In this video from 2020, the discussion focuses on the Esalen Institute, in Big Sur, California, as an important hub of the human potential movement that began in the 1960s and continues to the present day. Topics include gestalt therapy, holotropic breathing, kundalini and the Spiritual Emergence Network, sensory isolation, rebirthing, encounter groups, Rolfing and [...]

Here the discussion focuses on the many personalities who contributed to the cultural wave that swept the western world, particularly the United States, during the 1960s (many of whom have been interviewed by Jeffrey Mishlove). Matthew’s book specifically focuses on the period from 1955 to 1975. Topics include the role of the Vietnam war, LSD, [...]

Michael Grosso was formerly an associate professor of philosophy and religion at Jersey City State College.  Dr. Grosso is author of The Final Choice: Playing the Survival Game. He suggests that the rising tide of near-death experiences, religious miracles, and other paranormal phenomena are, in effect, a message to humanity as a whole. That message [...]

Here he shares his experience of growing up in an American middle-class environment with little awareness of his Native American heritage. A series of events, including the death of his Native American mother catalyzed within him a direct apprehension of the ways in which nature was communicating with him. The discussion focuses on the plight [...]

Here she shares her childhood memory of a close encounter with an ostensible UFO in Dorset, England. Years later, she began to suspect that there had been a series of non-human interventions in her life. She set out to explore this possibility through a process of dream analysis, journal keeping, and the exploration of half-forgotten [...]

Here she describes her challenges as the child of an alcoholic father and an abusive mother as well as the challenges of working as a psychic professional. She enumerates the various individuals who were of help to her along the way. She notes that her experiences as an actress helped her to explore life from [...]

Here she reflects upon World War II and the dark side of humanity’s psyche. She points out that working on the shadow must always begin with oneself. She emphasizes the necessity of connecting the intellect with one’s own heart. The legend of Faust exemplifies this principle. She also explains her visionary experience of Anubis, the [...]