A Conversation with Cometan

- Season 3

(2022)

Season 3 of Cometan's video series exploring all things space religion, philosophy and spirituality begins with a returning guest from Season 1, David Warner Mathisen. Cometan invites David back to speak on the topic of astrotheology and David's theory of the existence of a worldwide system of star myths and celestial metaphor. This new season starts off with a detailed and varied conversation in a way that feels fresh and new. Particularly interesting is how David takes a more systematic approach in presenting the evidence he has compiled over the last decade or so ...

Cometan picks the brilliant brain of Octavio Chon on the fascinating topic of astrobiology as Season 3 continues. A wonderful and dynamic conversation, the subjects addressed ranged from cosmocentrism to space exploration to the underlying philosophy of the search for extraterrestrial life. We get to know Professor Octavio Chon from the University of Lima, Peru and his important work in the field of astrobiology, altogether learning how his search for extraterrestrial life has influenced his own personal religious and philosophical views.

Cometan discusses one of the central beliefs of his Astronist religion known as transcension, the belief in the salvific powers of the astronomical world and the endeavour of space exploration. Cometan foresees that the religions of the future will be forced to adapt to the revelations that will come about from space exploration and progressions in scientific astronomy, revelations that his own Astronism eagerly awaits. Astronism is truly a space religion for the 21st century and beyond but here, Cometan gives us his overview in his own words about what he thinks ...

Michael York returns to converse with Cometan on the matters of religious history, astronomy, and the pagan faith. This fascinating conversation covers areas of philosophical, eschatological and soteriological relevance with Professor York and Cometan both presenting their understandings of astronomy's role in the history of religion, what significance this holds, and how the organisation of this history should be approached. Indeed, Cometan comes at the topic from his Astronist perspective while Professor York approaches the topic from his pagan point of view. Yet ...

Cometan explains his creation of the First Major Astronist Mechanism, a visual framework detailing the Astrosoteriology and the Astroeschatology, the branches of Astronism concerned with salvation and the future of humanity respectively. This framework called Major Astronist Mechanism 1 is just the first in a series of mechanisms planned to represent the complexities of the Astronist religion and Astronist philosophy in visual form. This first instalment in the Major Astronist Mechanism series explores the prospective timeline and significant process of the Astronist ...

Cometan delivers a lecture on the central Astronist belief of transcension, also called analipsis or diascension -- the belief that space exploration and the astronomical world both possess the capacity for bringing about the salvation of humankind. This core Astronist belief has recently been elevated to the level of dogma in the Astronist belief system meaning that the notion that space exploration will bring about the salvation of humanity is regarded as an incontrovertible principle in Astronism, a decision that was not lightly made and not without reservation or ...

Cometan sits down with space policy analyst and scholar Namrata Goswami to discuss the latest hot topics in the field of humanity's ventures into outer space. This fascinating conversation centres on the discussion of the importance of the role of space policy, particularly focusing on human rights in outer space, the democratisation of space, persistent issues with the implementation of space policy in the international system, and the dangerous hazards of weaponising space. Also discussed was the crucial role of space policy on combatting the issue of the increasing...

Astronism is a belief system founded by Cometan in 2013 while cosmism is a broader movement with origins in the 19th century, specifically in the form of Russian cosmism as pioneered by Nikolai Fyodorov (1829-1903). Cosmism's influence has been evident in those thinkers engaging in space philosophy ever since, particularly in 20th century generations. Cometan now gives his view of the similarities and differences between his system Astronism and the older system of cosmism. He explores how Astronism is a movement going beyond that of its predecessor in new and bold ...

Giulio Prisco returns to A Conversation with Cometan for Season 3. The transhumanist and cosmist thinker sits down with Cometan once again for a fascinating deep dive into the concept of a cosmic anastasis, or a far-future resurrection of our human ancestors as one of the many rewards of humanity's exploration of outer space and our civilised expansion to the stars. Indeed, this is the cosmist dream envisioned by Nikolai Fyodorov and his contemporaries but Cometan brings in his own Astronist perspective on the topic by introducing his Astroeschatology. ...

Steven Wolfe returns to A Conversation with Cometan to engage in a discussion about all things space philosophy while Cometan provides some details about his experience of astral ecstasy which formed part of the basis for his founding of Astronism. Space philosophy is the discourse through which space exploration, and indeed all human interaction with the external stimuli of outer space, is discussed. Space philosophy provides an important basis for the elevation of cultural, religious and philosophical movements that orient themselves on a worldview of cosmocentrism....

Facilitationism is the branch of recognitionism that emblematises the Cometanic approach for solving current issues in the field of religious freedom, specifically the misuse of recognition systems to suppress free religious activity. Cometan explores the central problems in the recognition and registration of belief groups and religious organisations and presents ideas for how these identified issues may be overcome by applying the principle of facilitation (making religious activity and its registration easier). Cometan presents his facilitationist approach as part ...

The second half of Season 3 of A Conversation with Cometan begins with Cometan disclosing some interesting information about his family history in Lancashire and beyond. Cometan explains the progress he has made in researching his ancestry over the last three years and the lessons he has learned. He explores some key individuals and their curious life stories, all in an attempt to try to understand what the lives of his ancestors were like go back into the 20th, 19th, 18th and even 17th century.

The cosmocentric worldview perceives humanity and our history on Earth through the lens of our impact on the astronomical world, often applied as a means to demonstrate humankind's relative insignificance to the vastness of The Cosmos as a whole. On 16th June 2016, the formal declaration that cosmocentrism is the official worldview of Astronism was made by Cometan. Cosmocentrism then provided the theoretical basis of Astronist philosophy and importantly, continues to provide justification for the ultimate Astronist endeavour of transcension. Cometan hopes that with ...

Irene Mary Taylor (1932-2015) and Derrick Taylor (1930-2011) were a couple from Lancashire, England who married on 27th March 1954. Irene, a former tailoress and Derrick a collier, gardener and milk roundsman, they parented twelve children in total (ten surviving) and resided at 222 Longmeanygate in Leyland. Although Mr and Mrs Taylor were ordinary Lancashire folk, it is only now that when reflecting upon their lives following both of their passings that their extraordinariness is revealed. The solidly Traditionalist Catholic lives they lead are now propelled into the...

Audiences catch a glimpse into Cometan's inner thoughts and feelings about being the Founder of Astronism, more information of his research projects such as his PhD work on religious freedom, and an update on the work he is conducting on composing the next Astronist treatise called the Astrodoxy.

Understanding the psychological basis for Astronist beliefs and practices is essential for rationalising them as well as for raising more awareness of Astronism as a religion itself. In this lecture, Cometan provides audiences with an explanation of the emotion and concept of astronality which he sees as the underlying experience of all Astronist activity. An explanation is also given as to the different levels of astronality and its theoretical relationship with the experience of noctcaelador which other pre-Cometanic scholars have found to exist in certain ...

Astronism founder Cometan and Chief Executive of Humanists UK Andrew Copson sit down for an hour-long conversation to see to what extent their views on topics such as the meaning of life, individualism, hedonism, worldview, religion, agnosticism, and moral relativism are compatible with each other. Cometan comes at the conversation from his Astronist perspective while Andrew comes from his humanist perspective which makes for a very interesting discussion on these topics of interest to both individuals. Cometan also manages to speak on his own cosmocentric Astronist ...

The issue of unity among the space religions has been a topic of debate for some time now in Astronist circles. In this lecture, Cometan outlines what "coming into vicinality" -- or in other terms, coming into communion -- with the Astronist Institution really entails. Astronism's founder explores the theory behind a group's status of vicinality and what it means for an Astronist denomination to become Institutionalised. Cometan explains all this with the hope that transparency is achieved on the issue of vicinality, that clarity is brought about on the theory of ...

The Astronist Statement and Astronism: the religion of the stars are two publications that Cometan has written during the Astrodoxical era so far and during this sit-down talk, he wanted to give viewers a preview of both summaries. In these precursors to the new upcoming Astronist treatise called the Astrodoxy, Cometan explains Astronist philosophy and religion in a new way with updated terms and newly developed concepts. Both of these texts act as short manifestos for Astronism as they explain in both technical and non-technical ways the underlying concepts, themes ...

Cometan sits down to answer audience questions candidly about what it is really like to be working on his PhD on freedom of religion or belief and what it has been like founding the new religion Astronism. Cometan's answers give audiences an insight into what his life is like day-to-day and the reality of being a new religious founder, philosopher and human rights scholar.

One of the main themes of the Astronist religion is the role that traditional spirituality plays in Astronist beliefs and practices; this intersection has since created an Astronist form of spirituality aptly named astrospirituality. In the lecture, Cometan explains that Astronism is the manifestation of the combination of astronomy and spirituality as based on the Astronist belief in the role that the astronomical world (i.e. outer space and all extraterrestrial phenomena) plays in both personal and collective human existence from the meaning of life derived from ...

The finale of Season 3 is here and Cometan sits down once again with Italian cosmist Giulio Prisco, this time to be interviewed over the metaphysics of his Astronist religion. The afterlife, the soul, consciousness and humanity's destiny in the astronomical world were topics centre stage for this talk. Cometan explains some of the fundamentals of the Astronist religion and philosophy once more while Giulio considers how his and Cometan's views may concur in some ways and depart from each other in others. This talk provides for a fitting conclusion to Season 3 of A ...