Ike discusses the history, philosophy, and practice of esoteric ceremonial magic within the Western tradition. He traces its roots from ancient shamanic practices, Greek philosophy, and Egyptian religion through Renaissance occultism and into modern initiatory orders such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Baker explains how ceremonial magic functions as a disciplined exploration [...]

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 [...]

In this reboot from 2015, Stuart focuses on the idea that consciousness is an orchestrated whole. This, he maintains, is accomplished through quantum coherence unifying the various activities of the brain. The orchestra of consciousness occurs at various, specific frequency resonances. He also describes how our experience of time is related to the rate at [...]

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Here he describes the principle that diverse groups of people are more effective at creative problem solving than homogenous groups. This idea has been recognized since the founding of the University of Berlin in 1810 by Wilhelm Von Humboldt. Over the last thirty years it has been confirmed in over a thousand scientific studies. He [...]

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 [...]

The Hidden Universe: An Investigation into Non-Human Intelligences, The Infinite Mindfield: A Quest to Find the Gateway to Higher Consciousness, A Life of Philip K. Dick: The Man Who Remembered the Future, and Time and the Rose Garden: Encountering the Magical in the Life and Works of J.B. Priestley.