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Looking for science news that focuses on consciousness, spirituality and true healing can be hard for the average consumer to find unless you're Paul (who knows where to look for it).Meet David Lorimer, program director and global ambassador of the fact-finding Scientific and Medical Network, editor of its companion publication Paradigm Explorer and the author of many books.David joins Paul for a deep conversation about the growing problems with the politics of science and how it will evolve going forward and what all of this means for our collective humanity plus some poetry, this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about David and his work at the Galileo Commission, Beyond the Brain conference series and Inspiring Purpose. Listen to his podcast, Imaginal Inspirations, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out David on social media via Facebook and LinkedIn.Timestamps3:06 What is your boggle threshold?8:52 The politicization of science.20:01 The war between pharmaceutical and naturopathic approaches to human health over the past century.31:57 David reads his poem, It is always time.41:02 What has science become and how will it evolve going forward?51:38 Who are the good guys and bad guys?1:01:42 “If we lose our humanity, we've lost everything.”1:12:48 Reciprocity or instrumentalism?1:25:39 “You can't have a theory of everything without consciousness.”1:34:25 Do you distinguish between the conscious mind and unconscious mind?1:45:15 Gradual universalization.1:55:09 David reads his poem, Anchoring presence.ResourcesFollow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures and Prevails by Sharyl AttkissonPaul's Spirit Gym conversation with Federico FagginThe Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary by Rosemarie AndersonSurvival? Death as a Transition by David LorimerA Quest for Wisdom: Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life by David LorimerFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBiOptimizers US and BiOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesCHEK Academy We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Understanding Your Karma with Edi Bilimoria Edi Bilimoria, DPhil, FIMechE, CEng, is a Consultant Engineer and has been Project Manager and Head of Design for major projects such as the Channel Tunnel. He is a Trustee of the Scientific and Medical Network, Adviser to the Galileo Commission of the Network, a Trustee and a Council … Continue reading "Understanding Your Karma with Edi Bilimoria"

Marjorie Woollacott was a scientist with a materialist worldview when she, in her 30s, had a spiritually transformative experience. Her heart opened. There was a feeling of total peace and equanimity. She felt at home. After the experience, Woollacott gradually reoriented her research and teaching in physiology and neuroscience towards the nonphysical human experience. Many of her 200 peer reviewed scientific articles are about the effects of meditation. “When we meditate, we begin to let go of our feeling of smallness and separateness to a feeling of interconnectedness with everything else in the world”, Marjorie says. Later, she began looking more fully into the nature of consciousness. In that context, she wants to highlight two scientists-philosophers in particular, Bernardo Kastrup and Federico Faggin (the inventor of the microprocessor). “They show us scientifically why seeing consciousness as fundamental is essential to our understanding of the universe.” Woollacott is co-editor of an anthology that is fresh on the shelves as we record this episode, The Playful Universe. It is about meaningful coincidences, something psychology giant Carl Jung called synchronicities. Cultural historian and archetypal cosmologist Richard Tarnas, who has written the introduction to the book, defines synchronicities like this: observed coincidences, in which two or more independent events, having no apparent causal connection, nevertheless seem to form a meaningful pattern in our lives. Synchronicities are often seemingly trivial. It could be something quotidian you haven't thought about in 20 years, but when you do, that same thing suddenly appears all around you; in newspapers, signs, things you hear. Another contributor to the anthology, Jungian psychologist and mythologist Roderick Main, describes the evolution of our human understanding of the universe as having gone from enchantment to disenchantment (the scientific revolution) to reenchantment, which is happening now. “Life is still mysterious.” How can synchronicities happen? In Marjorie Woollacott's view, we are points of consciousness within the universal consciousness, and we are all entangled and co-creating this universe. “Within that playful entanglement, we draw the situations to ourselves that are most important for the unfolding of our paths in this universe.” She also points out that our beliefs create our reality, which means that what we pay attention to in our lives is what we allow to unfold. So, how should we act on synchronicities? “Value them highly and explore them.” Marjorie Woollacott believes we have some kind of guidance from the nonphysical reality. She refers to research she has done on mediumship, where mediums say they are in contact with people from “the other side”. “I saw the incredibly strong evidence about these people communicating with us, telling us things we didn't know that turned out to be true, and that could help us.” This is documented in peer reviewed papers, Many feel – and claim – that this world is unfair, and not only to themselves but to millions. “I believe it's a fundamental misunderstanding”, Marjorie says. “But we all have these thoughts. We are both a soul with infinite awareness and a tiny point of awareness. And the tiny point, where our ego resides, is always making judgments about what's pleasurable, what's painful, what causes suffering, and what causes expansion. And from that point of view, yeah, things can be really difficult.” “But if we can take the view of the whole, which is our essence, there is probably something we can learn from that moment of pain that will move us forward in our expansion of knowing who we are.” Marjorie's website The Playful Universe Bio at AAPS Bio at Galileo Commission

Scientist Marjorie Woollacott describes the beauty, wonder and fun of the conscious universe in which each of us is embedded and connected. Your thoughts influence the nature of your experiences as Marjorie tells us. The Universe desires to get to know itself through each of our individual experiences. She is the first editor of The Playful Universe a profoundly important book that will further connect you with the meaningful coincidences swirling around you, those you love and the people you know and don't know. We are all connected and synchronicities show us how. You can order The Playful Universe here: https://www.amazon.com/Playful-Universe-Synchronicity-Nature-Consciousness/dp/1735449172 *This episode was originally uploaded to YouTube on September 22, 2024 * Marjorie Woollacott, Ph.D., was professor and chair of the Dept. of Human Physiology and is a member of the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. She is President of the Academy for the Advancement of Post-Materialist Sciences, On the Science Committee of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Co-Director of the Galileo Commission and Research Director for the International Association of Near-Death Studies. Woollacott has published over 200 scientific articles and written or edited nine books, including Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind (receiving 8 book awards) and Spiritual Awakenings: Scientists and Academics Describe Their Experiences https://marjoriewoollacott.com/ Bernard D. Beitman, MD has broken out of the restrictive bounds of conservative academic research to produce a blueprint for the practically-oriented new discipline of Coincidence Studies. He has served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology and then as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has reached more than one million people through his Psychology Today blog, radio show, website, and two coincidence books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Yale and Stanford educated, He is the founder and president of The Coincidence Project. https://www.innertraditions.com/books... to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book "Meaningful Coincidences". Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research #coincidence #serendipity #synchronicitiy

Mark Anthony, JD Psychic Explorer (Psychic Lawyer®) is a fourth-generation psychic medium who communicates with spirits. He is an Oxford educated attorney who has tried over 100 jury trials and is licensed to practice law in Florida, Washington D.C., and before the United States Supreme Court. He was named Best Psychic Medium in the OMMIE Awards sponsored by OMTimes and iSpirit Media.Mark Anthony is known as “The Psychic Explorer” due to his extensive background in science, quantum physics, survival of consciousness, near-death experiences, history, archaeology, philosophy, and theology. He examines mystical locations in the US and remote corners of the world to explore ancient ruins, mysteries, and supernatural phenomena.Mark appears nationwide on TV & Radio. On the CBS hit show “The Doctors,” he conducted a reading which cracked a cold case murder. Recently, he was featured on Discovery Channel and Gaia TV. He is the co-host of “The Psychic and The Doc” on The Transformation Network.He is a VIP Executive Contributor for Best Holistic Life Magazine. Mark's latest multiple award-winning bestseller The Afterlife Frequency was designated by PrettyProgressive.com as one of the top books about faith in God and like his other bestseller Evidence of Eternity was considered for a Pulitzer Prize. His other bestselling book is Never Letting Go which is recommended by grief counsellors and hospices worldwide.Mark Anthony is a headline speaker at conventions, expos, and spiritual organizations such as the Edgar Cayce A.R.E., International Association for Near-death Studies, The Shift Network, Center for Consciousness, The Galileo Commission, Spiritual Awakenings International, Bright Live, Helping Parents Heal, Vail Symposium & universities including Brown, Columbia, Harvard & Yale.Please enjoy my conversation with Mark Anthony.

David Lorimer's  guest today is Anna Bacchia, who describes herself as an Aesthete Innovator Researcher Teacher & Writer. She has conducted more than 40 years of Research in Human Sciences and Cognitive Sciences, where she has focused on unexplored aspects and qualities of the Cognitive, Creative and Intuitive processes. She is Founder of the ‘Consciousness Institute' Lugano, Switzerland, and of the LIFE Leaders .international® Project, and she holds Educational Trainings and Programs on ‘Consciousness, Self, Life' dedicated to an unexplored intuitive communicating and understanding, in syntony with the nature of Life. She is a life member of the World Peace Forum, a laureate of the ‘Luxembourg World Peace Prize', a Creative Member of the Club of Budapest and a Research Fellow of the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research. Her most recent is ‘A.I. and the Living Intelligence'. And her most recent book is entitled ‘ÌNIN, our Intuition which transforms and creates'.  Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly. scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.AnnaBacchia.nethttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/MD-Deepak-Chopra/Quantum-Healing-Revised-and-Updated/18301212https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-tao-of-physics-fritjof-capra/13879?ean=9780006544890https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/web-of-life-fritjof-capra/193213?ean=9780006547518https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/zen-in-the-art-of-archery-herrigel-eugen/3886899?ean=9781941129944https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-bhagavad-gita-laurie-l-patton/2012316?ean=9780140447903https://www.amazon.co.uk/Physical-Analogical-Foundations-Conscious-Reality/dp/8898497091/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1706289929&sr=1-3-catcorr Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

The Bulgarian rebels against early Christian suppression of the Divine Feminine meet their French counterpart, the Cathars, through David Lorimer, who like these rebels, is helping to tear down the rigid rationality of western science. You can purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences", here ⁠https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences David Lorimer is a writer, lecturer, poet, editor and spiritual activist who is Founder of Character Education Scotland, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network (www.scientificandmedical.net) and former President of Wrekin Trust and the Swedenborg Society (www.swedenborgsociety.org.uk). He has also been editor of Paradigm Explorer since 1986 and completed his 100th issue in 2019. He was the instigator of the Beyond the Brain conference series in 1995 (www.beyondthebrain.org) and has co-ordinated the Mystics and Scientists conferences every year since the late 1980s. His most recent books are his essays, A Quest for Wisdom and his collection of poetry, Better Light a Candle. David is also Chair of the Galileo Commission (www.galileocommission.org) which seeks to expand the evidence base of science of consciousness beyond a materialistic worldview. Check out the Connecting with Coincidence YouTube channel to see the latest podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Coinciders

This VoiceAmerica Special points to, and shares from, an important international event of the esteemed Galileo Commission, Dec. 29-30, 2023, featuring contributors to the important new book THE GREAT UPSHIFT: HUMANITY'S COMING ADVANCE TOWARD PEACE AND HARMONY ON THE PLANET, “Roadmaps for Planetary Activists” (https://amzn.to/3PklmXB) by two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ervin Laszlo and David Lorimer, Chair of the Galileo Commission. The Galileo Commission was founded in 2017 to expand the worldview of science. Ninety advisors representing thirty universities worldwide published the well known GALILEO COMMISSION REPORT, which is available in both academic and general public versions: BEYOND A MATERIALIST WORLDVIEW—TOWARDS AN EXPANDED SCIENCE. Contributors to THE GREAT UPSHIFT agree: We have reached a historic turning point -- a 'point of bifurcation' at which we must find new ways to upshift our individual and collective consciousness to ensure the desired resolution of the world's crises. The Great Upshift offers roadmaps for all of us to do this.” This vital book is a compendium of insights into solutions for our world, troubled by climate change, conflict, and unsustainable conditions and calls for our conscious participation in universal values of love and care that we all share-- and which point us toward a world that works for all. David Lorimer cohosts this VoiceAmerica Special, hosting first Ervin Laszlo and then, in order of appearance: Ben Bowler of UNITY EARTH and three time Nautilus Award Winner Dr. Robert Atkinson speaking about this December program and also a February 2024 event with Lazslo, Lorimer and other guests entitled” Awakening to Humanity's Sacred Mission, An International Symposium and Call to Action”, February 9-11, 2024. This Symposium will also be featured here on VoiceAmerica. Then follow discussions with six noted contributors to THE GREAT UPSHIFT— renowned authors and influencers Jude Currivan, Anneloes Smitsman, Charles Eisenstein, Natalie Zeituny, Alfredo de Zayas and Bruce Lipton. Kurt Johnson hosts for VoiceAmerica. Websites to follow for announced upcoming events: December 2023-- Galileo Commission: https://galileocommission.org/; Laszlo Institute for New Paradigm Research: https://thelaszloinstitute.com/; February 2024: the above and UNITY EARTH: https://unity.earth/; Evolutionary Leaders: https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/; Light on Light: https://www.lightonlight.us/; and the Facebook Pages for all of these organizations.

David Lorimer's  guest today is Professor Frédérique Apffel-Marglin, who is Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology at Smith College. She founded the Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration in the Peruvian High Amazon in 2009 where she works with indigenous communities as well as several High Schools in the province, regenerating the most sustainable and climate reducing pre-Columbian anthropogenic soil known as Terra Preta do Indio (black earth of the Indians). Her more recent books are: Subversive Spiritualities: How Rituals Enact the World (2011); Sacred Soil: Biochar and the Regeneration of the Earth with Robert Tindall and David Shearer, (2017); Contemporary Voices from Anima Mundi edited with Stefano Varese, (2020). Her latest book is written with Randy Chung Gonzales who has worked in SCBR for decades: Initiated by the Spirits: Healing Ills of Modernity through Shamanism, Psychedelics and the Power of the Sacred (2022).   Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly. scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://asociacionsachamama.org/https://sophia.smith.edu/anthro/Marglin.htmlBooks by Frédérique Apffel-Marglin https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rique+Apffel-MarglinThe Death of Nature Carolyn Merchant https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Nature-Ecology-Scientific-Revolution/dp/0062505955https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cosmogenesis-an-unveiling-of-the-expanding-universe-brian-thomas-swimme/7534509?ean=9781640096172 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr Lisa Miller, the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and her new book, The Awakened Brain. She is a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology, and has held over a decade of joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School. Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles in leading journals. She is Editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice, an elected Fellow of The American Psychological Association (APA) and the two-time President of the APA Society for Psychology and Spirituality. She earned her doctorate under the founder of positive psychology, Martin Seligman, she has served as Principal Investigator on multiple grant funded research studies. She speaks and consults for the US Military, businesses, personal development, faith-based organizations, schools and universities, and for mental health and wellness initiatives.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks and links mentioned:https://www.lisamillerphd.com/https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-awakened-brain-the-psychology-of-spirituality-lisa-miller/6627661?ean=9780141991030 https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Lisa-J-Miller/The-Spiritual-Child--The-New-Science-on-Parenting-for-Hea/17317019Ram Das - The only dance there is. https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30366475868&ref_=ps_ggl_10939332144&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Textbookstandard-_-product_id=UK9780385084130NEWhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Light-Candle-David-Lorimer/dp/B0BR9GP78NProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's  guest today is  Mona Sobhani, PhD who is a cognitive neuroscientist, author, and entrepreneur. A former research scientist at the University of Southern California, she holds a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Southern California and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University with the MacArthur Foundation Law and Neuroscience Project. She is the author of Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe (Park City Press/Inner Traditions), which details her transformation from a diehard scientific materialist to an open-minded spiritual seeker. In the Brave New World of Psychedelic Science substack, she writes about the psychedelic renaissance, altered states of consciousness, and the transpersonal. She is co-founder of Exploring Consciousness, a community of curious scientists who are seeking to understand consciousness, spirituality, and the nature of our reality.  Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.monasobhaniphd.comhttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mona-Sobhani/Proof-of-Spiritual-Phenomena--A-Neuroscientists-Discovery/26975623 https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dr-Brian-Weiss/Many-Lives-Many-Masters--The-true-story-of-a-prominent-ps/1931400https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jeffrey-J-Kripal/The-Flip--Who-You-Really-Are-and-Why-It-Matters/24240720  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Edi Bilimoria, DPhil, FIMechE, CEng, is a Consultant Engineer and has been Project Manager and Head of Design for major projects such as the Channel Tunnel. He was Education Manager for the Theosophical Society in Australia, a Trustee of the Scientific and Medical Network, Adviser to the Galileo Commission of the Network, and is a … Continue reading "How Humans Mirror the Cosmos with Edi Bilimoria"

Podcast guest 739 is Dr. Edi Bilimoria and we spoke about consciousness, out of body experiences, God and More. Born in India and educated at the universities of London, Sussex and Oxford, Edi Bilimoria presents an unusual blend of experience in the fields of science, the arts and philosophy. Professionally, Edi is an award-winning engineer and was a consultant to the petrochemical, oil and gas, transport, and construction industries. He was Project Manager and Head of Design for major innovative projects such as the Channel Tunnel, London Underground systems, and offshore installations. He also worked in safety and environmental engineering and management for several Royal Navy projects, including the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier and the fleet of River-class offshore patrol vessels. A student of the perennial philosophy for over half a century, Edi has given courses and lectured extensively in the UK, and internationally in California, the Netherlands, India, and Australia. He has organized and chaired conferences in order to encourage the cross fertilization of ideas in the fields of science, religion and practical philosophy. He worked as Education Manager for the Theosophical Society in Australia developing courses and study papers, researching, lecturing and organizing international conferences; as well as supervising the Research Library, National Media Library, National Members Lending Library and the development of the website. Edi has published extensively in the disciplines of science, engineering and the esoteric philosophy. His book The Snake and the Rope was awarded a prize by the Scientific and Medical Network on which he now serves as a Board Director, and an Adviser to the Galileo Commission of the Network. Edi is also a Trustee and a Council Member of the Francis Bacon Society. His latest four volume work, Unfolding Consciousness: Exploring the Living Universe and Intelligent Powers in Nature and Humans, constitutes a watershed in the history of science, contrasting Science with Ancient Philosophy on Consciousness and Man, drawing on a galaxy of world-class authorities. Dr. Bilimoria's Website https://edibilimoria.com/ Dr. Bilimoria's Contact LivingTheosophy@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-s-reynolds/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-s-reynolds/support

David Lorimer's  guest today is  Dr. Anneloes Smitsman, a futurist, entrepreneur, systems scientist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change. She is the founder and CEO of EARTHwise Centre, co-founder of the EARTHwise DAO, initiator and architect of the EARTHwise Constitution for a Planetary Civilization, and lead architect of the EARTHwise Game for Civilizational Transformation. She received a degree of Doctor from Maastricht University, the Netherlands, for her pioneering research on systemic transformation. She is the co-author with Dr. Jean Houston of the bestsellers The Quest of Rose, which won the 2022 Silver Nautilus Book award, and Return of the Avatars, which won the 2023 Gold Nautilus Book award. For more information, visit website:   Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://www.earthwisecentre.org/anneloes-smitsmanhttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Anneloes-Smitsman/The-Quest-of-Rose--The-Cosmic-Keys-of-Our-Future-Becoming/26373194https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Anneloes-Smitsman/Return-of-the-Avatars--The-Cosmic-Architect-Tools-of-Our-Future-Becoming/27098197Dancing the Dream The Seven Sacred Paths to Human Transformation by Jamie Sams https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780062515148?gC https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Paramahansa-Paramahansa-Yogananda-Yogananda/Autobiography-of-a-Yogi--Mass-Market-Paperback-New-Cover/2634038https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-prince-niccolo-machiavelli/37898?ean=9781513269061 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's  guest today is  Dr Thomas R. Verny, psychiatrist, academic, writer, poet, blogger (Psychology Today), contributing columnist (The Stratford Times) and podcaster (Pushing Boundaries with Dr. Thomas R Verny). He is the author of eight books, including The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, published in 27 countries and the Embodied Mind, 2021, also available in Spanish, Greek, Russian and Czech, as well as 47 scientific papers. He has previously taught at Harvard University, the University of Toronto, York University (Toronto), St. Mary's University (Minneapolis) and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://www.trvernymd.com/https://pushingboundarieswithdrthomasrverny.buzzsprout.com/https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-interpretation-of-dreams-sigmund-freud/2333?ean=9780008646769https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/grimms-fairy-tales-brothers-grimm/716797?ean=9780008195632Jerzy Kosinsky: The Painted Bird https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facts-Life-R-D-Laing/dp/0394714741Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Prof Keith Ward, DD, FBA graduated in philosophy from Cardiff University, and in theology from Oxford. He taught philosophy at the Universities of Glasgow, St. Andrews, and King's College, London. He was Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, then Professor of Moral and Social Theology and subsequently of the History and Philosophy of Religion at King's, London, and Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford. He is the author of nearly 50 books and most recently his engaging autobiography, Adventures in Belief humorously subtitled How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (Possibly) Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: https://www.keithward.org.uk/https://wipfandstock.com/9781666756234/adventures-in-belief/ https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/critique-of-pure-reason-kant-critique-of-pure-reason-immanuel-kant/3955858?ean=9780460873581 /Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David's guest today is Dr Joan Walton, a researcher in the School of Education, Psychology and Language at York St John University, UK.  Joan has had an interest in consciousness studies from her early 20s, influenced initially by the work of Carl Jung, which led her to the work of other transpersonal psychologists, philosophers, scientists and writers about religions and spiritual traditions. Her focus has always been on the relevance of intellectual exploration for how we live our lives on a daily basis, and her working life in social work and education has reflected this. Passionate about the importance of early years, Joan's current research focuses on how to enhance the quality of intergenerational relating, with the aim of creating inclusive communities which encourage connection and compassion through the nurturing of mutually caring relationships across generations. Central to this is the idea of a participatory consciousness, in which everything and everyone is interconnected.  Joan is a member of the Board of Directors in the SMN, a member of the Galileo Commission Steering Group,  and Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Network for the Study of Spirituality.   Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: Publications by Joan Walton: https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/view/author_id/1840.htmlhttps://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/p-w-martin/experiment-in-depth/9780710083937https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-psychology-of-consciousness/robert-ornstein/9781949358988https://spiritual-awakenings.net/ also available as a podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/spiritual-awakeningsProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 2008, he experienced a transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection that completely transformed his worldview. A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that acknowledges the primacy of consciousness in the universe, he is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven, and Living in a Mindful Universe. Join our conversation as we delve into his astonishing near-death experience, which not only changed his entire perspective on life but also provided the foundation for his books. From the medical case report that supports his miraculous recovery to the profound impact his story has had on others, you won't want to miss this remarkable discussion.By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with a newfound appreciation for the spiritual realm and its potential for inner peace and healing. By exploring the power of meditation, prayer, and self-discovery, we can break free from the ego and realize our true identity as spiritual beings in a spiritual universe. Don't miss this chance to expand your mind and embrace a world of love, kindness, compassion, mercy, and acceptance.What You'll Learn:- Dr. Eben Alexander's near-death experience and transformational journey- How the gap between science, spirituality, and consciousness is being bridged- The power of prayer in the spiritual realm and the affect it had on Dr. Alexander during his coma- Techniques to access past life memories and how understanding our souls and minds helps us to come into healing and wholeness- How the use of Sacred Acoustics tones can help alleviate stress and anxiety, improve sleep and focus, and connect with our higher selves- The importance of understanding that we are spiritual beings in a spiritual universe and how there is scientific data to support thatYou can also watch the video of this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/CHTmDGBn0xAResources: - Reduce stress & anxiety for a more fulfilling life. Sacred Acoustics website: https://www.sacredacoustics.com/?ref=zWHl2v5h-Od_u (affiliate link)And use this Coupon Code for 10% off: CHARIS- Dr. Eben Alexander's website: http://ebenalexander.com/Global organizations and scientific groups that aim to bridge the gap between science, spirituality, and consciousness:- Bigelow Institute: https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/- Scientific and Medical Network: https://scientificandmedical.net/- Galileo Commission: https://www.galileocommission.org/- Shared Crossing Project: https://www.sharedcrossing.com/- Get my FREE on-demand video training: How to Live Life on Your Own Terms & Timeline (And Stop Sacrificing Your Sanity, Personal Space, or Social Life) https://charisyourlife.com/video- Follow me on Instagram:

David's guest today is Prof Ervin Laszlo. He  spent his childhood in Budapest, Hungary. He was a celebrated child prodigy on the piano, with public appearances from the age of nine. Receiving a Grand Prize at the international music competition in Geneva, he was allowed to leave Hungary and begin an international concert career, first in Europe and then in America.Shifting to the life of a philosopher and systems scientist, he has lectured at various U.S. Universities including Yale and Princeton. He is the Founder and President of both the Club of Budapest and the Laszlo Institute for New Paradigm Research. He is the author, co-author or editor of 106 different books that have appeared in a total of 25 languages, Ervin Laszlo has also written several hundred papers and articles in scientific journals and popular magazines. He is a member of numerous scientific bodies, including the International Academy of Science, the World Academy of Arts and Science, the International Academy of Philosophy of Science, and the International Medici Academy. He was elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Science in 2010.Ervin Laszlo was awarded the Laszlo the Sorbonne's highest degree, the Doctorat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines in 1970, and received honorary Ph.D's from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Hungary. He was the recipient of the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award, in 2001, of the International Mandir of Peace Prize of Assisi in 2005, and of the Luxembourg World Peace Prize in 2017. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and 2005. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: https://thelaszloinstitute.com/about/ervin-laszlo/https://ervinlaszlobooks.com/Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead Order Out of Chaos by Ilya PrigogineHenri Bergson, Creative Evolution https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/creative-evolution-henri-louis-bergson/3182006?ean=9781515423928https://spiritual-awakenings.net/ also available as a podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/spiritual-awakeningsLaszlo playing Chopin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo_192IYGjUProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Bernard Carr is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London. For his PhD he studied the first second of the universe with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University and Caltech. He then held Research Fellowships at Trinity College and the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge before moving to Queen Mary in 1985. He has also held Visiting Professorships at various institutes in America, Canada and Japan. His professional area of research is cosmology and astrophysics and includes such topics as the early universe, black holes, dark matter and the anthropic principle. He is the author of around 300 papers and the books Universe or Multiverse? and Quantum Black Holes. He is very interested in the role of consciousness, regarding this as a fundamental rather than incidental feature of the Universe, and he is developing a new physical paradigm, which accommodates normal, paranormal and mystical experiences. He also has a long-standing interest in the relationship between science and religion and views psychical research as forming a bridge between them. He is President of the Scientific and Medical Network and a former President of the Society for Psychical Research.Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution – Albert EinsteinImaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/abc-of-relativity-bertrand-russell/2247330?ean=9780415473828https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/an-experiment-with-time-j-w-dunne/7122584?ean=9780486849942The Third Eye by Lobsang Rampa https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/137492/https://spiritual-awakenings.net/ also available as a podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/spiritual-awakeningsProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

AARON KHERIATY, MD is a psychiatrist, and the director of the program in Bioethics and American Democracy at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, and the director of the Health and Human Flourishing program at the Zephyr Institute in Palo Alto, California. He taught psychiatry previously at the UCI School of Medicine where he was the director of the Medical Ethics Program at UCI Health, and the chairman of the ethics committee at the California Department of State Hospitals. Dr. Kheriaty's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Atlantis, Arc Digital, Public Discourse, City Journal, and First Things. He blogs at AaronKheriaty.Substack.com. He is author of The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security StateImaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: https://www.aaronkheriaty.com/https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Abnormal-Biomedical-Security-State/dp/1684513855Viktor Frankl: Man's Search For Meaning https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-classic-editions-viktor-e-frankl/3000874?ean=9781846046384Etty Hillesum:  An interrupted life. https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31434381738&refConfessions of St. Augustine https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-confessions-of-st-augustine-saint-augustine/1200112?ean=9781640322622 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David's guest today is Dr. Lotte Valentin, a naturopathic physician, author, evidential psychic and medical medium, ancestral healer and international keynote speaker.  She is the author of Med School after Menopause, The Journey of my Soul, an inspirational story about transformation, healing and spirituality and she is also the creator of Healing Your Ancestral Mother Wound, which she produced in collaboration with Hemi-Sync. Dr. Lotte also leads workshops on Ancestral Healing for The Theosophical Society as well as other organizations and is a regular guest on The Shift Network.Dr. Lotte has had two Near-Death out-of-body experiences which resulted in her becoming clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient and activating her life path. She was then guided to attend medical school as well as become an author and evidential medium. Dr. Lotte completed her medical school pre-requisites and was accepted into medical school at the age of 54!  Dr. Lotte is also the host of her own podcast Dr. Lotte: Science with Soul, which is currently ranked in the top 10% GLOBALLY out of 2.8 million podcasts. She developed this podcast to help people create a path to healing their own life physically, emotionally and spiritually, and bridge the gap between science and soul. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned: https://drlotte.com/podcast-dr-lotte-science-with-soulMed School after Menopause https://www.abebooks.co.uk/MED-SCHOOL-after-MENOPAUSE-Journey-Soul/30597385746/bdHealing Your Ancestral Mother Wound https://drlotte.com/hemisyncInfinite Mind by Valerie Hunt Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David's guest today is Dr Monica Gagliano who is Research Associate Professor in Evolutionary Ecology at the Biological Intelligence (BI) Lab, Southern Cross University in Perth, Australia. Her main research is broadly focusing on key aspects of the ecological processes by which organisms are able to gather information on the variable conditions of their surrounding environment in order to thrive. In collaboration with various disciplines across the Sciences and the Humanities, her research aims at expanding our perception of animals, plants and more generally Nature. In the process of learning how to do this, she has pioneered the brand-new research field of plant bioacoustics and extended the concept of cognition to plants, re-igniting the discourse on plant subjectivity, sentience and ethical standing.“Not all who wander are lost” - Goethe“The soul has an absolute and unforgiving need for regular excursions into enchantment” - Thomas MooreImaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://uk.bookshop.org/books/thus-spoke-the-plant-a-remarkable-journey-of-groundbreaking-scientific-discoveries-and-personal-encounters-with-plants/9781623172435The Mind of Plants https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780907791874https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-green-thread/patricia-vieira/monica-gagliano/9781498510615Thomas Berry - The Dream of the Earth https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-dream-of-the-earth/9781619025325Tao Te Ching https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-divine-feminine-tao-te-ching-a-new-translation-and-commentary/9781644112465Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr. Howard Eisenberg He is a ‘Psychonaut' – what Jean Houston termed an explorer of ‘inner space'. On the ‘left brain' side, he's a Physician with post-graduate training in both Psychology and Psychiatry, and is one of the international pioneers in both the clinical & organizational aspects of Stress Management. He was an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont. He is currently in Private Practice of Psychotherapy and Mind/Body Medicine in Newmarket, Ontario. He also heads up the international Fortune 100 consulting firm, Syntrekâ Inc.On the ‘right brain' side – Dr. Eisenberg earned his medical degree and master's degree in Psychology simultaneously! Howard's master's thesis was on Telepathy & he was subsequently awarded the first postgraduate University degree in Canada for research in Parapsychology - from McGill U. At the University of Vermont, he helped establish an inter-disciplinary Study Group on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He is the author of, Inner Spaces: Parapsychological Explorations of the Mind, (which became the textbook for his pioneering credit course in Parapsychology at the University of Toronto). He also hosted the CBC Radio national mini-series, Odyssey. And he is the Producer of the unique guided-meditation recording – The Tranquility Experienceã. His latest book is Dream it to Do It.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks and links mentioned:Dream it to do it: The science and the magic by Howard Eisenberg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dream-Do-Science-Howard-Eisenberg/dp/1737916924Fundamentals of New Individualism by Robert Dolling Wells (Out of print)Plato's Republic https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-republic-9780008480080/9780008480080The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-book-on-the-taboo-against-knowing-who-you-are/alan-watts/9780285638532Spencer Johnson The Present https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-present-the-gift-that-makes-you-happy-and-successful-at-work-and-in-life-9780553817959Aldous Huxley: The Perennial Philosophy: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/aldous-huxley/perennial-philosophy/Dr Howard Eisenberg coaching: https://drhowardeisenberg.com/executive-coach-in-aurora/Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Jean Houston, Ph.D., a world-renowned scholar, futurist, award-winning author, and researcher in human capacities, social change, and systemic transformation. She is one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement and one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. She is also a founder of the field of Social Artistry, “Human development in the light of social change.” She was awarded the Synergy Superstar Award 2020 by the Source of Synergy Foundation for her exemplary work inspiring us to source our highest human capacities, and the Visioneers Heroine of Humanity Award. Jean is renowned for her gifts as a mythic storyteller, and she holds conferences, seminars, and mentoring programs with leaders and change agents worldwide. She has worked intensively in over 40 cultures, lectured in over 100 countries, and worked with major organizations such as UNICEF, UNDP, and NASA, as well as helping global state leaders, leading educational institutions, business organizations, and millions of people to enhance and deepen their own uniqueness. She is the co-author with Dr. Anneloes Smitsman of the award-winning Future Humans Trilogy, as well as an author of over 36 published books and a great many unpublished books, plays, and manuscripts. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:A Mythic Life by Jean Houston https://uk.bookshop.org/books/mythic-life/9780062502827The Quest of Rose: The Cosmic Keys of Our Future Becoming (Future Humans Trilogy) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Rose-Cosmic-Becoming-Trilogy/dp/1990093116/ Twelfth Night (Shakespeare) https://uk.bookshop.org/books/twelfth-night-or-what-you-will-the-oxford-shakespeare/9780199536092Arnold Toynbee - A Study of History https://uk.bookshop.org/books/a-study-of-history-volume-i-abridgement-of-volumes-i-vi/9780195050806The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience. by Robert Masters and Jean Houston https://www.amazon.co.uk/Varieties-Psychedelic-Experience-Classic-Effects-ebook/dp/B072NDF4DD Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Natasha Tassell-Matamua PhD,  Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Massey University and Director of the Centre for Indigenous Psychologies in New Zealand. She is of Indigenous Māori, Cook Islands and European descent. Her research focusses primarily on near-death and other exceptional experiences of consciousness and their implications for humanity, as well as the interface between such experiences, spirituality and Indigenous knowledges.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Articles by Natasha Tassell-Matamua https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Natasha+Tassell-Matamua&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholarthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/persons/19822/Books mentioned:The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-tibetan-book-of-living-and-dying-25th-anniversary-edition/9781846045387Fingerprints of the gods by Graham Hancock https://uk.bookshop.org/books/fingerprints-of-the-gods/9780712679060Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake https://uk.bookshop.org/books/entangled-life-the-smash-hit-sunday-times-bestseller-that-will-transform-your-understanding-of-our-planet-and-life-itself/9781784708276Real Magic by Dean Radin https://uk.bookshop.org/books/real-magic-unlocking-your-natural-psychic-abilities-to-create-everyday-miracles/9781524758820 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr Eben Alexander, a pioneering scientist and thought leader in consciousness studies. Dr. Alexander has been a guest on Dr. Oz, Oprah, and many other media programs. His most recent book, Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, (co-authored with Karen Newell) has garnered accolades from many scientists around the world who study the mind-body question and the nature of consciousness. His earlier books, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife and The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, have collectively spent more than two years atop the New York Times and international bestseller lists.  Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.ebenalexander.comhttps://www.sacredacoustics.com/Books by Eben Alexander; https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=Eben+AlexanderOne Mind by Larry Dossey https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Larry-MD-Dossey/One-Mind--How-Our-Individual-Mind-Is-Part-of-a-Greater-Co/15127706Consciousness beyond life by Pim van Lommel https://uk.bookshop.org/books/consciousness-beyond-life-the-science-of-the-near-death-experience/9780061777264Real Magic by Dean Radin https://uk.bookshop.org/books/real-magic-unlocking-your-natural-psychic-abilities-to-create-everyday-miracles/9781524758820Books by Ed Kelly https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=Edward+F.+Kellyhttps://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/ Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Cynthia Bourgeault, who is a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally acclaimed retreat leader. She divides her time between solitude in her seaside hermitage in Maine and a demanding schedule travelling globally to spread the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths. She is a faculty member emeritus of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the founding director of an international network of Wisdom schools, uniting classic Christian mystical and monastic teaching with contemporary practices of mindfulness and embodied presence.Cynthia's signature contribution to the Christian contemplative reawakening has focused in four main areas: Centering Prayer; the Christian Wisdom Tradition; the Christian Inner and Fourth Way Traditions; and The Path of Conscious Love.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Cynthia Bourgeault https://cynthiabourgeault.org/Books by Cynthia Bourgeault: https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=Cynthia+BourgeaultThe Future of Wisdom by Bruno Barnhart: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-future-of-wisdom-toward-a-rebirth-of-sapiential-christianity/9781939681829In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky https://uk.bookshop.org/books/in-search-of-the-miraculous/9781874250760The Ever-Present Origin by Jean Gebster: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-ever-present-origin/9780821407691What Happens in Mindfulness by John Teasdale: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/what-happens-in-mindfulness-inner-awakening-and-embodied-cognition/9781462549450Jacob Boehme: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/jacob-boehme-9781556433573/9781556433573 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's Guest today is Mark Gober who is an award-winning author of four books: "An End to Upside Down Thinking" (2018), "An End to Upside Down Living" (2020), "An End to Upside Down Liberty" (2021), and "An End to Upside Down Contact" (2022). He is also the host of the podcast "Where Is My Mind?" Gober serves on the Board of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell's Institute of Noetic Sciences and the School of Wholeness and Enlightenment. Previously, he was a partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley and worked as an investment banking analyst with UBS in New York. He has been named one of IAM's Strategy 300: The World's Leading Intellectual Property Strategists. Gober graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he was elected a captain of its Division I tennis team.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Books by Mark Gober https://markgober.com/An End to Upside Down Thinking" (2018), https://uk.bookshop.org/books/an-end-to-upside-down-thinking-dispelling-the-myth-that-the-brain-produces-consciousness-and-the-implications-for-everyday-lif/9781947637856"An End to Upside Down Living" (2020), https://uk.bookshop.org/books/an-end-to-upside-down-living-reorienting-our-consciousness-to-live-better-and-save-the-human-species/9781949001044"An End to Upside Down Liberty" (2021), https://www.amazon.co.uk/End-Upside-Down-Liberty-Traditional-ebook/dp/B09HL83BY1/ref"An End to Upside Down Contact" (2022). https://www.amazon.co.uk/End-Upside-Down-Contact-Spirits-ebook/dp/B0B43TH5JZ/Your Soul's Plan by Robert Schwartz https://uk.bookshop.org/books/your-soul-s-plan-discovering-the-real-meaning-of-the-life-you-planned-before-you-were-born/9781583942727"Where Is My Mind?" podcast https://markgober.com/podcast/ Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

What if everything we were taught about consciousness by conventional science in the past was wrong? And what if there was proof that heaven exists? Imagine being a distinguished brain-surgeon, teaching at Harvard and you are convinced there is no afterlife. Until all of a sudden your brain dies and you are on life-support for seven days. And during these seven days you travel to the other side and meet God.  This is the story of Dr. Eben Alexander. The American neurosurgeon's book https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife-ebook/dp/B008AK8FHM/ (Proof of Heaven) debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and his latest book https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2SFPR2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 (Living in a Mindful Universe) is a compelling introduction to the current paradigm shift in science, where the old nihilistic worldview where consciousness is merely a side effect of brain activity is now being replaced by the idea that consciousness is the fundamental basis of what defines and makes reality itself.  Dr. Eben Alexander's take on consciousness, mind, soul and love offers a compass to navigate the trying times of conflict and confusion we are currently experiencing. In this interview he not only talks about life after death, but also how to live a more meaningful existence right here and now and how his Near Death Experience completely changed his old worldview, which was until then, completely materialistic. In this interview with Eben Alexander, you'll discover: -The "Amnesia of the Divine"...02:49 -How quantum physics has debunked the pseudo-science of materialism...07:00 -Eben recounts his encounter with the Divine...12:45 -How and when the "materialistic" worldview came in vogue around the world...21:33 -How reconnecting with the spiritual realm eases anxiety and fear in this life...25:42 -Prayer and living in a mindful universe...31:32 -Why evil is necessary for personal and communal growth...37:40 -What to say to those who maintain this life has no meaning...42:37 -Ethical concerns over advances in the realm of extending our physical presence on Earth...49:25 -Self-love as it relates to interconnectedness with others...54:04 -Eben's best personal practice... Resources mentioned: http://ebenalexander.com/ (Eben's website) https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife-ebook/dp/B008AK8FHM/ (Proof of Heaven) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IWTWJDM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 (The Map of Heaven) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2SFPR2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 (Living in a Mindful Universe) Dr. Larry Dossey's book https://www.amazon.com/One-Mind-Larry-Dossey-ebook/dp/B00EA8UEWC/ (One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part Of A Greater Consciousness And Why It Matters) Steve Taylor's book https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Science-Needs-Spirituality-Sense-ebook/dp/B07BJKYKJS/ (Spiritual Science: Why Science Needs Spirituality To Make Sense Of The World) Pim van Lommel's book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M696QS/ (Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science Of The Near Death Experience) https://noetic.org/research/spontaneous-remission-bibliography-project/ (Institute of Noetic Sciences project on Spontaneous Remission) Dr. Kelly A. Turner's book https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Remission-Kelly-A-Turner-audiobook-dp-B07YYJQGP2/dp/B07YYJQGP2/ (Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds) https://radicalremission.com (Radical Remission Project website) Edward F. Kelly's books https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Physicalism-Edward-Kelly/dp/153812596X/ (Beyond Physicalism: Toward Reconciliation Of Science And Spirituality) https://www.amazon.com/Irreducible-Mind-Toward-Psychology-Century-dp-1442202068/dp/1442202068/ (Irreducible Mind: Towards A Psychology For The 21st Century) https://galileocommission.org (The Galileo Commission) https://www.sacredacoustics.com...

Spontaneous spiritual awakening experiences (I would call them cosmic consciousness experiences), are subjective experiences characterised by a sudden sense of direct contact, union, or complete nondual merging or experience of oneness with a perceived ultimate reality, the universe, “God,” or the divine. They can arise in response to some kind of practice such as meditation, or as in the case of my guest today completely of their own accord. Jessica is a Research Psychologist specialising in spontaneous spiritual awakening experiences. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Psychology (Distinction) from the University of Greenwich, where she focused her studies on induced and endogenous exceptional human experiences. With a passion to bridge the worlds of science and spirituality, her mission is to challenge the default pathologisation of awakening experiences by helping to inform and encourage mainstream psychology to look beyond the current designated spectrum of ‘normality', to encompass the transpersonal as something that is intrinsic to the human experience. She is also dedicated to helping individuals come to the realisation of their highest human potential, and fulfils part of this mission both as a Kundalini Yoga teacher and contracted leadership and empowerment coach. Jessica has presented her work at a number of academic conferences, including with the British Psychological Society. She also works for the Scientific and Medical Network, is a member of the Galileo Commission steering committee, and a collaborator of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium and Spiritual Crisis Network. She runs regular peer-support groups for individuals undergoing spiritually transformative experiences, in central London. -International Spiritual Emergence Network (ISEN): https://www.spiritualemergencenetwork.org -The Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN, USA): http://www.spiritualemergence.org -The American Centre for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE, USA): https://aciste.org -Spiritual Crisis Network (SCN, UK): https://spiritualcrisisnetwork.uk The Galileo Commission: https://galileocommission.org If people would like to find an online community to discuss their spiritual experiences more openly, they can join the Blue Lotus sharing circles: https://bluelotusnetwork.com/ Or Spiritual Awakenings International sharing circles: https://spiritualawakeningsinternational.org Please note: these sharing circles are not specifically designed around the themes of spiritual emergence / emergency, but rather welcome conversations around varying forms and degrees of spiritually transformative experiences. Jessica's in-person sharing circles in London, which she hosts with the Psychedelic Society: https://dandelion.earth/events/628f4e75aa27e9000c0f2f2f The article we discuss is here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720579. Jessica is currently recruiting people for a study observing the effects of awakening on addiction. If you would like to participate in that or her other studies, or simply get in touch, you can do so via her email jessicacorneille@gmail.com.

David Lorimer's Guest today is Dr Dean Radin who is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and chairman of the biotech company, Cognigenics. He earned an MS (electrical engineering) and a PhD (psychology) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and in 2022 was awarded an Honorary DSc from the Swami Vivekananda University in Bangalore, India (an institution of higher learning accredited by the Indian government and specializing in yoga practice and research). Before joining the IONS research staff in 2001, Radin worked at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. He has given over 650 talks and interviews worldwide, and he is author or co-author of some 300 scientific and popular articles, four dozen book chapters, and nine books, four of which have been translated into 15 foreign languages. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Books by Dean Radin:The Conscious Universe (1997, HarperCollins), https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-conscious-universe-the-scientific-truth-of-psychic-phenomena/9780061778995Entangled Minds (2006, Simon & Schuster), https://uk.bookshop.org/books/entangled-minds-extrasensory-experiences-in-a-quantum-reality/9781416516774Supernormal (2013, RandomHouse), https://uk.bookshop.org/books/supernormal-science-yoga-and-the-evidence-for-extraordinary-psychic-abilities/9780307986900Real Magic (2018, PenguinRandomHouse). https://uk.bookshop.org/books/real-magic-unlocking-your-natural-psychic-abilities-to-create-everyday-miracles/9781524758820 ESP: A Scientific Evaluation by CEM Hansel https://www.biblio.com/book/esp-scientific-evaluation-cem-hansel/d/1276130291C P Broad: Lectures on Psychical Research https://www.routledge.com/Lectures-on-Psychical-Research-Routledge-Revivals-Incorporating-the-Perrott/Broad/p/book/9780415610865Ram Das: Be Hesre Now https://www.bookdepository.com/Be-Here-Now-Ram-Dass/9780517543054 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

What is complementary and alternative medicine and treatments (CAM)? The definitions vary in different parts of the world. ”But at least here in Denmark, the definition is not based on evidence, on whether it works or not, but on the formal status of what is being done”, says Jesper Odde Madsen, who is a guest on the podcast for the second time. Jesper is a Danish science journalist and communication consultant with a focus on complementary and alternative medicine. He has an affiliation with the Galileo Commission, whose aim it is to expand science and free it from its underlying materialist assumptions. To what extent different kinds of CAM are accepted, or tolerated, also varies widely. Yoga and massage are popular. Homeopathy is a no-go zone in most of the West, whereas it is considered more or less normal in India. Conducting research on CAM is an uphill battle. Jesper Madsen talks of four main obstacles. ”There is no money in it. You can't get a patent by treating people with reflexology or acupuncture. You won't make a career of studying these methods. There are no international organizations to back this up. And communication between the stakeholders is random or at least limited.” There is also a methodological dilemma when it comes to conducting CAM studies: The holy grail of western medical research is to employ RCT, randomized control trials, to show whether a treatment works or not. ”But here is a secret: When you want to study something, you should choose the trial method that's suitable for the thing you want to investigate. This truth has been kept away.” ”All governments listen to mainstream doctors. And mainstream doctors say: we must have RCT. Amen.” Alternative practitioners have a holistic approach. Before they apply their treatment, they learn things about every individual patient. And afterwards they talk to the patient and give advice. ”The point is that most alternative treatments consist of several parts, and only one of them is the technical fix, like needles in your arm”, says Jesper. ”There is nothing wrong with RCT but you have to start with the research question and analyze the issue before you make the choice of which investigation design to use.” If you make the method in itself a criterion of quality, then it is a question of belief, according to Jesper Madsen. ”And that is exactly what I have heard medical doctors say about alternative treatments: that they are beliefs, almost religious.” Is the placebo effect in essence an alternative treatment that the mainstream is using without knowing it? ”Yes. I am happy about the growing interest in studying the placebo. Even many doctors say today that this is more than just noise. There is a link between the psyche and the physical body. It would be great if we could take this seriously. But it will be difficult to make money on it.” Why are journalists reluctant to cover CAM in a neutral way? Are they also afraid of being ridiculed? ”I have been asking myself this question for years. Journalists tend to go to the usual mainstream sources. They tend to have a belief in authorities. I think this has been shown during the pandemic.” How to break the materialist paradigm, take down the ”wall”? ”It is not a question of evidence. We have the evidence. It is a question of reaching a critical mass of people and events. Maybe even that some researchers die and the younger ones think differently.” Personal website (English) Non-profit website & newsletter about CAM The Galileo Commission Presentation & speech, World Health Congress, Prague, 2021

David Lorimer's Guest today is Dr Athena D. Potari,  Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University (2022/23). She received her PhD from the University of Oxford, specializing in Political Philosophy, and holds an MA in Political Theory summa cum laude from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 2020, she was the youngest female scholar to receive the prestigious Academy of Athens Award of Philosophy. She has previously taught at the Universities of Oxford, University of Patras and University of Toulouse 1-Capitol (Athens branch). In 2019 she founded Atheonoa - a school of philosophy based in Greece devoted to the study of Ancient Hellenic Philosophy as an experiential path to the lived realization of non-dual awareness (gnosis) and eudaimonia, combining rigorous textual study with meditation and other embodied practices inspired by the ancient scriptures. She is a Member of the Galileo Commission Steering Group and the author of “A Call for a Renaissance of the Spirit in the Humanities” published by the Galileo Commission.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Papers by Athena Potari https://harvard.academia.edu/DespoinaAthenaPotarihttps://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605839924_shining-light-on-transcendence-the-unconventional-journey-of-a-neuroscientist/9781786771070Plato: The Republic https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-republic-9780008480080/9780008480080Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-prophet/9781513263229Yogananda Paramahansa: Autobiography of a Yogi https://uk.bookshop.org/books/autobiography-of-a-yogi-9788189535513/9788189535513 Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

WATCH THIS INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/4wW1o5kmS_8 David Lorimer embarked on a quest for wisdom and deeper understanding of life. David, originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy is a writer, lecturer, poet and editor. He is a Founder of Character Education Scotland, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network, former President of the Swedenborg Society, instigator of Beyond the Brain, a founding member of the International Futures Forum, has co-ordinated the Mystics and Scientists conferences, he is the originator of the Inspiring Purpose Values Poster Programmes and Chair of the Galileo Commission. David is the author and editor of over a dozen books, including Survival? Death as Transition, Resonant Mind, The Spirit of Science, Thinking Beyond the Brain, The Protein Crunch and A New Renaissance. His most recent book is A Quest for Wisdom. In 2020 David was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award as a Visionary Leader by the Visioneers International Network. This is his story, and this is his Passion. If you liked this episode, please do subscribe to our channel and let us inspire you to live a life you love. ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PassionHarvest/ Thank you for watching!

David Lorimer's Guest today is his old friend and long-time colleague Dr Peter Fenwick who is Emeritus Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Maudsley Hospital and Emeritus Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry. His other appointments included Consultant Neurophysiologist at St. Thomas's, Westminster and Broadmoor Hospitals. For ten years he was a Trustee of the Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Health. He is Emeritus President of the Scientific and Medical Network and former Chair of the Board of The Study Society. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on the dying process and is the author, with his wife Elizabeth, of many books on consciousness and death, including The Art of Dying and his autobiography Shining Light on Transcendence. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-art-of-dying/dr-peter-fenwick/elizabeth-fenwick/9780826499233https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605839924_shining-light-on-transcendence-the-unconventional-journey-of-a-neuroscientist/9781786771070https://www.abebooks.co.uk/ESP-Enigma-Scientific-Case-Psychic-Phenomena/30938224156/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9780802716064USEDhttps://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-outsider-9780753814321/9780753814321https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-doors-of-perception-and-heaven-and-hell/9780099458203https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605841226_the-rise-of-the-new-physics-vol-i/9781406749755 By A. D'Abrohttps://www.studysociety.org/ Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's Guest today is Dr Diane Hennacy Powell, who is a Johns Hopkins-trained neuropsychiatrist and neuroscientist, former Harvard faculty member, and an award-winning author and clinician. She began studying autism in 1987, when she spent six months with Sir Michael Rutter at the Institute for Psychiatry in London. She has served as a member of a think tank on the evolution of human consciousness at the Salk Institute, and as the Director of Research for the John E. Mack Institute. Her experimental research focuses on investigating reports of telepathy in autistic children and has been presented at international science conferences in the US and abroad. She is a polymath whose theoretical work bridges multiple scientific disciplines in its analysis of case studies in neuropsychiatry that challenge materialism's neuro-centric model. Her 2008 book, The ESP Enigma: A Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena, presents a rational argument for a new paradigm, which is elaborated upon further in her chapter entitled Beyond Materialism and Madness in the first volume published by the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences: Is Consciousness Primary? Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.DrDianeHennacy.comhttps://uk.bookshop.org/books/flatland-a-romance-of-many-dimensions/9781907523632https://uk.bookshop.org/books/dibs-in-search-of-self-personality-development-in-play-therapy/9780140134599https://www.abebooks.co.uk/ESP-Enigma-Scientific-Case-Psychic-Phenomena/30938224156/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9780802716064USED  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Researchers who dare to go outside the box and investigate phenomena that the mainstream dismisses because they are inexplicable are labeled ”pseudoscientists”. Those who question elements of the accepted scientific view are labeled ”conspiracy theorists”. ”And journalists who dare to contact one of those researchers and do an interview are contaminated with the same labels”, says Danish journalist and communicator Jesper Madsen. ”No wonder many journalists hesitate to write or broadcast anything that is not in line with official science”, he concludes. When he was young, Madsen wanted to become an engineer. But during military service he changed course and decided he wanted to work in the humanities. Eventually he became a journalist. Since childhood Jesper had had a fascination for mysteries and the mystical aspects of life. A seven-week sojourn in San Francisco in 1996 turned out to be crucial. He met people with fascinating insights into the esoteric realm. He made his first contact with IONS, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, with which Jesper is now affiliated (the first Danish community group). He saw the need for a paradigm shift. But when he returned to Denmark with tons of notes, he found it difficult to know what to do with it. The mindset in Danish media was not very open to this kind of knowledge. Soon thereafter, Jesper Madsen found himself in a meeting about alternative medicine. He realized that this was connected to what he had learned. So, during the last 20 years, he has specialized in complementary and alternative medicine. It is well documented that many of the alternative medical treatments work, but if the standard double-blind trial is not employed, the results are ignored. ”To rely on only one investigative method is a matter of belief. They say that alternative medicine is based on belief, but this is also a belief. If you don't recognize the thinking behind the method you want to study, you won't understand why it works”, says Jesper and gives the salient example of homeopathy, which is vehemently rejected by the mainstream. The placebo effect is well documented by standard science. In some cases it is very strong. It is mostly described as some kind of undesirable noise in studies, but what it actually shows is that our ability to heal ourselves (and make ourselves sick) is much larger than we have been led to believe. All along, Jesper Madsen has had a profound interest in ”frontier science”, as he puts it. ”Now I feel somehow I want to go back to the basic, big questions”, he says. His latest endeavor is an engagement with the Galileo Commission, an offshoot from The Scientific and Medical Network, which aims to encourage investigations beyond the materialist worldview. Jesper is involved in the creation of a network of open minded journalists. ”I put my faith in English speaking countries like the US and the UK, because here in Denmark today I don't think more than two or three journalists, aside from myself, are open to this.” Links: Galileo Commission Scientific and Medical Network Stanislav Grof ”ESP Wars East and West” Edwin C. May Institute of Noetic Sciences

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr. Mario Beauregard, a neuroscientist currently affiliated with the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona.  He received a bachelor degree in psychology and a doctorate degree in neuroscience from the University of Montreal. Dr. Beauregard is the author of more than 100 publications in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry. He was the first neuroscientist to use neuroimaging to investigate the neural underpinnings of voluntary control in relation to emotion. Because of his research into the neuroscience of consciousness, he was selected (2000) by the World Media Net to be one of the “One Hundred Pioneers of the 21st Century.” In addition, his groundbreaking research on the neurobiology of spiritual experiences has received international media coverage. As an author, Dr. Beauregard has published The Spiritual Brain, Brain Wars and Expanding Reality. He actively contributes to the articulation of the new postmaterialist scientific paradigm. Moreover, he is one of the founders of the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS).Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://drmariobeauregard.com/en/home/Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences https://www.aapsglobal.com/https://drmariobeauregard.com/en/expanding-reality-emergence-postmaterialist-science/https://drmariobeauregard.com/en/the-spiritual-brain/Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist by Cristof Koch  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr Jeffrey Mishlove, who is host and producer of the New Thinking Allowed channel on YouTube.  He is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series that was shown throughout North America. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "Parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited, American university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).He is also the 1st Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.newthinkingallowed.comJeffrey Mishlove: The Roots of ConsciousnessPitirim Sorokin The Ways and Power of LovePitirim Sorokin The Crisis of Our AgeRobert Monroe: Journeys out of the BodyHolmes Institute Centers for Spiritual LivingBigelow Essay Contest  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

In this episode, we discuss the potential connection between high sensitivity and spiritual awakening experiences. Jessica shares her recently published research 'Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings: Phenomenology, Altered States, Individual Differences, and Well-Being'. We identify what spiritual awakening experiences are, the challenges that can come with these experiences as well as the positive long-term effects of spiritual awakening experiences. Jessica Corneille, MSc is a Research Psychologist specialising in spontaneous spiritual awakening experiences. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Psychology (Distinction) from the University of Greenwich, where she focused her studies on altered states of consciousness. With a passion to bridge the worlds of science and spirituality, her mission is to challenge the default pathologisation of awakening experiences by helping to inform and encourage mainstream psychology to look beyond the current designated spectrum of ‘normality', to encompass the transpersonal as something that is intrinsic to the human experience. Jessica recently published her research on the phenomenology, individual differences and well-being effects of spontaneous spiritual awakenings with Dr David Luke, and has given a number of talks on her work, including with the British Psychological Society (BPS). She works for the Scientific and Medical Network and Galileo Commission, is a collaborator of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium and Spiritual Crisis Network, and is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher.Resources: Spiritual Crisis Network (SCN): https://www.spiritualcrisisnetwork.uk International Spiritual Emergence Network (ISEN): https://www.spiritualemergencenetwork.org American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE): https://aciste.org Spiritual Awakenings International (SAI) – sharing circles: https://spiritualawakeningsinternational.org Emerging Proud: https://www.emergingproud.com  Publication (Frontiers in Psychology): Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings: Phenomenology, Altered States, Individual Differences, and Well-Being: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720579Jessica's Contact: jessicacorneille@gmail.comJules' BioJules De Vitto has a degree in Psychology, an MA in Education and an MSc in Transpersonal Psychology, Consciousness and Spirituality. She is a  certified Transpersonal Coach who is experienced at helping Highly Sensitive People navigate experiences of anxiety, stress and burnout. She is passionate about guiding Highly Sensitive People to live in alignment with their authentic selves and connect with their soul purpose in life. Jules offers 1-1 coaching, workshops and an online 8-week course for Highly Sensitive People. You can stay connected with Jules through...InstagramFacebook GroupHighly Sensitive Humans Website1-1 coaching (book a 30-min free consultation)The 8-Week Online Course

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr Natalie Dyer, PhD who spoke at the 2021 Beyond the Brain conference on universal love and who is a research scientist studying the therapeutic effects of integrative medicine and spiritual practices, including yoga, meditation, Reiki, psychedelics, and universal love. She completed her doctorate in neuroscience at Queen's University Ontario and postdoctoral fellowships in psychology at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. She currently works as a research scientist with Connor Integrative Health Network, and as President of the non-profit organization the Center for Reiki Research. She has published many scientific papers and presented her research to diverse audiences throughout North America and Europe. Together with over 300 other scientists and physicians, Natalie was the first signee of the Manifesto for a Postmaterialist Science, a declaration for science to move beyond the outdated materialist paradigm. Natalie is also an energy medicine practitioner specializing in Reiki and North American, European, and Tibetan shamanic practices.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:www.drnataliedyer.comCenter for Reiki ResearchThe Manifesto for a Postmaterialist ScienceThe Spiritual Brain by Mario BeauregardThe Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat HanhA New Earth by Eckhart TolleThe Sense of Being Stared at by Rupert Sheldrake  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Are our scientific assumptions justified? In this episode we're going to be examining the assumptions of Western Science. All science is based on assumptions. In order to isolate systems in experiments and standardise measurements of the target data, other variables need to be pinned down so scientists can form precise mathematical models, that can then be repeated accurately in the peer review process. Today we're going to look at these assumptions, and establish if they indeed have become standard, fixed and unquestioned as some critics claim. One of those critics is Cambridge educated biologist Rupert Sheldrake, who gave a TED talk in 2013 about the assumptions of western science, which was banned by TED's anonymous board of scientific advisors for not being a ‘fair description of scientific assumptions'. Far from quieting the controversy, the ban caused outcries of censorship, and the ripped video was seen many millions of times on You Tube, probably many times more than had it been left to stand as one scientists opinion. Today I want to examine just how fair his description was. To help us examine his claims is one of Rupert's old friends and supporters, a specialist in the history and philosophy of science, an author and the program director of the Scientific and Medical Network, David Lorimer. He is also President of Wrekin Trust and Chief Consultant of Character Education Scotland. He is also a former President of the Swedenborg Society, and Vice-President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies. Originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College, he is the author and editor of over a dozen books, most recently ‘The Protein Crunch' (with Jason Drew) and ‘A New Renaissance', and out this year his new book ‘a quest for wisdom'. He is the originator of the Inspire-Aspire Values Poster Programmes, which this year involved over 25,000 young people. What we discuss in this episode: 00:00 Compulsory philosophy and death 07:32 Examining Rupert Sheldrake's 10 claimed assumptions of western science 09:10 The ‘Life and nature are mechanistic' assumption 19:30 The ‘Matter is unconscious' assumption 29:40 ‘The laws of nature are constant' assumption 38:26 The Galileo Commission - get everyone to look though the telescope 43:00 Reality is relational not relative - Apilla Colorado and Leroy Little bear 44:45 The ‘Nature is Purposeless' assumption - teleology 52:30 ‘Biological heredity is only physical' and ‘memory is in your Brain' assumptions 55:00 Morphogenetic fields and memories of previous lives and birthmarks 1:01:45 ‘Your mind is in your head, your consciousness is correlated to your brain activity' assumption 1:05:30 ‘Psychic phenomena and telepathy are impossible' assumption FOR PART 2 TIME CODES AND THE MANY MORE REFERENCES FROM THIS EPISODE PLEASE VISIT: https://www.chasingconsciousness.net/episode-13-assumptions-of-science-david-lorimer References: Rupert Sheldrake ‘Science set free' David Lorimer ‘A Quest for Wisdom' David Lorimer ‘Thinking Beyond the Brain' The Galileo Commission - get everyone to look though the telescope The Scientific and Medical Network

David Lorimer's guest today is his dear friend Satish Kumar, who was the Editor-in-Chief of Resurgence (now with the Ecologist) Magazine for 43 years and was the Founder of Schumacher College in Dartington. At nine years of age, Satish renounced the world and joined the brotherhood of Jain monks. At the age of eighteen, he left the monastic order and became a campaigner working to turn Gandhi's vision of a peaceful world into reality. He undertook an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage, walking without any money, to deliver packets of ‘peace tea' to the leaders of the four nuclear powers. Satish is the author of six books, including his most recent one Pilgrimage for Peace, which describes this remarkable pilgrimage. His autobiography, No Destination, first published by Green Books in 1978, has sold over 50,000 copies.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:https://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/Pilgrimage for Peace: The Long Walk from India to Washington by Satish KumarThe Intimate and the Ultimate. By Vinoba BhaveTalks on the Gita by Vinoba Bhave (Kindle edition)Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther KingSmall is Beautiful by E F Schumacher  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Felicity Warner, founder of the global Soul Midwives Movement, who lectures both nationally and internationally and runs The Soul Midwives' School, based in Dorset. She has won many awards for her work with the dying and created the idea of soul midwifery after sitting with many hundreds of people at the end of life. Her pioneering work has brought a new dimension to holistic and spiritual palliative care. She was named “End of Life Care champion” by the National Council for Palliative Care and also in “End of Life Doula”in 2017. She is author of four acclaimed books – Gentle Dying and A Safe Journey Home, The Soul Midwives' Handbook and Sacred Oils - 20 Precious Oils to heal Spirit and Soul Her website: www.soulmidwives.co.ukImaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Felicity Warner's websiteA Safe Journey Home : A Simple Guide to Achieving a Peaceful Death byFelicity WarnerSacred Oils : Working with 20 Precious Oils to Heal Spirit and Soul by Felicity WarnerThe Soul Midwives' Handbook : The Holistic and Spiritual Care of the Dying by Felicity WarnerThe Secret Teachings of Mary Magdalene by Claire Nahmad, Margaret BaileyBooks by Lucy Boston Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Steve Taylor PhD,  the author of several best-selling books on psychology and spirituality, and a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University. He is the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. His books include Waking From Sleep, The Fall, The Leap, Spiritual Science, The Clear Light (poetry) and his new book Extraordinary Awakenings: When Trauma Leads to Transformation. His books have been published in 20 languages and Eckhart Tolle has described his work as ‘an important contribution to the shift in consciousness which is happening on our planet at present.' His website is http://www.stevenmtaylor.com  Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Steve Taylor's websiteBooks by Steve TaylorThe Outsider by Colin WilsonMysticism by F C HappoldMSc course in Transpersonal Psychology Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer's guest today is Dr. Yvonne Kason MD, MEd, CCFP, FCFP, who is the President and Co-Founder of Spiritual Awakenings International, and is the Co-Leader and Co-Founder of Toronto Awakenings Sharing Group. She has had five Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), two in her childhood and three in her adult life, as well as multiple Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs). She is the Past-President of IANDS, the International Association for Near-Death Studies. Yvonne is a retired family physician and transpersonal MD-psychotherapist, previously on faculty at the University of Toronto, and an internationally renowned medical expert on NDEs and other STEs.  In 1990, Yvonne was the first Canadian medical doctor to specialize her medical practice in the research and counselling of patients with diverse types of STEs. She has 40 years of experience counselling STE Experiencers. She co-founded the Kundalini Research Network in 1990, and later co-founded the Spirituality in Health-Care Network in 2000. Dr. Kason is the person who first coined the phrase “Spiritually Transformative Experiences” or “STEs” in 1994. Dr. Kason has five published books, her most recent, Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences (2019).  Yvonne lives in Toronto, Canada, and enjoys “snowbirding” during the winter months, in Encinitas, CA. The Prayer of Saint Francis:Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred, let me bring love.Where there is offence, let me bring pardon.Where there is discord, let me bring union.Where there is error, let me bring truth.Where there is doubt, let me bring faith.Where there is despair, let me bring hope.Where there is darkness, let me bring your light.Where there is sadness, let me bring joy.O Master, let me not seek as muchto be consoled as to console,to be understood as to understand,to be loved as to love,for it is in giving that one receives,it is in self-forgetting that one finds,it is in pardoning that one is pardoned,it is in dying that one is raised to eternal life. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences. By Yvonne KasonThe awakening of Kundalini. By Gopi KrishnaLiving with Kundalini - The Autobiography of Gopi KrishnaAutobiography of the Yogi by Paramahansa YoganandaMysticism by Evelyn UnderhillThe Secret of the Golden Flower. Thomas ClearySpiritual Awakenings InternationalKundalini Research NetworkSpirituality in Health-Care Network Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Dr Rosy Daniel is a holistic doctor, health coach, workplace wellness consultant, broadcaster, speaker, teacher and author specialising in new paradigms for proactive health creation. She practices at her Bath clinic where she guides the regeneration of positive health for those with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, depression, overweight, arthritis and stress-related illness. Her healthcare approach combines sensitive, compassionate warmth in her own style of highly personalised holistic medicine. She was Medical Director of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre (now Penny Brohn Cancer Care) whose patron is the Prince of Wales.  After leaving the Bristol Centre she set up Health Creation, offering motivational health coaching and consultancy for individuals and in the workplace. Rosy has developed a unique coaching approach known as ‘Life Energy Management' for individuals and organisations that wish to achieve peak performance and fulfilment in life to live and work with high vitality health and wellbeing. In 2007 Rosy became Project Leader of the Health and Wellbeing Trust charity to train doctors and nurses in Integrative Medicine. In 2021, the charity opened its Health-e-Leaning platform, taking its educational work digital, thereby increasing access to people worldwide to some of the world's finest holistic health teachers; opening with in the charity the International College of Regenerative Health. She is inviting subscription, support and engagement via www.healthelearning.online Rosy is a passionate advocate for positive health and environmental protection through the promotion of full potential conscious living based upon developing our emotional, physical, spiritual and ecological intelligence. Her own health and wellbeing stems from a life-long practice of yoga. She is a dedicated health activist, working determinedly to promote healthy change for the sustainability of people and planet. She is Patron of the British Wheel of Yoga and the Healing Trust, placing highest value on ancient meta-physical wisdom and the power of spiritual healing.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Dr Rosy DanielThe Cancer Directory by Rosy DanielEat to Beat Cancer by Rosy Daniel and Jane SenEmmanuel's Book: A guide for living comfortably in the cosmos. By Pat RodegastHealth e-learning onlinePenny Brohn Cancer Care Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

In this winding conversation with Bo Ahrenfelt, some truly interesting aspects of psychology come to the surface as we cover the nature of the mind, social interaction and the dynamic between the individual and the collective. Bo Ahrenfelt is a psychiatrist, but he broadened his approach early on and has worked for decades as a consultant with collective and individual development in organizations and corporations. Long before his professional career he had an inner knowing that consciousness is something outside of the brain, he says. He has been influenced by buddhism and other eastern psychology, but he embraces Western teachings as well (”I am an inclusive person”). ”How can we understand each other without talking? A group of hunters a few thousand years ago knew exactly what to do without talking to each other.” When he was a teenager, Bo did a non-material experiment with some friends: they tried to make a man turn his head towards them just by staring at the back of his head. It took them a couple of minutes. What kind of energy was it that the man felt? Bo Ahrenfelt is wary of wandering too far into what he considers to be religion, however. The term spirituality belongs there, he thinks – even though he is on the list of advisers to the Galileo Commission, whose goal is to overcome the divide between science and spirituality. ”Not knowing is a very creative state to be in. Like Jesus said: be like a child. Open your eyes if you want to see reality. Otherwise you only see yourself”, Bo says. Having worked a lot with social interaction, he has come to see group dynamics a bit differently than the mainstream. ”Our society thinks there are 'stages' and 'steps' in the group process. That's bull, because everything comes from within us. The group process is the relationships between individuals. There's no such thing as 'steps'. It's all a soup.” In this soup of relationships there is one salient phenomenon: most of us don't like change. ”The resistance to change is very obvious to anyone who has worked with personal, group, organizational or scientific development. And it is a good thing. There is great meaning in resistance, because without resistance there is no true change, there is just obedience.” Those who want change are forced to think twice and listen to others. And compromise. One plus one can make three. ”Or a peach”. On a universal level, change is the only constant. This is also, as it happens, almost exactly the title of Bo Ahrenfelts best-selling book ”Change as a state of Being”. How can we learn to embrace that nothing lasts forever? ”We can't. If we accepted it we wouldn't survive as a species. Every change has a possibility of being a threat. And we have to handle that.” At the same time, it is obvious that things don't look the same, things don't work the same and humans don't behave the same way they did decades or centuries ago. So, what is it, ultimately, that is pulling us forward? ”I think it's like sexuality, hunger and thirst: it's a drive. I strongly believe what I learned from humanistic psychology, that wanting new knowledge is also a drive. It's part of nature.” Books by Bo Ahrenfelt: https://tinyurl.com/3zfx678s

THUNDERBOLT AND ENLIGHTENING: With Galileo Commission Founder, David Lorimer. Theresa interviews David Lorimer, program director of the Scientific and Medical Network, and former director of the Wrekin Trust and Swedenborg Society. Throughout his visionary life David has founded or led impactful organizations providing inspirational teaching and services to a global community from children ten years old to wise global elders, including:1. Inspiring Purpose, a programme for young people learning about sustainable future environments. The Inspiring Purpose Values Poster Programme has reached over 350,000 young people. www.inspiringpurpose.org.uk 2. The Galileo Commission, an organization of wise global elders, thinkers and scientists, who seek to widen our very understanding of science as currently practised, beyond a materialistic worldview to a new evidential platform built for the data pouring out of the minds and practice of scientists in more than 30 world class universities. www.galileocommission.org3. The Scientific and Medical Network, a leading international forum for people engaged in creating a new worldview for the 21st century. It is a worldwide professional community for open-minded, rigorous, evidence-based enquiry into themes bridging science, spirituality and consciousness. www.scimednet.orgTo find out more about Theresa’s bestselling birthday, dream, afterlife, heaven, angel, and spiritual titles and mission, visit:Www.theresacheung.comYou can contact Theresa via her author pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and you can email her directly at angeltalk710@aol.comThank you to Cluain Ri for the episode music. The music at the end performed by Robert Cheung is Bortkiewicz Piano Sonata No.2, Mov 1White Shores is produced by Robert Cheung

Federico Faggin has led what he calls four lives: as a physicist, engineer and inventor, entrepreneur, and author. He developed the MOS silicon gate technology at Fairchild (1968) and designed the world's first microprocessor at Intel (1971). Faggin also founded and led Zilog, Synaptics, and other high-tech companies. The Zilog Z80 microprocessor (1976), and the Z8 microcontroller (1978) are still in volume production in 2021. At Synaptics he pioneered the Touchpad (1994) and the Touchscreen (1999), - solutions that have revolutionized the way we interface with mobile devices.Federico has received many prizes and awards in the United States, Europe, and Japan. These include the Marconi Prize (1988), the Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology (1997), and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2009), from President Barack Obama. In 1996, Faggin was inducted in the National Inventor's Hall of Fame. He has also received many honorary degrees in Computer Science and Electronic EngineeringFederico is currently president of the Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the scientific study of consciousness, an interest that has become a passionate full-time activity. In 2019, Federico published his autobiography SILICON, through Mondadori, Italy's premier book publisher, where it has been a bestseller. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works and links mentioned:Federico and Elvia Faggin FoundationSilicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness by Federico Faggin.Godel, Escher, Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas HofstadterThe Enniads by Plotinus Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

When the groundbreaking 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei looked through the telescope that he himself had constructed he saw Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s moons. He understood that the planets were orbiting the sun. This completely upended the church-dominated worldview of the time, and other scholars refused to even look through the telescope, because they ”knew” what Galileo said he had seen could not be true. Galileo’s ideas were so revolutionary that he ended up being suspected of heresy. Today it is mainstream science that doesn’t dare to look through the telescope, figuratively, and this time the ”heresy” is to claim that consciousness is not produced by the brain. Galileo’s example inspired the founders of the Galileo Commission to name it after him. This project of the Scientific and Medical Network, a worldwide professional community, aims to expand the scope of science by crossing the border to spirituality. At the core lies the notion that consciousness is nonphysical. ”The way science has developed, the outer is considered primary. Matter is primary. So anything inner or in the mind or consciousness is to be explained by the primacy of matter”, says David Lorimer, head of the steering committee of the Galileo Commission. ”But what is very clear is that science also depends on consciousness. Theories and structures are produced by consciousness. Planck, Schrödinger, Pauli and others realized that you can't take consciousness out of the equation. You can't close the loop without including consciousness.” Lorimer began his career as a merchant banker but ”pressed the eject button” at the age of 24 and entered a world of literature, poetry and science. He has written or edited over a dozen books, with titles like ”The Spirit of Science”, ”Thinking beyond the Brain” and ”A quest for Wisdom”. The Swedish scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg was an early source of inspiration, and David Lorimer has been the president of the Swedenborg society. Nowadays there is all sorts of evidence from experiences which are often called metaphysical, like out of body experiences during episodes of clinical brain death, precognitions and clairvoyance, which more than indicates that the idea of material primacy is wrong. But to challenge it is still controversial. Why is it so hard for scientists to shift their viewpoint? ”The power of the mechanistic metaphor is huge and goes back to the 17th century. Newton's universe is a clockwork. We now know it isn't true, but it is powerful. We have a metaphysical battle going on here”, says Lorimer ”The difficulty is the entrenched view and the fact that this entrenched view is regarded as scientific rather than philosophical. A vast majority of scientists don't know that they are making assumptions about consciousness and the brain. They just think it's a fact that consciousness is produced by the brain.” But what is credible and plausible changes with the advancement in knowledge, David points out. ”Our job is to make these areas more credible and acceptable. It’s an expansion. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” ”The problems of our species are not going to be solved by a continuation of materialism and consumerism. We need a spiritual awakening so that we understand that we are all deeply connected and deeply embedded and connected with natural ecosystems. There is one life, one mind, one planet.” David Lorimer’s website: https://www.davidlorimer.co.uk/ Galileo Commission’s website: https://galileocommission.org/

Dr. Vasilieios Basios is a senior researcher at the Physics of Complex Systems Department of the University of Brussels, where he conducts interdisciplinary research on self-organisation and emergence in complex matter as well as on aspects of the foundations of complex systems. We first met in the early 1990s in Greece where a number of pioneering meetings on a science of consciousness were arranged by his mentor and our mutual friend Emilios Bouratinos, author of the seminal work Science, Objectivity and Consciousness. During his formative years Vasili worked within the team of Ilya Prigogine (Nobel laureate and honorary SMN Member) at the Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry in Brussels. He is interested in the history of ideas in science and their role in the transformation of science beyond the prevailing mechanistic world-view. As a board member of the Scientific & Medical Network, he also maintains a keen interest in contemporary research avenues that have started to lead us to a new renaissance, concerned with the renewal of a “re-enchanted” nature. Vasili is also a Member of the Steering Group of the Galileo Commission. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.org Works mentioned:Science, Objectivity and Consciousness by Emilios BouratinosChaos, Information Processing and Paradoxical Games: The Legacy of John Nicolis. By Gregoire Nicolis and Vasilieios BasiosExploring Complexity by Gregoire Nicolis and Ilya Prigogine The Passion Of The Western Mind by Richard TarnasOrder Out of Chaos : Man's New Dialogue with Nature by Ilya Prigogine, Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Sleepwalkers : A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe by Arthur KoestlerGiordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition by Frances A. YatesProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was the immediate successor to the Carlsson Chair after the legendary Ian Stevenson, who founded the Department of Perceptual Studies in the University of Virginia in 1967. Ian is famous for his meticulous studies of children who remember previous lives but he also researched near-death experiences in India. Bruce was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies for many years and author of The Handbook of Near-Death Studies.Bruce's research for the past four decades has focused on near-death experiences and particularly their after-effects and implications. He established the standard and widely used Greyson Scale on NDEs. His academic work has been translated into twenty languages and used in hundreds of studies worldwide. He has published more than a hundred scholarly articles about near-death experiences and gives regular addresses at international conferences on the matter. After is Bruce's first book to bring his ground-breaking research to general readers and has been widely reviewed. He will be a keynote speaker at the 2021 Beyond the Brain conference in November and is speaking on his book at a meeting on Friday April 23rd 2021. Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.net galileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:After by Bruce GreysonLife After Life by Raymond MoodyThe Light Beyond by Raymond MoodyChildren Who Remember Previous Lives by Ian StevensonScience, the Self, and Survival after Death : Selected Writings of Ian StevensonProduction: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Marjorie Woollacott, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Human Physiology and Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and includes both rehabilitation medicine and alternative forms of therapy such as tai chi and meditation. She is president of the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS) – one of the key partners of the Galileo Commission, the Research Director of the International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS), and has written more than 200 peer-reviewed research articles—several of which were on spiritual awakening and meditation, which was the topic that motivated her to write her latest book, Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Marjorie WoollacottInfinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind by Marjorie WoollacottThe Varieties of Religious Experience by William JamesIrreducible Mind: Towards a Psychology for the 21sr Century by Edward KellyThe Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchristMerton's Palace of Nowhere by James FinleyJames Finley Centre for Action and ContemplationBach B Minor Mass. See 1:33:20 for flute obbligato (Benedictus) Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David Lorimer is a writer, poet, lecturer, editor and host of Imaginal Inspirations. He is also the Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.His new book A Quest for Wisdom: Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life is a collection of essays covering philosophy, consciousness and ethics. It is published on 25th March 2020 by Aeon Books.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Selected Poems, Charles BaudelaireMan's Search for Meaning, Viktor FranklThe Outsider, Colin WilsonLife After Life, Dr Raymond MoodyProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Apela Colorado is the founder of the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network (WISN). The organisation fosters the revitalisation, growth, and worldwide exchange of traditional knowledge and safeguards the lives and work of the world's endangered traditional cultural practitioners. She has Oneida-Gaul ancestry and deep roots in Chartres in France, where she revived the Mystery School.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Richard Tarnas is the founding director of the graduate programme in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he currently teaches. His two books - The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View - are the result of decades of deep thinking, thorough research and original connections across religion, history, philosophy and cosmology.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Realms of the Human Unconscious, Stanislav GrofThe Hero with a Thousands Faces, Joseph CampbellSteps to an Ecology of Mind, Gregory BatesonThe World's Religions, Huston SmithAnna Karenina, Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor DostoevskyThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas KhunBe Here Now, Ram DassRe-Visioning Psychology, James HillmanAnswer to Job, Carl JungSources of the Self, Charles TaylorFrom a Broken Web, Catherine KellerReflections on Gender and Science, Evelyn Fox KellerThe Myth of the Goddess, Anne Baring and Jules CashfordProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Kim Penberthy is a professor of research in psychiatric medicine at the University of Virginia. Her key interests include consciousness and psychology at the end of life and research on how mindfulness can enhance the abilities and performance of humans. She is also a founding member of Be Wise, an organisation dedicated to promoting wisdom, compassion and mindfulness in medicine.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgPeople mentioned:Kurt VonnegutEmmanuel SwedenborgWilliam JamesProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Ravi Ravindra is a professor of Comparative Religion, Philosophy and Physics. He is the author of many books, including The Spiritual Roots of Yoga, The Gospel of St John in light of Indian Mysticism, and The Yoga of the Christ. As an international speaker, he often illuminates the common ground between Eastern and Western religions.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Gospel of St JohnJ. KrishnamurtiBashoProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Marilyn Monk is a molecular biologist. Studies include the mechanisms of replication and repair of DNA, cell signalling and intercellular communication, regulation of gene expression in development, deprogramming and formation of totipotent stem cells and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. She also has a longstanding interest in philosophy, psychology, religion and spirituality and is qualified as a Psychosynthesis Counsellor and Alexander Technique Teacher.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:The Fall, Albert CamusFear and Trembling, Soren KierkegaardThe Immoralist, André GideThe Second Sex, Simone du BeavoirThe Book of Secrets, OshoCorrine, Madame de StaelProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Jeffrey Kripal is an author and Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. His latest book, The Flip, synthesises neuroscience, ecology, quantum physics, evolutionary biology, philosophy of mind and comparative mysticism with his own personal experiences. Its aim is to bring humanity back into the humanities.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:The Principles of Pyschology, William JamesIrreducible Mind, Edward F KellyBeyond Physicalism, Edward F KellyConsciousness Unbound, Edward F KellyThe Malay Archipelago, Alfred Russell WallaceProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Anne Baring is a Jungian analyst and author. Her most recent book, The Dream Of The Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul, is a poetic, heartfelt and spiritual quest to understand the causes of human suffering and reconnect with a deeper reality. It builds on her work on the divine feminine and dream analysis.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:The Gnostic Gospels, Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary MagdaleneThe Complete Dead Sea ScrollsModern Man in Search for a Soul, C G JungPrimitive Mythology: The Masks of God, Joseph CampbellA Life on Our Planet, David AttenboroughProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Larry Dossey is a physician and author of nine books. He has become an internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:The Perennial Philosophy, Aldous HuxleyThe Art of Dying, Peter FenwickProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Marilyn Schlitz is a social scientist, author, and speaker. Her clinical, laboratory and field-based research centres on consciousness, human transformation, and healing. Her latest book Death Makes Life Possible was accompanied by a film of the same title and explores the idea that facing our mortality inspires us to live our lives more fully.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut, Edgar MitchellThe Temple of My Familiar, Alice WalkerProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Iain McGilchrist is writer, lecturer and former Consultant Psychiatrist. He is committed to the idea that the whole of our physical and spiritual existence and wider human culture helps to mould, and in turn is moulded by, our minds and brains. His latest work, The Matter With Things, a book of epistemology and metaphysics, will be published by Penguin/Random House. You can read written pieces by Iain and watch videos of him on Channel McGilchrist.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:Against Criticism, Iain McGilchristMaster and His Emissary, Iain McGilchristLines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, William WordsworthAwakenings, Oliver SacksAn Introduction to Mathematics, A N WhiteheadThe Two Hands of God: The Myths of Polarity, Alan WattsPrinciples of Pyschopathology, J CuttingA Pluralistic Universe, William JamesCreative Mind, Ernest HolmesHistory of Western Philosophy, Bertrand RussellProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

Elisabet Sahtouris is an internationally known evolution biologist, futurist, professor and author. Her latest book Gaia's Dance: The Story of Earth & Us explores the earth not as a machine, but as a living being. She tells the story of its evolution over billions of years and includes research on bacterial cooperatives and maturation cycles. She has also written and spoken about the significance of imaginal cells and their transformative power.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness.scientificandmedical.netgalileocommission.orgbeyondthebrain.orgWorks mentioned:The Chalice and the Blade, Riane EislerSeth Speaks, Jane RobertsThe Afterdeath Journal of an American Philosopher; The View of William James, Jane RobertsMusic of Life, the Inner Nature & Effects of Sounds, Hazrat Inayat KhanMan's Search for Meaning, Viktor FranklAn Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth, Jacob Needleman An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, D T SuzukiThe Poems of Rumi, Deepak ChopraProduction: Charlotte LorimerArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Mary McDougall

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