Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler are philosophers and brothers in spirit. When we get together, we combine culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom, and something happens. We like to call it Spiritual Mischief. In the vein of Spiritual Mischief, we create podcasts and education programs — and Interintellect Salons : ) What would you do if you were…
“Love is at first not anything that means merging, giving over, and uniting with another (for what would a union be of something unclarified and unfinished, still subordinate—?), it is a high inducement to the individual to ripen, to become something in himself, to become world, to become world for himself for another’s sake, it…
Join us for our next in the author talk series, a discussion with Jenny Brown—editor at Labor Notes and author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women's Work—and Crystal Grabowski, a abortion care worker organizer from Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania UE Local 696—about reproductive justice in the worker power context. We’ll be talking…
This salon is part of his InterIntellect series and broader project on not-knowing. Many situations of not-knowing are called “risk” (even when they aren’t). The cynical view is that this is to make them seem more knowable and manageable than they really are. The emerging kerfuffle around Silicon Valley Bank ("poor risk management!") is just one example of what…
“Community Meet & Greet” is an on-going series, where Interintellect Community Manager Nicky Buttigieg will welcome new members and introduce them to our community. If you're new to the Interintellect community, come introduce yourself and get to know other community members. If you've been a part of our community for a while, then come hang…
According to psychologist Michael Lewis, our separate, existential self develops at 2 months of age. At this time, infants start to identify themselves as a separate object–as someone who experiences the world as a separate entity. This is a time of pure experience. We react to our environment with authentic emotions, feel things very deeply,…
Join Interintellect host and fellow Vidhika Bansal for a cozy, casual afternoon hangout while she's visiting Amsterdam. Can't wait to see you! 💛 We'll meet within a 1-mile radius of De 9 Straatjes. Exact location will be shared with those who RSVP (so don't forget to RSVP!). *** 🗓 ii Calendar 📋 Code of Conduct
Trivia always has potential, but it's tricky to get right. Often, the idea of trivia is more fun than trivia itself. For starters, it's hard to make trivia feel fair. The winner is often decided by arbitrary factors, like the question topics preferred by the host or the fastest player at the buzzer. But even…
Interintellect Community Manager Nicky Buttigieg will be hosting a Community Townhall to gather feedback on hosting and community documentation forming part of The Interintellect Knowledge Base. Join us at this Community Townhall to help shape our Interintellect Knowledge Base, also known as the Atheneum. It contains information on Interintellect events, the community and hosting salons.…
“The Symbol That Is You” is a powerful and transformative workshop I designed to help you explore your deepest (unconscious) emotions, memories, and (inner) relationships and take them into your life as a powerful tool. Through a series of creative and reflective activities, you’ll uncover new insights about yourself and create a personal visual symbol…
Nicky Buttigieg hosts a casual hangout to explore the variety of music that we collectively listen to. Come join us for our community chat, where we'll be hanging out and listening to a variety of music together, in between talking about our connections to the artists and songs, reflecting on how they make us feel.…
Though James Baldwin spent much of his life in France, few people know about the early days in Paris that inspired perhaps the greatest love story about life in Paris, Giovanni's Room. From his conversations in the Latin Quarter with French existentialists and Algerian revolutionaries to his travels to the South of France, this seminar…
