Peter Rollins - The Archive

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**Peter Rollins – The Archive**

This is an archive of various talks and reflections that Peter has given in recent years. The archive is constantly being updated with old and new material, so subscribe to be kept up to date.

Latest Episodes:

The (Pyro)theological Cure Mar 11, 2020

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For over 100 hours of seminars and courses, visit pyrotheology.com

The Law of Contradiction Feb 28, 2020

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Whether it is in the realm of the personal, the political or the religious, we are saturated with promises that we can overcome the seeming contradictions that we face. That there is a way for us to overcome the obstacles that are preventing peace, prosperity and fulfillment. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than in the revival of non-dogmatic spirituality. In an age of anxiety, the promises of “Perennial Philosophy” are alive and well in the claims of various self-appointed gurus. Gurus who, with the air of humility and reticence, offer their help in penetrating the veils of illusion, so that we might (re)discover our oneness with the One. However, the Perennial Philosophy is neither limited to the world of contemporary mysticism, nor is it at its strongest there. Beyond the territory of The Secret, Progressive Spirituality, the Enneagram, Psychedelic Enlightenment and the New Age, we find the same structures at work in the political economy and various self-help techniques. This is the first lecture in a series called 'The Tyranny of Oneness'. You can get access to the whole course on Peter's Patreon or website.

Paradox, Freedom and Responsibility Jan 10, 2020

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This is an introduction to a seminar on the nature of freedom.

The Positive Power of Negative Thinking Jan 07, 2020

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This is a short introduction to the nature of Decentering Practices and Atheism for Lent. We look at what it means to embrace a type of dis-course that sends you off course, and the positive power of negative thinking.

Don't Give Ground to Your Desire (Part 3) Jan 06, 2020

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In this third look at guilt I explore what it might mean to have a desire that isn't the desire of the Other. This leads us into an understanding of what freedom might look like. If you're interested in deeper explorations of these ideas, jump on over to my Patreon.

Don't Give Ground to Your Desire (Part 2) Jan 05, 2020

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This is a second short reflection on the idea of guilt that I did in response to some questions I received. Here I talk about the nature of Law, the desire for transgression, and the possibility of moving beyond this dyad.

Don't Give Ground to Your Desire (Part 1) Jan 05, 2020

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In this short reflection I give an introduction to Lacan's famous aphorism "The only thing of which one can be guilty is of having given ground relative to one's desire". If you'd like more in-depth seminars, please visit my patreon.

Surviving Christmas | A conversation with Sean McDonald Dec 25, 2019

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I'm joined by Sean McDonald, who is a Lacanian psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a private practice in Los Angeles. In this conversation we talk about Christmas and the oppressive injunction 'Enjoy!', what psychoanalysis offers as an alternative to this, and the relationship between clinical psychoanalysis and Pyrotheology.

The Quantum Level of Reason | C.S. Lewis and Ezekiel Bulver Nov 27, 2019

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The Quantum Level of Reason | C.S. Lewis and Ezekiel Bulver by Peter Rollins

Radical Theology and the Christ Event Sep 27, 2019

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This is the second seminar in my Dialectics of God course. Here I explore the Radical Theologian in William Hamilton's categories of Detective, Assassin and Artist. We look at what it might mean for God to die in a cosmic sense, and touch on the connection between Altizer's work and pyrotheology.