What is the origin of individual behavior and personality? Stanislav Grof proposes that individuals have systems of condensed experience (COEX systems) which become anchored to aspects of the birth trauma. Here, he describes four different basic stages of the birth process and shows how they relate to attitudes developed later in life.

Here he weaves a fascinating tapistry involving the ferment in the early twentieth century, including the emergence of depth psychology and a burgeoning esoteric culture including theosophy, anthroposophy, ritual magick, and – particularly – the Fourth Way movement of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. Maurice Nicoll was in the center of this world.

Important breakthroughs in the field of neuroimmunology suggest that the human nervous system and immune system are intimately linked. The late Brendan O’Regan (d. 1992), former vice-president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, notes the shift of emphasis in healing research from documenting the role of mind in healing to searching for an understanding of [...]

David shares that everyone experiences stress and anxiety and are normal parts of being human. He suggests not running from anxiety, instead lean into it, and listen to what it has to say.

This wide-ranging interview provides something of an overview of Mike Jays research into all aspects of drugs and culture.

Here he describes his personal journey from a deeply abused and tormented child to becoming a specialist in cases of spirit possession.

In this video from 2023, he continues his multi-decades exploration into the nature of the “Visitor” phenomena he has been confronting since 1985.