Skeptiko Dr. Rupert Sheldrake Sets Science Free From Dogma Interview examines how scientific assumptions about materialism and consciousness have constrained us. Published on September 6, 2012 Share
The Ascent to the DivinewithP.D. “Danny” Newman January 12, 2024Here he focuses on the practice of theurgy as it was practiced by the neoplatonic philosophers who suggested that their rituals were derived from Homer.
Embodying BuddhismwithSylvia Boorstein December 16, 2023Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, clinical psychologist and Buddhist meditation teacher, is author of It’s Easier Than You Think, Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There and That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist. Here she presents the essence of the eightfold path and the four noble truths of Buddhism. She discusses Vipassana–or mindfulness–meditation which entails detaching from the thoughts, cravings and aversions [...]
Problems Inherent in Mediumship ResearchwithStephen E. Braude November 17, 2023Here he illustrates many of the difficulties associated with researching spirit mediums by referencing a number of prominent cases.
Cultivating Psychic AbilitieswithSean McNamara November 13, 2023In this dialogue, Sean and Jeffrey Mishlove discuss both attitudes and strategies related to the pursuit of psychic functioning.
Who is America’s Greatest Spiritual Teacher?withguest Mark Matousek November 22, 2023Arguably at the core of the American spiritual experience lies this man: Ralph Waldo Emerson. Unitarian minister, Transcendentalist (the uniquely American philosophy promising direct connection to the divine), venerated author of Self Reliance, Nature and The Oversoul and one of the earliest synthesizers of East-West spiritual thinking, Emerson laid the groundwork for the father of [...]
Thinking About ThinkingwithMichael Scriven (1928 – 2023) December 2, 2023“Evaluation phobia” is Dr. Michael Scriven’s term for the fear that individuals and organizations have about carefully examining the logic of their own decisions.
Common Threads in MysticismwithRobert Frager December 9, 2023Robert Frager, Ph.D., is past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the founder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Here he shares his wide experience as a student and participant in diverse spiritual traditions. These include yoga in India in the school of Paramahansa Yogananda, Sufism within a 300-year-old Turkish Sufi order, and [...]
The Scole ExperimentwithRobin Foy May 14, 2021Here he shares his insider’s view of the amazing project that has come to be known as the Scole Experiment, possibly constituting the greatest variety and intensity of unbelievable physical phenomena in the history of parapsychology and psychical research. He describes the cohesion that developed between the living human members of the group, discarnate spirit [...]
Cultivating Physical MediumshipwithRobin Foy May 7, 2021Here he describes his current project of establishing a center for the cultivation of physical mediiumship at a property near Antequera, Spain. He also reviews the history of his pursuit of physical mediumship starting in 1973 when he joined a circle dedicated to this work. He shares many highlights from his experiences over the past [...]