This is a talk I gave to my online community about a very radical idea in Unividualism.    You can join me live for similar presentations and ask your questions afterwards, by joining the ICU.   

Tim and Brendan discuss an evolutionary perspective on life and the survival of death.

This is from Brendan Grahams Metamodern Spirituality youtube channel which you can check out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SsJsSq6MI. 

Thank you to Walter Driscoll for hosting this conversation on his Youtube channel.

 

NEW YEAR DEEP AWAKE RETREAT

with Tim and Debbie Freke

Dec 30th - Jan 1st

Glastonbury UK : Prices from £250

https://timfreke.com/Event/4292/New+Year+Deep+Awake+Retreat

 

Regular online meet-up with Tim: https://timfreke.com/ICU/Welcome-to-the-ICU-Community.aspx

T!M FREKE ℹ️ Author of 35 books including an international bestseller and Daily Telegraph ‘Book of the Year’. ℹ️

#50 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2020, Watkins Magazine ℹ️ Winner of Writer of the Year 2020, Kindred Spirit ℹ️ Founder of ‘Unividualism’ - a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life 💬

https://timfreke.com/ 💬 info@timfreke.com 💬

https://www.facebook.com/TimFreke 💬 https://timfreke.podbean.com/ ❗️

TED talk: https://youtu.be/YXuDaMkcjvY ❗️

What is Life? Series: https://bit.ly/whatislifeseries

#nonduality #awakening #consciousness #love #philosophy #spirituality #wisdom #evolution #soul #life

I hope you enjoy my third wide ranging conversations with Dawn Garland. 

How Life Looks Now. 

Joan and I enjoyed a deep and wide ranging conversation around the nature of spirituality and how our understand of life has evolved over the decades.  

 

Joan Tollifson is the author of many books exploring awakening.

She regularly publishes articles on Substack: https://joantollifson.substack.com.

Follow her on her website: https://www.joantollifson.com

Join me at Big Heart 2023 where I am one of 4 speakers at the upcoming live event in Bristol on the 5th November

My talk will be on 'What Is Deep Awakening' and my workshop will help you experience this for yourself

Details here: https://www.heartbond.co.uk/bigheart2023

This is my interview with Liz Butler ahead of the event. Hope you enjoy it

"To feel that beautiful all embracing love, to understand what that means and how to live it"

I really enjoyed this conversation about spirituality and nonduality with Dawn Garland

Since Deborah, my wife, has been leading our Deep Awake Retreats with me, they’ve become even more powerfully life-enhancing. So I thought it was time to record a video asking her to share what she brings to the retreat journey and why people really love it

Join us in person at one of our retreats: https://timfreke.com/Events.aspx

Deborah O'Shea is the creator and teacher of MeditationMassageTM, a transformational treatment for body & soul. She has designed therapeutic rituals and sensory botanical formulas for some of the top spa, wellness and skincare brands in the world

Find out more on Deborah's website: https://www.deborahoshea.com/ 

This is a guided meditation I led for the ICU, my online community   If you’d like to understand the Unividualist philosophy underlying this meditation and experience other Unividual awakening practises, you can become a guest member. Details here:https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

I approached this episode a little differently, starting by asking Sonu how he thought Carl Jung would respond to the question ‘What is Life?’

Sonu Shamdasani is leading expert on the work of Carl Jung. He is the author and editor of many books, including Jung's Red Book and Black Books. He is a professor at University College London.

WHAT WOULD JUNG SAY?   I approached this episode of my WHAT IS LIFE? series a little differently, starting by asking Sonu how he thought Carl Jung would respond to the question ‘What is Life?’  

Sonu Shamdasani is leading expert on the work of Carl Jung. He is the author and editor of many books, including Jung's Red Book and Black Books. He is a professor at University College London.

I hope you enjoy this conversation. The Amish Inquisition Podcast hopes to explore some of the deepest mysteries of the human condition. What does it even mean to be human, if anything? Is there any purpose to this grand cosmic experiment we call The Universe? How can ancient wisdom, preserved for our benefit for thousands of years, enlighten us and how can we implement its teachings in the modern world? 

Muhō is a German-born Zen monk who was the abbot of Antai-ji, a Japanese Sōtō Zen temple from 2002 until 2020.

The latest episode of my WHAT IS LIFE? podcast is a conversation with Miranda Macpherson. I wanted to discuss ‘devotion’ with her, but we covered a whole range of topics before we got there! I hope you enjoy  

Miranda is a contemporary spiritual teacher who has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for over thirty years internationally. In her twenties she founded the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in London, where she trained and ordained over 600 ministers and counsellors. Today Miranda leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, leads retreats internationally, broadcasts extensively and serves as core faculty at The Shift Network

My WHAT IS LIFE? series is my opportunity to explore ideas with people I respect. They are private conversations made public, in the hope that you may enjoy them as much as I do. You can listen to the full series on this podcast, or watch the videos on my YouTube channel

 

This was a conversation recorded for a conference on DEEP FLOW hosted by https://beinganddoing.online

People have asked me to share the deep essence of what I am exploring in just 5 minutes ...

 

So here it is! I hope you enjoy

Gary and I share a passion for exploring the esoteric traditions of the world. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.   

I am a Philosopher, and in the course of my life I get to enjoy a lot of very deep conversations with some amazing people. My WHAT IS LIFE? series is my opportunity to explore ideas with people I respect. They are private conversations made public, in the hope that you may enjoy them as much as I do.

You can listen to the full WHAT IS LIFE? series on this podcast or on YouTube

I was delighted to be a guest on The Meditation Show on Tone FM (our local radio station in the West Country of England) hosted by Andy Spragg. This episode includes a guided meditation

I had a wonderful conversation with Kevin Schmidt from The Mystics of Texas where I shared my latest ideas on time, evolution, reality and the soul

You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JAAmrFDy0xs

Find out more about the Mystics of Texas here: https://mysticsoftexas.com/ 

My friend William Bloom invited me to take part in one of his Compassion Dialogues with the Spiritual Companions Trust, of which he is an author, educator and director He asked me about my childhood and teenage experiences, before we got into my latest ideas 

This series features personal conversations made public. In this episode Tim and Steve discuss an evolutionary understanding of spirituality and politics.

 

To go deeper with Tim in person check out his online community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

 

Steve McIntosh, J.D. is author of the books: Developmental Politics, The Presence of the Infinite, Evolution’s Purpose, and Integral Consciousness. He is also coauthor of Conscious Leadership, with John Mackey and Carter Phipps. McIntosh is president of the Institute for Cultural Evolution think tank, which is advancing a developmental approach to politics. His website includes videos on each of his books: https://www.stevemcintosh.com/

My young friend Ryan Holsapple and I had a long philosophical chat on zoom recently, which he recorded and I am sharing in case there are ideas of interest for you.

Ryan has achieved a master's degree in Depth Psychology with a specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is certified in Self Soul Spirit and Gestalt facilitation through life-long psychologist Dr. Roger Strachan. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute continuing his study of Depth Psychology. He is a certified Nature-Connected Coach (NCC) and alumnus of the Earth-Based Institute (EBI). He is an alumnus of InnerPathWorks, having trained with Randy Russell. Ryan has additional training from the Tracker School under the guidance of Tom Brown, Jr. Ryan is passionate about supporting others in the process of accessing and unlocking their own innate wisdom and empowerment through one on one work in his private practice as well as through teaching and mentoring in a group setting.

 

Also available on Ryan's podcast: https://linktr.ee/ryanholsapple32

Ryan's website: https://www.ryanholsappleguide.com/

Ryan's YouTube: https://youtu.be/p43X0jU57nE

I am a Philosopher, and in the course of my life I get to enjoy a lot of very deep conversations with some amazing people. My WHAT IS LIFE? series is my opportunity to explore ideas with people I respect. They are private conversations made public, in the hope that you may enjoy them as much as I do.

Prem Rawat has led an extraordinary life from spiritual prodigy as a young boy in the 1970s to global peace ambassador addressing millions worldwide in over 100 countries

You can listen to the full What Is Life? series on this podcast

This is a conversation with my old friend Malcolm Stern for his podcast in which he asked me about facing the challenges of life. Malcolm wrote his latest book 'Slay Your Dragons With Compassion’ after the suicide of his daughter.

I spoke with Dr Lani Roy on her Signs of Life psychology webinar series, about psychedelic experiences and being deep awake

 

Dr Lani Roy : The Signs of Life

https://thesignsoflife.com.au/

This is Part 2 of my discussion with Jessica Nathanson on the differences between Unividualism and Nonduality. Now we have tea and biscuits, we really let go into a far reaching conversation, even more full of big ideas than Part 1. (If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, check out last week's episode!)   These discussions can also be watched as a video on my YouTube channel, beautifully filmed by Rupert Truman, who previously created my WHAT IS LIFE? films.   Then on Sunday 22 May Jessica & I are going to have a discussion with my online community about these ideas. If you’re not a member of the ICU, you’re welcome to join us for this talk as a guest ... email my PA Jessica@timfreke.com

This episode of The Freke Show is a discussion between myself and Jessica Nathanson, exploring the important differences between Unividualism and Non-duality. We discuss why we need to move on from self-denying spirituality and celebrate our individuality as the foundation from which to awaken to oneness. The conversation can also be watched on my YouTube channel. It has been beautifully filmed by Rupert Truman, who previously created my WHAT IS LIFE? films.   PART 2 is coming soon! Then on Sunday 22 May Jessica and I are going to have a discussion with my online community about these ideas. If you’re not a member of the ICU, you’re welcome to join us for this talk as a guest, email my PA Jessica@timfreke.com

In March I gave a talk on Emergent Spirituality, hosted by East West Books USA I shared my visionary worldview that  Existence is the One ... in relationship with itself ... in the process of realising ever more emergent possibilities.   Read more about Tim Freke on www.timfreke.com  

A conversation with Sam Torode about The Jesus Mysteries and how to harmonise science & spirituality, with some optimistic thoughts to end with!

Tim was one of several speakers who explored Life and Death at the Wow Peace online summit recently. He talked about life and soul streams, and the emergence of a reality culminating in oneness expressed as love.   Read more about Tim at www.timfreke.com    

Life Is Precious! I want to share my personal reflections going into 2022 ... and wish you a wonderful new chapter in your life adventure 

In this interview I talk with John from The Discarded Compass about my vision for Unividualism and the new integration of old style teachings with a new way of living and integrating awakening

Read more about Tim Freke: http://timfreke.com

 

Is the Jesus story a myth and if so, what does it mean? I think this is one of my best presentations of the ideas developed by Peter Gandy and myself in our books 'The Jesus Mysteries' and 'Jesus and the Lost Goddess'.

For more information on GCCR conference see https://www.gcrr.org/historicaljesusc...

T!M FREKE

• Philosopher, transformational leader and bestselling author of 35 books, including The Jesus Mysteries which was an international bestseller and Daily Telegraph ‘Book of the Year’
• #50 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2020, Watkins Magazine
• Winner of Writer of the Year 2020, Kindred Spirit
• Founder of "Unividualism" - a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life

https://timfreke.com/ 

info@timfreke.com

https://www.facebook.com/TimFreke

TED talk: https://youtu.be/YXuDaMkcjvY

What is Life? Series: https://bit.ly/whatislifeseries

Peter and Tim discuss misunderstandings of the word ‘consciousness’ and how to really ‘let go’.

To go deeper with Tim in person check out his online community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx Peter Russell is on the faculty of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a fellow of The World Business Academy and The Findhorn Foundation, and an Honorary Member of The Club of Budapest.He studied mathematics and theoretical physics Cambridge University (UK), and then experimental psychology travelling to India to study meditation and eastern philosophy. He also has a post-graduate degree in computer science. In the 1970s, he was one of the first people to introduce human potential seminars into the corporate field. In 1982 in his bestselling book “The Global Brain" he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have. His books include: The TM Technique, The Upanishads, The Brain Book, The Creative Manager, The Consciousness Revolution, Waking Up in Time, Seeds of Awakening, and From Science to God. His new book, Letting Go of Nothing: Relax Your Mind and Discover the Wonder of Your True Nature.

This is the 4th in a series of conversations with Dawn filmed for her youtube channel.

Many people in my online community said this was one of my best presentations of the essence of Unvidual Philosophy … so we decided to share it with everyone

Read more https://timfreke.com

 

Greg and I talk about our experience in cults and how it has changed the way we see life. GREGORY GOREY Greg was a member of the Buddha Field meditation cult for 13 years and is interviewed about his experience in the documentary "Holy Hell". He has been doing therapeutic bodywork for 27 years and his massage instructional videos have been viewed more than 85 million times.

 

Greg He can be reached on FB at Gregory Gorey LMT or on his website https://www.somacupping.com

Alan and I talked about authentic spirituality, forgiveness in politics, and the distressing current situation in Burma.  I found this a insightful and moving conversation. I hope you do too.

Alan Clements is a satirist, performing artist, former Buddhist monk, and investigative journalist in areas of war and extreme conflict. He is also the author of numerous books, a spoken word album, and the subject of a feature documentary film ’Spiritually Incorrect'.  His latest book is 'Extinction Rated: An auto fictional satire about good and evil'

http://www.worlddharma.com

https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/...

T!M FREKE

• Author of 35 books, translated into over 15 languages including an international bestseller and Daily Telegraph ‘Book fo the Year’
•  #50 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2020, Watkins Magazine
• Winner of Writer of the Year 2020, Kindred Spirit
• Spiritual explorer since a spontaneous awakening when he was 12 years old
• Founder of ‘Unividualism’, which combines evolutionary science and deep spirituality to offer a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life

 https://timfreke.com/

Gregg and I discuss 'the problem of psychology' and his Tree of Knowledge System   Dr. Gregg Henriques is Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Vermont and did his post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. His scholarly work has been published in the field’s best journals and he authored the book, A New Unified Theory of Psychology. He has also developed a popular blog on Psychology Today, Theory of Knowledge, where he has authored over 375 essays on psychology, philosophy, politics, and mental health.   https://www.gregghenriques.com/ https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org/

This guided mediation was recorded at an online meetup of the International Community of Unividuals

Tim’s introductory presentation from his Spiring 2021 Online Retreat in which he outlines the essence of Unividualism

Read more: 

https://timfreke.com/

 

 

Transformational Psychology with Ryan Holsapple

I loved my conversation with Ryan Holsapple for his Transformational Psychology podcast 

Professor George Ellis and I discuss whether some things are ‘evil as a matter of fact, ’downward causation’ and why determinism is wrong, whether numbers exist in an eternal Platonic realm, and what give meaning to life George Ellis is Emeritus Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Cape Town, and visiting Professor in the Physics Department, University of Oxford. He is considered one of the world's leading theorists in cosmology. He is an active Quaker and in 2004 he won the Templeton Prize. On 18 May 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the British Royal Society. He co-authored, with Stephen Hawking, The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (Cambridge, 1975). He has been awarded the Star of South Africa Medal by President Nelson Mandela

T!M FREKE is a spiritual explorer since a spontaneous awakening when he was 12 years old. He is the  Founder of ‘Unividualism’, which combines evolutionary science and deep spirituality to offer a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life

https://timfreke.com

• Author of 35 books, translated into over 15 languages including an international bestseller and Daily Telegraph ‘Book fo the Year’.
• #50 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2020, Watkins Magazine
• 📚 Winner of Writer of the Year 2020, Kindred Spirit

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Tim and Alexander discuss Zoroastrianism, individualism and tribes, and the role of information technology in history.   

Alexander Bard is a philosopher, futurologist, and political and spiritual activist, based in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the author of five books: "The Netocrats, "The Global Empire", "The Body Machines", "Syntheism - Creating God in The Internet Age" and "Digital Libido - Sex, Power and Violence in The Network Society" with his co-writer Jan Söderqvist.

Bard has also enjoyed a highly successful 25-year-career as a producer and artist in the international music industry, followed by ten years as a tough love, reality-checking judge on TV shows "Swedish Idol" and "Sweden's Got Talent", and is an outspoken and provocative You Tube and Twitter celebrity.  He is one of the co-founders of the European Men's Gathering.

Join Tim for weekly discussions with his Online Community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

 

 

Philosopher Tim Freke looks back on 2020 and forward to 2021, discussing his major new online project exploring Unividualism, and the development of the International Community of Unividuals.

Find out more about the ICU (Tim's Online Community) here https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

 

CC's Youtube Channel on the Dangers in Neo-Advaita and various forms on modern non-duality that negate the self.  @ccvttc 

Tim and John discuss the meaning crisis and the importance of dialogue, ways of knowing and states of awakening, the ancient gnosis and the evolution of a future of spirituality.

John Vervaeke is the author and presenter of the YouTube series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto where he is the director of the Cognitive Science program and director of the Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory. He has published articles on relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, flow, metaphor, and wisdom.

He is first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture: A 21st Century crisis which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society.

Join Tim for weekly discussions with his Online Community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

 

Theresa and Tim discuss dreams, angels, mediums and the importance of doubt. 

Theresa Cheung is a Sunday Times bestselling spiritual, dreams and paranormal author. Since leaving King’s College, Cambridge University with a degree in Theology and English Theresa has written numerous bestselling books and encyclopaedias which have been translated into dozens of different languages. She runs a popular author page on Facebook, has appeared on ITV GMB to discuss spirituality with Piers Morgan and be the guest on episode 71 of Russell Brand's Under the Skin. Theresa has been written many features for the natural press and been a guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts. Her mission is to make spirituality and the paranormal more credible, engaging and mainstream. Find out more at https://www.theresacheung.com

👁 Join Tim for weekly discussions with his Online Community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

 

We discuss Zak's beautiful assertion that 'Existence is over saturated with meaning and significance' and explore his philosophy of Cosmo-Erotic Humanism

Zak Stein is a philosopher of education working at the interface of psychology, metaphysics, and politics. He has published two books, including Education in Time Between Worlds, along with dozens of articles. He has worked co-founding a non-profit and think tank, teaching graduate students at Harvard, and consulting with technology start-ups. Zak is a long time meditator, musician and caregiver, which has shaped him more than any professional engagements. http://www.zakstein.org

👁 Join Tim for weekly discussions with his Online Community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx

During my conversation in this series with Daniel Schmachtenberger, he reccommended I talk with Forrest Landry … so I have done just that. This episode is definitely for philosophy geeks because I ask him to explain his ideas which I have struggled to understand. Forrest Landry has a unique and varied background as a master woodworker, software architect, engineer, author, philosopher, mystic, researcher, and many other roles and titles.

Find out more here http://ronininstitute.org/research-sc... http://mflb.com http://uvsm.com

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF UNIVIDUALS: Join Tim for weekly discussions with his Online Community https://timfreke.com/ICU.aspx