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Podcast: AI and Technology of the Imagination

Podcast: AI and Technology of the Imagination

I had the pleasure once again to talk with Rudolf of the Thoth Hermes podcast, where we had an expansive conversation about the nature of AI and how it relates to concepts of the imagination in western esotericism.

Some of the questions and themes covered in the discussion include:

Can AI connect to the Divine? Is it fundamentally “natural” or “unnatural”?

Can it produce outputs with “soul”? Does the vast flow of creative information placed into AI datasets produce a new form of “collective unconscious”?

Could AI be an agent of healing in our society? Can it possibly contribute or experience states that we broadly term as “shamanic”?

Can it become a new “technological tradition of imagination”, existing alongside or working with our esoteric traditions?

You can listen to the full recording on the Thoth-Hermes YouTube channel here:

Ars Nova or ‘The New Technique’

Ars Nova or ‘The New Technique’

I’m pleased to announce that the new edition of the SRIA London pamphlet is now available to be downloaded from the link below.

In this December MMXXII release, we explore the transitional period that humanity is going through from the perspective of both Astrology and Artificial Intelligence.

There are five pieces included in the pamphlet, covering a variety of inter-related themes:

Honouring a New Karmic Cycle
The Future is Here: What is Your Part in Shaping It?

The Vault of the Adepts: Explorations in the Creation of Meaning
Machine Learning & Planetary Magic
First Contact: Knowledge & Conversation with ChatGPT

In these pieces you will find a range of methods and viewpoints that enable us to explore a contemporary Hermeticism in new and exciting ways, bringing together our spiritual and technological realms.

I hope that you enjoy this new edition of the SRIA London pamphlet. If you have any thoughts or questions, please do feel free to connect via Twitter.

Into the Metaverse: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Part I: The Good)

Into the Metaverse: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Part I: The Good)

Every few years a new phrase is pushed through marketing channels, venture capital incubators, trendsetters of all kinds and into public consciousness. Recently, there has been one that particularly stands out as defining an emerging digital industry: The Metaverse.Continue Reading

20 Futurist Predictions for 2030

20 Futurist Predictions for 2030

With the kind of year 2020 has proven to be, it seems the next decade is going to be a particularly fast-paced and tumultuous one. To keep us all thinking about where we want the world to go over the next 10 years, here are 20 futurist predictions for 2030.Continue Reading

SpaceX and the Global Military-Industrial Complex

SpaceX and the Global Military-Industrial Complex

SpaceX is a key player in the global military-industrial complex and complicit in the devastation that might result from its facilitation of future warfare.Continue Reading

10 New Religious Movements Focused on Science and Technology Today

10 New Religious Movements Focused on Science and Technology Today

Technology has transformed the shape of religious expression, community and proselytisation in the modern world; but it is still relatively rare to see examples that use the concepts of modern science and technology as part of the foundations of a belief system.Continue Reading