Ashton K. Arnoldy
- About Ashton
Ashton K. Arnoldy is a transdisciplinary researcher, artist, and astrologer whose work integrates spiritual practice and scholarly inquiry. He earned his doctorate in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), where his dissertation, Directionally Creator: Owen Barfield and the Future of History, presents Owen Barfield’s theory of the evolution of consciousness as a retrieval of metanarrative that can constructively engage the epistemological, ecological, socio-political, and existential challenges of the Anthropocene. Arnoldy’s research interests include the philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, philosophy of technology, media theory, participatory epistemology, aesthetics, ufology, esotericism (particularly Neoplatonic and Hermetic currents), and Goethean phenomenology. He writes and creates digitally across various platforms under the handle @micr0k0sm.
