Kevin Donahue and Fletcher Neil join me to discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's Living Buddha, Living Christ and the Gospel of Thomas. Other references: Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "On the Three Metamorphoses", "On the Gift-Giving Virtue" Suzuki's Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Dylan James returns to the podcast to discuss what it means to be an 'I', solipsism, and being. Plus, please enjoy a BONUS fireside chat at the end. Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Kevin and I sit down to discuss panentheism through the works of Jane Roberts and the entity she channeled named 'Seth'. Could God be a 'psychic/energy gestalt'? Could God be both the universe and something which transcends it?The Seth Material My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

What is God from the perspective of ancient Hindus? Why do atheists and those who leave their faiths feel so betrayed? How can we change our conceptualization of God in the modern day in such a way that it doesn't conflict with modern science or knowledge of the world? My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

A group philosophical discussion on religion, politics, epistemology, psychology, Nietzsche, and Marx. Enjoy! My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

It never ends.

Dylan James joins Into the Absurd to discuss his theory of value as described in his paper "My Theory of Value" along with his paper regarding ontology "A Foray Into Ontology". Are values mere social constructs? If so, how are "values" formed? What is the difference between being and existence? To contact Dylan, please email him at [email protected] Song in Intro "What I Am" by Edie Brickwell & New Bohemians My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social...

Twice two equals five! I swear! Does man live and act out of spite? To defy the odds against him? To prove wrong all those who have subjected him with their calculated doubts? Today, ITA tackles Dostoyevsky's thought experiment/rebel statement "twice two equals five" from his novel Notes from Underground. References Radiohead's "2 + 2 = 5" My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ Outro...

Trenton Jones and I take a deep dive into Friedrich Engels' essay, "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific", along with a short chat on free will. My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Fletcher is a writer, traveler, and photographer. You can find him on Instagram @ flepography. References: Peter Matthisen's, "The Snow Leopard'' My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Danny Suede is a musician, visual artist, and blogger. You can find him wherever you listen to music as well as Spotify, Substack, and Instagram. We discussed the muse, spiritual metamorphosis, music, and agnosticism. Danny is also in a band with his brothers called The Young Sires. They recently released the most incredible music video I have ever seen for their song, Interstella. Songs Played: Ask Her Out Interstella My Novel: ⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠ Social...

Matthew Christopher is the host of the Abandoned America Podcast. You can find him and all his photos on his Instagram and his other media on his website, including his two novels regarding Abandoned America. My Novel: ⁠On Death and God⁠ Social Media: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Website Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Christopher Lockett is a cinematographer, documentary film-maker, director, world-traveler, journalist, photographer, and musician. He has worked on reality TV shows such as Naked and Afraid, as well as independent documentaries like Until They're Gone. You can find him at christopherlockett.com as well as on Instagram and X. His music is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. My Novel: On Death and God Social Media: Instagram TikTok Substack YouTube Website Outro...

Iran has attacked Israel. "I am become Death Destroyer of worlds" feels to have been echoed through time to this moment. Humankind will prevail nonetheless. Source: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-strikes-live-coverage

In this episode, I analyze Mr. Robot through the lens of Nietzschean philosophy and Jungian psychology. Mr. Robot is probably one of my all time favorite shows, and there was much to think about in each and every episode. I highly recommend checking it out. Instagram link Novel ⁠⁠On Death and God⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top...

Long awaited guest on the podcast, Jose, joins the ITA podcast with Kevin Donahue to describe his experiences as a natural lucid dreamer. Kevin details some experiments he has done with Jose related to hypnosis-induced astral projection. While the objective reality of these experiences may be contested, please keep and open mind as we dive deeper into the absurd reality of dreams. Intro Song - Daydream In Blue by I Monster Novel ⁠On Death and God⁠ Into the Absurd podcast...

Kenny Roby is a musician, song writer, natural philosopher, and well-rounded human being. His songs create a soft sound reminiscent of bluegrass and outlaw country, speaking of addiction, suffering, healing, life, and personal growth. We discussed the theme of addiction, habits, and modern-day rituals after playing All Trains Lead to Cocaine, my personal favorite of Kenny's songs. You can find Kenny's music anywhere you listen to your tunes. Find the Spotify link here. Other links: If...

Michael Hayes and I discuss Ecclesiastes, a book from the Old Testament with many of the absurdist/existential underpinnings we echo in the modern day. Michael is a writer, short film director, community volunteer, teacher, father, band member, and all around a nice, thoughtful, and intelligent man. Below are some links you may be interested in. Michael's short stories Michael's short film, If a Tree Falls The Byrd's "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Gypsy Farm The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's...

A year in review along with some notes I wrote in my notebook. May the force be with you. Happy New Year!

At last, we've arrived at the final installment of my series on Camus's Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus.⁠⁠⁠ Today, I will read the final chapter of The Myth of Sisyphus, and discuss it along with other points throughout the novel with the professor who introduced me to this in the first place: Jamal Lyksett. Beginning Song "Sisyphus (Who You Calling a ....?)" by Pine Tar Rage References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of...

An analysis of chapter 3 of Camus's Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus⁠⁠. Here we delve into what absurd art and creation is and how to let go of that which you've created. How does the absurd artist deal with their art? What does it meant to create as an absurdist? References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Hamlet background⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil...

Kevin and I sit down to react to some movie trailers, discuss feminism in the modern day, strong female characters, the Book of Jobe, Mystique from X-Men and the importance of being yourself, and how to transcend past the idea that Buddhism is about "becoming nobody". Sources: Avatar the Last Airbender Trailer Arcane trailer Mistique and Nightcrawler Turtles All the Way Down The Book of Jobe Novel ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee...

The conqueror conquers for the sake of conquering! Let us conquer to the fullest with Camus in my analysis of Chapter 2, The Absurd Man, Section 3, Conqueror of his award winning essay: The Myth of Sisyphus⁠. References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hamlet background⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Ryan Bush is the author of Designing the Mind and his new upcoming book, Become Who You Are, which you can stay updated with its February release date at his website. We discussed psychitecture--the architecture of the mind--utilizing principles of Nietzsche and Maslow's philosophy and psychology.