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Robert M. Ellis

Walking the Middle Way

The Inner Workers

The Middle Way as a practical philosophy of judgment: avoiding absolute positions and staying open to revising them. We compare it with the Third Attractor, disagree on metaphysics, and discuss ethics, meditation, community and AI.

0:00 Navigating Between Extremes 2:09 Buddhist Origins of the Middle Way 4:43 Judgment as a Spiritual Practice 7:07 The Trap of Absolutization 10:01 Optionality vs. Free Will 19:10 Navigating Paradoxes in Practice 35:44 Archetypes as Sources of Inspiration 54:45 The Shadow of Artificial Intelligence

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Understanding the third attractor requires a precise method for co-creation. Mary and Daniela break down the exact framework.

What will it really take to co-create a future beyond today’s crises?

In this conversation, Mary Adams explores why the transition to a new civilization requires more than new ideas or better systems. We discuss the importance of prototypes, grassroots movements, communities of communities, deeper consciousness, and the need to honestly face the historical patterns that have brought us to this moment.

Rather than offering simple answers, this conversation invites us into the complexity of creating a future rooted in relationship, responsibility, and a renewed sense of belonging to the whole.

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The Artists The Story Weavers

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The Inner Workers

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The Story Weavers The System Builders

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How can we consciously shape the future when our present is still so deeply influenced by the stories and systems of the past? In this conversation, futurist Sohail Inayatullah and I explore the power of imagination, the transformation of worldviews, five major shifts facing humanity, and the relationship between spiritual realization and our capacity to co-create a different future.

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