Ontology 101
An AI-powered podcast where artificial hosts dive deep into the works of J. Daniel Alejos, unpacking his foundational text Tending the Garden and related writings that explore the ontological nature of reality — how being, structure, and coherence function at every level of existence.
Ontology 101
Genesis 2 - Dust, Breath, and the Architecture of Being
In this episode, we slow down and look closely at Genesis 2—not as a second telling of creation, but as a deeper unveiling of how being itself is structured. Here, humanity is not merely made; humanity is formed—from dust, by breath, into purpose. The Garden is not scenery; it is architecture. Vocation is not a task list; it is alignment. Boundaries are not restrictions; they are moral geometry. And covenant union is not sentiment; it is the structural logic of relationship written into creation itself.
We’ll explore how Genesis 2 reveals the coherence behind embodiment, sacred space, desire, agency, stewardship, and the first moral boundary. What does it mean that humans are crafted from the earth yet animated by the divine? How does Eden function as a template for consecrated environment? Why does work precede the fall? Why is union described in ontological terms rather than emotional ones?
Most importantly, we consider what Genesis 2 shows us about how being is meant to hold—before fracture, before distortion, before misalignment enters the story.
Join J. Daniel Alejos as we trace the architecture beneath the narrative and let the text reveal the structure of the world we were made to inhabit