John C. Lilly is author of numerous classic works including The Mind of the Dolphin, The Deep Self, Simulations of God and Center of the Cyclone. A trained psychoanalyst and former researcher for the National Institutes of Health,  Lilly reveals a lifelong pattern of deep inner exploration, beginning with his psychoanalysis in the 1940s, his development [...]

Sally reviews the history of her parents’ remarkable careers. After receiving their doctoral degrees in botany, they determined to enter the controversial field of psychical research. Nevertheless, they became disillusioned with field studies of séances and mediums, and gravitated towards experimental studies. Using careful scientific controls and statistical methods, while not ignoring personal experiences, they [...]

Russell describes his own remote viewing experiences, starting as early as 1956. While conducting research at SRI International in 1974, when the remote viewer (Pat Price) failed to show up, Russell filled in and achieved an outstanding description of an airport target. He also describes an amazing series of coincidences that resulted in the first [...]

This conversation introduces Cal as a new Guest Host for New Thinking Allowed. It focuses on parapsychology. Cal discusses his own work as an educator in the field and questions Jeff about his early work, including his book, Psi Development Systems. The discussion focuses on J. B. Rhine and the origins of modern parapsychology. Other [...]

A professor of hydraulic engineering at U.C. Berkeley, the late James Harder, Ph.D., was one of America’s foremost specialists in the hypnotic examination of individuals who have had “contact” with extra-terrestrial intelligences. He has testified before Congress about UFOs. He discusses his insights concerning extra-terrestrial societies as a result of over 100 hypnotic sessions. Such [...]

This is an unusual video because it runs for over three hours, and also because it is a very personal discussion in which both Bernardo and Jeffrey reveal aspects of their own inner life that are rarely discussed publicly. Bernardo maintains that his intensive focus on arguing for analytical idealism, both philosophically and scientifically, is [...]