing the breakdown of belonging and the multi-layered decay of the meta-crisis. His work around philosophical community and regular online gatherings offer a new possibility for education beyond the academy. / @o.g.rose.michelle.and.daniel Educational facilitator and speaker, Dr. Tim Kubik has worked on a variety of initiatives designed to empower teachers and students to engage with their ever-changing world, including The Asia Society International Studies Schools Network, Buck Institute for Education, and now in partnership at Project ARC. He holds a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, but it’s the authentic work he’s done with over 5,000 teachers in 18 states and four countries around the world that shapes the approach to authentic project-learning experiences that he shares in "Unprepared for What We Learned: Six Action Research Exercises that Challenge the Ends We Imagine for Education (Peter Lang, 2018)" Contact Dr. Tim Kubik: Project ARC, PBC Tim@proj-arc.com www.proj-arc.com @Kubikhan on Twitter

The first SENSESPACE live event. A dialogical exploration of the mythos of Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings with Jacob Kishere, Ken Lowry and Jordan Bates. It delves into themes of redemption of falle man, redemptive love. Tolkien's message on the corruption of power and all-seeing surveillance, Tolkien for the liminal web, Jordan's ayahuasca stories and poetry readings that we created live during the event. Ken Lowry is an explorer and lover of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. The goal of his channel Climbing Mt Sophia is to share adventures in exploring the Mountain of Wisdom. He has become a key collaborator in Wrestling with Christianity as well as holding ongoing dialogos on the essential virtues with D.C Schindler, Vervaeke and others. @climbingonmt.sophia Jacob Kishere is the creator of 'Culturepilgrim' and host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and Culturepilgrim rap music. He artfully facilitates dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/ www.jacobkishere.com Jordan Bates is Men's Leadership & Creativity Coach. A Space-Holder. A Writer and a Musician. www.jordanbates.life

A conversation worth waiting for with philosopher Cadell Last diving into themes he began developing in a published trialogue 'Sex, Masculinity and God' (2020). We wrestle with the confusion of contemporary landscape as men, delving into the disorientation of radical historical changes in life, sex, work and identity. We further the 'wrestling with christianity' conversation with Cadell's deep reading of the signficance of the cross for men around the initiatory dying into life. How can men’s death and resurrection resolve the culture war? What will christianity be in it’s 3rd millennium? What is the fundamental ‘negativity’ and dissolution at the heart of the feminine?

A freeform first dialogue I was inspired to hold with O.G Rose and Tim Kubik. Both are friend's and fellow travellers in the liminal web with a rich insight into where education has become broken and what educational futures we might imagine. We touch on: ~The relation of education and capital ~The historical dependence of leisure on exploitation ~The 'trivia' test mentality of modern education ~An education that allows genius misfits ~Zoom and educational entreprenuership O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel recently authored 'Belonging Again pt.1' as part of a larger project diagnosing the breakdown of belonging and the multi-layered decay of the meta-crisis. His work around philosophical community and regular online gatherings offer a new possibility for education beyond the academy. https://www.youtube.com/@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel Educational facilitator and speaker, Dr. Tim Kubik has worked on a variety of initiatives designed to empower teachers and students to engage with their ever-changing world, including The Asia Society International Studies Schools Network, Buck Institute for Education, and now in partnership at Project ARC. He holds a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, but it’s the authentic work he’s done with over 5,000 teachers in 18 states and four countries around the world that shapes the approach to authentic project-learning experiences that he shares in "Unprepared for What We Learned: Six Action Research Exercises that Challenge the Ends We Imagine for Education (Peter Lang, 2018)" Contact Dr. Tim Kubik: Project ARC, PBC Tim@proj-arc.com www.proj-arc.com @Kubikhan on Twitter

Jaden Ramsey's powerful story of an unfolding journey finding truth and self-understanding in his father's absence. The dialogue is around Jaden's forthcoming book 'Letters to My Father'. Journalist Matthew Green, who befriended with Jaden in the Thomas Hübl Timeless Wisdom training, interviews Jaden on the deep impact of fathers and their absence, touching upon race, spirituality and collective trauma healing. Jaden Ramsey is a listener, facilitator, and instigator. A writer and mover whose words touch on what is essential. In his debut book, set to release late 2024, he explores the pandemic of absent fathers - both physical and emotional - in our culture. The exploration rests on the backdrop of the relationship with his father, which although nonexistent informed who he has become. You can follow his work at urmi.substack.com and @whoisjaden_ Support the crowdfunding of 'Letter to my Father' at https://www.gofundme.com/f/crowdfunding-my-book-process Matthew is a climate journalist at DeSmog and author of the excellent Resonant World substack exploring collective trauma healing. https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and raps under the same name. Jacob is holding space for dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/ www.jacobkishere.com

Audio transmission on My Journey with Christ, Ayahuasca & Bufo at Kumankaya Healing Center. CoryaYo-Autumn winds Aphex Twin-#3 Craig Pruess & Ananda-Devi Prayer Youngsadtrippin-KIDSSEEGHOSTS Bowery Electric-Postscript CoryaYo-Ancestral Information Peia-Blessed We Are

A dialogue convened on the power and meaning of pilgrimage today. ~Mahon's experience of the Camino de Santiago ~Distinguishing pilgrimage from tourism ~How can we undergo pilgrimage while staying in the same place ~Pilgrimage vs 'Missionary' culture ~Not-knowing and encounter vs spreading what we already know ~The historical model of 'church' as the community found through pilgrimage, not where you grew up. Mahon McCann is a Phd in philosophy of digital ethics. He is a playwright in Dublin and hosts both a podcast and substack exploring responses to the meaning crisis. https://www.mahonmccann.com/ Ken Lowry is an explorer and lover of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. The goal of his channel Climbing Mt Sophia is to share adventures in exploring the Mountain of Wisdom. He has become a key collaborator in Wrestling with Christianity as well as holding ongoing dialogos on the essential virtues with D.C Schindler, Vervaeke and others. / @climbingmt.sophia O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia. / @o.g.rose.michelle.and.daniel Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and raps under the same name. Jacob is holding space for dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/ www.jacobkishere.com

'The Spirit of the Climate Crisis' is the 3rd in an ongoing SENSESPACE climate series getting to the heart of the climate crisis. I’m joined by Brendan Kelly, Anne Keay & Matthew Green to explore the ‘Yin and Yang’ of climate change, an ancient Chinese model offering a path for balance with nature. We also explore collective healing and what it means to 'hospice' modernity as a way of being rather than 'save' it. Anne draws upon her experience in conscious communities to articulate the necessity of a love & heart centred consciousness in navigating climate crisis. -- Brendan Kelly has 20 years full-time experience practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine and currently practices at Jade Mountain Wellness, the clinic he founded in Burlinton, VT USA. He lectures and teaches at colleges, universities and conferences in the US and Europe on a wide variety of topics including Chinese medicine, western herbal medicine and ecological issues. North Atlantic Books published his first book "The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis" which presents how the rapid destabilizing of the environment mirrors similar imbalances in our own lives and our culture More at: www.personalasecological.com -- Matthew is a climate journalist at DeSmog and author of the excellent Resonant World substack exploring collective trauma healing. More at: https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ -- Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE. He writes essays and reflections on the Culturepilgrim substack and raps under the same name. Jacob is holding space for dialogues on Insight, Wisdom & Healing. More at; https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/ www.jacobkishere.com -- As a Certified Conscious Business Change Agent, New Leadership Coach-Mentor, and accredited Focaliser in the Science of Group Work, Anne’s mission is to work with other global thought leaders in activating heart intelligence and cultivating awareness of group consciousness, in business and in all aspects of life. She is deeply committed to the evolution of higher collective potential and is actively engaged in fostering emergent We-Space processes, practices and dialogue and awakening the power of group wisdom. More at: www.axis7.net

I recently read the Ayn Rand’s incredible magnum opus ‘Atlas Shrugged’ which inspired to organise a roundtable discussion. I joined Bethany Tabor in her reading group on the significance of the book and we were also joined by Daniel of O.G. Rose who was deeply struck by the text as a literary philosophy. First published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged is an unfolding story mixing mystery, romance and an exposition of the potential breakdown of American society. In our dialogue we explore how Atlas Shrugged offers a more important diagnosis of the slide into authoritarianism and decline than the more popular 1984. A work of fiction, Atlas Shrugged presents us a chillingly detailed map of how things fall apart and the breakdown in values and philosophy directly spreads through infrastructure. Bethany Tabor is a writer and public engagement specialist based in New Mexico. She is interested in cultural attitudes toward time, technology, innovation, and astrology. O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia.

Continuing the series with Mahon McCann, Ken Lowry & O.G. Rose. We explore a christianity that 'goes beyond itself' and some of the dynamic tensions involved in integrating Christianity with many of us outsiders to the tradition. A unique consideration of how modern christianity 'bands off' the 'top' and 'bottom' of transcendental experience and deep suffering of collective trauma and holds us in a 'middle space'. How we might learn from Paul and early communities as a model of de-centralised scenes experimenting with different ecologies of practice in dialogue with one another. Mahon McCann is a Phd in philosophy of digital ethics. He is a playwright in Dublin and hosts both a podcast and substack exploring responses to the meaning crisis. https://www.mahonmccann.com/ Ken Lowry is an explorer and lover of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. The goal of his channel Climbing Mt Sophia is to share adventures in exploring the Mountain of Wisdom. He has become a key collaborator in Wrestling with Christianity as well as holding ongoing dialogos on the essential virtues with D.C Schindler, Vervaeke and others. https://www.youtube.com/@climbingonmt.sophia O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zHDj4D323xJkblnPTvY3Q

A powerful interview with Sophie Cowen, of the "Barclays Seven" a group of women who led a climate action against Barclays headquarters in London's financial district, breaking glass windows to draw attention to the bank’s funding of fossil fuels. In the interview we explore the powerful energies 'flowing through' extinction rebellion in 2018-19, Sophie's two-year experience following the Barclays action and the unfolding of their landmark trial at Southwark Crown Court. This interview was hosted with my regular collaborator, journalist Matthew Green. Matthew is a climate journalist at DeSmog and author of the excellent Resonant World substack exploring collective trauma healing. https://matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/ Sophie Cowen is a founder of Switch it Green. Sophie Cowen is a founder of Switch it Green. Switch It Green's mission is to use the power of mass bank account switching and brand devaluation to force banks to stop investing in environmentally destructive practices, and to start investing in a sustainable future. The site helps you switch to a green bank, and to maximise the impact of the switch. Get started at: www.switchit.green. Photo Credit: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Pt.2 We continue our previous dialogue on 'The Wisdom of birth', exploring different facets of the mystery of motherhood and the 'other worldly' love available there. We explore the divine mother archetype and the powerful tradeoffs of parenthood. Previous dialogues: 'Wisdom of Birth' dialogue with Michelle on O.G Rose Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5e6H... Jacob Kishere solo video 'The Wisdom of Birth': • The Wisdom of Birth O.G. Rose is the penname of Daniel and Michelle Garner, consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. 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 worked collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. O.G Rose Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@O.G.Rose.Mic... Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠ Twitter & IG @Culturepilgrim

First of a two part dialogue with Michelle Garner of O.G Rose. We explore truth as a moving spirit which we can be girded by. Michelle embodies a profound openness and willingness to enter the world's of others and she shares how being girded and rooted in truth affords this. We consider truth as redemptive and transformative to suffering. Then we look at how truth cultivated in philosophy doesn't always translate into social life and encounters with the opposite sex. -- In pt.2 we explore the wisdom of motherhood. -- O.G. Rose is the penname of Daniel and Michelle Garner, consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. 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 worked collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. O.G Rose Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel/featured Substack: https://ogrose.substack.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠ https://twitter.com/JacobKishere

Gary Sheng of America 2.0 returns to SENSESPACE to dive into some of the deeper currents moving today including: the significance of RFK, the potential of a regenerative culture scene, the importance of 'the hidden work' with family and community. We explore all of this in the context of a crisis in the soul of America which can only be addressed at that depth. Gary Sheng is the author of America 2.0 substack, a forbes under 30 creator with a focus on civic entrepreneurship, Web 3 and regenerative culture. https://twitter.com/garysheng?lang=enhttps://substack.garysheng.com/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠https://twitter.com/JacobKishere

~The first in a new series 'The Doors of Dialogos' exploring the nature of Dialogos with pioneers and practitioners~ In this dialogue with Daniel Zaruba we explore some of the pathways into Dialogos as part of a larger exploration. This includes: remembering the dimension of being and the perspective beyond perspectives. I ask Daniel about the relation between Dialogos and prayer and how Dialogos might be implicated in Morphic resonance. We close with a number of considerations around sophistry and the potentially political nature of this 'wisdom scene'. Daniel Zaruba is a philosopher & teaches through the Halykon Guild. https://www.halkyonguild.org/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SENSESPACE, a home for dialogue on Insight, Wisdom and Healing. He writes essays and reflections at the Culturepilgrim substack and is producing rap as Culturepilgrim. ⁠https://culturepilgrim.substack.com/⁠