Deep Calls to Deep | Poetry, Prophecy, Philosophy in Ibn Gabirol with Zevi Slavin

Deep Calls to Deep | Poetry, Prophecy, Philosophy in Ibn Gabirol with Zevi Slavin

Is reality fundamentally inert, or is it structured by divine desire?

In this episode, John Vervaeke and Zevi Slavin explore the metaphysical vision of Ibn Gabirol and the integration of Jewish thought with Neoplatonism. They examine the claim that all of existence arises through the coupling of matter and form, unified by divine will.

The conversation traces the Philosophical Silk Road and reflects on how Ibn Gabirol shaped Christian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy. At its center is a contemporary challenge: can we recover a shared philosophical language that orients us toward unity without erasing difference?

Zevi Slavin is the founder of Seekers of Unity and a teacher of Jewish mysticism and integrative metaphysics. His work engages classical Jewish sources and cultivates cross traditional dialogue grounded in participatory metaphysics.

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00:00 Welcome to The Lectern
02:30 Ibn Gabirol's core metaphysical claims
04:46 Matter and form bound by divine desire
07:30 Zevi Slavin and Seekers of Unity
15:00 Jewish philosophy and identity
24:00 Religious orientation and personal engagement
38:30 Neoplatonism and existential tension
39:30 Existentialism and Jewish identity
42:00 Sacred relationships and divine agency
44:00 Philosophical Silk Road and religious homes
46:30 Jewish Neoplatonism and divine desire
49:30 Divine agency and Jewish mysticism
57:00 The paradox of universal and particular
01:12:00 Toward a shared philosophical language

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