In this interview, rebooted from 2017, he reviews the historical research that he conducted prior to preparation for his own series of archeological projects incorporating what he likes to call “nonlocal consciousness”. He describes a double-blind experiment conducted by Croesus, King of Lydia, testing the oracles of the ancient world. He discusses the use of [...]

Robert reflects on his 60-year close friendship with the 14th Dalai Lama. He describes how they met and the Dalai Lama making him the first American to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Playing a significant role in each other’s understanding of Western and Eastern cultures, they bridged two worlds and helped bring Tibetan Buddhism to [...]

In this interview, rebooted from 2017, she explains that many individuals feel a connection with their deceased animals. Her work as an animal communicator is to make that connection more explicit. She provides many details and examples. While some viewers will be justifiably skeptical about accepting somebody’s intuitive impressions of the afterlife, Alcott’s experiences are [...]

Certain paranoid and neurotic states can open the mind to a range of intuitive and psychic experiences, according to this provocative discussion with Helen Palmer, Ph.D.. Author of The Enneagram and a noted psychic intuitive, psychologist and founder of the Center for the Investigation and Training of Intuition, Dr. Palmer suggests that through inner practices we can [...]

In this interview, rebooted from 2016, he notes that, while the idea of the werewolf may seem spooky, it entails shamanistic practices similar to those found in Native American wolf clans. The Egyptians worshipped the god, Anubis, who had a human form and a canine head. He was a psychopomp, or initiator into the depths [...]

In this interview, rebooted from 2016, he suggests that in order to engage in the scientific study of post-mortem survival of personality, it is important to begin by clarifying exactly what is being studied. This requires an understanding of such terms as human identity and continuity. He notes that there are many ways, in daily [...]

In this interview, rebooted from 2016, he notes that shame is a deep-seated affect that is located deep within the mammalian portions of the brain. He makes a point of distinguishing between shame and guilt, insofar as toxic shame can be completely crippling at an emotional level. It is typically the result of early childhood [...]

Professor Kripal organized the Archives of the Impossible symposium at Ric University. See https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/