Expanding Mind

Expanding Mind - The Politics of Divination - 12.29.16

Philosopher and writer Joshua Ramey talks about oracles, markets, spontaneous order, and his new book The Politics of Divination: Neoliberal Endgame and the Religion of Contingency. 

Expanding Mind - Global Osho - 12.22.16

Religious studies scholar Hugh Urban talks about the colorful guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, freak tantra, intellectual property and religion, and his new book Zorba the Buddha: Sex, Spirituality, and Capitalism in the Global Osho Movement. 

 

Expanding Mind - Ketamine Transformation - 12.15.16

The psychotherapist and MAPS researcher Dr. Phil Wolfson talks about psychedelic transformation, secular Buddhism, the rubber band effect and his new edited collection The Ketamine Papers. http://philwolfsonmd.com

Expanding Mind - Nature Boy - 12.08.16

The art critic and music curator Brian Chidester talks about his new compilation album of songs by Eden Ahbez, a  California composer and hippie prophet whose wrote the tune "Nature Boy" and also walked the talk. Chidester's blog on Eden is at https://bcxists.wordpress.com/

Expanding Mind - Spiritual Drawing - 12.01.16

The artist John F. Simon, Jr talks about multimedia, improvisation, contemplative practice, and his wonderful new book Drawing Your Own Path: 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation.