Interviewees

Peter Kingsley

Peter Kingsley's groundbreaking work on the origin of Western spirituality, philosophy, and culture is recognized throughout the world. Through his writings as well as lectures he speaks straight to the heart, and has helped to transform many people's understanding not only of the past but of who they are. The author of three books, including Reality and In the Dark Places of Wisdom, he currently is an honorary professor at the University of New Mexico and also at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Videos featuring Peter Kingsley

  • The Roots of Oneness in Western Civilization

    Groundbreaking scholar of pre-Socratic Greek philosophy Peter Kingsley reminds us that foundations of Western civilization were built from a direct and creative experience of oneness.

    (2 min 37 sec)

  • Becoming Conscious Through Our Senses

    Groundbreaking scholar of pre-Socratic philosophy Peter Kingsley describes the sensory awakening at the root of Empedocles' writings. What would it be like to be fully, continually aware of all of our senses-and what's more, to be aware of that very awareness?

    (4 min 4 sec)

  • The Risk of Discovering Something New

    Groundbreaking scholar of pre-Socratic philosophy Peter Kingsley describes how traditions and institutions of learning very rarely want to discover something truly new. After all, what if a new discovery shows that everything we've been doing is wrong? Are we willing to take that risk in order to learn something new?

    (2 min 31 sec)

  • Complete Interview

    Groundbreaking scholar of pre-Socratic philosophy Peter Kingsley emphasizes the sacred role of Western civilization in global oneness. Drawing from his personal experiences with Parmenides and Empedocles: foundational figures of Western civilization whose mystical dimensions have been forgotten or ignored, Peter maintains that to approach oneness authentically, Western civilization must rediscover its own sacred origins and purpose, and asks, how can Western culture participate in the harmony of oneness if it has forgotten its own note?

    (18 min 53 sec)
"Whether we're a mystic or a scientist, if we really are after something new, we have to be prepared to lose everything we know."
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The Risk of Discovering Something New
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