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Latest episodes

• Science and Spiritual Practices: what makes the difference?

  October 3, 2026 · 32 min

  Why is beauty so important to scientists, even those without religious convictions? And is that in some way connected to the failure of New Atheism, which began two decades ago this year?  In this Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue, Rupert…

• Unveiling Transcendence. William Blake and the Book of Daniel

  September 27, 2026 · 48 min

  What if apocalyptic biblical literature is not best interpreted through historical events, though they certainly have a bearing, nor through the symbolic, as if the imagery should be decoded? Instead, these texts are educations in…

• The Souls of Plants. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake

  August 25, 2026 · 44 min

  An ancient intuition is that plants have souls and even participate in the life of God by virtue of being alive. But what sense can be made of that today?  In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon…

• Homer's Odyssey, Nolan's telling. Crucial losses in the movie version of nostos, homecoming

  July 26, 2026 · 37 min

  The Odyssey movie is brilliant. The combination of spectacle and seriousness that characterises Christopher Nolan’s film-making makes this one a must-see. I can wholeheartedly recommend it. However, this telling is Nolan's telling. The…

• nd the Sacred Today. A dialogue between Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon

  July 15, 2026 · 43 min

  Does art need to have a sacred dimension to be art at all? What are the sources of inspiration? In this dialogue, which is the 102nd in the series, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon, explore how meaning and beauty, truth and connection…

• The Awakening to Eternal Life! How to read William Blake's "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion"

  May 24, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

  Susanne Sklar and Mark Vernon explore William Blake's late, great poem, "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion" "Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through Eternal Death! and of the awakening to Eternal Life," Blake tells us…

• Making Sense of the Resurrection of the Body. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon

  May 5, 2026 · 35 min

  Many people report apparitions of their loved ones after death, and even of loved dogs and cats. But how do these after-death communications align with the Christian teaching of the resurrection of the body?  In this episode of the…

• The King's Philosophy of Harmony: Explained. A Conversation with Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon

  February 17, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

  For the 100th episode of The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon considered the role of harmony, wholeness and hope in the modern world. The event was held in-person as well as streamed online. The evening took as…