My Spiritual Manifesto by John David Ebert

[@MrKietzkidz]

Did those German spirits speak German or English? Did you ask them what they see, hear, smell? What does it look like in the spirit world? Can they predict the future? Any interesting revelations?

[@viktorwengbrsted7752]

John David Ebert, you are a gift to this world...

[@TheTheode]

I’m a materialist that forces idealism upon himself in service of moral integrity. Brains summon “souls” in grape stemmed neurons, but I can’t have blind faith that this is the work of any outside consciousness.

[@muffsick]

Hi John, I would love for you to do a reading with Deleuze, and ask him how his metaphysics maps onto the "Other Side" as the "Virtual," and whether when he was writing he was in fact compartmentalising certain formulations in his metaphysics based in materialism, and the other in the occult. I would also to know if you have any recommendations for (1) past-life regression, and (2) for how the karmic field operates in regard to reincarnation. Sincerely appreciate your guts for putting this on the table - the academy is sick from hiding from the implications within this field. On a side note, if you haven't already, you should have a look at Ben Goertzal - he may intrigue your current line of inquiry! Best, Adam

[@johnebert5627]

I love that idea, Adam! I'll give it some thought and see what we can do.

[@matthewcangiano944]

second this!!

[@ogdenville]

This is beyond fascinating to me(though I remain unconvinced). I can't wait to hear you delve deeper into this in the future!

[@jonnybardo4083]

It is a bit of a broad-brush to say that "all those spiritual guys" suggest we need to get rid of the intellect. Sure, some do, but WIT? Lots of "spiritual guys" recognize the intellect's value as a tool. But that's the key: a tool to be used, not a master to serve (see McGilchrist's "The Master and the Emissary"). I would also add that in order to access the so-called higher frequencies, the intellectual frequencies--which are "mid-level"--need to be quieted, or at least bypassed, and then used to "translate" higher frequencies into linguistic form. I'd recommend checking out "liminal dreaming" and Mavromatis' book, "Hypnogogia." According to Gary Lachman, Rudolf Steiner may have accessed the Akashic Records through controlled hypnogogia.

[@fsdfsdfsdfsd]

You kind of lost me on the mediumship subject. If you were able to talk to "spirits" or "personas" like Hitler or Nietzsche, would you not be able to answer the questions that everyone has? Like some of the loose knots surrounding the end of Nietzche's life or how exactly Hitler died. Would you not have this insatiable curiosity to answer these questions and validate your experience?

[@jasonroberts2249]

Mediumship is always a bad idea. You never know who is on the other end of the line. It creates an entry for demons. The forces of darkness are real and infinitely crafty. That is why all of the traditional spiritual paths have placed such emphasis on not attempting to contact the spirit world. And for anyone who denies that the forces of darkness are real, just witness the direction the world is headed today, and what people are obviously the administrators of it.

[@Kent-Art]

This is really refreshing, I've come to the same conclusions in almost the same ways as you have over the years. Since my father's death when I was 18 I plunged myself into study of philosophy and religion ending up taking the Buddhist path, but now more interested in the Mystery Schools. Everything you've said makes are things I've explored and experienced conclusively. Our lives appear to have some strong parallels.

[@matthewcory4733]

Most high-level people in the world are very spiritual. There are loads of occult symbolism in our culture. Most public figures are very connected to the supernatural. I think Fort, Keel and Vallee are particularly explicit.

[@John-qi9cj]

This is 30 minutes of pure genius

[@SPQRIUS]

Eureka! The implications here are enormous. I wish I could tell you what I know or remember about these particular vibrations in sound and light, but the person who carried and shared that knowledge is on the other side now. I wish I had paid more attention, took less for granted, thought better of the gifts given. One thing I do remember was a gate way of sorts, and the only way I can describe it is it is like a diamond. It's hard to see at first, but once you find it it's never lost. Note for the skeptics, imagine for a moment what fun would it be with only men and no women or vv? what would be the purpose of up without a down? imagine driving forever left and never turning right? have to just face it, without spirituality (or whatever you want to call it) science would be a big pile of dead thoughts.

[@dlee732ad]

John: I have been enjoying your lectures for many years- some very good stuff and I thank you. Although my field is mathematics, I started reading Spengler at an early age and became a mesmerized captive- although I find Toynbee's work to be more comprehensive and to be the real calculus of history- hence he is seldom taught. My children went to a Steiner school and they are very successful. I do find Steiner very difficult to read. My family doctor who practices Anthroposophical medicine tells me to keep reading. But now I have to wonder...In all seriousness- please explain to me how a dead man who has reincarnated perhaps more then once by now, and I myself do believe in reincarnation, is still hanging around in the spirit world waiting to be contacted by you or anyone else for that matter? Isn't he off living as an aborigine in Australia or as a village shaman on a planet in another solar system? Are you saying Spengler or maybe Steiner didn't reincarnate? Or that their soul has a foot in both worlds? How can someone who has moved on in the consciousness that pervades the universe still be around to talk with you? Still be anchored in a past live? Thx- I would really like to hear your thoughts.

[@galikazoid]

Glad you posted this...I'm excited for your interview with Plato

[@haydeng.4116]

I can't even begin to put into words how much this blew my mind as someone who has studied a lot of the same philosophers and thinkers... but been on the rationalist side of this world. A cause and effect man, but you are making some very solid points based on intellectual grounds and, man, I really do see what you mean.

[@shulgi582]

Holy shit. Awesome.

[@John-qi9cj]

Amazing 🙏🏻Thank you for sharing

[@fatheadnumber215]

I was an atheist when I found you. I had more own experiences that changed my mind, now I have no doubt. Can't wait to see your next videos. Would love to hear about your interviews with Spengler

[@johndavidebert]

Thank you, that's great to hear!

[@kieferonline]

Congratulations on this video. I’ll need to listen to this again to better appreciate the details. I also want to say that I really enjoyed your books, especially Myths, God’s and Machines. I wrote all over that one with underlines and notes.

[@ytriffy]

So there are a couple of questions regarding talking to spirits: 1) How do spirits access memory if memory resides in neuron connections? There are a lot of studies about how brain damage connected to memory loss. 2) High frequency vibration (spirits) can cause cancer because it causes rapid cell division and mutations. That is why we apply lotions against the sun, do x-ray photography only once a year. Mediums must be very resistant to that.

[@johnebert5627]

Well, the high frequency thing was meant more as an analogy than as a material idea. I was just trying to get across the idea that that world vibrates at a higher frequency. It's not really material at all. And yes, because the soul is bound to the body while it is incarnate, then yes it suffers whatever happens to the brain, but once the soul is freed up on the other side, it reverts back to its default normalcy. My grandmother died of Alzhemier's, but once we communicated with her using a medium, she was back to her normal recognizable self.

[@Hegeleze]

Prior to Augustine there were multiple Christian sects who taught reincarnation. After Augustine (and due to Nicea in 325 too) the belief went underground. Btw, the spirit world can't be beyond gamma radiation as it would be able to be detected easily as frequency is indirectly proportional to energy, so your very low frequency beyond gamma would give off unreal amounts of energy. If you want to keep the material and spiritual connected, you should go the other direction beyond radio - you can take all you want to that low energy ambiguity.

[@keyboardcorrector2340]

The Valentinians were a notable example.

[@MarplondonMarianne]

about LOVE - then how we love differs from time periods to place. I believe love is social organisation - on one technical level. What kind of idealised love, that is our love (product of time) has to do with, we understand family - the family structure, society, architecture, do we built nuclear households with a green lane in the front with a white fence or do we built cubicles, due to singlehood, over-population in the city (mega-city), no time for reproduction, loveless societies as in high-tech asian cultures, do we built communal apartments, where people share one household, do we built houses for several generation... which is often linked to how we understand love - how we love - monogamy or polyandry, several gender identities, same sex or feeling-identity marriages. It sounds very boring to see love in this way, but it creates harmony and peace, as well as two-some love nests. but as with anything else in this world - most people kill - because of love. it can be a belief system that they love (obsessively) that they are willing to kill for: nationalism, religion, territory, skin colour, sexual orientation. They love their own belief, and fear others... so their love - because a killer machine. so again - we cannot just say LOVE is the answer... it is way more complex. as then we move into IDEALISM - which ideal love is the most correct one... if you get my drift. Again, I have been here myself, and fail over and over again - with the belief that love is the answer, but not all kinds of love is kind. Love is creation as it is destruction... pleasurable as it is cruel...for the love of the family honour - we sacrifice our son, or we kill the one that made us look bad - there are so many kinds of loves - as the greeks wrote down, but they didn't really enter the shadow side of love.. at least not to my awareness. If they did - then I would love to know.

[@PIGMYFORT]

Thank you. You are doing important work. I am a 77 year old philosopher and you are new to me but I believe we have followed similar paths and masters and come to a similar point of view. An eclectic view. Which is needed for a current human rehabilitation. Keep talking!! 2022

[@michaelfulton3059]

John: Everything you said hit the nail on the head for me, especially considering my background as a theologian. Discovering the works of Joseph Campbell and Oswald Spengler through you was life-changing for me as it brought me out of my materialism when I found my education lackluster. There is a lot that Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc. got right in that there is some kind of plane beyond the mundane. Everything else is window dressing. However, I am curious, what do you see this "world religion" looking like?

[@andrewsmith3257]

What are your thoughts on Whitehead Metaphysics? And the afterlife?

[@johndavidebert]

Haven't read him yet but will.

[@andrewsmith3257]

@@johndavidebert cool

[@coldcoffeeMK2]

I liked that connection you once made with Stiners astral body development and people reporting alien abduction experiences starting at around the age of 6.

[@csnunes4714]

my cup of tea is southern africa in terms of spiritually. Is all together and you still feel it pure. No for longer but i could find in real all the mythological that Campbell spoke about. I fount Campbell recently and for me was a deja vue !

[@thisholyreality6]

I’d love to see your spiritual convictions of metaphysics in book form! I’d buy that in a second!

[@johndavidebert]

Working on it.

[@xherxhim3546]

You don’t think this process of globalization is a massive Tower of Babel project? What happens if the technological advancement fails and we abandon the rules/regulations set forth from religion?

[@andrewsmith3257]

Interesting video

[@johndavidebert]

Glad you think so!

[@slash20062006]

Hi John! Long time subscriber, first time commenter! I'm an Evangelical Christian and I still find your commentaries fascinating, even if I disagree. But that's ok! Hopefully that's a testimony to your catholic (small 'c') appeal. Keep being 'you' and let Emerson's words be your guide: [[[[[The eye was placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray. We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents. It may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted, but God will not have his work made manifest by cowards. A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance which does not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him; no muse befriends; no invention, no hope. (1841)]]]]] Your distinction between the spiritual and the physical seems to be substantially epistemological (ontologically, the stuff seems the same, but the way in which this stuff behaves so as to evade our Kantian spectacles is sufficiently hidden). I'm not sure that this will work for me: I'm more interested in there being some kind of ontological frontier. As an aside: I'm not sure if you're familiar with an interesting case of commerce with the dead from a Christian perspective, I'd recommend A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken. Quick point on your point that Biblical cosmology has been thrown out. Have you read Nicholas Wolterstorff's book Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks? Some have used his insights to motivate a case for God's appropriation of the ancient, cosmological speech-acts (literally false, but spiritually meaningful, even if authorial intent implies that they took them to be literally true). Also, I was wondering what your thoughts were on C.S. Lewis' Epilogue in The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature, where he talks about the significance of the 'discarded' Medieval Cosmos, even though it is literally false (some thinkers think he anticipated elements of Thomas Kuhn). ----- I was also wondering if you had read the 'Great War Letters' with Owen Barfield (an anthroposophist heavily influenced by Rudolf Steiner) and C.S. Lewis, and whether the Imagination (a concept heavily influenced by Coleridge) is a vehicle for Truth, with Barfield arguing in the affirmative, and the pre-Christian Lewis arguing in the negative (Barfield's anthroposophy is salient). Thanks for your points regarding inference with scientific hypotheses (there does seem to be methodological overlap between the way the sciences undertake their practices and the way spiritualists (as you might call them) get to their realities). Thanks for the recommendation of Life after Life by Raymond Moody - I plan to read in the upcoming months. Keep churning out new content! Blessings, sir!

[@johnebert5627]

I haven't read any of that stuff. My angle of approach came through the unexpected world of German philosophy via Steiner, so that's what led me into that world. But thank you for the nice, encouraging words.

[@slash20062006]

LOVE German Philosophy. Your commentary on Schelling was amazing. My blood is German so German Philosophy fits like a comfortable slipper for me, haha. Wish you the best!

[@augustineriley5582]

@@johnebert5627 John, Barfield - whom C S Lewis called "The wisest of his teachers" is a must read for you, cheers.

[@BenAnderson7]

I agree! You would love Barfield

[@carbon1479]

Any particular take on Dion Fortune's Cosmic Doctrine? Aside from Steiner's Outline of the Occult Sciences that was probably the other 'strapping grand cosmology' book I read and I remember a lot of the better-known Hermeticists in the US recently saying that it was one of the more important deliveries of occult data in the 20th century, my only point of skepticism is it sounds like it's built out of the 3/7/12 pattern of the Sephir Yetzirah which is a very Victorian and Golden Dawn sort of way to go with things.

[@marksplendidtv]

Love this

[@fergalcussen]

Have you read Arthur Koestler's book on the paranormal? I haven't read it myself; just curious.

[@johnebert5627]

No, just The Sleepwalkers, which was very good.

[@nameisherelastnameishere3422]

hello grete video! can you provide the link to interview with Hitler cant find it thank you!

[@reosato9541]

what can i search up to find the mother and son duo interviewing the dead?

[@Finn959]

A spectre is haunting KZbin...

[@keyboardcorrector2340]

...the specter of Communi- I mean, uh, Spenglerianism.

[@marcoghiotti7153]

my scepticism around spirituality rises by the fact that most of these people, according to their personal recount and life, had started to investigate the supernatural after a tragic event happened to them. This catalyst cannot be overlooked, our psyche may play some tricks on us in presenting in front of our eyes possibilities which otherwise would have been disregarded altogether. I would be more interested and intrigued by people who converted from pure rational minds to spiritualists if this change occurred under normal circumstances. Without trauma, death, pain or sorrow. Just through our intellectual speculation of the world, when we're happy and satisfied of our existence.

[@CaptainPieBeard]

My own example is similar. A great tragedy led me to atheism and a great joy (birth of my child) led me back to spirituality. Not a religion person by any means and I never was previously. Watching my child develop really shifted my perspective. Though I fully respect where you're coming from; as I find that most peoples attraction to the spiritual is rooted in fear and anxiety rather than growth.

[@idiotsavant751]

The problem of the individual or the existence of the individual requires spirituality. Science cannot provide essentials that the individual needs to grow and develop. Individuals can enliven the world of science, and even if they are atheists; they must admit that their answers or descriptions are incomplete. Without the intellect, an individual can achieve little. The intellect is an essential tool; one of many humans have access too. Steiner is stellar.

[@Dadutta]

Have you read Dune? I think you'd enjoy it. It's basically Lawrence of Arabia in space with a lot of esoteric religious and historical references.

[@johnebert5627]

I've read ALL the Dune books, the ones by Frank, not his son and they are fantastic, yes!

[@DevastatorJr]

I've been reading Gebser, and I have to say, that what you seem to be describing is what he would call an experience of the "deficient Mythical" modality, that is, a resurgence of the expressions of the Mythical stage brought on by the emergence of the Integral or Transparent stage. The expressions of the Mythic do have a strong resonance with the Integral, but are of course, inadequate to address the new situation. I think this is a confusion that is endemic to our cultural situation that must be carefully guarded against.

[@johndavidebert]

No, it's equivalent, I think, to the shamanic-magical structure in which talking to the dead was a common experience. It's not deficient at all. If it were in the deficient mode, we would be doing black magic, drawing pentagrams and using Shruti's talents for nefarious purposes.

[@revengeweapon-2664]

It is incumbent upon you to do a video on Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day. I think you know why this video and that book are connected. More people need to be turned onto that one, and you're the one to do it!

[@handyalley2350]

wonderful video, I like it. I have so much to write. but i'll listen until the end. thank you. there's this segment where Rudolf steiner talks about the process parents go through when someone young dies, vs. when someone old in their family dies. maybe it's from the book 'the mission of the archangel michael' but i'm not sure. Now, i am not critisizing your choice. But i myself would accept only first hand experience of the spirit world. I know it is real too, but i am really more interested in its possible access for us here and now. And i do not believe in short cuts. Also i think the position of atheists and materialists has its place, as long as they are true thinkers. And not mad maniacs (the same applies to spiritually inclined people) i have a lot more to say. You're the one who helped turn me to steiner with your lecture on him so i am grateful.

[@eric123abacus]

Read St. Maximus. Eternal forms/archetypes constitute the logoi which are united in the one Logos which is God.

[@John-lf3xf]

Eric Juul Gotta love some classical Eastern Orthodox theology

[@John-lf3xf]

Do you think transcendental inferences are valid.

[@DevastatorJr]

Wouldn't a more efficient answer to the question of the efficacy of mediumship be that the medium is reading your mind? It takes less to suppose some form of telepathy than the idea that a medium is actually contacting dead persons residing in an unseen universe.

[@johndavidebert]

Reading my mind? Are you kidding me. With three decades worth of erudition in my head you think someone's going to be able to just read my mind? That's ridiculous, sorry, but I have to laugh at that one!

[@gusbenusa]

John have you considered going on Duncan trussells podcast. THAT would be a great conversation!!

[@johndavidebert]

Would love it. He just has to invite me. Email him and ask.

[@gusbenusa]

The John David Ebert Channel will do!

[@harrison_williams]

I like your channel and your beliefs resonate with mine. However, I wish you’d have asked questions to validate any of your interviews. That would certainly improve the evidence against skeptics by providing a methodology which is above reproach.

[@chaseaflu9722]

love it. big fan. consider painting the door behind you white? light.

[@mackenziebowles2443]

I was drawn to your channel because someone recommended your criticism of Peterson. I just watched the tail end of one because I want to actually read the books. I really like Peterson and I actually think he's doing good work on the whole. I can see his shortcomings but I don't think they're irretrievably bad to what he's doing as a whole. I saw you called him a light weight in the comment section of one video hahaha. Though I disagree but I do see that he's not great as a strict 'philosopher'. I for one enjoy his 'mystic' side best which he doesn't really get to stretch out on as much as he'd like. Interesting to see you fairly amenable to Taleb's ideas which I'm vaguely familiar with and would like to read more of. That all being said your channel is absolutely incredible. I can't believe how well you've broken down Derrida and Heidegger. As good as you are at making this stuff simple I'm still struggling with Kant's Critique which makes me feel less stupid for thinking that book was damn near impossible for my high school self haha. Especially considering how you made 'Of Grammatology' and 'Being and Time' (which I hope you'd finish someday unless I can't find the last videos) so easy to understand. Just about to jump into your more Steiner related stuff which I'm really looking forward to. Would love to watch all your videos. I'd really like to sincerely thank you for all this content. You're absolutely brilliant and I'm right with you on your disdain for strict materialism which I think is a scourge on Western Thought and possibly our biggest problem that we face right now in the west. One last thing, I had to ask if you'd ever get in contact with Jeffrey Mishlove and his New Thinking Allowed Series. I'd bet you'd be aware of it (if not it's an amazing youtube channel) and I'm sure if he was made aware of your work he'd love to have you on. Would be great to see you two talk. Thanks again, John. All the best.

[@johndavidebert]

Ha, ha, thank you. As it happens Jeffrey Mishlove is a friend of a friend and he will soon be coming out to Santa Fe from Albuquerque where he resides. Looking forward to meeting him!

[@mackenziebowles2443]

@@johndavidebert Wow. Small world!

[@jenpsakiscousin4589]

John you should talk to grant Cameron. He's on a quest to figure out the connection between consciousness and the UFO phenomenon. It sounds weird but I think he's got some good stuff and it's worth checking out. As far as I know he Grant has never worked with anyone philosophically well read and I think some good ideas would come from it.

[@carywarren7800]

What language do you and the medium use when you speak with these Germans?

[@gman2010puck]

John, great vid. I know you think a lot about this stuff, and I agree with a decent amount of it. Here's some food for thought though: - If a spiritual world exists (which I agree certainly does), would it not be possible and even fitting for certain beings to be native to that world? - Since these beings would not be confined in space or time, might they have access to knowledge about souls that no one else would? This all comes out of my Catholicism, which would normally apprehend these beings as demons. Regardless, you might find these points worth thinking about.

[@jeremypeirce2721]

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE FORER EFFECT???

[@arifreeman]

Thanks for that. That's very brave of you. This raises a lot of questions. Would you and Shruti be willing to do a question answering video?

[@johnebert5627]

Of course!

[@arifreeman]

• Where does the soul start and the brain end? • Why can brain damage affect memory if the soul retains memory? • Why can brain damage affect the personality such as in the famous case of Phineas Gage and numerous outher individuals? • Why do we forget our previous lives while we are manifest on earth? • Are souls on the other side really conscious? Or could it be that they require a human consciousness seated in a body to enact? When a really good Elvis impersonator is performing as Elvis, they are in my understanding, possessed by the idea construct of Elvis. Could not a soul be one of these idea constructs separate from the bodily self? This is a bit like the idea of the Roman 'Genius'. The consciousness falls away, but the influence keeps on going on a cultural and inspirational level. One of the spirits you talked to mentioned that Gods can be created by human being. Could not the soul of a person be a similar construct? • How can some people be mediums, and what is happening there? Are actors impersonating an historical figure mediums? I am a musician. In a sense am I not a medium for songs? These songs often have a rich life beyond me. I consider songs spells for altering perception. Could mediumship not be a similar thing? The souls on the other side being like songs that the medium performs? I have a heap more questions and ideas about how this could be happening if you find these ones interesting.

[@Ethan-fh9lq]

The idea of the medium performing souls is extremely interesting and makes sense to me.

[@QUINT34577]

man.. the howard hughes thing...really.....you don't think the young medium could have done 20mins research or watched the movie so as to have some details. you seem very naive.

[@Blady99]

India is real.

[@sleepforeveryone]

I know I'm two years late on making a comment on this video (just discovered ya a few weeks ago with your 13-part series of the cult of the dead and it's impact on society's advancement), but I would like to just say that I find your beliefs interesting. I myself am a Christian, with a recent thirst for knowledge of beginning civilizations. I wanted to know what happened at the beginning of mankind, and I especially took an interest in the ancient Sumerians (Abraham migrated from the city of Ur). Anyhow, I have watched some of your other videos, and I definitely raised an eyebrow to you mentioning mediums. The Bible corelates mediums with witches, necromancy, and other occult beliefs that the ancient Israelites were not to partake in. I believe in the spiritual realm as a Christian, but I also believe in the existence of evil spirits (duality of good vs evil). It would not surprise me if these malevolent spirits didn't take on the form of whoever the medium was contacting... Being in the spiritual realm, whose to say they didn't have access to a near complete knowledge of that individual's life... They could then use that knowledge to trick you into going the wrong way in life... For me, I don't personally believe in reincarnation. Instead, I feel like life is one big test by God... The choices we make will determine what happens in the afterlife. And instead of this eternal cycle of death and reincarnation, I feel like everything will eventually come to a final end... The so called "Day of Judgement." So, that's my personal belief. Oh, and as a personal side note, the Bible doesn't say that the sun, stars, and moon revolve around the earth. Also, the "Light" created on day one in Genesis is not the sun... The sun comes on day four, with the stars and other heavenly bodies. So, what was the light? Was it something that BANGED into existence? *coughBigBangcoughcough* 🙂 Something to think about. (I read the entire Bible each year, which started as a personal practice when I was 18). Have a great day!

[@Im_No_Expert_72]

You may come to find, in your otherworldly explorations - that the entities you're bound to encounter, are of course real, oh yeah, AND malevolent! So please remember, now that you've so glibly dismissed a biblical worldview, there's no other name by which you can be saved. Whether we like it or not, you can do nothing against the truth, only for the truth. April of 95 in San Francisco I had myself a near-death experience, and a conversion experience ( to Christ) and I know such testimonies are not regarded as anything among the INTYLECTCHULLS... Suffice it to say, it all comes out in the end. Good luck and Godspeed in your journeys my friend

[@CastleClique]

lmao Schopenhauer would be a crabby old ghost!

[@matthewcangiano944]

Thanks for all your videos John, I really appreciate them. Its rare and extremely valuable to see topics like these approached with this kind of rigour and sincerity. So are these planes of higher frequency actually thresholds of accessibility? Do you see this 'other side' as actually immanent to a certain univocal substance of being? Or is it of a different substance??

[@keyboardcorrector2340]

It's innate congruency posits a sort of shared connectivity. Pure energy would likely be the bridge.

[@WMA31780]

I found your work by googling "Bezos Demiurge"

[@harrymears1623]

what did you find?

[@goethean]

William Irwin Thompson isn't anti-intellectual.

[@johnebert5627]

Yeah I didn't mean to diss him. I just had a mental block for a second. I didn't mean to equate him with the likes of Chopra, etc. My mistake.

[@PetistaBolsonarista]

I have not seen the video yet. But I think you should be interested in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritism. I am Brazilian, and I have the possibility to go in several "houses" where mediums work with spirits. I have had several experiences that go beyond understanding, and the spirits that I came into contact had a greater degree of knowledge than most people who hold a PhD degree that I know of. I just wanted to tell you a personal experience I had last year, a friend of mine was traveling in Egypt and one day I had a dream with an exu spirit and he told me that my friend would suffer a death threat and it was necessary to take this threat seriously. I told this to my friend, and the same day he received a letter threatening his life. He returned the same week from Egypt back to Brazil, and he finally took spirituality seriously I hope I can see your whole short video, take care John

[@johnebert5627]

Thank you very much.

[@John-lf3xf]

Do you recognize your traditionalistic tendency? Good stuff

[@MarplondonMarianne]

As for a world religion. Since you don't travel to different regions of the world, then you probably not too familiar with mental 'time travel'. Some parts of the world - the mental age of a population hasn't reached the 'mental phase', they will still be in magic and mythical phases - mentally. It will also be a little mixed - as they will make use of current stage of modern technology, so it can comes across as contemporary and modern. This is not just a western versus non-western thing, this also occurs within Europe for example. The mental state oscillates up and down. So to be talking about a world religion - a monolithic religion - we already got it, and that is Google and the others. This is what every single individual is hooked on - today. Regardless where they live, and their mental age. This religion is developed - largely by young male, psychologically emotionally immature, the algorithm (verses or psalms or scriptures) are driving by fear (as it drives the advertising streams) as it was originally developed with the intention to be free for all, but investors want profits, so algorithms were invented to drive anger/outrage/negativity, as those emotions generate more traffic, hence more money. this religion is so psychopathic in its core. just replace social media with a guru. Then you get Putin, you have China and their citizenship good behaviour point system, you got pseudo revolutions - you got the period of the thousands ideas, you got a tendency towards conservatism - confucianism, fascism, nationalism, 4th wave feminism which is about power, not solidarity, a huge variety of identity politics movement - as whether fits the narrative of their belief system, again facts and universal old truths do not matter - as GOD - THE NEWW RELIGION = google/social media - reassures them of THE truth - through and affirmations - such as likes and re-posts, ratings, re-tweets etc..

[@idiotsavant751]

Oh yeah, you have often referred to the 7 year Saturn cycle in astrology which is unquestionably valid. Also, the Uranus cycle is marked in 7 year increments. 7 years per sign, 84 years for a full cycle. Perhaps, too long to appear practical but relevant nonetheless.

[@c.s.froggis9982]

I had to learn, thank God, albeit the hard way, Jesus Christ is the way, truth, and life. Anything related to the new age is going to put you in the hands of demons, which will inevitably, and usually fairly quickly, ruin your life very seriously. Call out to Jesus and he will set you free from those demonic forces.

[@michael_gaio]

do you study at CIIS in SF ?

[@johndavidebert]

No, I don't.

[@MrChaosAdam]

Question: If reincarnation is real, how is it possible to talk to all those people through mediums? Aren't they back in this world in other bodies? My mom told me that she had a vision during one of her meditation where Jesus told her, that those who believe in him don't have to go through reincarnation.

[@johndavidebert]

Apparently only some part of the soul incarnates. Something called "The Higher Self" remains behind on the Other Side and is always accessible.

[@MrChaosAdam]

This is very compatible with hindu teachings. Do you practice meditation? I do, but I didn't experience the higher self yet.

[@Im_No_Expert_72]

😂 you have outsmarted yourself 🤔

[@pedrom8831]

I find JDE very interesting, but something about him has always unnerved me a bit; felt slightly off. His relentless confidence when he delivers all his ideas seems misplaced, especially for one trying to tie together so many ideas from different disciplines. I wonder how he’s hold up speaking to DBH, Stephen RL Clarke or John Michael Greer

[@Sallyy150]

The mind can be smart but can be also misleading!

[@johnebert5627]

Perhaps. The true test is what effects this material has on the reality of the physical world.

[@eyeboomer]

Hendi - I agree - I would really love to believe in an afterlife of some sort, but I have not yet heard anything compelling that would allow me to believe. I must make clear that I am emphatically not a physicalist. I do not equate brain and consciousness for instance. This means that for me physicallism is not logically tenable (in its current form at least). But the leap from my current worldview to a worldview that entertains the existence of radically non-physical persons (of any kind) is too far for me. I am also not temperamentally drawn to atheism - I was raised Catholic - even when I lost my faith I was not satisfied with a materialist worldview - I was for instance fascinated by the picture of the world of Don Juan pained in Casteneda's books, and have maintained an interest in spiritual practices and an open mind about the metaphysics of the world. However, I am afraid that nothing in John's video convinces me of the reality or effectiveness of spiritualist practices. John- If you do see this reply I would ask you not to take it as an attack on your (patently obvious) intelligence or on your integrity as a person and I would love to engage with you regarding this topic

[@QUINT34577]

yea I hope he is not losing his mind...

[@paulwillisorg]

Read Rene Girard. - then you’ll be a Christian. Christianity is anthropological true and True. . Also I believe we are also a hive mind superorganism like David Sloan Wilson says and therefore you should give preference to what our hive mind believes. And it mostly believes in Christianity in the West.

[@avoidbeing]

your main points here were purely anecdotal

[@crazyape968]

Sadly, intelligence does not preclude stupidity. There's a lot of stupid smart people.

[@exmodule6323]

I’m sorry John, I am not convinced. Unfortunately, all the claims about mediumship and reincarnation always amount to anecdotes.

[@MindandQiR1]

So far so good up until -- Global religion???? This is an old video, maybe his thinking has changed?

[@ElectricQualia]

Your fans love you, so fuck getting depressed lol

[@BigBunnyLove]

Just cough up Houdini and have him prove he is still aware as Houdini. You just decided the mediums couldn’t know what they knew?! Cause you read books. Maybe you coached them? Come on dude.

[@smm5265]

based and redpilled

[@tntramzy12]

Not interested in new flaky types. Just after he explains mediums haha come on

[@hipsabad]

meh