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Developing and Applying Psychic AbilitieswithKevin Ryerson July 16, 2022Kevin Ryerson is a psychic trance medium who has gained considerable attention as the focus of Shirley MacLaine’s Out on a Limb and Dancing in the Light. In this program Kevin predicts that the use of psychic intuitives for solving scientific and social problems will become an integral part of our culture within the coming decades. His own [...]
Chetanananda Philosophy of Tantric Yoga I August 6, 2022Swami Chetanananda is author of Dynamic Stillness, and The Breath of God. Here he points out that contemporary westerners often mistakenly believe that tantric yoga is essentially a sexual practice. Actually, tantra need not involve any sexual activities. The essence of tantra is a focus on life energy or “kundalini” associated with the nervous system, [...]
Huichol Shamanic CulturewithGail Hayssen July 18, 2022This the third in a series of interviews with Gail about the cultural practices of the Huichol Indians of Mexico. Here she describes how her journeys to the Huichol people in Mexico intersected with her marriage, and how she eventually brought her husband with her to the peyote ritual ceremony. She movingly describes the close, [...]
Creation SpiritualitywithMatthew Fox April 30, 2022A concern with nature and humanity is primary to the social conventions of organized religion. Matthew Fox, a former Dominican priest and spiritual theologian, was director of the Institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College. He is author of numerous books including The Coming of the Cosmic Christ and Original Blessing. Fox says [...]
The Life and Philosophy of Bishop George BerkeleywithJames Tunney July 20, 2022Here James Tunney expresses both appreciation and pointed criticism of the life and philosophy of Bishop George Berkeley (1865-1753). While he is considered among the top rank of philosophers, he was also a slaveholder (at least briefly) and a supporter of British Imperialism. Tunney notes that Berkeley’s version of metaphysical idealism often engenders a feeling [...]
Integral EducationwithThomas Brophy February 4, 2020Here he shares his thinking about the elements of an integral education. He suggests that it should address the whole person and should prepare students to make a positive contribution to the well-being of society. Students at the California Institute of Human Science receive an education that has both technical and spiritual components. They are [...]
Scientist and Mystic Hiroshi MotoyamawithThomas Brophy January 12, 2020Here he describes the Japanese founder of the California Institute of Human Science, Hiroshi Motoyama who was a parapsychologist, yogi, and Shinto priest. Motoyama is known for his studies related to the meridians of acupuncture as well as the chakras of yoga. He is the inventor of the Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI) device. He [...]