Evolutionary Spirituality Episode VII 

AN EVOLUTIONARY LEAP BEYOND MATERIALISM
What is the role of spirituality, interiority and the evolutionary worldview in confronting and dealing with the current multidimensional crisis - the “metacrisis” - that the human race, the biosphere, and all of life on earth is facing?
In so many ways, as a species we have made miraculous progress. We have unprecedented dominion over the physical realm, with almost godlike powers to improve every aspect of life and existence - and we are ever more masters of this domain.
But all this progress has a deep shadow. Our unchecked success in the material realm has brought us to the brink of extinction, and our very evolution now seems to be our undoing. At first glance, it might seem reasonable to question any reliance on an evolutionary or developmental worldview to solve the problem.
Given the depth of our current predicament, and the shadow side of our inexorable progress, it’s a natural conclusion to draw. But when we look a little more deeply, can we start to see what is really casting this shadow?
Through the exponential growth of our scientific understanding - and the immense societal benefits of the industrial and technological revolutions - we have come to rely ever more heavily on scientism and materialism to describe the universe, truth and reality.
In the process, we have tragically neglected the evolution of consciousness itself - our interiority, our spirit, and our souls. Our interior progress is not in lockstep with the material/exterior realm, and hence we are evolving in a way that is fundamentally out of balance.
The evolution of interiority has effectively stalled since the western enlightenment, with modernity’s unquestioning worship of hard science and materialism creating an exaggerated emphasis on progress - but progress only within a heavily prescribed sphere of influence, and at the expense of any kind of interior evolution.
In this dialogue, Marc and Andrew argue that evolution, and specifically the evolution of interiority, is actually the only way out of the mess we have created. Bringing a unique and inspiring interplay of views on evolutionary spirituality, these two modern masters paint a future picture for humanity as one which must include a fundamentally renewed relationship with spirit, interiority, and ego transcendence.