The Ascent to the DivinewithP.D. “Danny” Newman January 12, 2024Here he focuses on the practice of theurgy as it was practiced by the neoplatonic philosophers who suggested that their rituals were derived from Homer.
Value and Purpose in SciencewithArthur M. Young (1905 – 1995) January 6, 2024Consciousness, rather than being a property which “emerges” at higher orders of complexity, is a basic principle intrinsic to every level of creation, according to this stimulating program with philosopher Arthur M. Young. Inventor of the Bell Helicopter and founder of the Institute for the Study of Consciousness, Young’s books include The Reflexive Universe and Which Way Out.
#Reincarnation: The Man Who Studied 2500 Cases, Part 1 Excerpt December 20, 2023In this excerpt (part 1 of 4, more to follow) Semkiw describes the pioneering research of Dr. Ian Stevenson at the University of Virginia who established the discipline of reincarnation research by focusing on investigations of young children who remember past lives. For the full interview on New Thinking Allowed’s YouTube channel go to
What is Channeling?withArthur Hastings (1935-2014) December 30, 2023Trances and visions have long been recognized in various religious traditions and have been the basis of much valued art, music and literature. A distinguished psychologist and former dean of faculty at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, Arthur Hastings, Ph.D., explores the phenomenon known variously as spirit communication, trance mediumship or “channelling.”
Encounters: InitiationwithMatthew Roberts December 13, 2023Naughton and Roberts explore the secrecy surrounding UFO encounters and the vindication of historically disbelieved UFO witnesses through the “Encounters” series. The Amblin Entertainment (Steven Spielberg) production also addresses eyewitness accounts of UFO incidents in Texas, Wales, Zimbabwe and other locations, highlights the role of former Harvard psychiatrist John Mack and examines the “hitchhiker effect” [...]
The Unquiet DeadwithEdith Fiore November 4, 2023What connection do we really have with the souls of those who have lived here before? Psychologist Edith Fiore describes how, working with her clients, she has come to diagnose and treat cases of apparent spirit possession. She demonstrates an actual depossession technique, a method entirely different from the classical notion of “exorcism.” Dr. Fiore’s [...]
#Reincarnation Part 2: The Man Who Studied 2500 Cases December 28, 2023In this excerpt (part 2 of 4, part 1 posted, parts 3 & 4 to follow) Semkiw describes the pioneering research of Dr. Ian Stevenson at the University of Virginia who established the discipline of reincarnation research by focusing on investigations of young children who remember past lives. For the full interview on New Thinking [...]
Researching Near-Death ExperienceswithBruce Greyson April 16, 2021Here he provides an overview of his half-century of investigation into NDEs. He describes his initial encounter with Raymond Moody as well as the creation of the International Association for Near-Death Studies. He examines the question of the evidentiality of NDEs for postmortem survival. He highlights some of the most interesting cases he has explored.