Seeking truth
at the crossroads
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Our Mission
Our mission is to construct and present a practical philosophical paradigm to counter cultural narratives of nihilism and despair, and restore meaning to the human experience through a synthesis of rational thought and ancient wisdom.
Our Vision
We envision a world where humanity is assured of its place in the universe and its reason for being, where religious oppression does not exist, where tolerance is the norm and cultural differences stand not as points of division and conflict between people, but as a reason to be curious about the world and how others see it.
Values
The values that guide the CritOccult Project include:
Wisdom
Respect
Inclusion
Curiosity
Community
Justice
What is the project?
The CritOccult Project is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to using rational thought to critique, deconstruct, and reconstruct the wisdom of the past, in order to improve ourselves and our understanding of the world. We plan to Critique, to identify falsehoods, Deconstruct, to strip away the falsehoods and isolate the truth at the heart, and Reconstruct, integrating the uncovered truth into a greater framework of truth by exploring its implications.
Through this process, engaging with both historical understandings of religion and philosophy as well as with modern experiences with the spiritual, we should be able to learn things about the metaphysical structure of reality.
Integral Perennialism
Across all human cultures, certain truths appear again and again. We believe these recurring threads point to something real, and that the tools of rational thought can help us find them.
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Everyone has a seat at the table.
We want to hear from people of all traditions, including those with none.
Board of Directors
Jameson knopp
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Virginia Jordan
TREASURER
Rev. Wolf Conn
BOARD DIRECTOR
Rob Bennett
BOARD DIRECTOR
MEGAN DURHAM
SECRETARY