Encountering Higher Consciousness, The Daimon & The Paradox of Reality | Dr. John Vervaeke

Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist and University of Toronto Professor, @johnvervaeke returns to the mind meld.
In this one, we muse about John's surprising encounter with higher intelligence and how it changed his life. More specifically, John encountered a being he believes to be his personal daimon or guide. We also riff on the ancient wisdom of Platonism, the mind, the future of the meaning crisis, and the dualistic paradox we're all stuck in.

Links for @johnvervaeke :
The Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Book: https://shorturl.at/1v9Bl
John's talk with Charle's Stang:    • Lectern Dialogues: The Concept of Dai...  
Website: https://johnvervaeke.com/
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis: https://shorturl.at/cfrA4
After Socrates: https://shorturl.at/dezM6

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00:00 Introduction
04:09 Charles Stang and The Divine Double
10:30 John’s encounter with Hermes
19:31 Suffering and Impatience
23:18 The Importance of the Daimon
23:04 Access to Hermes
30:40 Plutarch's Myth of Cosmic Ascent
33:32 Transformation of the Daimon
39:01 Relational Ontology
41:36 The Paradox of Self Transcendence
49:21 Noesis and 4E Cognition
1:03:28 Logoi, Sunthemata, and Exaptation
1:28:00 The Cosmic Absurd
1:34:36 The Meaning Crisis and John’s issue Platonic Forms