Jeff Russell on growing up in Texas; religiosity and rationalism; studying classics; serving in the military; BAP and the online vitalists; John Michael Greer's work; psychedelic dabblings; spiritual breakthroughs; grief; the limits of rational thought; ecstatic states; remaining sober while others are tripping; adopting a spiritual practice; rationalism as defence against false psychedelic awakening; Western esotericism; the Dolmen Arch's 'Druid-flavoured Neoplatonism'; epistemic humility; monism and nondualism; the Seed of Yggdrasil; packaging nondualism for the professional-managerial class; using the mind effectively rather than nullifying it; Ian McGilchrist and bicameral mind theory; Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards; learning to acknowledge the complexity; mindfulness as mindlessness; effective leadership as simply giving a shit; the work of figuring what one wants; 'scrum' in software development; a new approach to corporate retreats; coaching and the potential of financial incentives deforming one's work.
Music: Aerograd - D.F.A.
Dodcast #57: Jeff Russell