"Speak with the dead": Literature, attention, gamifying non-fiction, & fierce psychic legs.

What is the point of reading novels? What is the point of fiction? How has non-fiction changed and been gamified in recent times? How does reading train attention? Why are literature departments so stale? Celebrate Christmas with our wandering conversation of authentic resonance (and some bad jokes). "Real" conversation starts here if you want to skip the madness: 00:05:28

Coming Up reel: 00:00:01
Christmas prologue: 00:03:45
Main event / philosophy begins: 00:05:28
Poetry reading - The Man Moth by Elizabeth Bishop: 02:08:20
Bonus reel of nonsense: 02:16:32

The Voicecraft conversation mentioned by Seth "The Adjacent Possible" where I discussed AI and counter-transference:    • The Adjacent Possible (AI Psychosis, Dead ...  

The first conversation Daniel and I had about the 'rigour of mystery' that I reference:    • Episode #157: Aspasia Karageorge on the Ri...  

The poem, The Man Moth, by Elizabeth Bishop: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem...

Read Seth's substack piece about our last 3 conversations here: https://sethdellinger.substack.com/p/...
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With philosopher and writer Daniel L. Garner of O.G. Rose, somatic & Feldenkrais practitioner Seth Dellinger, and me (oftentimes drawing on my clinical psychology work).

This is part of an ongoing series of conversations between us. Find the playlist of previous conversations centered around the concept of 'authentic resonance' here:    • Authentic Resonance series  

~ FIND DANIEL AND O.G. ROSE ~
O.G. Rose is Daniel L. Garner and Michelle Garner.
Find their work, their many books, writing and more at: www.og-rose.com
YouTube: /‪@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel‬
There latest book is "The Map Is Indestructible" available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/8mYxskw

~ FIND SETH ~
sethdellinger.com
YouTube: /‪@movewithseth‬
Work 1:1 with Seth: https://calendly.com/movewithseth
Substack: https://substack.com/@musicalityofbeing
Join the Grounded Connection community: https://sethdellinger.com/gcc/

~ FIND ASPASIA ~
Instagram:   / aspasia_psychology  
YouTube: /‪@aspasiapsychology‬
Contact via my website: https://www.aspasiapsychology.com/con...

Recorded December 2025.