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From the quiet intelligence of plants and the Gaia hypothesis, to ancient animistic traditions and the fractal structure of the universe, we follow the hidden thread connecting all self-organising systems across the universe to ask the provocative question: Is consciousness limited to living organisms?

Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, James Lovelock, Rupert Sheldrake, and the philosophy of panpsychism, this video explores the question: What is consciousness really? And where, if anywhere, does it end?

So whether you're curious about the nature of the mind, fascinated by systems theory, or questioning the limits of scientific materialism, this journey into the conscious cosmos may offer a new perspective on life, energy, and the mysterious force that connects it all.

 

This is a chapter in a wider metaphysical journey—one that invites you to look again at the world around you, and see the unseen.

Act 2 - Chapter 18: The Great Opera Omnia

 

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Are plants aware? What is thought without a brain? From Mimosa to mycelial networks, we explore how plants and mushrooms challenge our concept of thought, intelligence, consciousness and even free will. From biology to metaphysics, we explore whether intelligence is truly confined to neuron's or if it’s something much more ancient and expansive.

 

Act 2 - Chapter 17: Life In The Slow Lane

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There’s more to your room than walls, windows, and furniture. Beneath what you see lies a structure shaped by consciousness—a hidden universe born not of matter, but of relation, attention, and limitation. In this episode, we follow a path from ordinary space to extraordinary insight: where a single shape in an endless desert opens up worlds, and where perspective reveals not just what’s seen, but what’s missed.

We reimagine consciousness not as a property of the brain, but as a kind of lens through which the infinite becomes finite. This is a chapter in a wider metaphysical journey—one that invites you to look again at the world around you, and see the unseen.

Act 2 - Chapter 16: Investigating The Dark

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What are the boundaries of Consciousness? Biologically, it's thought that we can identify a capacity for sentience or sapience simply by the structure of an animal's nervous system, but are the lines of consciousness that easily drawn? Join us as we explore the complexities and the implications of measuring consciousness.

Act 2 - Chapter 15: The Sentinel Of Sentience

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From the hard problem of consciousness to integrated information theory, humanity has desperately tried to understand the bounds of consciousness. But can it be reduced to a numerical value? Join us as we explore the complexities and the implications of measuring consciousness.

Act 2 - Chapter 14: The Many Pages Of Perspective

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What ties mind to matter? Does the self die during teleportation? Can the self be uploaded? Join us for our final chapter of Act 1, as we journey through the realms where science and philosophy meet.

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Is Time fundamentally quanta? And if so, are the self and consciousness also fundamentally quanta? What is it for something to be considered quanta in the first place, and furthermore… what does it mean to be fundamental? In this chapter, we unpick these and try to understand our 21st-century concepts of self, mind, time and reality. 

Act 1 - Chapter 12: The Digital & The Spaces Between http://linktr.ee/Infinitenow

 

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How does the self retain identity when it's in constant flux? In this episode, we conclude the second half of this investigation, discussing modern advancements in neuroscience that shape our understanding of this metaphysical Self and its ever-shifting nature.

 

In loving memory of Angelina Low. 

 

Act 1 - Chapter 11: The Shifting Self (part 2)

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What happens when two minds govern the same brain? Do parasites dictate my identity? In this episode, we investigate the brain's influence over the metaphysical self and ask how it can be considered actual, given its ever-shifting nature.

 

Now Act 1 - Chapter 11: The Shifting Self

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Chapter 10: In this episode, we investigate psychedelic research, neurobiology, meditation and its effects on the brain - all so that we can further unpick the fundamental nature of self and mortality.

So, don the headphones, lay back, and take a pause in the crazy.  And be sure to check our weekly visualisations at: https://www.youtube.com/@InfiniteNow_withSeanCrowley

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Materialism or Idealism? What is reality's ultimate character? Matter, Mind or other? And perhaps more importantly, how should we be thinking about these questions and the answers we offer?

Welcome to Unfoldings, a subseries designed to support our regular monthly 'Infinite Now' chapters. A chance to enable a deeper reflection upon some of the more nuanced philosophical and scientific concepts and also provides a place for our community to offer their thoughts, insights, and feedback.

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Chapter 9: In this episode, we uncover the history behind mind-body dualism and ponder over the materialism of neuroscience. So, don the headphones, lay back, and take a pause in the crazy. 

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Chapter 8: In this episode, we unfold the pillars of quantum mechanics—from superposition to wave-particle duality—and continue our ongoing inquiry into the physical self. So, don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

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Chapter 7: In this episode, we begin our exploration of the self, asking: Is there any physical basis for our idea of self? Where does the thread of life really begin? Body or life, colour or eye, chicken or egg — what came first? Who is the observer? So, don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

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Welcome to Unfoldings, a subseries designed to support our regular monthly 'Infinite Now' chapters. Offering a deeper reflection upon some of the more nuanced philosophical and scientific concepts, as well as a place for our community to offer their thoughts, insights, and feedback. This week, we discuss the philosophy of science, the expansion of space, the timeless state of a photon, and the unavoidability of the observer. Enjoy! 

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0:00 - 0:55 Introduction, 0:55 - 2:41 Observer as Meaning, 2:41 - 7:37 Why is the Universe 90 Billion light-years wide?, 7:37 - 10:26 What is Time for a Photon?, 10:26 - 12:24 Exploring the Observer’s Frame, 12:24 - 14:38 Einstein v Bergson, 14:38 - 16:33 What’s Next?

#metaphysics #cosmos #cosmology #philosophy #materialism #idealism #physics #deepthoughts #time dilation #Idealism

Chapter 6: How are Time and Free Will connected? Does determinism deny both? And what type of universe would allow either to be actual? We're starting to get in the thick of it now - so don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

 

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I want to give special thanks to the Low family for Jim's story and to his nephew, Keith Low, for reading Jim's words.  

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Chapter 5: How does physics use infinity? Does it tie us into some grander emptiness, or should infinity be considered an end in itself? And can this help us in our investigation of Time? Don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

 

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Chapter 4: Can certain infinities be larger than others? If so, what does that really mean? That's what we shall be asking today as we continue to unfold our understanding of Time. So don the headphones, lay back, and take a pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

 

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Chapter 3: We continue our investigation of Time with the help of three greatly influential thinkers and consider how their thinking has shaped the modern understanding of time's beginning and end. So don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

 

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Welcome to Unfoldings, a subseries designed to support our regular monthly 'Infinite Now' chapters. A chance to enable a deeper reflection upon some of the more nuanced philosophical and scientific concepts and also provides a place for our community to offer their thoughts, insights, and feedback. 

This week, we discuss metaphysical frameworks. Whether we know it or not, we all have one. So what is it? Let's see if we can identify yours. 

 

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Chapter 2: We begin our unticking of 'Time'. How long has it been, and how much longer can it continue? And how does it all stack up against infinity? Don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

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Chapter 1: We go day-tripping through the universe, big and small, and start to consider how it all might stack up against infinity. So don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. 

 

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Series Introduction: Don the headphones, lay back, and take that pause in the crazy while I meander through some of the many timeless riddles that have plagued humanity since we first looked up at the stars. Science or Philosophy? Has science won, or is philosophy (as Steven Hawking so bluntly put it)..."dead"? Join us for the inaugural step on our journey to unpick the infinity of 'what is'.

 

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