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 [...]

Here he describes the wide range of mythological figures, going back almost 40,000 years ago, that he sees in the walls of the El Castillo Cave in Northern Spain. He discusses the extent to which pareidolia – i.e., projecting meaning on to random patterns – plays a role in the creation of mythology. He notes [...]

Here he reports on the data received on the NDERF website from thousands of individuals anonymously reporting their experiences. He maintains that this information can be considered reliable because the experiences are consistent among people of difference ages, sexes, nationalities, and other categories. An overwhelming sense of love is commonly reported, as well as a [...]

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 [...]

Russell describes his own remote viewing experiences, starting as early as 1956. While conducting research at SRI International in 1974, when the remote viewer (Pat Price) failed to show up, Russell filled in and achieved an outstanding description of an airport target. He also describes an amazing series of coincidences that resulted in the first [...]

Here he describes four of the most important teachers he studied on his journey: Oscar Ichazo, founder of the Arica School (the Professor); American spiritual master Adi Da Samraj (the Guru); martial artist Michael Bookbinder (the warrior-priest); and psychologist, David K. Reynolds, who developed the system of Constructive Living (the Sage). He also suggests that [...]

Here, he describes his investigations of paranormal phenomena at the Skinwalker Ranch in Utah starting in 1996. Military interest in the project led to a government funded, two-year research program that generated over 100 reports on UFO activity and related topics – eventually leading to the public disclosure in 2021 of military interest and acknowledgment [...]