Podcast appearances and mentions of jeffrey kripal

How to Summon a UFO with Kevin Cann Kevin Cann is a contributor to Jeffrey Kripal's book, How to Think Impossibly. He is a high-functioning, autistic individual. He is the originator of a unique worldview he calls Platonic Surrealism. His website is https://platonicsurrealism.com/ Here is a link to his 140 page document on Platonic Surrealism: … Continue reading "How to Summon a UFO with Kevin Cann"

It's not every day a serious academic espouses belief in the unexplained — maybe more should? Jeffrey Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss UFOs, souls, déjà vu and how these universal concepts make us more human. His book is “How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

For fans of the old school deep dives from The UFO Rabbit Hole, this episode is for you. For many, the biggest challenge in engaging with UFOs, NHIs, and the anomalous isn't a lack of evidence, but the nature of the evidence itself. The best data we have comes from experiencers—those who have directly encountered the unknown. But their stories are often so strange, so far outside of our frameworks, that even the most open-minded struggle with how to approach them.In this episode, Kelly Chase and Jay Christopher King take on this challenge head-on, exploring:

Today's disagreement is on The Telepathy Tapes, Autism, and the Paranormal. If you're not familiar, The Telepathy Tapes is a cultural phenomenon and podcast that launched in Fall 2024. By early January, it was the number one podcast in the country. Today, it's still in the top ten. Its core thesis is quite provocative: that there are non-verbal autistic young people who possess telepathic powers and are able to read the minds of their parents and teachers.In this episode, we use The Telepathy Tapes as a springboard to ask some big questions about science, skepticism, and the nature of truth. Is telepathy real? How should we evaluate the claims in the podcast? Do these claims adversely affect–even harm–the autistic young people being celebrated?To have this conversation, we've brought together a journalist and a religious scholar with very different approaches to understanding the truth.Zaid Jilani is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Intercept, News Nation and Alternet. He writes about politics and culture on his Substack The American Saga.Jeffrey Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and the Associate Director of the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute. Jeffrey is also the author of thirteen books, including most recently: How to Think Impossibly.Before we get started, a note. In The Telepathy Tapes, the nonverbal autistic young people use a controversial method to communicate with the outside world. It's called “facilitated communication.” There is an adult that helps to facilitate the young person's communication—usually through some form of touch and holding a letterboard that the young person point to. We get into this in-depth on the podcast.Questions or comments about this episode? Email us at podcast@thedisagreement.com or find us on X and Instagram @thedisagreementhq. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thedisagreement.substack.com/

Today we're opening up the vault to share an extraordinary archival recording from one of the most influential figures in Esalen's history, Frederic Spiegelberg — and while that name might not be as immediately recognizable as some of the luminaries who graced Esalen's grounds, like Joseph Campbell, Alan Watts, or Gabrielle Roth, understanding Frederic Spiegelberg and his place in Esalen mythology might be key to understanding Esalen itself . . . because in truth, without Frederic Spiegelberg, there might well never have been an Esalen at all. In 1950, Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy was just another Stanford student when he, by complete accident, attended one of Friedric Spiegelberg's philosophy courses. As recounted in Jeffrey Kripal's fantastic book, “Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religions,” that single class would become an initiatory event that transformed Murphy's life forever, providing a pivotal bridge into the metaphysical, the mystical, and the psychical realms, dimensions that would go on to define the course of his life. The recording you're about to hear takes place in 1968, nearly two decades after Michael Murphy's satori. Frederic Spiegelberg, as you'll hear, is still a force to be reckoned with. He speaks of the convergence between Eastern and Western thought, the transformative power of spiritual experience, and the boundless capacity for human growth. And as you listen to this beautiful recording, originally made on half-inch reel to reel tape that we've recently uncovered in the Esalen vault, dusted off, digitized, and are in the process of joyfully rediscovering, maybe consider this: that you're not just hearing a lecture from the past. Instead, you're taking part in a transmission. A thread that connects the early days of Esalen to the present moment. You're stepping into the very space where minds were opened and spirits awakened and the seeds of some sort of transformation were sown.

Platonic Surrealism, Part Two: Psychic Symbiosis with Kevin Cann Kevin Cann is a contributor to Jeffrey Kripal's book, How to Think Impossibly. He is a high-functioning, autistic individual. His website is https://platonicsurrealism.com/ Here he builds on our previous conversation about Platonic Surrealism and this time explores the question of our ecological relationship with the world … Continue reading "Platonic Surrealism, Part Two: Psychic Symbiosis with Kevin Cann"

Today we're discussing a book by religion and philosophy professor Jeffrey Kripal (Rice University), called How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else (University of Chicago Press, 2024). He seems to be suggesting…that we should believe…in impossible things. Miracles. Levitation. UFOs. Archetypes. And many other things Leah and Brian were told not to believe in during their time in secular graduate programs, of the type that Kripal himself would seem to teach in. What is happening here? We explore. Join us. “Authentic” was the 2023 Merriam-Webster word of year: https://www.georgefamilyfoundation.org/news/blog-post-title-three-x9s6e-h4jbh#:~:text=Merriam-Webster Leah Payne, award winner, for God Gave Rock and Roll to You: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/christianity-today-book-awards-2024/? Here is the book on the publisher's website, Jeffrey Kripal's, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo216049049.html “dual aspect monism” // double-aspect theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-aspect_theory Jeffrey J. Kripal: https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/jeffrey-j-kripal Jonathan Z. Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Z._Smith Jonathan Z. Smith, “Religion, Religions, Religious”: https://womrel.sitehost.iu.edu/Rel433%20Readings/SearchableTextFiles/Smith_ReligionReligionsReligious.pdf Jonathan Z. Smith, “In Comparison a Magic Dwells”: https://classics.osu.edu/sites/classics.osu.edu/files/Magic_Dwells.pdf Russel McCutcheon, Critics Not Caretakers: https://www.routledge.com/Critics-Not-Caretakers-Redescribing-the-Public-Study-of-Religion/McCutcheon/p/book/9781032467924 Mircea Eliade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mircea_Eliade The Nietzsche book Brian was trying to remember: The Birth of Tragedy: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51356/51356-h/51356-h.htm Book Leah mentioned, that she taught this past semester: Charles Freeman, Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Bones-Dust-History-Medieval/dp/0300184301 Carlos Eire, They Flew: A History of the Impossible: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300280074/they-flew/ The mystery of where socks go in the washer: https://youtube.com/shorts/lh64cnjDsWg?si=P15MsWcO3Op2eC3t The Coach bag Brian is describing, note outer side pocket, and there is an identical one on the other side: https://photos-us.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86bWFjeXM/0f759b29-68af-5b3c-85e7-cc3983a4cd24

The Superhumanities with Jeffrey Kripal Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought and former chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His books include Kali's Child, Esalen, Authors of the Impossible, The Serpent's Gift, Mutants and Mystics, The Supernatural (with Whitley Strieber), … Continue reading "The Superhumanities with Jeffrey Kripal"

Thinking Impossibly with Jeffrey Kripal Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought and former chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His books include Kali's Child, Esalen, Authors of the Impossible, The Serpent's Gift, Mutants and Mystics, The Supernatural (with Whitley Strieber), … Continue reading "Thinking Impossibly with Jeffrey Kripal"

In the third installment of this unique longform dialogue, Tom Cheetham takes us on a deep dive into the imaginal with Henry Corbin, Jeffrey Kripal, gnostism, angels, and … Is Jeremy Vaeni Moses?    Once that's answered, we circle back to Tom's iboga experiences in South America as touched upon last episode.    Connect with Tom at his As Variously As Possible substack: https://tomcheetham.substack.com/   Keep Our Undoing Radio going by donating here: www.ko-fi.com/jayvay

Platonic Surrealism with Kevin Cann Kevin Cann is a contributor to Jeffrey Kripal's book, How to Think Impossibly. He is a high-functioning, autistic individual. His website is https://platonicsurrealism.com/kevin/ Here he describes how the painful circumstances of his life have led him to develop a unique philosophical outlook that he refers to as Platonic Surrealism. New … Continue reading "Platonic Surrealism with Kevin Cann"

ACESS VIDEO VERSION BELOW, PURE AUDIO ABOVE “Science can explain everything except us”: a joke or a koan? This is the humor of our guest today. Welcome to Season 11, Episode 2 of Thoth-Hermes podcast.  Today, Rudolf and Karin interview author Jeffery Kripal.  In July, Kripal's latest book “How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else” was released through University of Chicago Press.  In this conversation, Professor Kripal and our two hosts wrestle with the foundations of lexicon and concepts underlying contemporary dialogue around Flip-worthy alternative spiritual experiences, and the interaction with religion as an academic subject.  This is an excellent conversation to reflect on how we each personally describe our Magic, and why- regardless of alignment for or against the definitions ventured. Jeffrey Kripal entered formal study of religion in the 1980s, after a Catholic upbringing; he centered on exploring comparative mystical literature.  Kripal ultimately gained a home as a historian of comparative religions, spending time at Esalen Institute in California while teaching at Rice University in Texas. Noticing the “flatland” quality of religious scholarship, Kripal moved towards authorship around transcendent and alternative expressions of human spirituality.   Soaked in the humanities, Kripal articulates a longstanding interest in cultivating engagement between the study of anomalous or transcendent experience and pure sciences, in this STEM-centered culture.  Kripal celebrates that “the human being overflows itself” as “embodied consciousness” and is completely clear: “I am pro-science”.  He asserts this while fearlessly naming the Shadow of science: global warming, nuclear armament, and other successful, perilous products of science.  And put him down as an “AI skeptic”. Supernatural… superhuman… transhuman… posthuman… paranormal… occult… magic.  These are all English-language terms used in the attempt to describe the transcendent, mysterious, edgy aspects of our capacity as spiritual beings.  Along the way, Kripal challenges Science-centered academics to being to name their own anomalous experiences before the safety of retirement, and further for thinkers in general to move away from the habit of explaining away those events by returning to previously-disowned religious narratives. Do we speak of “angels” or “entities” when we encounter one?  And why?  Kripal is clear that he is at heart a “comparativist” and thereby intends to open people up to alternatives from default religious worldviews, while not necessarily advocating any given one as a “better” alternative.  This he includes as a larger part of his concepts of “thinking impossibly” and “thinking-with” other authentic seekers. In exploring vocabulary, Kripal himself leans towards “superhumanism” terminology, offering the possibility that actual “humanist” worldview may be best found there.  He asserts that ideas come from superhuman encounter, where we contact a consciousness that exceeds (but gifts) our individual capacity.  Kripal explicitly acknowledges critical theory, specifically naming examples of his view of its validity, and then offers that religion's suppression of authentic spiritual experience may be considered an additional vein.  In cocreation with Karin, our guest also challenge's academic science's constraint of repeatability: “you don't go to the North Pole to look at zebras”.  Indeed.  Please enjoy this episode and familiarize yourself with Professor Kripal's wide writings.    INTERESTING LINKS Official Homepage: http://kripal.rice.edu/index.html Esalen Institute: https://www.esalen.org/about How to Think Impossibly, official University of Chicago site:https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo216049049.html

“We need to be open to things that offend or transcend our worldview because they're clearly doing that for a reason,” says Jeffrey Kripal, PhD. Kripal—who holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University—returns to the podcast for a second time. We talk about different ways to understand the deeper realities of our lives, and his latest book, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else. Yes, we get to time travel and conspiracy theories. And also what makes Kripal's work fun—and funny. See more about this episode and guest on my Substack. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. He currently helps direct the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute. Jeffrey has written numerous books, including ‘Authors of the Impossible', ‘The Superhumanities', and ‘How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else'. Please share to help Unravelling the Universe grow and reach more people. Thank you

Every now and then I share what I call a "dark moon download." These are my favorite episodes of Moon to Moon. I share something coming through hot, and always what gets disseminated becomes part of a larger framing in my work.  In the one, I reference my intuition teachers: Mary Grisey and Deborah Kremins.  I also reference scholars of the Phenomenon that I love: Dr. Diana Pasulka (see her book American Cosmic), Dr. James Madden (see his book Unidentifed Flying Hyperobject), and Dr. Jeffrey Kripal (see Mutants and Mystics among others).  To stay update about my latest offerings, join my newsletter. Learn about Witch Sister, 6-month 1-on-1 Council  Learn about Underdog to Diva Group Coaching, early bird through 10/25  Learn about Cave Space my annual Scorpio season offering  Learn about Promo Mage my 8-week 1-on-1 support for major launch amplification +++ Podcast art Angela George. Podcast music Jonathan Koe. 

Robert Powell is one of the world's leading authorities on the Stephenville UFO incident that took place in Texas in 2008. Robert was one of the first UAP investigators on the scene in the immediate aftermath and interviewed the key witnesses. Since then, he has written multiple papers about the UFO incident, and was recently featured in an episode of the National Geographic series ‘UFOs: Investigating the Unknown'. The episode Robert is featured in is about the 'Stephenville Lights' case and is called ‘Giant UFO in Texas'. This is my second interview with Robert, please scroll down for the link to the first.  Please share to help Unravelling the Universe continue to grow (hopefully less slowly) and reach more people. Thank you

Seriah is joined by Chris Ernst and Saxon/Super_Inframan. Topics include strange videos Seriah has posted, Saxon's advice on identifying airplanes, an odd gesture by a weird stranger on the street, reconnecting/relocating people Seria used to correspond with by mail, Seriah's ongoing autobiography, a high school essay by Chris on Aleister Crowley, being a nerd in the 21st Century vs the 1980's, an incident of instant wish fulfilment/precognition by Seriah in high school, synchronicity, the nature of reality, coincidence vs precognition, Seriah and a wish for money with consequences, an experience between Chris and a tree frog, environmental responses to questions, “Authors of the Impossible” by Jeffrey Kripal, “Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, and Unlocking Your Mind by Dr. Kirby Surprise, Carl Jung's universal unconscious, a building destroyed in bizarre synchronistic incident, Chris's precognition of a childhood accident in a treehouse, a weird experience with a car radio, Stan Gooch, a possible explanation for the Oz effect, a “plaid man” encounter, psychic/dream encounters with plants, Tim Renner and Flannel Man, the Woodsmen of “Twin Peaks”, “Unsolved Mysteries” stories of plaid-wearing entities visiting the terminally ill, the Wildman archetype, plant communication and consciousness, Ayahuasca, a scientific study suggesting much broader sentience in the animal world, bees playing a ball game for fun, Rene Descartes, experiments on fish, colonialism/racism and materialism, how extraterrestrials might view humans, “The Evil Within” video game, binaural beats, hemi-synch tones and meditation, Saxon's ketamine experiences, songs that induce a mind state, Tibetan singing bowls, lost sound technology at ancient sites, how buildings change as decay takes place over time, sound and ritual and spirituality, the difficulties with total silence, Hindu teaching of universal vibration, Vedic theology and quantum physics, an incident in Colorado with an apparently conscious UFO, high-tech military black projects, the CrowdStrike failure and the recovery from it, Ed Zitron and the rot economy, the Wall Street Journal and AI, solar flares, and much more! This is fascinating conversation that covers a lot of ground!

During the past five decades, psychologist and parapsychologist Jeffrey Mishlove has been dialoguing with scientists, academics, experiencers, historians, and mystics on the subject of life's biggest questions, the mind beyond the brain, consciousness, and the nature of reality. His YouTube channel, New Thinking Allowed continues to produce quality content and is growing in popularity and with the help of dedicated volunteers, publishes a quarterly magazine.In this anthology Jeff explores the increasingly compelling subject of Unidentified Flying Objects, or as it's now termed by NASA: “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.”The book features scientists, historians, and researchers in the genre both past and present, such as Jacques Vallée, Nick Cook, Ralph Blumenthal, John E. Mack, Charles Upton, Whitley Strieber, Daz Smith, Jeffrey Kripal, Greg Bishop, Daniel Sheehan, and a Preface by Bob Davis, Ph.D.BioDoctor of Parapsychology (PhD, Berkeley)Host, Author, Founder of The New Thinking Allowed FoundationNew Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, 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. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university, The University of California, Berkeley, 1980.Dr Mishlove is a past-vice-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology; and is the recipient of the Pathfinder Award from that association for his contributions to the field of consciousness exploration. He is also past-president of the non-profit Intuition Network, an organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate and apply their inner, intuitive abilities.Amazon link https://amzn.to/4fV8JyIhttps://www.newthinkingallowed.org/https://www.youtube.com/@NewThinkingAllowed/videos https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

In this anthology Jeff explores the increasingly compelling subject of Unidentified Flying Objects, or as it's now termed by NASA: “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.”The book features scientists, historians, and researchers in the genre both past and present, such as Jacques Vallée, Nick Cook, Ralph Blumenthal, John E. Mack, Charles Upton, Whitley Strieber, Daz Smith, Jeffrey Kripal, Greg Bishop, Daniel Sheehan, and a Preface by Bob Davis, Ph.D.BioDoctor of Parapsychology (PhD, Berkeley)Host, Author, Founder of The New Thinking Allowed FoundationNew Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, 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. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university, The University of California, Berkeley, 1980.Dr Mishlove is a past-vice-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology; and is the recipient of the Pathfinder Award from that association for his contributions to the field of consciousness exploration. He is also past-president of the non-profit Intuition Network, an organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate and apply their inner, intuitive abilities.Amazon link https://amzn.to/4fV8JyIhttps://www.newthinkingallowed.org/https://www.youtube.com/@NewThinkingAllowed/videos https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

We are joined by none other than "Professor X", Dr. Jeffrey Kripal. We discuss the theme of The Impossible in regards to his new book How To Think Impossibly, especially in regards to the UFO Phenomenon. Links: How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else: https://a.co/d/iQgV0Zi Jeff's SOL Talk "Shooting Down Souls": https://youtu.be/lngv8bUkVpQ?si=2DE4caYUNPol34Gl Engaging The Phenomenon Links: Clip from interview w/ Marc Gagnon on CAMP Gagnon - https://youtu.be/w0lUTSF8pfw?si=pZ6lNFYfY0PwOZqx Full CAMP Gagnon Interview w/ ETP: https://youtu.be/PZ6Nxtt4b0k?si=xP0GhQ03QxGfLx8t Matthew Cox True Crime Interviews ETP: https://youtu.be/0lODUE4Zmhs?si=qTqQ9jFQz17CmRrF Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EngagingThe?t=iEVw2QagEoCgZey4H_zT9Q&s=09 Engaging The Phenomenon Podcast: https://anchor.fm/engagingthephenomenon Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Engagingthephenomenon Support us w/ Paypal: https://paypal.me/engagingthephenomeno?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Read Our Articles on Medium: https://medium.com/@EngagingThePhenomenon Greatly appreciate all the support!! Another way to support the channel is to share the work on social media networks! Thanks for joining us! Support The Podcast: https://anchor.fm/engagingthephenomenon/support Engaging The Phenomenon LinkTree(https://linktr.ee/EngagingThePhenomenon) We've created a Twitter account for our initiative! Follow us here to stay tuned! Inquire Anomalous YouTube: https://youtube.com/@inquireanomalous Follow Here: https://twitter.com/InquireAnomalus?t=PWi80yvgFpRVdflA_S242g&s=09 ............................... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engagingthephenomenon/support

Seriah is joined by Chris Ernst and Saxon/Super_Inframan. Topics include strange videos Seriah has posted, Saxon's advice on identifying airplanes, an odd gesture by a weird stranger on the street, reconnecting/relocating people Serian used to correspond with by mail, Seriah's ongoing autobiography, a high school essay by Chris on Aleister Crowley, being a nerd in the 21st Century vs the 1980's, an incident of instant wish fulfilment/precognition by Seriah in high school, synchronicity, the nature of reality, coincidence vs precognition, Seriah and a wish for money with consequences, an experience between Chris and a tree frog, environmental responses to questions, “Authors of the Impossible” by Jeffrey Kripal, “Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, and Unlocking Your Mind by Dr. Kirby Surprise, Carl Jung's universal unconscious, a building destroyed in bizarre synchronistic incident, Chris's precognition of a childhood accident in a treehouse, a weird experience with a car radio, Stan Gooch, a possible explanation for the Oz effect, a “plaid man” encounter, psychic/dream encounters with plants, Tim Renner and Flannel Man, the Woodsmen of “Twin Peaks”, “Unsolved Mysteries” stories of plaid-wearing entities visiting the terminally ill, the Wildman archetype, plant communication and consciousness, Ayahuasca, a scientific study suggesting much broader sentience in the animal world, bees playing a ball game for fun, Rene Descartes, experiments on fish, colonialism/racism and materialism, how extraterrestrials might view humans, “The Evil Within” video game, binaural beats, hemi-synch tones and meditation, Saxon's ketamine experiences, songs that induce a mind state, Tibetan singing bowls, lost sound technology at ancient sites, how buildings change as decay takes place over time, sound and ritual and spirituality, the difficulties with total silence, Hindu teaching of universal vibration, Vedic theology and quantum physics, an incident in Colorado with an apparently conscious UFO, high-tech military black projects, the CrowdStrike failure and the recovery from it, Ed Zitron and the rot economy, the Wall Street Journal and AI, solar flares, and much more! This is fascinating conversation that covers a lot of ground!- Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dive deep into the enigmatic world of UFOs, Religion, & Superpowers in this episode of Chuck Yates Needs A Job Podcast! Joined by the esteemed Jeffrey Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, Chuck uncovers the hidden connections between these seemingly disparate phenomena.

To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors.  For our part one with Jeffrey, visit our discussion in episode 118 (August 2022). Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are back with Jeffrey for a part 2 in our discussion. Jeffrey holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, where he served as the Associate Dean of the School of Humanities (2019-2023) and chaired the Department of Religion for eight years. We delve into the Archives of the Impossible – a project that he began in 2014 at Rice University that now holds over 1 million documents. We talk about his very profound out of body experience, the “great big magnet in the sky”, dreams, and our culture both informed and “broken down” by impossible events. We hear about Jeffrey's thoughts on the trickery of the paranormal and the cultural placebo effect that is religion and our unwillingness to own our divinity. We visit belief v thought and revisit the discussion on the “third space”. The impossibility of translation of one type of consciousness to another … non human intelligence being perhaps us … being the mask … and the superhuman. We recommend a listen to Diana Pasulka (ep 142), Werner Barkhuizen (ep 162), Scarlett Heinbuch (ep 164) and Mike Clelland (ep 176). Jeffrey: Website: http://jeffreyjkripal.com Archives of the Impossible: https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeffrey+kripal&crid=2IWN90LKNGUV2&sprefix=jeffrey+kripal%2Caps%2C173&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

In this enriching exploration of the perplexing world of UFOs, disclosure phenomena, and the Law of One, Doug Scott and Austin Bridges delve into how these complex layers of existence intersect and influence each other. Our conversation revisits earlier perspectives and discusses crucial recent developments, notably the emergence of insider whistleblower David Grush, a former Air Force intelligence officer responsible for investigating UAPs and the groundbreaking proposals in the field of UFO disclosure. The discussion further explores the understanding of UFO phenomena from the standpoint of social influencers, contentious debunkers, and distinguished academicians, examining the profound cultural and individual impacts. This episode takes you deep into the philosophies and spiritual perspectives surrounding the UFO phenomena, moving beyond the simplistic believers versus skeptics' viewpoint. Engage in deep contemplation about the nature of consciousness and the dynamics of reality as we navigate through Jungian dream interpretation and philosophical discussions on symbolism. This episode broadens the perspective on the UFO phenomena, articulating how it embodies both elements of positive evolution and fear instilling influence, often leading to confusion. Our exploration of the integration of the Law of One, metaphysics, and process theology sheds light on the understanding of polarity, the moral realm, and humanity's ascent into the fourth density. The episode also delves into academic discourses around UFOs, emphasizing the complexity inherent to such subjects and the importance of academia as the foundation for societal progression. Conclude with a stimulating discussion about the balance of positivity and negativity in collective consciousness, examining humanity's alignment with the influx of information. This final contemplation agrees on a divine pull towards unity and wholeness and the influential role intellectuals play as bridge builders for future progress. Links: Law of One Material: www.llresearch.org  Diana Walsh Pasulka - https://www.amazon.com/stores/D.W.-Pasulka/author/B07NL6KZN5 James Madden - https://www.jdmadden.com/ Jeffrey Kripal - https://jeffreyjkripal.com/ Jaques Vallee - https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8JD8Q Bernardo Kastrup - https://www.bernardokastrup.com/ Dr. Matt Segall and Bernardo Kastrup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7I5j2cteFQ&t=5936s&pp=ygUcYmVybmFyZG8ga2FzdHJ1cCBtYXR0IHNlZ2FsbA%3D%3D  Process Thought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMXfVR499qc&pp=ygUVYW5kcmV3IGRhdmlzLCBwaGQgZXhv   

“Historically, there's no such thing as a pure tradition. And I also think as human beings, we transcend these religions and we transcend these cultures. And so the cherry picking is an affirmation of our transcendence. It's like, no, you are more than your religious tradition. You are more than your culture. You are more than your body. And you are also your body and your religion and your culture. Yes, yes, yes, all that. But you are also more. So I think, again, the power of the modern period is that we're all so super connected and in communication with everything that we know that, we know that in a way that we didn't know that, you know, four or five-hundred years ago.” So says Jeffrey Kripal, who holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. Jeff is the author of many, many, many books that span a massive academic career—books on Kali, books on Gnosticism, and books on supernatural phenomena. He's also the author of a short and immensely readable book called The Flip: Who You Really Are and Why it Matters, which is the focus of our conversation today. As an academic and historian of comparative religion, Jeff writes and speaks beautifulyl about the way that we're losing our collective stories, and the way that we're splitting ourselves apart, divided between the sciences and the humanities. In The Flip, Jeff recounts how both science and spirituality are using different languages to explain and explore the same experiences, and what emerges when “The Flip” happens, those often mystical moments when the minds of scientists across time have cracked open to see the world in a different way. I loved this book and I love Jeff's wide-ranging and yet imminently approachable and kind mind—I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyedwesty having it. MORE FROM JEFFREY KRIPAL: The Flip: Who You Really Are and Why it Matters The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities Jeff's Website To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors.  Thanks for joining us again at Behind Greatness. We chat with Eric Wargo today who lives in the Washington DC area. Eric is a science writer with a PhD in Anthropology working for government institutes conducting archaeology, psychology, and neuroscience research. He is a writer and an author and is well known for writing about dreaming, creativity and precognition. We delve immediately into the "long self" and exploring the idea of connecting to our future surviving long self and how dreams are about our future thoughts on experiences. We learn about his early precognitive dream experiences and the personal ufo sighting that fired him up - and his new intellectual and creative path that ensued. We discuss art and literature as prophetic and how artists borrow from other artists precognitively. And for fun, we talk about his developing theory on inspiration actually being precognition.   A thanks to Jeffrey Kripal (ep 118) and Diana Pasulka (ep 142). Eric, Books: Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self and Time Loops Blog: www.thenightshirt.com X: @thenightshirt

Oteil gets into a captivating discussion with Jeffrey Kripal, a distinguished professor at Rice University and an expert in philosophy, religious thought, and the paranormal. This episode is not just a podcast; it's a portal to the extraordinary, blending music, UFOs, theology, and paranormal experiences into a heady mix of intellectual exploration. Jeffrey Kripal, holding the Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought, brings a treasure trove of knowledge to the table. His extensive work in Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism, combined with his role at the Esalen Institute, sets the stage for a discussion that transcends the ordinary. The episode centers around Kripal's book "The Flip," which explores the profound change in perspective experienced by staunch materialists when they encounter the metaphysical. Listeners are in for a mind-bending journey as Kripal shares stories of scientists transformed by paranormal experiences, shedding their skepticism to embrace a new understanding of reality. The conversation takes a deep dive into the realms of UFOs and psychic phenomena, challenging the boundaries between science, spirituality, and the unexplained. Comes A Time Podcast and content posted by Comes A Time is presented solely for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical or mental health condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oteil gets into a captivating discussion with Jeffrey Kripal, a distinguished professor at Rice University and an expert in philosophy, religious thought, and the paranormal. This episode is not just a podcast; it's a portal to the extraordinary, blending music, UFOs, theology, and paranormal experiences into a heady mix of intellectual exploration. Jeffrey Kripal, holding the Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought, brings a treasure trove of knowledge to the table. His extensive work in Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism, combined with his role at the Esalen Institute, sets the stage for a discussion that transcends the ordinary. The episode centers around Kripal's book "The Flip," which explores the profound change in perspective experienced by staunch materialists when they encounter the metaphysical. Listeners are in for a mind-bending journey as Kripal shares stories of scientists transformed by paranormal experiences, shedding their skepticism to embrace a new understanding of reality. The conversation takes a deep dive into the realms of UFOs and psychic phenomena, challenging the boundaries between science, spirituality, and the unexplained. Comes A Time Podcast and content posted by Comes A Time is presented solely for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical or mental health condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seriah is joined by Brittany and Jonathan, hosts of the podcast “Strange Stories with the Seeker and the Skeptic”. Topics include different approaches to understanding the paranormal, youthful experiences with bizarre voices and phone calls, a haunted house experienced by other people, youthful encounters with poltergeist-type activity, small shadow animals, lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, a years-long series of related dreams, mindfulness, reading in dreams, a visitation from a departed relative, Reiki practice and experiences, activity happening or not happening depending on who is present, an intense shadow person encounter, the Dark Man in ritual magick, synchronicities and paranormal research, a shadow hand experience, a strange encounter with shadows at a friend's home, liquid darkness, theories of time and other universes, emotional energy, Daryl Bem psy researcher at Cornel University, Jeffrey Kripal, an experience with poltergeist activity and emotional intensity and a disco ball, the Akashic Records, channeling, spiritual energetic healing, angels, archetypes and Pagan gods/goddesses, spirit guides, predestination vs free will, changing timelines, an analogy involving a 3-D object in a 2-D universe, an incident of automatic writing and an accurate prediction, a mystifying pre-cognition, “Twin Peaks”, “Hellier”, Allan Greenfield and the ”The Secret Cypher of the Ufonauts” book, the “Penny Royal” podcast, a download of inspiration, ferreting out fake stories, the scientific establishment and meteors, ancient knowledge of the atom, “The Last Exit for the Lost” music show, the film “Dream Scenario” with Nick Cage, actual skepticism vs debunking, isolation vs a holistic approach to the paranormal, an encounter with a strange entity repeatedly by the side of the road, a childhood encounter with a small entity, human souls sold for ten dollars each and correlating life circumstances, Diamond Dallas Page a former pro wrestler who teaches yoga, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and a t-shirt, changing religions as a child, the “Rock Talk” radio show with Allan Handelman, Coast to Coast AM, self-reflection and questioning of beliefs, manifestation, a “Twin Peaks” Tarot deck, the Chris Ernst documentary “Magicians Long to See”, intense Tarot experiences, and much more! This is some fascinating conversation!

Host Michael Taft speaks with author and professor Jeffrey Kripal about his early aspiration to be a Benedictine monk, the prophetic dimensions of the humanities, the sudden conversion, or "flip," into a weirder worldview experienced by some materialist scientists, the phenomena of UFOs, alien abduction, altered states, Philip K. Dick, and how most breakthroughs into mysticism occur through trauma.Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, where he served as the Associate Dean of the School of Humanities, chaired the Department of Religion for eight years, and also helped create a doctoral concentration in the study of Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism that is the largest program of its kind in the world. He presently helps direct the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.Jeff is the author or co-author of thirteen books, and specializes in the study of extreme religious states and putting “the impossible” back on the academic table again. He is presently working on a three-volume study of paranormal currents in the history of religions and the sciences, collectively entitled The Super Story.Jeffrey Kripal's websiteYou can support the creation of future episodes of this podcast by contributing through Patreon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seriah is joined by Brittany and Jonathan, hosts of the podcast “Strange Stories with the Seeker and the Skeptic”. Topics include different approaches to understanding the paranormal, youthful experiences with bizarre voices and phone calls, a haunted house experienced by other people, youthful encounters with poltergeist-type activity, small shadow animals, lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, a years-long series of related dreams, mindfulness, reading in dreams, a visitation from a departed relative, Reiki practice and experiences, activity happening or not happening depending on who is present, an intense shadow person encounter, the Dark Man in ritual magick, synchronicities and paranormal research, a shadow hand experience, a strange encounter with shadows at a friend's home, liquid darkness, theories of time and other universes, emotional energy, Daryl Bem psy researcher at Cornel University, Jeffrey Kripal, an experience with poltergeist activity and emotional intensity and a disco ball, the Akashic Records, channeling, spiritual energetic healing, angels, archetypes and Pagan gods/goddesses, spirit guides, predestination vs free will, changing timelines, an analogy involving a 3-D object in a 2-D universe, an incident of automatic writing and an accurate prediction, a mystifying pre-cognition, “Twin Peaks”, “Hellier”, Allan Greenfield and the ”The Secret Cypher of the Ufonauts” book, the “Penny Royal” podcast, a download of inspiration, ferreting out fake stories, the scientific establishment and meteors, ancient knowledge of the atom, “The Last Exit for the Lost” music show, the film “Dream Scenario” with Nick Cage, actual skepticism vs debunking, isolation vs a holistic approach to the paranormal, an encounter with a strange entity repeatedly by the side of the road, a childhood encounter with a small entity, human souls sold for ten dollars each and correlating life circumstances, Diamond Dallas Page a former pro wrestler who teaches yoga, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and a t-shirt, changing religions as a child, the “Rock Talk” radio show with Allan Handelman, Coast to Coast AM, self-reflection and questioning of beliefs, manifestation, a “Twin Peaks” Tarot deck, the Chris Ernst documentary “Magicians Long to See”, intense Tarot experiences, and much more! This is some fascinating conversation! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is by ænorex with The Animals Understanding of Nothingness Download

Andy is joined by author, researcher & creator of the 'archive of the impossible' Dr.Jeffrey Kripal to discuss; His work & creation of the archive What is 'thinking impossibly' SOL foundation event UFO's & spirituality 'Shooting down souls' Listener questions And much more https://jeffreyjkripal.com/ https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/archives-impossible-intro Get in touch with the show; Twitter: @UFOUAPAM Facebook, YouTube & Instagram: "That UFO Podcast" YouTube: ⁠⁠YouTube.com/c/ThatUFOPodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠UFOUAPAM@gmail.com All podcast links & associated links; ⁠⁠Linktr.ee/ufouapam⁠ ⁠⁠ThatUFOPodcast.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktr.ee/TheZignal⁠⁠ ⁠⁠UAPMedia.UK Don't forget to subscribe, like and leave a review of the show Enjoy folks, Andy

Seriah is joined by SuperSaxonMan, Matt Festa, and Katie of the Night to ask questions. Topics include paranormal experiences and pro wrestlers, Chris Jericho, a paranormal show “Chamber of Horrors” by three female WWE wrestlers, Chris Stratlander, Andre the Giant's appearance as Bigfoot in the TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man”, a huge pair of pants, a telepathic message from a Sasquatch, the “Survivor Man” episode where the host encountered Bigfoot, UFO contactees, Elijah Burke, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, liminality, the Seth material, Jane Roberts, past lives, the second coming of Jesus Christ, Patrick Harper's “Daemonic Reality”, the possibility of a multiverse, “Forbidden Archelogy” by Michael Cremo and Richard L. Thompson, mathematics and biology, Jeffrey Kripal, George Hansen, Kenneth Ring, “The Omega Project”, Jenny Randles, “Mind Monsters”, the OZ factor, co-creating haunted locations, David Weatherly and a plantation entity that existed but was fictional, colleges and ghosts and urban legends, egregores, Ouija boards, whispers in one's ear, scientific study of the paranormal, Sarah Lee Black, high strangeness, pk/psi laboratory experiments, Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Bruce Dickinson's(of Iron Maiden) “Crowley” movie, a strange experience with a Lyft driver, horror movies and things “coming out of the TV”, fear and poltergeist activity, a childhood experience with a scary movie, “The Ring” film, Cipher from “The Matrix” film, childhood memories of toys moving around, presumptions of evil in the paranormal, H.P. Lovecraft, belief vs fear of the unknown, “The Magnus Archives” horror fiction podcast, Strange Realities conference, Seriah's autobiography and its cover, objective vs subjective experiences with the paranormal, metal bands as an analogy for understanding vs perception, the Mothman phenomena, Skinwalker Ranch, John Keel's “The Mothman Prophecies”, Indrid Cold, Woodrow Durenberger, Indiana Jones/Kolchack the Night Stalker, Whitley Strieber, graveyard experiences, sacred spots, Cornell University, Ithica NY, cemeteries as safe spaces, Robert Johnson, the Alpine Portal, and much more! This is some absolutely fascinating discussion!https://www.youtube.com/c/KatieoftheNightThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4656375/advertisement

Seriah is joined by experiencer, spiritual practitioner, and author Tillie Treadwell. Topics include early childhood paranormal memories, neurodivergence and perception, Gulf Breeze FL, time slips and anomalies, society's growing acceptance of paranormal phenomena, the “Mandela Effect”/retconning, a strange experience with an old-fashioned clock, a bizarre incident with a traffic light, extremely early memories, discussions of the “Mandela Effect”/retconning on reddit.com, problems of spam on social media, celebrity deaths that seem to repeat, Fairy experiences, Fae music, strange lights, tiny animals in formal dress, the constant presence of lights in different kinds of phenomena, non-human people, Djinn, co-creation, Jeffrey Kripal, different perceptions of reality, objective vs subjective experiences, the mindset of atheism, fundamentalist religion, Seriah's bizarre dream encounter with an entity, Tillie's similar deep dream, a recent incredibly intense NDE, Egyptian gods, Aleister Crowley's analogy of the Mountain, trans-cultural phenomena, an encounter with Crowleyan entity Lam, a bizarre experience smoking hookah favored tobacco, ayahuasca, an attempted “invasion” by bizarre entities, paranormal experiences becoming contagious, kundalini energy, the q-code podcast “Ad Lucem”, Strange Realities conference, time slips, cat experiences, a bizarre encounter featuring a time slip and an onion allergy and a cat, missing time experiences, apports and other appearing objects, electronic/electrical experiences, a bizarre encounter with an electric stove, buzzing phenomenon, “Holy Laughing” in Pentecostal churches, sleep paralysis, the importance of nutrition and adequate sleep in response to negative experiences, and much more! This is a unique, fascinating conversation!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4656375/advertisement

Seriah is joined by SuperSaxonMan, Matt Festa, and Katie of the Night to ask questions. Topics include paranormal experiences and pro wrestlers, Chris Jericho, a paranormal show “Chamber of Horrors” by three female WWE wrestlers, Chris Stratlander, Andre the Giant's appearance as Bigfoot in the TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man”, a huge pair of pants, a telepathic message from a Sasquatch, the “Survivor Man” episode where the host encountered Bigfoot, UFO contactees, Elijah Burke, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, liminality, the Seth material, Jane Roberts, past lives, the second coming of Jesus Christ, Patrick Harper's “Daemonic Reality”, the possibility of a multiverse, “Forbidden Archelogy” by Michael Cremo and Richard L. Thompson, mathematics and biology, Jeffrey Kripal, George Hansen, Kenneth Ring, “The Omega Project”, Jenny Randles, “Mind Monsters”, the OZ factor, co-creating haunted locations, David Weatherly and a plantation entity that existed but was fictional, colleges and ghosts and urban legends, egregores, Ouija boards, whispers in one's ear, scientific study of the paranormal, Sarah Lee Black, high strangeness, pk/psi laboratory experiments, Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Bruce Dickinson's(of Iron Maiden) “Crowley” movie, a strange experience with a Lyft driver, horror movies and things “coming out of the TV”, fear and poltergeist activity, a childhood experience with a scary movie, “The Ring” film, Cipher from “The Matrix” film, childhood memories of toys moving around, presumptions of evil in the paranormal, H.P. Lovecraft, belief vs fear of the unknown, “The Magnus Archives” horror fiction podcast, Strange Realities conference, Seriah's autobiography and its cover, objective vs subjective experiences with the paranormal, metal bands as an analogy for understanding vs perception, the Mothman phenomena, Skinwalker Ranch, John Keel's “The Mothman Prophecies”, Indrid Cold, Woodrow Durenberger, Indiana Jones/Kolchack the Night Stalker, Whitley Strieber, graveyard experiences, sacred spots, Cornell University, Ithica NY, cemeteries as safe spaces, Robert Johnson, the Alpine Portal, and much more! This is some absolutely fascinating discussion! https://www.youtube.com/c/KatieoftheNight - Recap by Vincent Treewell Outro music: Morpheus V2.1 by Psyche Corporation Download

Seriah is joined by experiencer, spiritual practitioner, and author Tillie Treadwell. Topics include early childhood paranormal memories, neurodivergence and perception, Gulf Breeze FL, time slips and anomalies, society's growing acceptance of paranormal phenomena, the “Mandela Effect”/retconning, a strange experience with an old-fashioned clock, a bizarre incident with a traffic light, extremely early memories, discussions of the “Mandela Effect”/retconning on reddit.com, problems of spam on social media, celebrity deaths that seem to repeat, Fairy experiences, Fae music, strange lights, tiny animals in formal dress, the constant presence of lights in different kinds of phenomena, non-human people, Djinn, co-creation, Jeffrey Kripal, different perceptions of reality, objective vs subjective experiences, the mindset of atheism, fundamentalist religion, Seriah's bizarre dream encounter with an entity, Tillie's similar deep dream, a recent incredibly intense NDE, Egyptian gods, Aleister Crowley's analogy of the Mountain, trans-cultural phenomena, an encounter with Crowleyan entity Lam, a bizarre experience smoking hookah favored tobacco, ayahuasca, an attempted “invasion” by bizarre entities, paranormal experiences becoming contagious, kundalini energy, the q-code podcast “Ad Lucem”, Strange Realities conference, time slips, cat experiences, a bizarre encounter featuring a time slip and an onion allergy and a cat, missing time experiences, apports and other appearing objects, electronic/electrical experiences, a bizarre encounter with an electric stove, buzzing phenomenon, “Holy Laughing” in Pentecostal churches, sleep paralysis, the importance of nutrition and adequate sleep in response to negative experiences, and much more! This is a unique, fascinating conversation! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Psyche Corporation with Morpheus V2.1 Download

In this episode, we discuss Jeffrey Kripal's book, “The Flip” which is an exploration of what happens to people who have an experience that is life transforming but which cannot be explained in rational terms. Other thinkers mentioned include Bernardo Kastrup [More than Allegory] and Rupert Sheldrake [Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home]. Jay also talks about the song, Rain and Gold, from his album "Harvesting James".

Today, we have a very special guest on the show, Dr. Jeffrey Kripal. Dr. Kripal is an esteemed scholar and author in the study of religion, focusing particularly on the esoteric, mystical, and paranormal dimensions of human experience. He serves as the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. He is the author of several phenomenal books including The Superhumanities, Mutants & Mystics, Super Natural (which he co-authored with Whitley Strieber), and The Flip.EPISODE BRIEFBECOME A PATRONPatrons get lots of great perks like early and ad-free episodes, access to the private The UFO Rabbit Hole Discord server, and twice-monthly Patron Zoom calls with Kelly Chase. Memberships start at just $5/month.GET THE BOOKGet a SIGNED COPYGet it on AmazonFOLLOWWebsiteTwitterFacebookMUSICTheme: Cabinet of Curiosities by Shaun FrearsonThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5746035/advertisement

Even learned commentators on the tarot are likely to point out at the fourteenth major arcana, Temperance, is a bit of a boring card. At least, it comes off as dull until you look at it closely, as JF and Phil do in this episode. What they find is that the Temperance card is actually a diagram, a kind of blueprint for a celestial machine that underlies human technology, beckoning us to restore even the most mechanical contraption to the raw weirdness at the source of everything. Header image by Rolf Dietrich Brecher via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_Oil_on_Water_%2847993245783%29.jpg) It's not too late to join JF's Nura Learning course, "Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." (www.nuralearning.com) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies) and gain access to Phil's podcast on Wagner's Ring Cycle. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/). Download Pierre-Yves Martel's new album, Mer Bleue (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/mer-bleue). Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! SHOW NOTES Anonymous, Meditations on the Tarot (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781585421619) Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780877282686) Adrien Lyne, Jacob's Ladder (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/) Weeping Angels (https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Weeping_Angel), Dr. Who creatures Joel Schumacher, Flatliners (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099582/) Lawrence Halprin, [The RSVP Cycles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSVPcycles)_ Gregory Bateson, Steps To an Ecology of Mind (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780226039053) Hesychasm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesychasm), monastic practice Yoav Ben-Dov, Tarot: the Open Reading (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781492248996) The Gnostic Tarot (https://chrisleech.wixsite.com/mysite) Jeffrey Kripal, Authors of the Impossible (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780226453873) Nagarjuna, Verses of the Middle Way (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%ABlamadhyamakak%C4%81rik%C4%81)

Jeffrey also presently helps direct the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, where he served as Chair of the Board from 2015 to 2020. Jeff is the author or co-author of twelve books, eight of which are with The University of Chicago Press. He has also served as the Editor in Chief of the Macmillan Handbook Series on Religion (ten volumes, 2015-2016). He specializes in the study of extreme religious states and the re-visioning of a New Comparativism, particularly as both involve putting “the impossible” back on the academic table again. He is presently working on a three-volume study of paranormal currents in the history of religions and the sciences for The University of Chicago Press, collectively entitled The Super Story.https://jeffreyjkripal.com_________________________________________NEW ALBUM - "MUSIC FOR THE DECK OF THE TITANIC" (LP) - LISTEN NOW SPOTIFY / APPLECOLLAB ALBUM - "BURREN" - Full LP album w/Peter Broderick.  LISTEN NOW ON SPOTIFY OR APPLEUPCOMING LIVE:  tickets - http://eastforest.org/tourAug 24-28 - Ram Dass Retreat, NCSept 4-8 - Esalen Institute, CASept 30- Oct 1 - Each Story, JapanDec 15-18 - Esalen Institute, CACOMMUNITY - join at EastForest.orgGIFT - Please support the show by joining our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon.  Monthly Council, live-streams, demos, and more. GUIDANCE - Journey SpaceMUSIC by East Forest: Spotify / AppleMEDITATIONS by East Forest on Spotify & AppleSHOP: http://eastforest.storeConnect with the Forest - Mothership: http://eastforest.orgIG:  @eastforest | FB/TT/YT:  @eastforestmusic

Are religions the primary source of violent conflicts of human history? Can a person be spiritual but not religious? Is secularism devoid of close-mindedness and irrationality? These are some of the questions addressed in this episode by theolgian, Jonas Atlas. Jonas is a Belgian scholar of religion who writes and lectures on religion, politics and mysticism. Growing up Christian in predominately secular Europe he found himself having to defend himself for being religious. Additionally, his marriage to a Muslim from Turkey influenced his interest in deconstructing the way people think about religions. Jonas currently teaches classes on ethics, spirituality, and religion at the KDG University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. He is also an independent researcher at the Radboud University, as a member of the Race, Religion, and Secularism network. His latest book, Religion: Reality Behind the Myths, unravels the most common misunderstandings about religion. Here are some of the things we talk about: • What are the seven myths about religion? • What is religion? • Religions, like languages, evolve • When we pretend to live without structures, we become blind to all the structures we are really in • Can you be spiritual but not religious? • The characteristics and behaviors that people think are bad about religions are in all organizations because violence, control, oppression is in our consciousness • Everything that can be said of a religion can also be said of the secular world (i.e. they both do dumb things) • “Us versus them” mentality keeps us from reconfiguring our consciousness • The spirituality of the big bang Jonas Atlas links: Website: https://jonasatlas.net/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Reality-Behind-Jonas-Atlas/dp/1803411821 Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/re-visioning-religion (where you can hear the conversations with Jeffrey Kripal and William Cavanaugh) Interfaith conversations with Muslim scholars, activists and artists: https://halalmonk.com/ © the spiritual forum 2023

Are you ready to be premonition pilled? In the second episode of the Spectral Voyager, we take you on a journey through several devastating disasters - Aberfan, 9/11, the Titanic, plane crashes - and the people that seemed to dream of them before they happened. In fact, there were so many cases of these dreams and visions that a national bureau was created in the U.K. to catalog them, with a tragic ending. We also interview science writer, author, and precog expert Dr. Eric Wargo about the possible scientific explanations of the phenomena. So join Jake and Brad to find out if we can dream the future… or if it's all just coincidence and hindsight bias. To listen to the full episode, and gain access to our other mini-series such as Manclan and Trickle Down, you can subscribe for just five bucks a month at: http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous The Spectral Voyager theme composed by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe and Jake Rockatansky. Editing by Corey Klotz. QAA's website: http://qanonanonymous.com Sources: Time Loops by Eric Wargo (@thenightshirt on twitter), The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight, Changed in a Flash by Jeffrey Kripal.

Terje G. Simonsen is a Norwegian Historian of Ideas and non-fiction author, specializing in the esoteric and occult. He is educated at the University of Oslo, where he also has taught introductory courses on philosophical and literary works. His dissertation on the anthroposophical journal Janus received much acclaim and was released as a book in 2001. In the prestigious series The Cultural Library and The World's Holy Scriptures, Simonsen has published essays on I and Thou, the mystically inspired main work by the dialogue philosopher Martin Buber, and The First Book of Enoch, an esoteric text from antiquity. Simonsen has received several grants, and is a full member of ESSWE, the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism.In addition, Simonsen is educated in gestalt therapy and psychosynthesis, and his varied career has also included stints in psychiatry, kindergarten, museums, security, catering etc. Today he works as a freelance writer. Simonsen is also a café aficionado, salsa dancer, amateur pianist and chess player.Since childhood Simonsen has been fascinated by ‘magical' phenomena as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and healing—an interest based on some peculiar experiences of his own as well as strange stories told by friends and family. Later, this fascination led to extensive forays into esoteric and occult traditions, where such phenomena are not seen as chimera but as part of an expanded consciousness, and also into the science about such phenomena, i.e. parapsychology. The result is the present book, an entertaining, colorful and multifaceted good read, endorsed by several of the world's foremost experts in the field – Dean Radin, Stanley Krippner, Jeffrey Mishlove, Jeffrey Kripal etc. - as well as a number of other authors and critics, as e.g. the Pulitzer-prize winner Teresa Carpenter and the New York Times bestselling fantasy-author Herbie Brennan.BOOKS:A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormalhttps://www.amazon.com/Terje-Simonsen/e/B079K5RJPP TWITTER:@terjesim1 FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/terje.simonsen.9

This week the I am reading from Nicole Strickland's book 'The Afterlife Chronicles: Exploring the Connection Between Life, Death and Beyond' and Mike Damante's book 'Above the Fold and the Fringe: How UAPs Became Mainstream News'. NicoleWhat happens to us when we die? Does the human soul survive death? How can we communicate with loved ones in the spirit world? Are those residing beyond the veil in some faraway land or are they close by and within our reach? These are age-old questions permeating our collective consciousness. These queries not only entice humanity to understand the hereafter but also to connect with those dwelling within it.We're in a time of transition where individuals are embracing the notion of life after death.Each of the topics and stories presented in The Afterlife Chronicles, harmoniously unite as a gateway to the connective bridge between mortality and the afterlife. Crafted by highly respected afterlife and paranormal researcher Nicole Strickland, this heartfelt book reads like a love letter to the hereafter and provides the motivation, purpose, and know-how to further understand the profound relationship between both worlds.In this book, you'll read about:• Recognizing the signs of and reasons why the spirit world reaches out to the living and vice versa• The afterlife according to various cultures• The influence of the Spiritualist movement on modern-day spirit communication and paranormal research• The role of intuition and mind/body/spirit in connecting with the afterlife• Examining the profound connectedness between the living and spirit worlds• Near-death experiences and the keys to understanding life after death• Theories on the survival of human consciousness after death• Common misconceptions of the afterlife• Traditional and alternative methods to communicate with the spirit world• The power of spirit guides in fostering the connection between mortality and the afterlife• How moving through grief and loss can help you further connect with departed loved onesFinally, the many contributors who opted to share their accounts and stories with the spirit world and beyond will further entice you to learn more about the deeply interwoven union between mortality and those across the veil on the other side.Perhaps, you've had a heartfelt experience with a loved one in the afterlife and don't know where to turn. Look no further as The Afterlife Chronicles will encourage you to openly share your story and in turn, will motivate others to share theirs. Similar to a domino effect, more people will become aware of and learn more about the beautiful rapport between both worlds.If you're curious about the enigmatic wonders of the afterlife, you'll be enchanted by The Afterlife Chronicles: Exploring the Connection between Life, Death, and Beyond.Beyond, where physical death is not an end, but a beginning.BioNicole Strickland is a well-respected afterlife & paranormal researcher, author, podcaster, and speaker from San Diego, California. She is the founder, director, and case manager of the San Diego Paranormal Research Society (SDPRS). Nicole is the Ghost Research Society's California Coordinator and is a consultant to other investigative teams. Since 2011, she has co-hosted the “Spirits of the Adobe” tours at the iconic Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Blending her love of history, paranormal studies, and writing, Nicole has written several books, including Field Guide to Southern California Hauntings, The Haunted Queen of the Seas: The Living Legend of the RMS Queen Mary, Spirited Queen Mary: Her Haunted Legend, RMS Queen Mary: Voices from Her Voyages, San Diego's Most Haunted: The Historical Legacy and Paranormal Marvels of America's Finest City, Spirits of Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, Max and Kayli: Two Remarkable Felines Forever Imprinted on My Heart and The Afterlife Chronicles: Exploring the Connection Between Life, Death, and Beyond. She is also a writer and contributor to Paranormal Underground Magazine.Nicole gives presentations about a variety of paranormal topics at conferences, events, and libraries. She has presented at some of the best-known conventions, such as the Oregon Ghost Conference, Port Gamble Ghost Conference, Troy Taylor's Haunted America Conference, Maritime Ghost Conference of San Diego, Preston Castle Benefit Paracon, Ghost Fest IV aboard the Queen Mary, and Strange Escapes, among others. She is represented non-exclusively by RK Entertainment. Nicole has been featured in a myriad of media outlets discussing her work as a paranormal researcher. These include several San Diego newspapers, magazines, and news programs, such as Good Morning San Diego, San Diego Living, KPBS Evening Edition, and Channel 8 Evening Edition. Nicole also appeared in the documentary All Around Us: Inside the Life of Psychic Medium Seth Michael; she has interviewed for nationally televised programs, including My Ghost Story: Caught on Camera, Travel Channel's Ghost Stories, and Famously Afraid. She has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and podcasts. Along with Todd Bates, Nicole co-hosts Haunted Voices Radio, one of the longest-running radio programs featuring a plethora of guests from all areas of the supernatural. In late 2020, she debuted her radio show The Afterlife Chronicles, which was selected by Feedspot as one of the top 25 programs on the afterlife. Nicole holds a B.A. degree from the University of Arizona (go Wildcats!) and an M.S. degree from National University. You can visit her websites at http://www.authornicolestrickland.com http://www.sandiegoparanormalresearch.com Amazon link http://rb.gy/kkui7Mike DamanteAbove the Fold and the Fringe: How UAPs Became Mainstream News goes behind the scenes of the infamous New York Times article, and examines the history of UAPs in news media, and explores the significance of the impact these stories can and have had. With interviews from the journalists behind some of the biggest UAP stories like the New York Times Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, POLITICO's Bryan Bender, KLAS-TV's George Knapp, Popular Mechanics Tim McMillan, and others, learn how the news industry works, and get insight into some of the biggest paranormal stories ever.This book also looks at some of the important figures who have culturally and historically changed the conversation on UAPs for the better with exclusive interviews with Jacques Vallee, Luis Elizondo, Whitley Strieber, Tom DeLonge, William Shatner, Jeffrey Kripal, Colm Kelleher,and military witnesses.Mike Damante is an author, journalist and award-winning educator. He is the author of the 2021 coffee table book “Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise.” In 2023, his book “Above the Fold and the Fringe: How UAPs Became Mainstream News” was published. Damante is the author of the non-fiction trilogy of the paranormal “Punk rock and UFOs” series “Punk rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction," “Punk rock and UFOs: True Believers" and "Punk Rock and UFOs: Cryptozoology Meets Anarchy." In 2019 he released his first YA fiction novel “Pumpkin Spice and Nothing Nice.” Damante previously worked for the Houston Chronicle as a copy editor, writer, reporter and web producer, and has interviewed bands and musicians like blink-182, the Descendents, Bad Religion, Taking Back Sunday, Tom DeLonge,/ Angels & Airwaves, Donald Glover, Tegan and Sara, Aerosmith, Alkaline Trio, the Get Up Kids, AFI, B.o.B and countless others. He's covered large events like the X-Games, Warped Tour, Free Press Summerfest, Wizard World Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con, NBA All-Star weekend, and has written for their 29-95, Peep, Guy Stuff, MIKED, and more Hearst blogs. Damante also served as the co-beat writer for the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros during the 2012-2013 season for chron.com. He's interviewed former government officials like Luis Elizondo, Nimitz encounter witnesses Kevin Day and Sean Cahill, New York Times journalists Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, computer scientist Jacques Vallee, authors Whitley Strieber, Diana Pasulka, Peter Levenda, William Shatner, Tom DeLonge, Professor Jeffrey Kripal, military witnesses of UAP events, and many more big names. He's appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, FOX 26 Houston, Spectrum News Austin, Coast To Coast AM, Den of Geek, Hi My Name Is Mark, the Mike Herrera podcast, and countless other TV, radio and podcast programs. Amazon http://rb.gy/bi6vlhttps://www.punkrockandufos.com/https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

The Way of the Househusband (2021) by Kousuke Oono   On this episode we finally have our good friends from the Soapbox podcast on to chat about retired yakuza, the spirit world, and Thai occult magic. Alligator car crashes, Willacochee or won't it, alligator facts, taste of reptile, green things, sound board fail, shows that feel like manga, cut off from Netflix, trying to be normal after experiencing trauma, being a father with face tattoos, closets full of sneakers, the crazy rights issues with the character of Hannibal Lecter, spirits inhabiting archetypes, Unforgiven and The Hurt Locker, transformation as a new way to tell stories, Wreck-It Ralph, the four-act structure of kishotenketsu, no sex in John Wick, the holistic approach to archetypes, Pikachu as a god, becoming an attract vessel for the idea, 3 hours of morning writing routine, 0-1 thinking vs. 1-10 thinking, the history of Aeon office chair and letting artists cook.   PATREON SEGMENT:   Muzzling the Tourette's, the difficulty of not saying the funny thing, humor as exorcism, responsibility to the idea, the blog post disaster, losing friends, John Dick, e-mailing Kurt every day to tell him what to think, Rev's introduction to the Thai occult, astrological timing, ghost energy, selling curses online, the karmic risks of cursing, arguing on GameFAQs, the tea tree dick chemical burn, when to use curses and when to use alternatives, Backwoods Witchcraft, sending riddles back to the universe, Jodorowsky's sexual psychomagic, Dune, metaphor as spirit language, where ideas come from, summoning angels, talking to ghosts, Jeffrey Kripal's The Flip, saint power, carrying subjective experiences into material reality, the Dominant of Wider Inclusions, Twitter's War of Witches, the pain of identifying with your thoughts, already having everything you need, Kelby's tarot message to JDO, gripping swords, the wisdom of Dilbert, writing and reading as an altered state, the job of artists, books as a good hang, what amulets the boys are wearing, Eternal Jing shoutout, the odor of volcanic rock, JDO desk show and tell, Reservation Dogs, watching Deadwood while painting a house, 3D-printed Hermanubis, Rev's magic courses, why spirit ancestors might be holding you back, where people go when they die, Kelby's shamanic healing, the oblique angle of intention, capital-R Reality, and how to use Merit.   “From Unsavory to Sweet” by Reverend Janglebones Kurt Huggins' website and portfolio Chapbooks and Amulets Rev on Twitter Soapbox podcast

Seriah is joined by Super Infra Man and Natalie for a wide-ranging discussion. Topics include a weird pebble-throwing experience, strange orbs in a cemetery, orbs at a shrine in Korea, Oz effect at a cemetery, UFOs over lakes, a listener's theory of paranormal phenomenon, Greg Bishop, DMT, Rick Strassman, Bill Hicks, Ayahuasca, shared psychedelic trips, linguistics, shared dreams, Natalie's experiences with Heather, The Ungoogleable Michelangelo, synchronicities, a bizarre shared dream, brain tumors, a listener comment against experiencers, an analogy between the Other and weather phenomenon, mundane explanations for the unexplained, “The Invisible Gorilla”, an angry listener rants against discussion of the paranormal, militant material-reductionist atheism, frontiers in science, “unknown unknowns”, the analogy of the fish in the fishbowl, the academic humanities fields showing interest in the paranormal, Jeffrey Kripal, documenting dreams, Saxon's childhood experiences in a haunted house, high strangeness running in families and being affected by location, Seriah's two bizarre recent dream experiences, folklore about little people, Timothy Renner, Natalie's recent strange dreams, Seriah and Natalie seemingly sharing a dream and then a character appearing in real life, oddly over-dressed people in summer, bizarre electronic tones, Timothy Renner recording a sleep paralysis experience, Natalie's very strange electronic sleep paralysis incident while in a college class, Saxon's first lucid dream, simulation theory, Natalie and Heather encounter a very weird man in a forest, “Odin the wanderer”, the “Paratopia” podcast, Jeff Ritzmann, Jeremy Vaeni, a reoccurring character in both Natalie and Heathers' dreams, Norse mythology, archetypes, Saxon's fascinating friend, Natalie's extensive ongoing dream, John Keel, strangely behaving aircraft, extremely odd but apparently normal people, the experience of being someone else's entity, Natalie's “Self-portraits As Other People” podcast and an intense psychedelic encounter, being controlled by other entities and/or parts of our minds, Saxon's ketamine experience and an apparent vision of his higher self from his youth, one of Seriah's sleep paralysis experience and a bizarre synchronicity, a weird experience with the “name game”, and much more! This is a thoroughly fascinating conversation!

Seriah is joined by Super Infra Man and Natalie for a wide-ranging discussion. Topics include a weird pebble-throwing experience, strange orbs in a cemetery, orbs at a shrine in Korea, Oz effect at a cemetery, UFOs over lakes, a listener's theory of paranormal phenomenon, Greg Bishop, DMT, Rick Strassman, Bill Hicks, Ayahuasca, shared psychedelic trips, linguistics, shared dreams, Natalie's experiences with Heather, The Ungoogleable Michelangelo, synchronicities, a bizarre shared dream, brain tumors, a listener comment against experiencers, an analogy between the Other and weather phenomenon, mundane explanations for the unexplained, “The Invisible Gorilla”, an angry listener rants against discussion of the paranormal, militant material-reductionist atheism, frontiers in science, “unknown unknowns”, the analogy of the fish in the fishbowl, the academic humanities fields showing interest in the paranormal, Jeffrey Kripal, documenting dreams, Saxon's childhood experiences in a haunted house, high strangeness running in families and being affected by location, Seriah's two bizarre recent dream experiences, folklore about little people, Timothy Renner, Natalie's recent strange dreams, Seriah and Natalie seemingly sharing a dream and then a character appearing in real life, oddly over-dressed people in summer, bizarre electronic tones, Timothy Renner recording a sleep paralysis experience, Natalie's very strange electronic sleep paralysis incident while in a college class, Saxon's first lucid dream, simulation theory, Natalie and Heather encounter a very weird man in a forest, “Odin the wanderer”, the “Paratopia” podcast, Jeff Ritzmann, Jeremy Vaeni, a reoccurring character in both Natalie and Heathers' dreams, Norse mythology, archetypes, Saxon's fascinating friend, Natalie's extensive ongoing dream, John Keel, strangely behaving aircraft, extremely odd but apparently normal people, the experience of being someone else's entity, Natalie's “Self-portraits As Other People” podcast and an intense psychedelic encounter, being controlled by other entities and/or parts of our minds, Saxon's ketamine experience and an apparent vision of his higher self from his youth, one of Seriah's sleep paralysis experience and a bizarre synchronicity, a weird experience with the “name game”, and much more! This is a thoroughly fascinating conversation! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Elusive Travel with Art of Letting Go Download

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Seriah is joined by Super_Inframan and Taylor Bell. Topics include aphantasia (the lack of ability to visualize), imagination, the “mind's eye”, meditation, mental imagery, an informal survey, imagery in dreams, personal paranormal experiences, aphantasia and creativity, graphic arts, children's imaginary experiences, internal monologues, self-talk, songs in dreams, different ways of remembering numbers, modes of learning and types of memory, lost objects, the nature and flaws of memory, the book “The Invisible Gorilla”, a strange memory of Seriah's resolved by keeping a diary, false memories, mental filling-in, emotion and false certainty, PTSD, memories vs. recorded reactions of 9/11, perception and age, a misperception that nearly caused a traffic accident, UFO experiences of Taylor and Seriah and questions of perception, a “folded-up fighter jet”, Barbara Fisher, a mysterious yellow helicopter, an anomalous plane, Saxon's experience with a giant snake head, Taylor's childhood memory of scaring himself with a movie monster, reincarnation, children's memories of past lives, the illusionary power of confidence, confidence vs. competence, the Dunning-Kruger effect, false confidence, con-games and scammers, Steven Greer, alien races, salesmanship, aggressive selling techniques, sales and ethics, psychological manipulation, criminals preying on the elderly, spam email, “Last Exit for the Lost” radio show, the book “Miracle Visitors” by Ian Watson, false certainty in the paranormal community, proving an anomalous event vs. proving an explanation, Bigfoot, “belief” and assumptions, high strangeness, Jeffrey Kripal, paranormal encounters and the witness's life, narratives perceived or imposed, Aaron Dabbah, myths, the limited number of core stories and archetypes, a pro wrestling analogy, the film “Cloud Atlas”, the hero's journey archetype, the Epic of Gilgamesh, “John Wick”, H.P. Lovecraft, a long-term gaming experience, “Twin Peaks”, the ancient gods vs. cosmic horror, death and its unknowability, Joseph Campbell, and much more! This is an unusual, kind of meta, episode loaded with thought-provoking discussion! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music by DramaScream with What I've Become Download

Seriah welcomes Red Pill Junkie and Super Inframan for a wandering the road episode. Topics include favorite stories of high strangeness, people witnessing cartoon characters in real life, toys moving around on their own, a childhood memory of a muppet-like entity, the farmer gifted pancakes by UFO occupants, writers encountering their characters in physical reality, Alan Moore and John Constantine, Neil Gaiman and a powerful demon, Walter B. Gibson AKA Maxwell Grant and the Shadow, tulpas, Sam the Sandown Clown weird encounter, dead relatives showing up with aliens, assumptions about UFOs as spacecraft, an alien base in Lake Michigan, underwater alien base near a coastal city in Mexico, Alex Whitcomb's strange bigfoot encounter featuring out-of-synch time experiences, a fascinating speculation about Bob Lazar and a crashed extraterrestrial ship, the nature of time, Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey Kripal sharing a room and an experience at Esalen, shadow people, a physical phenomenon producing an illusion of a strange shadow, Seriah's experience of mistaken identity, the Aztecs encounter of the Spanish on horseback, ancient horses in North America, Graham Hancock, plasma bursts depicted in ancient art, Seriah relates a bizarre dream about the Devil, the TV series “Lucifer”, Satan and God in the Bible, the story of Job, the story of Adam and Eve and its implications, Gnosticism, the Demiurge, the nature of happiness, the pursuit of wealth, digital vs physical media, Christopher Ryan's “Civilized to Death”, obsessive collecting, doing tasks yourself vs hiring a skilled person, Seriah's adventure fixing his AC unit, Kenneth Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, UFOs in ancient Chinese and Southeast Asian beliefs, magical creatures that excrete precious metals, Jack Parsons, symbols and reality, how language affects perception, Terence McKenna, the movie “Arrival”, Inuit language and snow, ancient Egyptian language and the soul, Joshua Cutchin's “Ecology of Souls”, language and perceptions of color, high strangeness breaking through pre-existing mindsets, terminology specific to certain professions, Kenneth Grant's questionable numerology and drawing of connections, Marjorie Cameron, August Derleth, the Mauve Zone, Michael Bertiaux, the imaginal realm, the Necronomicon, the singularity, Aleister Crowley, a weird race of non-humans, Mayan beliefs, Cthulhu, Hekate, strange voices, magick and UFOs, elaborate hoaxes, the UMMO letters and an early 1990's alien landing in the Soviet Union, Carlos Castaneda, fiction proceeding real-life encounters, “War of the Worlds”, and much more! This is a casual but riveting discussion, not to be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is DramaScream with Sham Download