In 2021, Robert Bigelow established the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies and sponsored an essay competition on the topic of the best evidence for the survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. Some 1,200 people applied to enter this event. My entry was unanimously selected by a panel of six judges as the grand [...]

She will answer viewers questions about the gradual process through which she became aware of communications with the deceased – as well as what she learned learning from James Van Praagh, Lyn Buchanan, Whitley Strieber, Tom Campbell, and others. Viewers can also ask about how her psychic sensitivities were sharpened as the result of traumatic [...]

This is first in a new series of interview with Gail about the cultural practices of the Huichol Indians of Mexico, who are known for their peyote rituals. Gail describes her first two trips to the Huichol country and how she was welcomed into this community. She explains what life is like at 10,000 feet [...]

Russell describes his own remote viewing experiences, starting as early as 1956. While conducting research at SRI International in 1974, when the remote viewer (Pat Price) failed to show up, Russell filled in and achieved an outstanding description of an airport target. He also describes an amazing series of coincidences that resulted in the first [...]

Colm reflects on the variety of phenomena, in his investigations, associated with UFOs – including cattle mutilations, creatures, possible portals, health hazards and injuries. He speculates as to how such diverse phenomena may be related to each other. He notes that certain remote geographical areas seem to be “hotspots” for such activity. He suggests that [...]

Malidoma Patrice Some is a shaman of the Dagara tribe from the west African nation of Bakiri Faso (formerly Upper Volta).  He is author of Ritual: Power, Healing and Community and Of Water and the Spirit. Dr. Some describes his own initiation into the shamanistic practices of the Dagara people.  He suggests that the elders of [...]

Here he points out that the earliest known Buddhist texts emerged several hundred years after the Buddha lived. Therefore, to better understand the origins of Buddhism, he relies upon artistic and architectural evidence – particularly the stupas of Buddhism, to which there are few textual references. Buddhism appears to have influences both from central Asia [...]