Dr. Mark Vernon – Imagination, Inspiration, Intuition
We live in a highly imaginative world. The screens and surfaces that surround us display myriad images. And yet, a sense of confusion or emptiness accompanies this profusion. So what are imagination, inspiration and intuition? What difference is made by understanding and awareness? How does human intelligence relate to the intelligence of the wider cosmos and living world? Particularly using William Blake as a guide, this talk will seek to expand our sense of wisdom, insight and presence, focusing particularly on what can be called spiritual intelligence. How can we renew the sense of being human for our times?
Dr MARK VERNON is a psychotherapist and writer, with degrees in physics, theology, and a PhD in Ancient Greek philosophy. His latest book is “Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination”, and he has also written “Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps”, “Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey” and “A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness”. His journalism includes a column for The Idler. He podcasts, not least in approaching 100 dialogues with Rupert Sheldrake. He has worked at the Maudsley Psychiatric Hospital and as an Anglican priest. HIs website is www.markvernon.com
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Mark VernonPsychotherapist, WriterDr Mark Vernon is a writer and psychotherapist. He contributes to and presents programmes on the radio, as well as writing for the national and religious press, and online publications. He also podcasts, in particular The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues with Rupert Sheldrake. He has a PhD in ancient Greek philosophy, and other degrees in physics and in theology, having studied at Durham, Oxford and Warwick universities. He is the author of several books, including Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey, and his latest book, Spiritual Intelligence in Seven Steps.
