E75| Open Session | Transformative Philosophy | w/ O.G. Rose & the Voicecraft Network

This is an episode produced by the Voicecraft Network: an Open Session welcoming the writers O.G. Rose in the form of Daniel and Michelle Garner, along with many other Voicecraft contributors. Open Sessions run once a month and are available for Voicecraft members and non-members to attend. This one was held in late November 2022 in the spirit of Freeform, a regular session type inside the Voicecraft network.

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Show Notes

What you’re about to hear has three parts. After a short introduction, O.G. Rose dialogue together in response to the notion of Transformative Philosophy for about 20 minutes. A group of about 16 of us listen in, before splitting off into separate group to continue the conversation. As podcast viewers or listeners, you’ll be taken through to a breakout room with Daniel, Michelle, Adriana Forte and Tyler Hollett. Listeners may remember Adriana from episode 67 with Guy Sengstock, beginning the Voicecraft public series on the masculine and feminine. Tyler has featured on several episodes before, as well as a live filming of a Melbourne event titled Culture & The Meaning of Life, available only on YouTube.

Conversation Waypoints

00:00 – Introduction

03:30 – O.G. Rose on Transformative Philosophy

23:05 – O.G. Rose, Adriana Forte, Tyler Hollett in dialogue

01:09:48 – Large Group Freeform

O.G. Rose

O.G. Rose, often in the form of Daniel, has become a core part of the Voicecraft Network, and we are deeply grateful for the time, energy, kindness and support both he and Michelle share. As a pair and family on a farm in Virginia, they truly are remarkable people who enrich the world’s of the communities they participate in.

Daniel has participated in many Voicecraft podcasts, most notably the Philosophy of Lack series as well as E66 – The Philosophy of Voice with Tim Adalin.

On September 16 2022 O.G. Rose released their latest book, titled Thoughts – which can be purchased from Amazon here.

You sign up to their Substack here to stay in touch with their work.
They can also be found across Twitter, Instagram and their website, in addition to their YouTube channel which releases regular philosophical content, including dialogues and audio essays.

BIO:

O.G. Rose is a pen name consisting of Michelle’s maiden, middle, and their shared last name. While at the University of Virginia, Rose spent several years working collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rose now lives on a farm, manages a wedding venue named Mead Lake, operates Frozen Glory Photography, and teaches piano using visuals from Rose’s Pattern Method.

A finalist for the 2020 UNO Press Lab Prize and 46th Pushcart Nominee, Rose’s creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Streetlight Magazine, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, West Trade Review, ellipsis, Poydras Review, O:JA&L, Burningword, and Broken Pencil.

Voicecraft contributors in this episode

This Open Session also welcomed Voicecraft contributors Adriana Forte & Tyler Hollett for the middle dialogue with O.G. Rose.

Adriana is a mother, wife, friend, collaborator, community dreamer and creatrix, women’s mysteries teacher, writer, coach and facilitator. She has appeared in several Voicecraft Network podcasts as well as E67| Approaching the Mystery, the first in a series of podcasts on the relationship between the feminine and the masculine.

Tyler is a father of two and researcher of whatever seems necessary to support the healthy formation of communities, online and offline. Tyler has been involved in several Voicecraft podcasts as well as the live event film titled Culture & The Meaning of Life.

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