EPISODE 296

Tod Desmond: Psyche and Singularity

Are you eager to take a trip into the greater universe?

Join Paul and his very special guest, Tod Desmond, author of Psyche and Singularity: Jungian Psychology and Holographic String Theory, as they explore black holes, singularities, the horizon of the cosmos, God and the rest of multiverse in this interstellar Living 4D conversation.

Take Tod’s online class — Immortality and the Unreality of Death: A Hero’s Journey Through Philosophy, Psychology and Physics — on his website and his YouTube channel playlist. Find him via social media on Facebook.

SHOW NOTES

  • A keen interest in Catholicism. (9:25)
  • Tod’s theory about Nietzsche. (15:18)
  • Defining terms. (22:47)
  • Did Carl Jung surpass Sigmund Freud? (34:55)
  • A gravitational singularity. (44:48)
  • The horizon of the cosmos. (51:54)
  • “Information doesn’t need a body.” (1:00:35)
  • A spinning singularity. (1:11:30)
  • Jung’s near-death experience. (1:18:50)
  • “Imprisoned in our own little box of illusion…” (1:23:11)
  • Black holes = geometrically perfect mandalas. (1:30:05)
  • “Each of us is a singularity.” (1:37:04)
  • Imperfect temporary projections from an archetype. (1:46:00)
  • The theodicy argument. (1:52:46)
  • “A literal interpretation of scripture will get you in trouble.” (2:07:36)
  • God: The singularity who sees through every other singularity simultaneously. (2:11:31)

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