Luisah Teish is priestess of Oshun, the African Yoruba goddess of love. She is also on the faculty of the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California, and serves on the board of directors of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology. She is artistic director of theatre programs in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Palo Alto and Oakland. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jeanne Achterberg, former President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, was author of Imagery in Healing and Woman As Healer.  She discusses the holographic model of the brain and suggests that mental images mediate between the conscious intentions and the physiology of the body.  She points out that imagery has been used in healing since [...]

James Tunney describes sixth century Ireland, often considered to be the beginning of the Dark Ages in Europe. It was then that Columba established a monastery on the remote Island of Iona. It became a center of learning and culture that kept Christianity alive in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Columba’s biography [...]

Anna Halprin, author of Dance as a Healing Art, has spent many years of practical experience in collaborative programs incorporating modern American dance with treatment protocols for cancer and AIDS patients. As a cancer survivor herself, eighty year old Anna Halprin brings a genuine authenticity to her presentation, offering uplifting insights and the wisdom off [...]