E144 | Future Human w/ Carl Hayden Smith, Simon van der Els, Sarah Janes, Pamela von Sabljar, Jon Garner, Tim Adalin @ The Big Dinner
A multimodal experiment in collective inquiry, sensing for qualities of the Future Human. This took place at The Big Dinner: like pirate radio, but with dinners hosted at homes around the world, held by the Voicecraft Network. Welcoming psychonaut and hyperhuman theorist Carl Hayden Smith, dreaming mysteries teacher Sarah Janes, biologist and neo-Shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, artist Jon Garner, field facilitator Pamela von Sabljar, joined by philosopher Tim Adalin.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro to The Big Dinner and Guest Intros
5:30 The somatic praxis begins — dropping into the body together
17:00 The oracular world: dreams and signs as glimpses of the future
20:30 "The future is analog" — embodiment as our edge over AI
30:40 The soul, the placenta, and the modern terror of dying
44:45 Child time, elders, and the case for communal rhythm
47:40 "Presence is longevity" — Carl on humans as nested ecologies
1:01:45 Advertising as mind control — and a gentler vision of technology
1:10:50 Reclaiming our capacity for grief
1:21:00 Decoding the languages of whales, plants, and fungi
1:33:00 The reality of violence — and the "wizardry" of containing it
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Sarah Janes
Author, researcher, curator, retreat/workshop facilitator and public speaker, Sarah Janes specialises in the ancient history and culture of dreaming and has been an enthusiastic lucid dreamer since childhood. Sarah is passionate about the potential of dreaming for physical, emotional, creative and spiritual upliftment, not just for individuals, but for culture and society.
Pamela von Sabljar
Pamela von Sabljar is a new breed of speaker, facilitator, and mentor working at the evolutionary edge. She practices dialoguing, sensing, creating, and leading from this ever-emergent edge. She calls this Living from Eros.
Pamela has 25 years experience in leadership, personal development, and behavioral science. She has worked with businesses, public sectors, and private individuals specializing in personal, group, and organizational development. In addition, she has founded several systemic change projects and leadership programs in advanced self-awareness and self-leadership.
Find out how to contact and work with her @ https://www.pamelavonsabljar.com/
Jon Garner
Jon Garner is an artist rooted in family and community life and a contributor to the Voicecraft Network. His work explores the tension between wildness and structure through painting, story, and reflective practice.
Jon’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/jurnma/
Simon van der Els
Simon van der Els is a student of the invisible realm. He holds a PhD title in the empirical tradition of molecular microbiology. He also explores the subjective realm of shamanism, as a way of re-discovering the interiority of the living cosmos, and assisting in healing of Gaia. He is also a core contributor at the Voicecraft Network.
Connect with Simon on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-van-der-els-phd-66434b231/
Carl Hayden Smith
Hyperhuman theorist, psychonaut, and founder of The Museum of Consciousness. Associate Professor of Media in the School of Arts & Creative Industries at UEL and is the former Head of Research and Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre (LTRC) at the Institute for Creativity & Technology, Ravensbourne University London.
Find the Museum of Consciousness at:
Tim Adalin -- Founder of The Voicecraft Project and a philosopher, speaker, and connector of people, ideas, and praxis. https://www.timadalin.xyz
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