33: Spirituality, Science, Psychology, and Psychedelics: Integrating the Restoration

In this episode, I give an expanded version of my 2024 Sunstone Symposium presentation on integrating fields like spirituality, psychology, science, and psychedelics to produce an integrated framework of Mormonism's origins. I hope it brings you new insights on your journey.

Here for the esoteric origins of Mormonism? Check out

Episode 2 or read it in on the Substack for the integrative narrative of Mormon origins:

Here for the science and spirituality? Check out:

Interview with Donald Hoffman

Interview with Bernardo Kastrup

Discussion with Bernardo Kastrup on Entropy

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

03:14 The Framework of Dreams in Understanding Reality

09:13 Lucid Dreaming and Spiritual Awakening

12:55 Dissociative Identity Disorder, Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism

18:57 Working Models and "Truth"

23:20 Parable of the Archeologists: Integrating Perspectives

25:50 Frameworks for Understanding Mormonism

29:33 Integrative Approach vs Dichotomous Thinking

31:19 Quantum Physics

38:20 Philosophical Implications of Quantum Physics

43:14 No Data Without Dogma

48:07 Exploring Psychedelics and Mystical Experiences

56:04 Psychology, Automatic Writing, and the Subconscious

59:56 Insights from the Book of Mormon as Automatic Writing

01:06:53 The Big Picture Perspective

01:10:19 More Breadcrumbs

01:15:18 Conclusion