Here 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 [...]

Here he describes the transformation of Elijah from a religious zealot who slays 450 prophets of the Caananite god Baal to a mystical angelic figure who brings enlightenment and connects humanity with the divine. He points out the influence of Elijah’s story upon Christianity and Islam. He addresses the enormous influence of Elijah upon the [...]

Here he discusses the various applications of out-of-body experience (OBE). For example, one tends to lose the fear of death after repeated OBEs. He also describes a number of scientific experiments involving out-of-body experience. These studies are important in establishing that OBEs are more than mere fantasy. An interesting feature of the out-of-body experience is [...]

Margo Anand is founder and director of the Skydancing Institute based in San Rafael, California, with offices in eight countries.  She is author of The Art of Sexual Ecstasy, The Art of Sexual Magic, and The Art of Everyday Ecstasy.  She holds a masters degree in psychology from the Sorbonne in Paris.  Here she points [...]

Catherine received a full ride to Harvard, but her inner voice led her to the Middle East and Israel where she discovered her own family lineage to the origins of the Kabbalah. Catherine shares that the Kabbalah is about surrendering, looking inward, seeing into the subconscious, and having experiences. She states that nothing is created [...]

This 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, [...]