Spiritual Scholars

Aramaic Jesus, Translation, and Mystical Meaning Summary: This conversation explores how reading Jesus in Aramaic changes the meaning of familiar teachings about prayer, sin, heaven, and wholeness. It also looks at chanting, nonduality,...

26 Lines of Evidence for Life After Death Summary: This conversation examines the evidence for survival of consciousness after bodily death, drawing on near-death experiences, after-death communications, reincarnation research, mediumship, and...

Death, Rebirth, and the Illusion of Loss Summary: A conversation about death, dying, and how remembering impermanence can help us live more fully and without fear. It also explores karma, non-attachment, discernment, and the importance of...

Cyclical History, Consciousness, and Ancient Civilizations Summary: This conversation explores the yuga model of cyclical history and how it reframes humanity’s past, present, and future. It also looks at archaeological anomalies, shifting levels...

Yogananda, Guru Scandals, and Spiritual Integrity Summary: This conversation explores the human side of Yogananda, including the controversies around his biography and the challenge of writing about a revered teacher honestly. It also looks at...

Skepticism, Belief, and Extraordinary Claims Summary: A wide-ranging conversation about skepticism, spiritual belief, and how people decide what counts as evidence. The discussion moves through consciousness, extraordinary claims, science, and...

Archetypal Astrology and the Enchanted Cosmos Summary: This conversation explores an ensouled, intelligent universe in which consciousness, meaning, and freedom are woven into the fabric of reality. It also examines archetypal astrology,...

Dreams, Angels, and the Science of Spirituality Summary: This conversation explores dreams as a doorway to intuition, lucid dreaming, and the unusual dream activity many people reported during lockdown. It also ranges through mediumship, angels,...

Consciousness, NDEs, and the Galileo Commission Summary: This conversation explores whether consciousness is produced by the brain or underlies all of reality. It also looks at near-death experiences, mystical insight, and how a shift away from...

Consciousness, Psychedelics, and the Nature of Reality Summary: A wide-ranging conversation on consciousness, the nature of reality, and the tension between scientific inquiry and mystical experience. The discussion also explores trauma,...

Self-Transformation, Oneness, and Spiritual Inquiry Summary: This conversation explores radical self-transformation, the nature of enlightenment, and the relationship between science and spirituality. It also touches on oneness, conditioning,...

Slowing Down in Urgent Times Summary: This conversation explores why slowing down can be a radical response to urgency, and how belief, truth, and identity may be shaped by more-than-human forces. It also wanders through panpsychism,...

Consciousness, Ethics, and the Race Against Catastrophe Summary: This conversation explores the relationship between spiritual realization, psychological development, and ethical maturity. It also looks at how contemplative practice, modern...

Women Mystics, Devotion, and Non-Duality Summary: This conversation explores the suppression and resurgence of women mystics, and how feminine wisdom reshapes our understanding of spirituality. It also weaves together devotion, non-duality,...

Shared Consciousness, Creativity, and the Heart as a Gill Summary: This conversation explores spirituality as direct experience, along with creativity, paradox, and the role of suffering in awakening. It also examines community, shared...

Leanne Whitney Ph.D. is an independent scholar in the fields of depth psychology and consciousness studies. She specializes in the intersection of Western psychology and the Eastern liberatory traditions. For over twenty-five years Leanne has...

Dr. Jean Houston, Ph.D., is a scholar, philosopher, educator and a recognized pioneer of the Human Potential Movement. Widely recognized as a visionary leader and multi-cultural expert, Houston is the author of over 30 books exploring human...

An influential and respected teacher of The Esoteric Philosophy, William Meader has established an international reputation for his gift as a communicator of this spiritual philosophy. His extensive teaching program includes a diverse array of...

Dr. Pamela Eakins is a Sociologist and Visionary Cosmologist. She has taught at Stanford University, the University of Colorado and the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the founder and director of the Pacific Center. Her books...

T!M FREKE is a pioneering philosopher, Gnostic scholar and spiritual guide who speaks and runs ‘Deep Awakening’ retreats internationally. He is the author of 35 books, translated into more than 15 languages, including The Jesus Mysteries on...

Vera de Chalambert is a spiritual storyteller and Harvard-educated scholar of comparative religion. She speaks and writes about spiritual culture, mindfulness in the modern world, and the Divine Feminine and has been a speaker at the Science and...

Why are we here? Is there a God? Can there be authentic mystical experience? Are Hindus and Buddhists correct that we can attain a state of enlightenment? Can psychedelic drugs give us a glimpse of it? Does religion have a viable place in the...