Spirits, Non-Duality, Christ & Ultimate Reality | John Vervaeke

John Vervaeke is a cognitive scientist and philosopher. In this podcast, learn about: John's changing views on God and ultimate reality; what both theists and atheists get wrong about God; John Vervaeke's interactions with transpersonal beings like Hermes; John's changing relationship with Christianity; non-duality in the Gospel of St. John; John Vervaeke's view on the Book of Revelation; and much more...Timestamps: 00:00 Misconceptions about God 06:43 Why God Can't Be Perfect12:52 God, Brahman, Shunyata – different conceptions of the One14:30 Spirits, distributed cognition, and angels25:25 John Vervaeke's relationship with Hermes 33:00 How Hermes helps John36:32 Hermes & John’s changing views on God and Ultimate Reality42:00 Saints44:40 John would be an Orthodox Christian, if he were a Christian52:29 John's Dark Road ack to Christianity58:40 St. John, Christianity & Non-Duality01:07:47 Book of RevelationFind John• The Lectern: https://lectern.johnvervaeke.com/• Newsletter: https://vervaeke.kit.com/lecternnewsletter• New Book: "Awakening From the Meaning Crisis: Part One: Origins"• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke• X: @DrJohnVervaekeFind Jack• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0DGVMa1qAI1huc87xNDrgy?si=62c281d9e8274694• X: https://twitter.com/jack_roycroft• Substack: https://substack.com/@jackroycroftsherry?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageMentioned in the Podcast:•John Vervaeke & Hermes (ThirdEyeDrops): https://youtu.be/mdZDQdFlxBM?si=4WLpJ3ChfjZ8uD_Z•Being and the Between by William Desmond •Angels in Scientific Terms (Pageau & Vervaeke): https://youtu.be/Y9ZaFNIH0co?si=dxp0DsewzEI205QB•Presence by Ben Alderson-Day•The Gospel of Non-Duality by Marshall Davis•Religion, Metaphysics, and the Postmodern by Christopher Ben Simpson•JP Marceau & John Vervaeke on God's imperfection/incompleteness (at the 1 hour mark): https://www.youtube.com/live/BabjUd0evk4?si=1cgd8lJFumYbw0A2Related Jack Roycroft-Sherry Podcasts: •Internal Family Systems Therapy & Psychic Entities: https://youtu.be/A_Whap9G4xI•Relational metaphysics: https://youtu.be/lFp06wStZs4•Spirits and Higher Beings: https://youtu.be/KG05gsv2tYs•Magic, Cognitive Science & Higher Beings: https://youtu.be/vMeexDp1EjA•Whitehead, God & Consciousness: https://youtu.be/RIl4paND5QI