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UTOKing with GreggEp 86 | UTOKing with Baron Short | Zendo: A Revolutionary Brain Stimulation DeviceIn this episode, Gregg is joined by Dr. Baron Short to talk about Zendo, which is a potentially revolutionary brain stimulation device to help advance meditation and calm self-conscious neurotic tendencies. Dr. Short is an interventional psychiatrist and medical director of the Brain Stimulation Services at the Medical University of South Carolina. He and Gregg co-produced the UTOK video series, The Mindedness Revolution.
In this episode, Dr. Short describes Zendo and how this breakthrough technology emerged. As described on the website, Zendo is a meditation assistance device that makes meditating easier. Experience what it’s lik...
2025-02-2452 minUTOKing with GreggEp 85 | UTOKing with John Vervaeke | Meaning, UTOK, and the Consciousness ConferenceIn this episode, Gregg is joined again by Professor John Vervaeke, and the two share both individual updates and upcoming shared projects. John recently published his book, with Christopher Mastropietro, on Awakening From the Meaning Crisis, Part I, and he and Gregg discuss that and new ways to think about meaning in life based on the work they are doing. John and Gregg also briefly discuss Gregg’s new book, UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, and they share some of their joint work on consciousness and the upcoming UTOK Conference on Consciousness, which will be online April 25-26, 2025. ...
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The Jim Rutt ShowEP 273 Gregg Henriques on the Unified Theory of KnowledgeJim talks with Gregg Henriques about his new book UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge. They discuss the problem the book addresses, 3 vectors of knowing, the metacrisis, avoiding despair & techno-optimism, the enlightenment gap, the iQuad coin, the UTOK garden frame, a descriptive metaphysics for science, behavior & mind, endo-naturalism, 3 kinds of mindedness, webs of justification, the periodic table of behaviors, behavioral investment theory, the influence matrix, the tree of life, why wisdom is the ultimate virtue, the concept of God, the dragon's lair, the fifth joint point, the third attractor, personal information agents, the garden fractal, a transcendent naturalism, and much mo...
2024-12-031h 34UTOKing with GreggEp 84 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal (7) | George Gurdjieff, a Metamodern HeroIn this episode, Layman returns to the show for the seventh time to discuss his recently published book, Gurdjieff for a Time Between Worlds. In it, Layman recounts Gurdjieff’s fascinating life and approach to spirituality and why the book was a “hyperpersonal” endeavor that was appropriate for the metamodern age. Layman also clarifies some common misconceptions, explains why he has a unique take on Gurdjieff and bridges Gurdjieff’s perspective on the body, emotions, and the mind with UTOK’s conception of the three layers of mindedness (https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/theory-of-knowledge/202401/the-mind-versus-layers-of-mindedness).
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2024-10-141h 03UTOKing with GreggEp 83 | UTOKing with Bobby Azarian | Romancing Reality on the Road to OmegaIn this episode, the cognitive neuroscientist and author of The Romance of Reality (see here for Gregg’s review), Bobby Azarian joins the program to discuss his “unifying theory of reality” and vision for bridging science and religion. Bobby explains how he interprets the universe through a universal learning algorithm and shares what this means for how we make sense of ourselves and derive meaning from the world. The two review Bobby’s book, draw connections between his views and UTOK and examine what is next in sharing his vision with the world.
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2024-09-301h 23UTOKing with GreggEp 82 | UTOKing with Brendan Graham Dempsey | A Universal Learning Process at the Heart of MeaningIn this episode, the philosopher Brendan Graham Dempsey joins Gregg to talk about his new book, A Universal Learning Process. It is the first installment of a larger work on The Evolution of Meaning. The book frames the complexification in the universe across the arc of cosmic evolution from the Big Bang to present as a kind of learning that goes through phases. Grounded in the ontology provided by the Tree of Knowledge System and Periodic Table of Behavior, the book charts this evolution starting with Energy and Information and then frames the complexification in Matter as “structural learning,” in L...
2024-07-291h 09UTOKing with GreggEp 81 | UTOKing with Matt Segall | From the Blind Spot to the Seen Spot: Science and Human ExperienceIn this episode, the philosopher Matt Segall joins the program to talk about the book, The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience. Both Gregg and Matt had done reviews of the book. In this episode they share their respective endorsements and critiques of the book. Matt articulates how, from the vantage point of Whitehead’s process philosophy, how experience can be more effectively incorporated into our worldview. Gregg discusses how UTOK’s Tree of Knowledge System coupled to the iQuad Coin provides a frame for bridging science and the subject.
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2024-07-221h 32UTOKing with GreggEp 80 | UTOKing with Rob Scott | Transcending and Optimizing the SelfIn this episode, the philosopher Rob Scott returns to talk with Gregg about consciousness and its relationship to identity. He breaks down the key domains of consciousness in terms of awareness, attention, self, narrative and shows how our identification patterns shift over time. He and Gregg discuss this in relationship to modern theories of consciousness and explore its practical implications.
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2024-06-241h 29UTOKing with GreggEp 79 | UTOKing with Vivian Dittmar | On the Healthy Release of Emotional BaggageIn this episode, Gregg is joined by Vivian Dittmar. Vivian is an author, wisdom teacher and founder of the Be the Change Foundation. She has a diverse background that includes experiences in traditional cultures, Far Eastern philosophy, and shamanic traditions, outlines a framework differentiating physical sensations, biological instincts, social feelings, unprocessed emotions, and transcendent abilities. She emphasizes practices that help process difficult emotions to develop wisdom rather than escape into spiritual bypassing. In this episode, she describes her framework for the emotional backpack and healthy, conscious release. Gregg reflects on how this aligns with UTOK’s model of human co...
2024-06-101h 10The Jim Rutt ShowEP 236 Gregg Henriques on Free Will vs DeterminismJim talks with Gregg Henriques about his take on the free will versus determinism debate. They discuss the importance of definitions, the enlightenment gap, the complexity lens, why "will" is confusing & choice is a better referent, free choice vs determinism, levels of analysis, description vs explanation, freedom as description, the tree of knowledge system, ontological jumps in evolutionary complexification, a stack of emergences, systems of justification, the concept of agency, layered agency, animal decision-making, Mind2 consciousness, freedom as recursive self-awareness, the emergence of personhood, explicit self-consciousness with awareness of consequence, top-down causation, minimal elements of the debate, why Sapolsky's arguments m...
2024-04-2336 minUTOKing with GreggEp 78 | UTOKing with Faisal MahboubaIn this episode, Gregg is joined by Faisal Mahbouba. Gregg connected with Faisal after Faisal reached out to learn more about UTOK. Faisal is a seeker. He connected with John Vervaeke’s work and then learned about Gregg’s work and found much synergy with his own thinking. As Gregg and Faisal talked more, Gregg learned of Faisal’s talent with words and artistic expression. Especially remarkable was how Faisal expressed his ideas and tied those together with deep theoretical and philosophical insights into the human condition. This episode shares how Faisal came to develop this capacity and shares with t...
2024-04-011h 18UTOKing with GreggEp 77 | UTOKing with Max Borders | UTOK’s Approach to ConsciousnessIn this episode, Gregg is joined by Max Borders. He is Executive Director at Social Evolution (social-evolution.com), a non-profit organization dedicated to solving social problems through innovation, and the author of The Decentralist, The Social Singularity and After Collapse. Max has a background in philosophy of mind, and recently he and Gregg have been having conversations about the nature of consciousness, and how UTOK frames the mind and deals with mental causation.
In this podcast, Max brings his insights and background to grappling with the philosophy of mind, and Gregg explains how UTOK gives us a...
2024-03-111h 15UTOKing with GreggEp 76 | UTOKing with Matt Segall and Bonnitta Roy | Processing Process OntologyIn this episode, I am joined by both Matt Segall and Bonnitta Roy to discuss process ontology and its connections to UTOK and Transcendent Naturalism. Matt is a philosopher who joined me and John on Transcendent Naturalism to discuss his take on Whitehead and Schelling. He recently published, Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead, which both Bonnie and I read and wanted to discuss with him. In addition, Matt wanted to share some of his reflections about Whitehead’s conception of God that he had after listening to Episode 75. This conversation sh...
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Doing Well: The Wellbeing Science Insights PodcastDr. Gregg Henriques: CALM-MO – An Integrative Approach to Mindfulness | Doing Well #46Welcome to Doing Well #46 with host Lu Ngo. Joining her is an esteemed guest, Dr. Gregg Henriques, a Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University and a leading figure in psychology. In this captivating episode, Dr. Henriques introduces us to CALM-MO – an integrative approach that promises to revolutionize our understanding and practice of mindfulness.
Dr. Henriques is a leading theoretical psychologist known for his groundbreaking work on the "Unified Theory of Knowledge." This consilient scientific, humanistic approach aims to unify psychology, offering profound insights into the nature of consciousness and human experience.
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2024-02-161h 11Doing Well: The Wellbeing Science Insights PodcastDr. Gregg Henriques: CALM-MO – An Integrative Approach to Mindfulness | Doing Well #46Welcome to Doing Well #46 with host Lu Ngo. Joining her is an esteemed guest, Dr. Gregg Henriques, a Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University and a leading figure in psychology. In this captivating episode, Dr. Henriques introduces us to CALM-MO – an integrative approach that promises to revolutionize our understanding and practice of mindfulness.
Dr. Henriques is a leading theoretical psychologist known for his groundbreaking work on the "Unified Theory of Knowledge." This consilient scientific, humanistic approach aims to unify psychology, offering profound insights into the nature of consciousness and human experience.
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2024-02-161h 11UTOKing with GreggEp 75 | UTOKing with Bonnitta Roy | Exploring Process RelationsIn this episode we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Bonnitta Roy about the complexities of process relational philosophy. Our discussion centers around the intricacies of internal and external relations, their various types, meanings, and the concept of asymmetry within these relations. Bonnitta Roy provides an in-depth analysis, connecting these ideas to broader metaphysical and philosophical contexts. Gregg Henriques, contributes his insights by relating these philosophical concepts to the UTOK framework, particularly focusing on behavior as an epistemic mapper. This episode promises a deep dive into the nature of existence, perception, and the relational structure of reality, offering both...
2024-01-151h 20UTOKing with GreggEp 74 | UTOKing with Brendan Graham Dempsey | The Cultural Logic of Cultural LogicsGregg welcomes Brendan Graham Dempsy back to the program (Episode #50; Toward a Metamodern Spirituality). Brendan is a writer whose work focuses on the meaning crisis and the nature of spirituality in metamodernity. He is also the host of the Metamodern Spirituality podcast, and has recently released a new book, Metamodernism: The Cultural Logic of Cultural Logics. Gregg loved this book, and the episode is a tour of the book, highlighting its key points and its overarching logic. The book explicates how metamodernism relates to aesthetics, complexification of culture, philosophy, grand metanarratives, and can be thought of as an important...
2023-11-271h 15UTOKing with GreggEp 73 | UTOKing with Rick Repetti | Determined to Be FreeIn episode 73, Gregg welcomes Professor Rick Repetti. Rick is a philosopher who has long standing interests in meditation, the self, agency, and free will. He was previously on an Inside UTOK conversation with Gregg, where his shared his views of the meaning crisis, work with John Vervaeke, and his development of a new vision for truth systems call the Knowledge Coin. In this episode, he and Gregg talk about the concept of free will in relationship to Robert Sapolsky’s new book, Determined: The Science of Life Without Free Will. Both Gregg and Rick agree that Sapolsky provided a ve...
2023-11-201h 28UTOKing with GreggEp 72 | UTOKing with Rafe Kelley | Cultivating Our Selves as Embodied PrimatesIn episode 72, Gregg welcomes Rafe Kelly. Rafe is a movement coach, founder of Evolve, Move, Play, and frequent interlocutor with John Vervaeke. In this episode, Rafe recounts his journey from gymnastics and martial arts into parkour and finally into the Evolve, Move, Play vision. He also explains how we became interested in Jordan Peterson’s work and then moved into syncing up with John Vervaeke. Near the end of the discussion, Gregg explains how UTOK’s vision of humans as primates and persons results in deep alignment with Rafe’s observations and experiences.
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Dr. John VervaekeThe Religion of Tomorrow: Philosophy, AI, and the Meta Crisis | Transcendent Naturalism #11 with Gregg Henriques and Jordan HallDr. John Vervaeke, Gregg Henriques, and Jordan Hall delve into the complexities of human language, spirituality, and the future of artificial intelligence. Vervaeke introduces the show by touching upon predictive processing and relevance realization theory, setting the stage for Henriques to discuss transcendent naturalism and its capacity to bridge the gap between science and spirituality. Jordan Hall introduces several groundbreaking concepts, including the transformation of language and the essence of digital media. This conversation covers the meta-crisis and even the theological underpinnings of future technology. From understanding different modes of language to the implications of large language models, this...
2023-09-211h 20UTOKing with GreggEp 71 | UTOKing with Steven Mandel | Treating Depression with KetamineIn episode 71, Gregg welcomes Dr. Steven Mandel. Steven is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the use of ketamine infusion therapy to treat mental health disorders and chronic pain. He has more than 40 years of experience utilizing ketamine as a board-certified anesthesiologist. He also earned his master’s degree in psychology. He is the founder and president of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles, a leading ketamine infusion therapy clinic in Southern California. In this episode, he shares how he became involved in treating mental illness with ketamine, Gregg and he discuss what depression is, and why the combination of ke...
2023-09-071h 12UTOKing with GreggEp 70 | UTOKing with Bonnita Roy | Notes on Transcendent NaturalismIn episode 70, Gregg welcomes Bonnita Roy. Bonnita is an award-winning author, philosopher and insight guide. She is well-known in this corner of the internet and currently runs the Pop-Up School, an innovative online educational platform. In this episode, Bonnita shares with Gregg her analysis and critique of the Transcendent Naturalism Cognitive Science Show Series that Gregg has been doing with John Vervaeke. She raises some questions and possible critiques of the concepts of emergence and transcendence, and Gregg offers some clarifications. They also discuss Bonnie’s vision of “Fierce Naturalism” and her analysis of language, communication, and the nature of abs...
2023-08-141h 27Dr. John VervaekeTranscendent Naturalism Ep. 1 | Dr. John Vervaeke and Gregg HenriquesDr. John Vervaeke and Gregg Henriques challenge prevailing notions about science, spirituality, and their intricate relationship in this first episode of the new series entitled: Transcendent Naturalism. They embark on a journey through modern worldviews, diving into concepts such as reductionism, the Cartesian divide, and the tension between objective and subjective understanding. This dialogue brings out the complexity of reconciling quantum mechanics and relativity, the prevalent models that rob human beings of meaning and wisdom, and the importance of transcendence. Furthermore, the discourse touches on extended naturalism, the critique of reductionism, and the groundbreaking concept of energy information singularity...
2023-07-131h 25UTOKing with GreggEp 69 | UTOKing with Iris Stammberger | The Wisdom ProjectIn episode 69, Gregg welcomes Dr. Iris Stammberger. Iris is trained as systems engineer, a family systems therapist, a mindfulness teacher, and an organizational change consultant. A self-described "tool lady," she has always been in pursuit of those tools that facilitate systemic and systematic change at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal level. She is the founder of the Wisdom Project, which integrates what she has learned and offers it to those who are seriously committed to changing the ways we address the complex challenges of today's world. Her motto is "one project at a time, we can all become wiser."...
2023-06-261h 02UTOKing with GreggEp 68 | UTOKing with Dan Fishman | A Pragmatic Vision for Psychology and PsychotherapyIn episode 68, Gregg welcomes Professor Dan Fishman. Dan is an emeritus professor of clinical psychology at Rutgers University, and is editor-in-chief of the online journal, Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy. His scholarly contributions span interests in the systematic case study method, pragmatic psychology, philosophy of science, cognitive behavior therapy, program evaluation, community psychology, organizational psychology, and professional psychology training. In this episode, Dan shares his journey toward a pragmatic philosophy for psychology and psychotherapy, and Gregg shows how it aligns with the vision afforded by UTOK. The convergence is significant and points to ways in which UTOK might be...
2023-05-291h 50UTOKing with GreggEp 67 | UTOKing with Howard Bloom | The Blooming UniverseIn episode 67, Gregg welcomes Howard Bloom. Howard is a polymath who has lived an amazing life. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers such as Prince, Billy Joel, and Michael Jackson. He has published six books, including an autobiography, How I Accidentally Started the Sixties, and three books on human evolution and group behavior: The Genius of the Beast, Global Brain, and The Lucifer Principle. Howard was always fascinated by science and developed a rich framework for understanding the world. In this episode, Howard recounts his amazing biography, and he and Gregg show how...
2023-05-011h 27UTOKing with GreggEp 66 | UTOKing with Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh | Bridging the Sciences and the HumanitiesIn episode 66, Gregg welcomes Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh. Ethan works at the intersection of actor training and 4E cognitive science. He is a Life Coach, Yoga Instructor and Bodywork Healer with coaching clients in China, Thailand, and Australia. He has developed the Integrative Approach and Methodology of Active Transformation (TIAMAT) through practice-as-research with the company, conducting workshops in five countries around the world. In this episode, they discuss Ethan’s analysis of how acting and theater can illuminate participatory frameshifts, multi-perspectival knowing, and what he calls “sapiential processing.” Gregg brings the UTOK lens and the two show how their histories, expertise and pe...
2023-03-271h 24UTOKing with GreggEp 65 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal (6) | Spirituality and Constructive Opponent ProcessesIn Episode 65, Gregg welcomes back Layman Pascal. This is Layman’s sixth time on the podcast, so he needs no introduction. Both Gregg and Layman have been following John Vervaeke’s After Socrates, and in this episode they sync up to explore some of the key concepts, such as constructive versus destructive opponent processes and its implications for clinical psychology and spirituality.
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2023-02-271h 15The Jim Rutt ShowEP 177 Gregg Henriques Part 2: Addressing the Enlightenment GapJim talks with Gregg Henriques in part two of a series on his book A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology: Addressing the Enlightenment Gap. They discuss limitations of the standard natural science perspective, the enlightenment gap, BM3, mental behaviorism, justification systems theory, discovering the tree of knowledge system, the evolution of complexification, the emergence of mindedness, resolving a contradiction between Freud & Skinner, the periodic table of behavior, 3 branches of psychology, the history of information processing, the unworkability of Cartesian dualism, top-down causation, Lawrence Cahoone's systematic metaphysics, distinguishing physicalism & naturalism, behavior as the central concept of the natural sc...
2023-02-171h 35The Jim Rutt ShowEP 176 Gregg Henriques Part 1: Addressing the Enlightenment GapJim talks with Gregg Henriques about his book A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology: Addressing the Enlightenment Gap. They discuss the book's audacious attempt to explain the universe, definitions of metaphysics & whether it's needed, 4 bins for the history of the universe, the tree of knowledge system, psychology's ontological confusion, the Enlightenment gap, one-world naturalism & the mind-body problem, scientific knowledge's relationship with subjective knowledge, the metamodernist synthesis, psychology's disagreement about its own building blocks, the absence of a meta-paradigm, John Vervaeke's recursive relevance realization, definitions of mind, empiricism, mapping the internal/external relationship, the unified theory of knowledge, t...
2023-02-151h 38UTOKing with GreggEp 64 | UTOKing with John Vervaeke | Consilience, Wisdom, and Fellowship in PhilosophiaIn this UTOKing with Gregg, John Vervaeke returns to the program, and they share the developments in their work. John’s major effort has been focused on developing the After Socrates series, which Gregg has been following. Gregg shares the beauty he has seen in watching the series, and how he found the way John framed After Socrates to be illuminating and inspiring. In addition, Gregg explains why he found the connection between the “dialectic into dialogos” and participatory knowing that John highlights to be profound. Gregg’s major achievement has been the release of his book, A New Synthesis...
2023-02-081h 03UTOKing with GreggEp 63 | UTOKing with Jill Nephew | Cultivating Natural IntelligenceIn Episode 63, Gregg welcomes Jill Nephew. Jill has expertise in software engineering and climate science. She is passionate about developing models, theories and tools that require the artful interplay between combinatorial complexity, abstract modelling, and nuanced human perception to create systems that enhance humans cognition and decision making towards creating a world that makes sense. Jill's primary project over the past 5+ years has been developing Inqwire, which "'is one-of-a-kind inquiry technology makes it possible for individuals and groups to access powerful inquiry processes around any topic." This capacity is what Jill call's "natural intelligence" and in this episode, she...
2022-12-051h 35UTOKing with GreggEp 62 | UTOKing with Rich Blundell (2) | For the Love of NatureIn Episode 61, Gregg welcomes Rich Blundell back to the program (see Episode 57). This episode continues their conversation about the philosophy of Oika and its connection and overlap with UTOK. In this episode, Rich talks about his experience as being a scientist/scholar in residence on the island of Nantucket. He is working to share his vision of the intersection of Big History, ecological intelligence, and the love of nature with members of high society. In addition, he is working with artists and activists to bring this vision to life. He and Gregg interweave their visions, as Gregg recounts his sh...
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2022-07-181h 00UTOKing with GreggEp 60 | UTOKing with Guy Sengstock | Circling Around Wisdom EnergyIn Episode 57, Gregg welcomes Guy Sengstock. Guy is the founder and creator of the Circling™ Method, he has been facilitating transformation for individuals, groups and corporations internationally for more than 20 years. He is well-known in this corner of the internet as a philosopher, poet, and visionary. In this episode, Guy shares the story of how circling came about and then he and Gregg riff off of the relation between circling and psychotherapy, and the philosophy of circling and UTOK. Together, they circle around the concept of wisdom energy and offer some embodied reflections on how to cultivate it.
2022-07-111h 20UTOKing with GreggEp 59 | UTOKing with Curt Jaimungal | Exploring Theories of EverythingIn Episode 56, Gregg welcomes Curt Jaimungal. Curt is a Torontonian filmmaker who developed the popular Theories of Everything YouTube channel, where he explores some of the cutting edge theorists and ideas pertaining to theoretical physics, consciousness, free will, and the nature of God. In this podcast, Curt shares his narrative and the journey that resulted in him developing the podcast. He also shares his perspective on some of the key questions that any T.O.E. faces. He also queries Gregg some on UTOK and they plan for future exchanges on Curt’s channel.
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2022-07-041h 26UTOKing with GreggEp 58 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal | Relational Value, Self-Esteem, and SpiritualityIn Episode 58, Gregg welcomes back Layman Pascal. This is Layman’s fifth time on the podcast, so he needs no introduction. Gregg joined Layman in May for the first “metamodern spirituality retreat” hosted by Brendan Graham Dempsey, and aligned more deeply Layman’s approach to spirituality with UTOK’s metapsychology. A point of contact that needed more elaboration was the organization of the self and the nature of self-esteem and the relational world. In this episode, Layman takes the opportunity to flesh out how UTOK’s Influence Matrix frames social influence, relational value, and self-esteem, and the implications this has for spir...
2022-06-271h 58UTOKing with GreggEp 57 | UTOKing with Rich Blundell | Cultivating Ecological IntelligenceIn Episode 57, Gregg welcomes Rich Blundell. Rich is a theorist and activist who promotes the philosophy of “Oika,” which is the relational intelligence of nature expressed through human thought and action. Rich’s life purpose is to promote a culture of Oika, which he believes will heal people and the planet and orient us toward a beautiful future. In this episode, Rich shares his narrative and his experiences with loving nature and how that emerged and blended with his training in Big History to generate his current philosophy and work with artists. In this episode, in addition to sharing his pe...
2022-06-201h 40UTOKing with GreggEp 56 | UTOKing with Scott Jordan | Toward a Coherent Vision of Nature and MeaningIn Episode 56, Gregg welcomes Scott Jordan. Scott is currently the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois where he is also Director of the Institute for Prospective Cognition. In this episode, he recounts his theoretical work in Wild Systems Theory and how it moves scientific psychology toward an integrated framework that conceptualizes organisms as embodiments of the phylogenetic, cultural, social, and developmental contexts from they emerged and in which they sustain themselves. He and Gregg sync this up with UTOK’s vision and explore what a coherentist approach to nature, consciousness, and meaning lo...
2022-06-131h 21UTOKing with GreggEp 55 | UTOKing with Tyler Volk | Syncing Up Maps of Big HistoryIn Episode 55, Gregg welcomes Tyler Volk. Tyler is Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies at New York University. He is the author of several books, including *Metapatterns Across Space, Time, and Mind*, and *From Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be*. Across his professional life, he has developed a big picture view of the cosmos called "combogenesis" which maps 12 levels of complexity into three realms. In this episode, he and Gregg sync up this map with UTOK's Tree of Knowledge System, with the result being a clear synergy and a hopeful advance for how we might correspond t...
2022-06-061h 41UTOKing with GreggEp 54 | UTOKing with Stephen Bacon | Psychotherapy as Constructing RealityIn Episode 54, Gregg welcomes Stephen Bacon. Stephen a theorist, author, educator, and clinical psychologist. He is the author of Practicing Psychotherapy in Constructed Reality: Ritual, Charisma, and Enhanced Client Outcomes, which makes the argument that psychotherapy fundamentally is about a relational process whereby individuals reconstruct their narrative about health and healing and that the field's techniques and specific interventions for diagnosed problems have little to no inherent power. In this episode, he and Gregg review this powerful argument and explore its implications.
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2022-05-301h 25UTOKing with GreggEp 53 | UTOKing with John Stewart | An Evolutionary ManifestoIn Episode 53, Gregg welcomes John Stewart. John is an Australian-based evolutionary theorist and a core member of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Research Group of the Free University of Brussels. He is the author of Evolution’s Arrow: The Direction of Evolution and the Future of Humanity, and has developed The Evolutionary Manifesto, which proposes the needed emergence of "intentional evolutionaries" who are people who see the emergent processes of greater cooperation and evolvability and recognize the need for a global movement in this direction. In this podcast, he narrates his vision with Gregg, and they discuss the overlap and...
2022-05-231h 43UTOKing with GreggEp 52 | UTOKing with Bruce Alderman | Reflections on Transpersonal PsychologyIn Episode 52, Gregg welcomes back Bruce Alderman. Bruce is a philosopher and spiritual seeker who has deep knowledge of many Eastern traditions and Integral Theory, and he cohosts the Integral Stage with Layman. In this episode, Bruce shares with Gregg his perspective on psychology and psychotherapy. In particular, he emphasizes how his training in Ken Wilber's Integral theory and the transpersonal movement more generally aligned with his spiritual teachings and experiences to give him a perspective on "spiritual emergencies" that most mainstream approaches to psychotherapy are silent about.
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2022-05-091h 36UTOKing with GreggEp 51 | UTOKing with Nicholas Lattanzio | Nondual EmpiricismIn Episode 49, Gregg welcomes Nicholas Lattanzio. He is a psychologist with long standing interests in integral theory and Eastern philosophical traditions. A TOK Society member, he advocates for a "nondual empirical" position that he uses to bridge psychotherapy, philosophy and being in the world. He has interests and areas of expertise comprising existential/spiritual crises, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, personality disorders, psychosis, self-harm, trauma, ADHD, depressive and mood disorders, dissociative disorders, and issues related to identity at various stages of development In this episode, he shares with Gregg his thinking and how nondual empiricism relates to UTOK.
2022-04-251h 23UTOKing with GreggEp 50 | UTOKing with Brendan Graham Dempsey | Toward a Metamodern Spiritual AwakeningIn Episode 50, Gregg welcomes Brendan Graham Dempsey. Brendan is a writer whose work focuses on the meaning crisis and the nature of spirituality in metamodernity (see here). He is also the host of the Metamodern Spirituality podcast, in which he interviews prominent voices on metamodernism and contemporary spirituality. In this episode, he recounts for Gregg his journey, and he and Gregg explore the metamodern spirituality movement, and why the time is right for knowledge systems that can generate a coherent integrative pluralism in a way oriented toward wisdom.
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2022-04-191h 30UTOKing with GreggEp 49 | UTOKing with James Schofield | Toward an Adequate Philosophy of BeingEpisode 49, Gregg welcomes James Schofield. He is a "generalist philosopher," professor, and author of A Phenomenological Revision of E.E. Harris's Dialectical Holism, which aims to synthesize 4E cognitive science and Bohm's philosophy of physics into a common metaphysical system that provides a solution to the hard problem of consciousness. He has twice been on Voices with Vervaeke (find the links below). In this episode, he shares with Gregg his journey and the basic outline of what an adequate philosophy for consciousness looks like and how James' frame syncs up with UTOK.
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2022-04-111h 33UTOKing with GreggEp 48 | UTOKing with Rachel Hayden | Gender and Embodied, Transformational Living Through UTOKIn Episode 48, Gregg welcomes Rachel Hayden. Rachel is a leader in the Peer-to-Peer community and is working to translate metamodern and Game B ideas into real world practices. She also has recently transitioned and has developed a Socratic aspirational framework on transformation that incorporates the work of L.A. Paul on transformative experience and the work of Agnes Callard on aspiration, provides a better model. In this episode, she and Gregg explore gender, the current state of the world, and the kind of transformative practices that are needed and the ways UTOK might be able to provide a necessary conceptual...
2022-02-281h 39UTOKing with GreggEp 47 | UTOKing with Raven Connolly | Reflections on Sex, Gender, and DeathIn Episode 47, Gregg welcomes Raven Connolly. She is an independent "philosopher queen" who travels in a mosaic of intellectual milieus, ranging from Justin Murphy’s IndieThinkers to Peter Limberg’s The Stoa. She hosts and interviews guests at The Stoa, and is currently developing a philosophy of the ovum, secrecy, and marriage. In this episode, she shares with Gregg her reflections on sex, gender, and death. They explore how her more intuitive exploratory sense of this time between worlds aligns with UTOK's more formal theoretical architecture and together they align in noting the important symbiosis between the perspectives, and the...
2022-02-211h 43UTOKing with GreggEp 46 | UTOKing with Brandon Norgaard | Approaches to the Meta-CrisesIn Episode 46, Gregg welcomes Brandon Norgaard. He is an author, researcher, community organizer, and founder of The Enlightened Worldview Project, which works to bridge different perspectives and explore community efforts for expanding cultural and conscious evolution. In this episode, he shares with Gregg his recent mapping of the liminal web and the various approaches different communities are taking to the meta-crises. As such, this episode affords listeners a good map of this "corner of the internet" and the various lines of thought that are emerging.
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2022-02-131h 20UTOKing with GreggEp 45 | UTOKing with Michael Mascolo | Psychology, the Academy, and the Meaning Crisis
In Episode 45, Gregg welcomes Dr. Michael Mascolo. He is a Professor of Psychology at Merrimack College, and a renowned scholar in developmental and relational approaches in psychology. Among his many accomplishments, he is author and editor of numerous books and over a hundred professional articles, as well as the Values Matter blog on Psychology Today. He is also founder of Creating Common Ground, and an Executive Member of the TOK Society. In this conversation, he shares with Gregg his analysis of how human meaning and experience are fundamentally intersubjective in nature and what this means for a science of psychology an...
2022-01-311h 15UTOKing with GreggEp 44 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal #4 | Trans-justificatory ReflectionsIn Episode 44, Gregg continues his ongoing exploration of UTOK with Layman Pascal. The previous episodes explored UTOK's framing of DSM-type pathology and "higher" form of pathology, as might be found in visionaries or so-called crazy geniuses. This conversation explores UTOK's Justification Systems Theory and then moves to reflect on what might be "trans-justificatory". That is, once we understand humans as justifying apes from a naturalistic perspective, what kinds of conscious evolution might be considered from that vantage point and can humans in some ways transcend their immersion in justification space.
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2022-01-241h 37UTOKing with GreggEp 43 | UTOKing with Bernardo Kastrup | Analytic Idealism
In Episode 43, Gregg welcomes Bernardo Kastrup. He is the executive director of the Essentia Foundation, and his work is leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has doctoral degrees in philosophy and computer engineering, and he has authored many works and given many interviews delineating analytic idealism and why it affords the best ontological view. In this conversation, Bernardo provides an overview of analytic idealism, and he and Gregg explore its relation with UTOK. They demonstrate some key areas of alignment, especially in their shared critique of reductive physicalism, explore some overlap b...
2022-01-171h 43UTOKing with GreggEp 42 | UTOKing with Brad Kershner | Toward a Holistic Philosophy of EducationIn Episode 42, Gregg welcomes Dr. Brad Kershner. Brad is the Dean of the Kimberton Waldorf School. In addition to being an educational scholar and leader, he is the author of Understanding Educational Complexity: Integrating Practices and Perspectives for 21st Century Leadership. His research, teaching, and writing cover a wide range of topics, including education, leadership, parenting, race, technology, metamodernism, integral theory, meditation, developmental psychology, complexity, and sociocultural emergence. In this conversation with Gregg, Brad shares his narrative and the sync up on the themes necessary to cultivate a philosophically rich, holistic approach to education.
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Anagoge PodcastGregg Henriques - Revolutionizing PsychologyIn this episode, I talk with Gregg Henriques about the problem of psychology and the solution he has been working on for 20 years. We covered the bulk of his theory in the first half of the episode, and in the second half, we do a deep dive into cognitive behavioral therapy, including Gregg's experience with it and some controversies in one of the major studies published about CBT. Gregg Henriques is a Full Professor and a core faculty member in James Madison University's Combined-Integrated Clinical and School Psychology Doctoral Program. He teaches courses on integrative/unified psychotherapy...
2022-01-102h 03UTOKing with GreggEp 41 | UTOKing with Carla Groom | The Problems with a Methods-Based Approach to PsychologyIn Episode 41, Gregg welcomes Dr. Carla Groom. She is a "behavioral science pioneer" who works as Deputy Director for the Behavioral Science Unit in the Department of Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom. She received her doctorate in social psychology from Northwestern University, during which she realized there was a serious structural problem with how the methods-based approach to empirical research framed issues in psychological science. She went on to become a leading thinker in policy and organizational decision-making. In this conversation, she recounts her narrative, which includes major policy successes in the UK, and she and Gregg...
2021-12-271h 23UTOKing with GreggEp 40 | UTOKing with Fanny Norlin | Gracefully Syncing Feminine and Masculine EnergiesIn Episode 40, Gregg welcomes Fanny Norlin. She is a leading coach and business consultant who specializes in feminine leadership, strategy, grasping complexity, scaling ideas and systems thinking, and the relationship between the feminine and masculine energies. This conversation explores Fanny's perspective, narrative, and history in developing her evolving perspective on feminine leadership, and then lines it up with UTOK's frame for understanding the Living, Mental and Cultural dimensions, as well as the kind of healthy, productive dance that can emerge between the masculine and feminine when they are positioned in right relationship to each other.
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2021-12-201h 21UTOKing with GreggEp 39 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal #3 | Higher PathologyIn Episode 39, Gregg once again welcomes Layman Pascal back to the program (see Episode 2 and Episode 36). In this episode (which will be jointly shared on the Integral Stage) they continue their exploration into the implications UTOK has for human functioning, transcendence, transformation, and psychopathology by exploring the concept of "higher pathology." The conversation started with reflections on Nietzsche's character structure and reflections on the complicated relationship between brilliance, wisdom and pathological ways of being in the world, and what are the kinds of reflective questions that can be brought to bear to explore these issues.
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2021-12-131h 43UTOKing with GreggEp 38 | UTOKing with Zak Stein #2 | Making Consilient ChoicesIn Episode 38, Gregg welcomes back Dr. Zak Stein (see Episode 8). Well-known in the metamodern space, Zak is educational philosopher and author of many well-known articles and essays, and the book Education in a Time Between Worlds: Essays on the Future of Schools, Technology, and Society. He is also a contributor to the Consilience Project, where among other things he has taken a lead role on a powerful four-part series of essays on propaganda and the current social media environment (see here, here, here, and here). This conversation reviews Zak's analysis of education, propaganda and the concept of undue influence...
2021-12-061h 33UTOKing with GreggEp 37 | UTOKing with Tim Freke | Building the Science-Spirituality BridgeIn Episode 37, Gregg welcomes Tim Freke. Tim Freke is a pioneering philosopher whose bestselling books, inspirational talks, and life-changing events have touched the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. He has been recognized as one of ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People,’ and is the author of 35 books, including a top 6 Amazon ‘Surprise Bestseller’ and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year'. In this episode, Tim shares with Gregg his spiritual journey from his childhood into his current picture of an evolving spiritual cosmic vision. He discusses his concept of "unividualism" and he and Gregg discuss how it a...
2021-11-221h 18UTOKing with GreggEp 36 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal #2 | The UTOK‘s DSMIn Episode 36, Gregg welcomes back Layman Pascal (see Episode 2). This is a special episode, that will be cross posted on the Integral Stage, which is hosted by Layman and Bruce Alderman. This episode focuses on how the UTOK frames mental disorders. Layman developed a series of questions about how the UTOK frames what mental disorders are and how they frame specific categories, including psychotic disorders, character neurosis, anxiety, depression, and many others, and Gregg runs through the view from UTOK. As such, this episode serves as a useful overview for understanding UTOK's approach to mental illness and psychological well-being...
2021-11-152h 02UTOKing with GreggEp 35 | UTOKing with Michel Bauwens | Toward a Wisdom CommonsIn Episode 35, Gregg welcomes Michel Bauwens. Michel is a theorist and developer in the emerging field of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) collaboration. He is also a writer, and conference speaker on the subject of technology, culture and business innovation. He founded the P2P Foundation, a global organization of researchers working in open collaboration in the exploration of peer production, governance, and property. In this episode, Michel recounts the twists and turns in his professional life and how he developed the vision and structure for the Peer-2-Peer Foundation. He also discusses his strong critique of the "woke" movement and...
2021-11-081h 36UTOKing with GreggEp 34 | UTOKing with Robert Cobbold | The Dawn of Conscious EvolutionIn Episode 34, Gregg welcomes Robert Cobbold. He is a philosopher, educator, and public speaker who has delivered transformative educational experiences to over 40,000 young people worldwide (see here for more). He is founding editor of Conscious Evolution, an online publication and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutionary transition. In this episode, Robert narrates how he had a spiritual awakening several years ago that prompted him on this journey of discovery and the production of the Conscious Evolution podcasts and webpage. He and Gregg then sync this up with UTOK, and explore ways to weave a...
2021-11-011h 13UTOKing with GreggEp 33 | UTOKing with Alex Ebert | On FreQ Theory and Magnetic ZerosIn Episode 31, Gregg welcomes Alex Ebert. Alex is an American singer-songwriter and composer, best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. He has won a Golden Globe Award and appeared on The Colbert Show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQQKvEaq1kI). In this episode, Alex shares his narrative of how his musical career and involvement in the "loudness wars" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war) led him to a series of insights about the nature of waves, frequency consolidations, relations between lack and...
2021-10-251h 05UTOKing with GreggEp 32 | UTOKing with Darcia Narvaez | Morality starts in the WombIn Episode 32, Gregg welcomes Dr. Darcia Narvaez. She is Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, and has recently been identified as one of the top 2% of scientists worldwide. She is author of many excellent books and articles, including one of Gregg's all-time favorites, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom. In this episode, she describes her conception of the "Evolved Nest," which maps the key social, physiological, and ecological features that foster healthy human socio-emotional and moral development. They explore how this Nest aligns with the UTOK Tree...
2021-10-181h 26UTOKing with GreggEp 31 | UTOKing with Jim Rutt | UTOKing Game BIn Episode 31, Gregg welcomes Jim Rutt. He is the former CEO of Network Solutions and served as Chairman of the Sante Fe Institute from 2009 thru 2012. He is a futurist and leading thinker who is well-known in this space for his podcast and playing a founding role in "Game B." In this episode, Jim Rutt shares his narrative and tells the story of the emergence of Game B. He also discusses his upcoming book, and he and Gregg riff on the relationship and synergy between Game B and UTOK, such that the 5th Joint Point can be framed as "UTOKing...
2021-10-111h 32UTOKing with GreggEp 30 | UTOKing with Robert Conan Ryan | World Systems 3.0In Episode 30, Gregg welcomes Dr. Robert Ryan. Dr. Ryan holds a PhD in Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh with emphasis on strategic management, business ethics, and organizational learning and human cognition. His scholarly works explore competitive industry dynamics, grey market economics, the history of technology, Neo-Schumpeterian economics, artificial vs. natural cognition, and how sense-making systems evolve and change. In this episode, he lays out the basics of his World Systems 3.0 vision and he and Gregg explore how it aligns with UTOK and the 5th joint point.
Here is a 15 minute clip on World Systems and the future f...
2021-10-041h 44UTOKing with GreggEp 29 | UTOKing with Gregg | iQuad Coin Edition | with Bruce Alderman Part 2In Episode 29, Gregg and Bruce continue to explore the various facets of the iQuad Coin. In this episode they move from the Human Identification Matrix into the four sub-functions of the Coin, which expands the view from the subject into the world. Specifically, this includes the Q2 function (quantity/quality), the Conscious Field Function (the 4 easily accessed fields of conscious awareness), the Q4 function (the quadrant quadratic that bridges Ken Wilber's epistemology with UTOK's ontology), and the Formal Function, which links the subjective experience of the imaginary and real with the complex unit circle that grounds the Coin in...
2021-09-271h 16UTOKing with GreggEp 28 | UTOKing with Gregg | iQuad Coin Edition | with Bruce Alderman Part 1In Episode 28, Gregg welcomes back Bruce Alderman. Bruce is a philosopher and spiritual seeker who has deep knowledge of many Eastern traditions and Integral Theory, and he cohosts the Integral Stage with Layman. In this episode, Gregg starts giving Bruce a tour of the iQuad Coin. The iQuad Coin a key construct in UTOK, as it works with the Tree of Knowledge System to generate a new wholistic metaphysical frame for both first person and third person empirical positions. However, it needs more development and so Bruce is helping Gregg elaborate on the construct. Next week, Part II will...
2021-09-201h 24UTOKing with GreggEp 26 | UTOKing with Jordan Hall | 5th Dimensional ParaglidingIn Episode 26, Gregg welcomes Jordan Hall. He is co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Neurohacker Collective. He has a long and successful history of building disruptive technology companies, and has interests in contemporary philosophy, artificial intelligence and complex systems science, and the coevolution of human civilization and technology. He has been a frequent guest on Rebel Wisdom and is in the process of launching The Civium Project. In this episode, he and Gregg "sync up" their vocabularies regarding the evolution of complexification, "dive" into the metaphor of paragliding, and discuss the unfolding wave of causation and how and why...
2021-09-081h 15UTOKing with GreggEp 25 | UTOKing with Adriana Forte Naili | Transcend and ”Yinclude”In Episode 25, Gregg welcomes the facilitator and coach Adriana Forte Naili. Adriana has been teaching workshops on feminine empowerment and leadership for years. She is a coach and a qualified Integral Semantics Facilitator. She co-founded Fully Human and the Good Cycle, and currently facilitates developmental retreats in Brazil, coaches individual clients, holds online groups and facilitates online programs for women. In this conversation, she and Gregg explore her journey into the feminine, and her philosophy for being and for understanding the menstrual cycle. They also explore the relation between masculine and feminine energies and ways of being in the...
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BEST MEDICINE with Bradley Werrell D.O.#39 - Did Psychology Change Human Thinking? | Dr Gregg HenriquesGregg Henriques returns to discuss the enlightenment gap, the unified theory of knowledge, and how the field of psychology has altered human thinking.
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2021-09-061h 14UTOKing with GreggEp 24 | UTOKing with Zevi Slavin | The Art of Uniting with RealityIn Episode 24, Gregg welcomes the scholar Zevi Slavin. Zevi grew up in an Orthodox, Jewish, Hasidic family and discovered that other religions had mystical traditions that he found to be amazingly similar to his tradition. He began to share his teachings on the YouTube Channel Seekers of Unity. Gregg first heard about him through John Vervaeke, and he joined Zevi for a conversation on his journey (here). Zevi returns the favor and the two demonstrate the remarkable correspondence between the mystical tradition as Zevi understands it and the knowledge into wisdom path that emerges via UTOK.
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2021-08-301h 34UTOKing with GreggEp 23 | UTOKing with Michael Kazanjian | Toward a Unified PhilosophyIn Episode 23, Gregg welcomes Professor Michael Kazanjian. Michael M. Kazanjian teaches philosophy at Triton College in Illinois. He has published extensively, and his writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Environmental and Architectural Phenomenology Newsletter and Contemporary Philosophy. He is author of the book Unified Philosophy: Interdisciplinary Metaphysics, Cyberethics, and Liberal Arts, which offers a new vision of metaphysics that can potentially unify many different fields. In this exchange, he and Gregg discuss this work and its overlap with UTOK.
2021-08-231h 09UTOKing with GreggEp 22 | UTOKing with Nicholas Maxwell | From Knowledge to WisdomIn Episode 22, Gregg welcomes Nicholas Maxell. He is a British philosopher who has devoted much of his working life to arguing that there is an urgent need to bring about a revolution in academia so that it seeks and promotes wisdom and does not just acquire knowledge. For nearly thirty years he taught philosophy of science at University College London, where he is now Emeritus Reader. In 2003 he founded Friends of Wisdom, an international group of people sympathetic to the idea that academic inquiry should help humanity acquire more wisdom by rational means. In this episode, he recounts his stor...
2021-08-151h 40UTOKing with GreggEp 21 | UTOKing with Marvin Goldfried & Paul Wachtel | Psychotherapy Integration: Past, Present and FutureIn Episode 21, Gregg welcomes Marv Goldfried and Paul Wachtel. Both are Distinguished Professors of psychology and leading figures in the psychotherapy integration movement. In this episode, they share with Gregg the story of how they came together and co-founded the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, for which Gregg is the current President Elect. In addition, the three explore whether there is a "common core" that can define psychotherapy and what the future of the field looks like.
Here is a clip where they discuss the founding of SEPI:
https://youtu.be/dACXgGv2DM4
2021-08-091h 30UTOKing with GreggEp 20 | UTOKing with Alexander Elung | A Dialogos on the Nature of EmergenceIn Episode 20, Gregg welcomes Alexander Elung.
Alexander Elung is a screenwriter and composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is currently writing a play about Carl Jung and composing music for a play based on Emilie Brontes novel Wuthering Heights. Alexander is a member of the philosophy forum IDW and have amongst other things been active in the development of transcendental emergentism, along with Alexander Bard. In this episode, he and Gregg explore the similarities and differences on the concept of emergence between his vision and that afforded by UTOK. As such, this episode gives listeners a deep dive...
2021-08-021h 25UTOKing with GreggEp 19 | UTOKing with Gregg | iQuad Editon | with John Vervaeke | Introduction to the iQuad CoinIn Episode 19, Gregg welcomes back John Vervaeke for a new kind of UTOKing episode. This "special edition" is the first of a three part dialogos with John about the iQuad Coin. The Coin is a crucial piece of the UTOK philosophy that represents a symbolic placeholder for the unique human person as a subjective agent. In Part I, we explore how the Coin is framed in terms of the "human identity function" and the way it represents human consciousness in the cosmos. Later episodes will elucidate that core subfunctions of the Coin and how it provides a logos path...
2021-07-261h 17UTOKing with GreggEp 18 | UTOKing with Waldemar Schmidt | Reflections on Being Human; Past, Present and FutureIn Episode 18, Gregg welcomes Waldemar Schmidt. Dr. Waldemar Schmidt is Professor Emeritus at Oregon Health and Science University. He is the author of multiple peer-reviewed articles and the founder and editor of Cytopathology Annual, and the author of Principles and Techniques in Surgical Pathology. After retiring from a career in academic medicine (Pathology) he has been exploring and writing on human psychology and psychiatry. He is a founding member of the Theory of Knowledge Society. In this episode, Waldemar shares his reflections on the human condition and the need for a new view to cultivate wisdom and understanding in...
2021-07-191h 18UTOKing with GreggEp 17 | UTOKing with Christopher Mastropietro | Potential Seeds and Missing PiecesIn Episode 17, Gregg welcomes Christopher Mastropietro, a scholar who joined Gregg and John Vervaeke on the Elusive "I" and explored the existential implications of the emerging model. He also co-authored with John the book, Zombies in Western Culture: A Twentieth Century Crisis. In this episode, Chris narrates his journey in existential philosophy and the nature of meaning, and then the discussion turns to the UTOK and the need for new sense making in the 21st Century.
Here is a clip where they explore how the UTOK is framed in relationship to "exo-naturalistic" claims and potential r...
2021-07-121h 24UTOKing with GreggEp 16 | UTOKing with Andre Marquis | Toward a Unified Vision of PsychotherapyIn Episode 16, Gregg welcomes Andre Marquis. Andre is a professor, philosopher, author, and psychotherapist. He is an expert in applying Ken Wilber's Integral Theory to the field of psychotherapy. He is a member of the TOK Exec Committee, and he and Gregg have been long time friends and both leading members of the unified psychotherapy movement. In this episode, Andre shares his journey through various spiritual traditions and they explore the future of a unified view of psychotherapy from both Integral Theory and UTOK.
Here is a clip where Andre and Gregg discuss how to think about p...
2021-06-281h 33UTOKing with GreggEp 15 | UTOKing with Daniel Fraga & Owen Cox | The TechnoSocial SingularityIn Episode 15, Gregg welcomes Daniel Fraga and Owen Cox. Founders of the TechnoSocial Podcast, Owen and Daniel are on the leading edge of thought exploring how new technologies will reshape human societies and allow humans to redesign themselves. In this episode, they explore the concept of "the singularity" as a powerful symbol of the transition to the digital age, and note how it intersects with technology, social organization, and the 5th joint point on the ToK System.
Here is a clip where they explore the facets of the 21st Century singularity:
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2021-06-211h 43UTOKing with GreggEp 14 | UTOKing with Nick Jankel | Repairing the Mind/Body SchismIn Episode 14, Gregg welcomes Nick Jankel. Nick is a philosopher, keynote speaker and co-founder of Switch On. He is also the author of several books including Spiritual Atheist an Switch On: Unleash Your Creativity and Thrive with the New Science & Spirit of Breakthrough. In this moving conversation, Nick shares his intellectual, emotional, and spiritual journey to develop wisdom and connection. He and Gregg discuss how similar their worldviews are and why a scientific worldview is very commensurate with a transcendent spiritual orientation toward wise living.
Spiritual Atheist: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41729111-spiritual-atheist
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2021-06-141h 54UTOKing with GreggEP 13 | UTOKing with Manuel Manga | Leading Toward Conscious EvolutionIn Episode 13, Gregg welcomes Manuel Manga. He is an organizational consultant, facilitator, and leadership coach with international experience. He is a founder of the Center for Evolutionary Leadership. In this episode, Manuel explores with Gregg his journey learning from pioneers like Buckminster Fuller, Jonas Salk, Humberto Maturana, and Fernando Flores. The conversation then evolves to the current state of the world and visions for a sustainable global village.
Here is a clip where Manuel discusses the nature of the human condition and leading into the next global age:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpnNSOlTx0g...
2021-06-071h 17UTOKing with GreggEp 12 | UTOKing with Steve Quackenbush | The Problem of Value in PsychologyIn Episode 12, Gregg welcomes Steve Quackenbush. Steve is a professor of psychology and Associate Provost and Dean of Arts & Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. He has long-standing scholarly interests in human development, narrative approaches, existential philosophy and reflecting on the problem of human values in psychological science. He is an award winning teacher, and a long time executive member of the Theory Of Knowledge Society. Much of this UTOKing episode explores how the complex theories might be transformed for a more general audience so they can apply the insights in a practical way.
The T...
2021-05-311h 26UTOKing with GreggEp 11 | UTOKing with Greg Thomas | Cultivating the Blues Idiom Wisdom TraditionI, teacher, and entrepreneur. He is CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, and a senior fellow for the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Since the pandemic and social uprising, he has been featured on a range of online platforms discussing race, culture, and leadership, including Rebel Wisdom, The Daily Evolver, Aligned Center, Coaches Rising, and Integral Life. His blog is Tune In To Leadership. In March, Greg and Gregg hosted the Body and Soul series at the Stoa.
Jazz Leadership Project:
https://www.jazzleadershipproject.com/
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2021-05-241h 01UTOKing with GreggEP 10 | UTOKing with Tim Adalin | A Deep Dive into the Current and Future State of HumanityIn Episode 10, Gregg welcomes Tim Adalin. Tim is a philosopher and a significant "live player" in the emerging sense-making space. He is the curator of the Voicecraft podcast explores the art of philosophy with visionaries and resonant souls. In this dialogos, he and Gregg explore the "kairos" of the moment and how the world is in the midst of a major transformation.
Here is a clip where Gregg and Tim riff on the future of humanity;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wvkVDILCM
Here is Tim on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tim_ad...
2021-05-201h 40UTOKing with GreggEP 9 | UTOKing with Alexander Bard | Dark Renaissance versus Enlightenment 2.0In Episode 9, Gregg welcomes Alexander Bard. He is a philosopher, music producer, and highly sought-after international lecturer. He is the author of the highly successful The Futurica Trilogy - co-written with media theorist Jan Söderqvist, and more recently Syntheism: Creating God in the Internet Age and Digital Libido. He founded the Intellectual Deep Web list serve, which is an active discussion group that brings leading thinkers and futurists together. In this UTOKing dialogos, the two explore their visions for the future, framed by Bard's Dark Renaissance and Gregg's Enlightenment 2.0, and the relationship between psychology, science and philosophy.
2021-05-171h 16UTOKing with GreggEp 8 | UTOKing with Zak Stein | Consilience Project and a Moving Coherent Philosophy for the FutureIn Episode 8, Gregg welcomes Zak Stein. Zak is a writer, futurist and educational philosopher and a leading sense-maker in the emerging metamodern space. He is author of "Education in a Time Between Worlds: John Rawls, the History of Testing, and the Future of Education" and "Social Justice and Educational Measurement: John Rawls, the History of Testing, and the Future of Education" . In this conversation, he shares with Gregg his journey, his vision of a metapsychology that embraces skill development, ensoulment and transcendence, and his work on the Consilience Project and its vision for a cultural renaissance and new approach...
2021-05-131h 42UTOKing with GreggEp 7 | UTOKing with Tomas Björkman | Toward a Metamodern WorldviewIn Episode 7, Gregg welcomes Tomas Björkman. Tomas is an applied philosopher and social entrepreneur. He is author/coauthor of several books, including The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom, and The World We Create: From God to Market. He is a leader in the metamodern space and has contributed to many crucial ventures, such as Rebel Wisdom, the WhatIsEmerging Platform, and Perspectiva. In this conversation, he and Gregg discuss the crucial point the world is at and how a new worldview might be emerging that can helpfully frame this transition.
Tomas Björkman's home...
2021-05-061h 14UTOKing with GreggEp 6 | UTOKing with David Fuller | Surveying the Sense-Making CommunitiesIn Episode 6, Gregg welcomes David Fuller. David is a professional journalist, reporter, documentary filmmaker and writer who is a leader in the alternative sense-making communities. He is founder of Rebel Wisdom and has spearheaded the conversation about the kinds of changes we may be seeing or need to see in the world in the 21st Century. In this conversation, he and Gregg talk about their respective journeys, their opinions and experiences regarding the Jordan Peterson phenomena and the future trajectory of this metamodern, Game B, integral-unified space.
Here is a clip where David speaks about the trajectory o...
2021-05-031h 04UTOKing with GreggEp 5 | UTOKing with Lene Rachel Andersen | Building Bildung in the 21st CenturyIn Episode 5, Gregg welcomes Lene Rachel Andersen. Lene is a futurist, philosopher, and award winning author of several books, including The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom, and Metamodernity: Meaning and Hope in a Complex World. Lene is a leader of the European Bildung Network, which promotes the concept of "bildung," which refers to the interplay between education and knowledge that are necessary for a thriving society. In this interview, she shares her vision for a metamodern society shaped by the educational philosophy of bildung.
Here is brief clip on her vision for government...
2021-04-291h 06UTOKing with GreggEp 3 | UTOKing with Bruce Alderman | Toward a Sacred NaturalismIn Episode 3, Gregg welcomes Bruce Alderman. Bruce is a philosopher and spiritual seeker who has deep knowledge of many Eastern traditions and Integral Theory, and he cohosts the Integral Stage with Layman. Bruce shares his journey and how he became interested in metaphysics and developed his approach to Integral Grammatology. Gregg and Bruce then engage in a dialogos that explores the intersection of their worldviews and the implications of achieving a healthy sacred naturalism in the 21st Century.
2021-04-221h 25UTOKing with GreggEp 2 | UTOKing with Layman Pascal | The Greatest Conversation in the History of DiscourseIn Episode 2, Gregg welcomes Layman Pascal. The title is taken from the opening exchange, where the two set the bar of expectation for what follows. Layman recounts his journey into philosophy and mysticism and his desire to connect many perspectives together. The linkages between metamodernism, integral theory, and the UTOK metapsychology are explored, and they highlight possible visions for a religion that is not a religion in the 21st Century.
2021-04-191h 39
UTOKing with GreggEP 1 | UTOKing with John Vervaeke | The Value of DialogosIn this first episode of UTOKing, Gregg is joined by John Vervaeke to discuss the synergy that is emerging between John's integrative approach to cognitive science and the UTOK metapsychology. They introduce the concept of dialogos, recount aspects of their respective journeys, articulate what it means to seek a coherent naturalistic ontology that can revitalize the soul and spirit in the 21st Century.
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2021-04-151h 21
UTOKing with GreggIntro | UTOKing with Gregg | Podcast History and OverviewIn this introduction to the UTOKing with Gregg Podcast, Gregg describes the scope and mission of the podcast, as well as some of the history of his ideas that go into the Unified Theory of Knowledge and the connection they have to the emerging communities that his work and vision is intersecting with.
2021-04-1457 min
ParallaxGregg Henriques in Conversation: A Tour Of The CathedralA magical tour of Dr. Gregg's cathedral of thought and a good primer for his ideas.
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Dr. Gregg Henriques is Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University in the Combined-Integrated Doctoral Program in Clinical and School Psychology. Dr. Henriques received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Vermont and did his post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Henriques’ primary area of scholarly interest is in developing a “unified framework” for both the science and practice of psycholo...
2020-11-071h 53
The Jim Rutt ShowCurrents 009: Gregg Henriques on Theory Of Meta-Cultural TransitionJim talks to Dr. Gregg Henriques about his tree of knowledge & meta-cultural transition, justification theory, meaning, consciousness, integrative pluralism, and much more...
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Dr. Gregg Henriques about complexity in his tree of knowledge & how it's connects to meta-cultural transition, the power of justification theory, understanding meaning & its connection to western history, GameB, the enlightenment 2.0 & enlightenment gap, mind & matter, Jim's AI deer, the hard problem of consciousness, mysticism, Gregg's ingredients for integrative pluralism, importances of core values, and much more.
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JRS: EP59 Gregg Henriques on Unifying Psychology
Gregg's article, The 11th...
2020-07-181h 11
The Technosocial InstituteJustification, Religion and the Origins of Culture with Gregg HenriquesGregg Henriques is a clinical psychologist and professor at The University of Madison, Virginia. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion, in which we explore: Gregg's idea of justification systems theory and the formation of culture; the development of the human abilities to ask "why?", to share and conceal our inner states and motivations, and to explain our position in the universe; the four emergence points of Gregg's theory, matter, life, mind and culture; the origin of religion and temple building; technologies and how they inspire the theological ideas of an age; the history of premodern, modern and postmodern...
2020-07-1558 min
The Technosocial InstituteJustification, Religion and the Origins of Culture with Gregg HenriquesGregg Henriques is a clinical psychologist and professor at The University of Madison, Virginia. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion, in which we explore: Gregg's idea of justification systems theory and the formation of culture; the development of the human abilities to ask "why?", to share and conceal our inner states and motivations, and to explain our position in the universe; the four emergence points of Gregg's theory, matter, life, mind and culture; the origin of religion and temple building; technologies and how they inspire the theological ideas of an age; the history of premodern, modern and postmodern...
2020-07-0757 minThe Jim Rutt ShowEP59 Gregg Henriques on Unifying PsychologyDr. Gregg Henriques talks to Jim about his unified theory of psychology; clinical vs scientific, postmodernism, justification theory, Gameb, shadow work, and much more...
Dr. Gregg Henriques talks to Jim about the many facets of his unified theory of psychology -- basic vs human psychology, the value of folk psych, the field of psychology compared to other academic fields, clinical vs scientific psych & what can be learned from the medical field, pros & cons of unifying theories, postmodern influences, systems justification, behavioral investment theory as seen on Jim's farm, the influence matrix & its connection to modern culture & Gameb, Gregg's tree of knowle...
2020-06-121h 35