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Iain McGilchrist: re-enchanting the brain

Can we re-enchant our view of the world by re-engaging a ‘right hemispheric’ view of life, love and faith?

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Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of the books The Master And His Emissary and The Matter With Things.

Iain’s thesis on the left and right hemispheres of the brain has been highly influential. He believes ‘left hemispheric’ thinking has come to dominate much of modern culture in negative ways.

He speaks with Belle and Justin about whether we can we re-enchant our view of the world by re-engaging a ‘right hemispheric’ view of life, love and faith.

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There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

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Re-enchanting... psychedelics - Ashley Lande

Using psychedelics as a search for re-enchantment: artist and author Ashley Lande talks with Belle and Justin

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Ashley Lande is an artist and author whose book The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever tells her story of using psychedelics as a search for re-enchantment, and her path to faith in Christ as she began to encounter the dark side of trips and transcendent experiences. She talks to Belle and Justin about her journey. Visit her site for more information about her. For Ashley Lande: 

If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com

 

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