Here he suggests that western culture is out-of-balance because our image of the divine severely diminishes the feminine aspect. As a result, women are treated as less godly than men. Furthermore, those aspects of the psyche that are associated with the feminine, feeling and intuition (including psychic functioning), are relegated to an inferior status — [...]

Here he begins with a discussion of memory loss; then he pivots to the main topic, the Bible. He points to the work of Julius Wellhausen, in the early twentieth century, inaugurating a new era of biblical criticism by identifying different authors of the five books of Moses. He points to the lack of evidence, [...]

Here he notes that this video monologue is being released on the day when the news will be reporting on the important Mexican election. He refers to his three earlier interviews with C. M. Mayo, author of Metaphysical Odyssey Into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and his Secret Book Spiritist Manual. These interviews describe [...]

Here he references the very name of this monologue series, InPresence, as having originally been a discussion group for professionals in the field of intuition. Being present in the moment is a path that leads to cultivation of intuitive and psychic capacities. He discusses the meaning of the phrase, Be Here Now, using the example [...]

Here he revisits the recent video conversation with Jason Reza Jorjani about Franz Kafka’s novel, The Trial. He points to one interpretation suggested by Jorjani: that we are all guilty of being at odds with ourself to a greater or lesser degree. No one is so well-integrated as to be free of self-contradictory behaviors. In [...]

Here he notes that, in many academic circles, the idea of forming religious (or other) beliefs — in the absence of evidence — is considered a grave intellectual sin. William James challenged this position in his essay, “The Will To Believe”. Simultaneously, James also challenged Blaise Pascal’s famous argument (Pascal’s Wager) in favor of religious [...]

Here he notes that the best-selling book, The Power of Positive Thinking, was written by Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. This is the church that Donald Trump attended as a child and the one to which he claimed to be a member. One can see both [...]

Here he explains the connections between the New Thought movement and the American Transcendentalist movement. Both were important in the life of America’s great psychologist and philosopher, William James. He also indicates that, due to summer travel and other responsibilities, the release of New Thinking Allowed video conversations as well as InPresence monologues will be [...]

Here he reviews the history of the humanistic and transpersonal movements in psychology. He notes that there is a marked difference between the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the American Humanist Association, the organization that gave birth to the association of “scoffers” known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Claims of the [...]

Here he reflects back upon discussions in the past three weeks in the InPresence series concerning spiritual transmission. He acknowledges that some viewers have expressed their discomfort with the silence at the opening of recent segments; and he indicates that he will discontinue this practice. He maintains that parapsychology has much to learn from spiritual [...]

Here he describes his early years in Berkeley in which he developed many friends who practiced witchcraft and other occult and esoteric arts. In 1970, Professor Frank X. Barron, shared a story with him about a witch — and encouraged him to study parapsychology. He discusses the tension between witchcraft and the Judeo-Christian culture with [...]

Here he refers back to a decision he made in the early 1970s to transition from the study of criminology to the field of parapsychology. He addresses a comment from one viewer who maintained that personal salvation depends upon allowing ourselves to be influenced by the best among us — rather than opening ourselves up [...]