Robert Thurman, PhD, passed on June 16 of this year. He was a shining light of love and joy, and a friend to the New Thinking Allowed family. We are grateful to have known him and to be touched by his warmth and passion. He was professor emeritus at Columbia University where he was a [...]

Lorna Byrne is a spiritual teacher, international bestselling author, and philanthropist. Her books have been published in more than 50 countries. Lorna has been seeing angels since she was a baby. She sees angels, physically, with as much clarity as the rest of us see people. She is author of seven books, including A Message [...]

Robert Ginsberg is the cofounder of the Forever Family Foundation. He is author of The Medium Explosion: A Guide to Navigating the World of Those Who Claim to Communicate with the Dead. His website is https://foreverfamilyfoundation.org/

Andrew Holecek was trained for decades within the Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Dzogchen and Mahamudra, and having completed the traditional three-year retreat. He is the author of numerous influential books, including Dream Yoga, The Lucid Dreaming Workbook, Preparing to Die, Dreams of Light, and his newest work is Total Eclipse of the Mind: Unleashing the [...]

Karen Frances McCarthy, a spiritualist medium and healer, received years of intensive training at the Arthur Findlay College in England. She is author of Till Death Don’t Us Part: A True Story of Awakening to Love After Life. Prior to the awakening of her mediumistic talents she worked as a major media journalist and war [...]

Karen Kubicko, CHt, is a past life hypnotherapist, intuitive psychic reader, and Reiki Master. Karen completed the Past Life Therapy Professional Training course with Dr. Brian Weiss. She received her hypnotherapy certification through the National Guild of Hypnotists. She is author of Life is Just Another Class: One Soul’s Journey through Past Life Regression, Making [...]

Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk, MS, is an entrepreneur, investor, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. He has produced film adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. His books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True [...]

Marjorie Woollacott, PhD, is emeritus professor of Neuroscience and Human Physiology at the University of Oregon. She is coauthor of the textbook, Motor Control: Translating Research Into Clinical Practice. She is author of Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind.

Whitley Strieber is author of more than 40 books, including many novels. Among his non-fiction works are Communion: A True Story, Confirmation: The Hard Evidence of Aliens Among Us, Solving The Communion Enigma: What Is To Come?, The Secret School: Preparation for Contact, The Key: A True Encounter, and A New World. He is coauthor, with his late wife Anne Strieber, of The [...]

Sean McNamara, MA, is author of Defy Your Limits: The Telekinesis Training Method, Meditation X Telekinesis: The Mindfulness Method of Moving Matter With Subtle Energy and Intention, Renegade Mystic: The Pursuit of Spiritual Freedom Through Consciousness Exploration, Signal and Noise: Advanced Psychic Training for Remote Viewing, Clairvoyance, and ESP, Mind Sight: Training to See Without Eyes, DewDrops of Infinity: Psychedelics, Psychic [...]

Tim Loncarich is an entrepreneur, researcher, and futurist who has been engaged in sustainability and human evolution for over forty years. He is the founder of several organizations and a pioneer of the emerging field of geoenergetics, working toward a truly sustainable civilization. Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, Loncarich is also a scientist, filmmaker, inventor, [...]

Dr. Sheila Pryce Brooks received her doctoral degree from the University of York in the United Kingdom, where her dissertation examined the phenomenology of sleep paralysis. Her ongoing research explores Threshold Contact Experiences, bridging science, spirituality, and the paranormal. Dr. Brooks lives and works in Jamaica, offering unique insight as both an experiencer and scholar.

This video is a special release from the original Thinking Allowed series that ran on public television from 1986 until 2002. It was recorded in about 1991. It will remain public for only one week.

Neal Grossman, PhD, is an emeritus associate professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is author of Conversations with Socrates and Plato: How a Post-Materialist Social Order Can Solve the Challenges of Modern Life and Insure Our Survival. He is also author of The Spirit of Spinoza: Healing the Mind.

The late Joyce Whiteley Hawkes, PhD, was a biophysicist and author of Cell-Level Healing: A Bridge From Soul to Cell as well as Resonance: Nine Practices for Harmonious Health and Vitality.

Loyd Auerbach, MS, received his masters’ degree in parapsychology from John F. Kennedy University. He is author of Mind Over Matter; ESP, Hauntings, and Poltergeists: A Parapsychologist’s Handbook; Reincarnation, Channeling, and Possession; Psychic Dreaming; A Paranormal Casebook; and Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal. He is co-author (with Ed May, Joseph McMoneagle, and Victor [...]

Janice Miner Holden shares that after people have near-death experiences, they often become more spiritual than religious. They find that what they experienced usually goes beyond religion.

Janice Miner Holden shares that near-death experiencers frequently share that the reason we’re here on earth is to love and learn, but primarily learn to love.