Jeffrey J. Kripal reflects on Biological Gods: Evolution and the Coming Superhumans, a July 2026 seminar with John Allison exploring the charged intersection of evolution, myth, language, and spiritual transformation. Drawing from Darwin, Nietzsche, Aurobindo, Sylvia Wynter, psychedelics, and Esalen’s own history of human potential, the workshop asks whether the stories we tell about humanity may help shape what humanity becomes.