<p>Mark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist who has spent the last 30 years exploring one central question: how do we find meaning in a secular age?</p><br><p>After a crisis of faith pulled him away from the Church’s inner sanctum in his youth, Mark turned to Plato and Jung in pursuit of a deeper understanding of purpose, connection, and the soul. Today, his writing bridges ancient philosophy, religion, and modern psychology, a powerful triad he also applies to his work as a therapist.</p><br><p>In this episode, we discuss:&nbsp;</p><p>✦&nbsp; The overwhelm of conflicting meanings and remembering the sacred</p><p>✦&nbsp; The spiritual thread connecting Dante, William Blake, and Jesus</p><p>✦&nbsp; How wonder helps us access the divine</p><p>✦&nbsp; Why psychotherapy is a path for ‘spiritual intelligence’</p><br><p>Mark's work invites us into the depths of wonder and spirituality as a necessity for the soul.</p><br><p>Chapters</p><p>0:00 Intro: The modern crisis of meaning</p><p>5:08 Psychotherapy and the vertical dimension of life</p><p>11:25 The cloud of unknowing and mystical experiences</p><p>18:19 Kairos time: Moments of spiritual significance</p><p>23:01 William Blake on joy and eternity</p><p>27:04 Death as a transcendent and transformative experience</p><p>33:08 Early Christianity's deeper mysteries and meanings</p><p>40:44 Humility as an expansive spiritual virtue</p><p>50:56 Owen Barfield and the evolution of consciousness</p><p>57:35 Ontological shocks and transformative experiences</p><p>1:02:41 Outro: The importance of sacred experiences</p><br><p>Follow Mark:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.markvernon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.markvernon.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/platospodcasts/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/platospodcasts/?hl=en-gb</a>&nbsp;</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/platospodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/platospodcasts</a>&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PlatosPodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@PlatosPodcasts</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination: <a href="https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/awake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/awake/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow Wonderstruck:</p><p>Website:<a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://wonderstruck.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p>Newsletter: &nbsp;<a href="https://newsletter.wonderstruck.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.wonderstruck.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</p><p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderstruck/id1671879661" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderstruck/id1671879661</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Spotify:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6fS5boWGwYTShddG7SKlVw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://open.spotify.com/show/6fS5boWGwYTShddG7SKlVw</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Wonderstruck

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27: Psychotherapist Mark Vernon on the Meaning Crisis and Rediscovering the Sacred

NOV 4, 202563 MIN
Wonderstruck

27: Psychotherapist Mark Vernon on the Meaning Crisis and Rediscovering the Sacred

NOV 4, 202563 MIN

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<p>Mark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist who has spent the last 30 years exploring one central question: how do we find meaning in a secular age?</p><br><p>After a crisis of faith pulled him away from the Church’s inner sanctum in his youth, Mark turned to Plato and Jung in pursuit of a deeper understanding of purpose, connection, and the soul. Today, his writing bridges ancient philosophy, religion, and modern psychology, a powerful triad he also applies to his work as a therapist.</p><br><p>In this episode, we discuss:&nbsp;</p><p>✦&nbsp; The overwhelm of conflicting meanings and remembering the sacred</p><p>✦&nbsp; The spiritual thread connecting Dante, William Blake, and Jesus</p><p>✦&nbsp; How wonder helps us access the divine</p><p>✦&nbsp; Why psychotherapy is a path for ‘spiritual intelligence’</p><br><p>Mark's work invites us into the depths of wonder and spirituality as a necessity for the soul.</p><br><p>Chapters</p><p>0:00 Intro: The modern crisis of meaning</p><p>5:08 Psychotherapy and the vertical dimension of life</p><p>11:25 The cloud of unknowing and mystical experiences</p><p>18:19 Kairos time: Moments of spiritual significance</p><p>23:01 William Blake on joy and eternity</p><p>27:04 Death as a transcendent and transformative experience</p><p>33:08 Early Christianity's deeper mysteries and meanings</p><p>40:44 Humility as an expansive spiritual virtue</p><p>50:56 Owen Barfield and the evolution of consciousness</p><p>57:35 Ontological shocks and transformative experiences</p><p>1:02:41 Outro: The importance of sacred experiences</p><br><p>Follow Mark:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.markvernon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.markvernon.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/platospodcasts/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/platospodcasts/?hl=en-gb</a>&nbsp;</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/platospodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/platospodcasts</a>&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PlatosPodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@PlatosPodcasts</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination: <a href="https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/awake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/awake/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow Wonderstruck:</p><p>Website:<a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://wonderstruck.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p>Newsletter: &nbsp;<a href="https://newsletter.wonderstruck.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.wonderstruck.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</p><p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderstruck/id1671879661" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wonderstruck/id1671879661</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Spotify:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6fS5boWGwYTShddG7SKlVw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://open.spotify.com/show/6fS5boWGwYTShddG7SKlVw</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>