This video is a special release from the original Thinking Allowed series that ran on public television from 1986 until 2002. It was recorded circa 1990. It will remain public for only one week.
Qabala and Physics, Part One: Stories Within Stories,withFred Alan Wolf November 2, 2015Here he describes how he met the renowned Qabalist, Carlos Suarez, in Paris and became his student. He points out that Qabala is the study of the meaning of the Hebrew letters. It forms an infinite regress as every letter is also a word composed of other letters. As a student of Qabala he was [...]
Qabala and Physics, Part Two: The Human in the Universe,withFred Alan Wolf November 2, 2015Here he presents the idea that what we call the “universe” is really an illusion. He also suggests that what is real are our feelings. He analyzes the biblical sentence, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” He notes that light itself, by virtue of Einstein’s theory of relativity, exists outside [...]
Time, Space, and Consciousness, Part Three: Faster Than Light,withFred Alan Wolf October 18, 2015Here he goes into further detail regarding the implications of the multiple universe theory in physics. He also describes tachyons – particles that travel faster than the speed of light. These are contrasted with tardyons – particles that travel slower than the speed of light. While tachyons have not yet been observed experimentally, he maintains [...]
Time, Space, and Consciousness, Part Two: The Possibility of Time Travel,withFred Alan Wolf October 17, 2015Here he suggests that consciousness, itself, is capable of traveling through time and space. He illustrates this point by describing some unusual experiences of his own. This ability has been recognized by yogis and may be thought of as a mental discipline. Mystical stories of every culture provide examples of this. Now, physicists are starting [...]
Time, Space, and Consciousness, Part One: The Nature of Light,withFred Alan Wolf October 16, 2015Here he discusses Einstein’s thought experiment, imagining what it would be like riding on a photon at the speed of light. He notes that many experiments have now shown conclusively that time actually slows down as one’s speed approaches the speed of light. This phenomena is related to the lifespan of pi meson sub-atomic particles [...]
Fred Alan Wolf: Part 1 Complete Shamanic Physics — A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove March 7, 2011Shamans see the world as made up of vibrations, using resonance between individuals to effect healings. In part one of this two-part series, Fred Alan Wolf discusses his efforts to explain shamanic realities in terms of modern physics. He suggests that shamans interact with parallel universes and are able to enter into the world of [...]
Fred Alan Wolf: The Spiritual Universe (excerpt) — A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove August 31, 2010Fred Wolf presents an enlightening survey of the human notion of the Soul from ancient wisdom to modern physics, including the view that there is but on Soul in the universe–the universal consciousness of which we all partake.
Fred Alan Wolf: The Dreaming Universe (excerpt) — A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove August 31, 2010Physicist Fred Wolf speculates on the nature of human consciousness, its relationship to the brain and to the world of dreaming. In this highly entertaining program, he presents evidence suggesting that the world of dreams is ontologically real, discussing the “dreamtime” of the Australian aborigines, evidence for dream telepathy and the different levels of lucid [...]
Fred Alan Wolf: Shamanic Physics (excerpt) — A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove August 24, 2010Shamans see the world as made up of vibrations, using resonance between individuals to effect healings. In part one of this two-part series, Fred Alan Wolf discusses his efforts to explain shamanic realities in terms of modern physics. He suggests that shamans interact with parallel universes and are able to enter into the world of [...]