In this reboot from 2021, Bill discusses the value of indigenous and shamanistic wisdom. He describes his work with native Americans as well as shamans across the world. He emphasizes the importance of approaching these traditions with both respect and permission. He points to the significance of current discussions about cultural appropriation. Pfeiffer also describes [...]

Arthur explores the uniquely American phenomenon of “immediatism”—the claim of immediate enlightenment or revelation with little or no preparatory practice—tracing its roots from Emersonian Transcendentalism through the Beats, the psychedelic counterculture, and contemporary neo-Advaita teachers. Drawing on his book American Gurus, he examines figures ranging from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to Adi [...]

In this reboot from 2021, Sally describes the capacities of the brain’s right hemisphere for experiences of transcendence and wholeness. She maintains that higher states of awareness are achieved, naturally, by deactivating certain areas of the brain that keep us focused on egoic concerns – the right parietal lobe and the default mode network. Ornstein [...]

The late Dr. Arnold Mindell was an innovative psychological theorist and therapist. Founder of the Center for Process Oriented Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland, and Portland, Oregon, he is author of Dreambody, Working with the Dreaming Body, City Shadows, River’s Way, The Year 1, Working on Yourself Alone, and Coma: Key to Awakening.

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In this reboot from 2021, Gail describes traumas in her childhood and teenage years. She explains that she never considers a relationship with living persons as “finished” and describes how she has persisted until traumatic relationships became loving. She describes her work as a psychic demonstrator for Werner Erhard and Mind Dynamics. Hayssen also describes [...]