What if the patterns driving today’s global instability have been repeating for far longer than we realize? I sit down with Alex Sachon (@thewisdomtradition), a philosopher trained in the social sciences who uses ancient philosophy to make sense of the rapidly shifting social, cultural, and geopolitical landscape we’re living through. His work brings together esoteric philosophy, historical analysis, and a systems-level view of civilization to explain how we arrived at this moment. We trace how early exposure to Daoism and Zen Buddhism opened the door to deeper questions about consciousness, and how that eventually intersected with the study of empire,…
Saturday, March 28
