Here he explains why 19th Century America was a fountain of innovative metaphysical traditions, many of lasting influence.

Here he focuses on the influential eighteenth century, Scottish philosopher, David Hume, his philosophy of naturalism, and his argument against religious miracles. He examines how that argument has been wrongly used by those hostile to parapsychology.

Motivational training techniques often focus mindlessly on “positive thinking”, glossing over the need for people to engage in soul-search­ing and self-renewal. John O’Neil, past-president of the Califor­nia School of Professional Psychology, discusses the unfor­tunate trend to treat “success” as an all-con­suming end in itself, without regard to the consequences of this attitude. O’Neil is author of The [...]

Here he describes the life and scholarship of the French scholar, Henry Corbin, particularly with reference to Iranian mysticism and his concept of the imaginal.

Scientist Russell Targ describes remote viewing research he conducted with sponsorship from the CIA and military intelligence establishment. He presents graphic illustrations of the tests that persuaded the government to fund this research. He describes his own personal experiences as a remote viewer. He explains that remote viewing, or free-response clairvoyance, is probably the single [...]

Here he describes the history of Andrija Puharich’s parapsychological investigations as well as his own investigations of the connection between psychedelics and psi ability.

Here he continues his multi-decades exploration into the nature of the “Visitor” phenomena he has been confronting since 1985.

Here she describes her decades of work with conscious intention and subtle energy, and its relationship to the out-of-body experience as well as other forms of nonlocal consciousness.

People who are motivated to transform and improve their lives can do so effectively by harnassing the power of their own minds. The late Bernie Zilbergeld, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Mind Power, suggests a number of techniques – among them learning to monitor and change negative thought patterns, working with positive memories, visualizing goals, [...]

Here he focuses on the life and work of one of the most widely read and influential American writers. He expands on the mythological motifs behind Steinbeck’s social critiques.

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Rizwan Virk highlights stories and lessons from saints and mystics from the book, Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda. He offers that life is like a video game where we all must find our own karmic path through quests and achievements.

Peter Russell is a visionary writer, filmmaker, and management consultant.  He is author of The Creative Manager, The Global Brain and The White Hole in Time. Here he suggests that if we wish to understand the significance of the present, we must understand all of cosmic and biological evolution. He maintains that the human race [...]

Jane Caputi, professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico, is author of Gossips, Gorgons and Crones. She notes that, over the centuries, powerful female, mythological figures have been superceded by patriarchal symbols. This also correlates with the rise of the warrior mentality. Today, as we face the problems that our nuclear technology has [...]

Here he describes the impact upon those who are experiencing UFO-related phenomena, and those who are endeavoring to digest public reports thereof.

In ancient times, says Leonard Shlain, human societies universally worshipped the image of a goddess. Sometime about 5,000 years ago a massive shift occurred in which the gender of the diety changed. He presents his hypothesis that this change is related to the introduction of the alphabet and its effects upon the human brain. He [...]

Mrs. Irina Tweedie was the author of Daughter of Fire, a diary of her intensive spiritual training in India with a Hindu Sufi master.  In this moving and personal interview, the 80-year-old Mrs. Tweedie, who was then a Sufi teacher in London, describes the bliss, peace and love — and the despair, hatred and loneliness [...]

Here she describes Jürgenson’s life story and his significance in the history of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) and Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC).

This open-ended conversation largely focuses on the emotional issues associated with becoming a professional remote viewer.

Friedemann suggests ways to move past survival patterns within the subconscious mind to discover deeper love, truth, and a greater purpose.

Here he shares his interest in establishing empirical evidence for the existence of the afterlife, and its implications.

Paul Perry Perry is the co-author of many best-selling books concerning near-death experiences and the afterlife, six of them were written with Raymond Moody. His newest book with Moody is Proof of Life After Life: 7 Reasons to Believe There is an Afterlife.

Edi Bilimoria shares how humans mirror the cosmos through a continuum of energy, consciousness, and matter.

Here she reflects on her experiences living with him in New York and on his literary, artistic, and parapsychological legacy.

Here he describes why he purchased the Skinwalker Ranch in Utah as well as the paranormal phenomena, such as cattle mutilations, that his investigations there yielded.

Here he compares Janet’s discoveries concerning dissociation with the insights of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

The path to understanding the soul is through the heart, not the mind. Gary Zukav maintains that the process of spiritual growth is one of aligning the personality with the soul. He also suggests that an understanding of the soul necessitates a nonjudgmental reverence for all of life.

Normandi shares that a belief in angels exists in all the world’s religions, they are everywhere, and are as close to us as thought.

Here he describes a 21-day process for achieving awareness of your true, immortal self.

Here he shares insights from his long career as a paranormal student and researcher, from the 1960s to the present day.

In this discussion, Dr. Neppe proposes connections between the Neppe-Close theoretical model of higher consciousness and reality and its implications for our understanding of the divine.

Here she describes her own personal experiences as a child and also her findings from interviewing people about their own childhood psi experiences.

When the guru teaches, says Joseph Chilton Pearce, he does so not through the intellect but by opening the heart to spiritual experience. Pearce was a devotee of Siddha Yoga as taught by Swami Muktananda and his successor Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. He compares the guru-disciple relationship to the bonding relationship which occurs between parent and child.

Here he explains how he teaches college students about the possibility of life after death.

Here he emphasizes the importance of understanding the soul-eviscerating forces that underly civilization’s rush toward technological control.

The average human is functioning in an unawakened state, according to Russian philosopher and mystic George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. Psychologist Kathleen Speeth, Ph.D., author of The Gurdjieff Work and Gurdjieff: Seeker of the Truth, was raised by parents who were students of Gurdjieff, whom she met as a child. She discusses the history and present status of the Gurdjieff [...]

June Singer, PhD, an analytic psychologist, was author of Seeing Through the Visible World: Jung, Gnosis and Chaos; A Gnostic Book of Hours; and Boundaries of the Soul.  Here she discusses Gnosticism as a practice that involved a fusion of Judaism, Christianity and Manicheanism. The Gnostic texts found in the Nag Hamadi scrolls appear to satirize traditional [...]

Here he shares some of his most recent work training advanced remote viewing skills.

A leading visionary thinker, Barbara Marx Hubbard suggests that we are in a unique evolutionary phase in which the universe is coming to understand itself through the vehicle of human consciousness. She argues that the spiritual attainments of the great religious founders and avatars are now becoming available to masses of people. 

Rod Chelberg shares several stories of being guided by a divine presence in the emergency room, ICU, and end-of-life care as a physician. He describes how we are all mystics and can quiet our minds to awaken spiritual gifts, let love flow, and walk in peace.

Here he focuses on the struggle between materialism and spiritual realities, particularly in the light of Henry Corbin’s great scholarship regarding Islamic mysticism. He finds a possible resolution in the poetic imagination.

Throughout his life, Manuel had a number of experiences which could be considered anomalous or paranormal. It is his hope that by sharing his knowledge and experience in both psychiatry and the world unknown, he will provide a bridge between these two worlds and will give people permission to share their own experiences without shame [...]