In this video from 2017 he maintains that Plato’s great work, The Republic, is primarily about the soul and philosophy and only secondarily about politics. He describes the Allegory of the Cave in detail and how it depicts the imprisonment of the soul. He suggests that Plato’s emphasis on the Self has been misinterpreted, and [...]

Here he identifies the primary scientific objection to postmortem survival as physicalism, the metaphysical notion that nature is entire based on matter and energy. He points out that this common notion within academia is not a requirement of science. In fact, it has long been disputed within philosophy, going back to Plato, and is not [...]

Jean Houston is author of numerous books including The Possible Human, Search for the Beloved and The Hero and the Goddess. Here she discusses Homer’s Odyssey and its relevance to contemporary life. She suggests that the wanderings of Odysseus represent the deepening of the warrior ego into the feminine mysteries. As we encounter the archetypal world within us [...]

In this video from 2016, he provides a detailed analysis of a chess match played between a living grandmaster, Victor Korchnoi and an ostensible deceased grandmaster, Géza Maróczy, whose moves were communicated through the auspices of a spiritualist medium using automatic writing. Neppe argues that this is a strong case supporting the hypothesis of survival [...]

Here he points out that DMT, the most powerful psychedelic known, is produced naturally in the human body, throughout the brain, in quantities comparable to other neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. However, the function of DMT within the body still remains a mystery. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are typically included in native ayahuasca brews [...]

In this video from 2017, he describes his journey from a conventional medical professional to a practitioner of gnostic healing arts. As a military flight surgeon, he experienced several close brushes with death. Later, in the context of training in hypnotic regression, he began to encounter situations entailing reincarnation. This led to encounters with spirit guides [...]

In this program from 2016, the tables are turned and Dr. Braude interviews New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, about his decade-long research study of the paranormal abilities of Ted Owens, as published in Mishlove’s book, The PK Man. The interview touches on difficult philosophical conundrums posed regarding the various interpretations of precognition and psychokinesis. [...]