Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts
Reflections from Mark Vernon on soulful matters including spirituality and psychotherapy, science and religion, consciousness and the divine. For more on see www.markvernon.com
Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts
Latest Episodes
Homer's Odyssey, Nolan's telling. Crucial losses in the movie version of nostos, homecoming
The Odyssey movie is brilliant. The combination of spectacle and seriousness that characterises Christopher Nolan’s film-making makes this one a must-see. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.However, this telling is Nolan's telling. The o...
nd the Sacred Today. A dialogue between Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon
Does art need to have a sacred dimension to be art at all? What are the sources of inspiration?In this dialogue, which is the 102nd in the series, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, explore how meaning and beauty, truth and connection mi...
The Awakening to Eternal Life! How to read William Blake's "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion"
Susanne Sklar and Mark Vernon explore William Blake's late, great poem, "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion""Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through Eternal Death! and of the awakening to Eternal Life," Blake tells us ...
Making Sense of the Resurrection of the Body. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon
Many people report apparitions of their loved ones after death, and even of loved dogs and cats. But how do these after-death communications align with the Christian teaching of the resurrection of the body? In this episode of the ...
The King's Philosophy of Harmony: Explained. A Conversation with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon
For the 100th episode of The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon considered the role of harmony, wholeness and hope in the modern world. The event was held in-person as well as streamed online.The evening took a...