The Sheldrake Vernon Dialogues
Biologist Dr. Rupert Sheldrake and psychotherapist Mark Vernon explore the frontiers where rigorous science meets life's deepest mysteries. Through original research and thoughtful dialogue, they investigate consciousness, memory, spiritual practices, and the nature of reality itself—questioning the materialist assumptions that have dominated science for centuries. Their conversations bridge empirical investigation with ancient wisdom, offering fresh perspectives on everything from prayer and dreams to the extended mind and humanity's role in nature.
The Sheldrake Vernon Dialogues
Latest Episodes
Art & the Sacred Today
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 might be ...
Making Sense of the Resurrection of the Body
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yU1CQIE4T10Many 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...
Patron Saints
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/274OwKLCsFMSupport the show on Substack: https://rupertsheldrake.substack.comSaints and genii locorum, or spirits of place, are the names in various wisdom traditions given to guardian beings who...
The Quiet Revolution
Support the podcast by subscribing on Substackhttps://rupertsheldrake.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qbRW_iehUA0The mood has shifted. Subjects that were once taboo - like God - are now discussed openly. So if a...
The Wisdom of the Imagination
The imagination is often regarded as a valuable but fanciful capacity. But what if imagination were not an optional extra, or even the possession of human beings alone, but a fundamental feature of reality? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vern...