While out in California for the Science and Nonduality Conference, I had some downtime before the conference started, so I decided to tape a long panel discussion with a rather large group of friends, most of them previous guests on Batgap. Sofia University in Palo Alto (where transpersonal psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and others), generously provided a room and video equipment. I’m especially grateful to Dr. Jeffery Martin, who conducts research there, for offering and organizing this. It was an experiment, and some were skeptical that it would work, but it did!
Participants included:
| Name | Other Batgap Interview(s) | Website(s) |
| Canela Michelle Meyers | 12/18/2011, 9/24/2015 | canelamichelle.com |
| Chuck Hillig | 7/21/2010 | chuckhillig.com |
| Clare Blanchflower | clareblanchflower.com | |
| Craig Holliday | 1/3/2015, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019* | craigholliday.com |
| Dana Sawyer | 9/29/2010, 2/9/2014*, 3/19/2016 | dana-sawyer.com |
| David Buckland | 9/25/2015, 10/27/2017* | davidya.ca |
| David Ellzey | 1/16/2016 | davidellzey.com |
| Francis Bennett | 8/4/2012, 4/21/2013* 10/26/2013*, 5/24/2014*, 10/23/2014*, 10/21/2016, 10/25/2016* | |
| Jeffery Martin | 1/25/2017 | drjefferymartin.com nonsymbolic.org |
| Kiran Trace | 11/2/2013, 09/24/2015 | kirantrace.com |
| Kristin Kirk | 2/16/2014, 5/24/2014* | kristinkirk.com |
| Laurie Moore | 7/21/2012, 10/24/2013 | counselingscottsvalley.us animiracles.com |
| Mariana Caplan | 2/3/2012, 1/6/2013, 10/25/2019* | marianacaplan.com |
| Rick Archer | 6/5/2010, 3/16/2013, 5/11/2014, 10/23/2015, 10/24/2016, 10/21/2017, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019*, 10/27/2019 | You’re on it. |
| Susanne Marie | 7/7/2013, 10/24/2014*, 10/23/2016* | susannemarie.org |
*In group discussion.
Recorded 10/22/2015
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Silence and Self-Reflection
- 00:09:12 – The Sense of Expanded Living
- 00:16:29 – The Pitfalls of Spiritual Awakening
- 00:22:43 – The Value of Mainstream Context and Therapist Category
- 00:30:58 – The Beauty and Service of Pain
- 00:36:33 – The Blossoming of the Heart and Devotion
- 00:44:06 – The Importance of Growth and Honesty
- 00:50:19 – The Exploration of the Human Condition
- 00:55:50 – Surrender and Humility in the Awakening Process
- 01:03:34 – Opening to Multiple Worlds and Listening to God
- 01:09:38 – Channeling Angelic Guidance
- 01:15:58 – Accessing Universal Energy and True Nature
- 01:22:55 – Capturing the Fort and Exploring the Territory
- 01:28:38 – Different Dimensions and Spiritual Ego
- 01:32:55 – The Importance of Meaningful Conversations
- 01:39:00 – The Irrelevance of Truth and Reality
- 01:45:43 – Discussions on various spiritual phenomena and dangers of believing in them blindly
- 01:50:25 – Discriminating Subtle Beings
- 01:53:51 – The Variability of Awakening Experiences
- 01:56:40 – The Six Bhavas in Ayurveda
- 01:59:52 – The Healing Question and Awakening
- 02:02:59 – The Importance of Healing and Psychological Maturity after Awakening
- 02:06:33 – The Pressure of Awakening and Awakening Levels
- 02:10:22 – Surrendering through Pain, Healing and Awakening
- 02:13:54 – Awakening and Healing
- 02:17:12 – Awakening and Healing in the Journey
- 02:21:29 – Life as a Single Parent and the Shift in Functioning
- 02:26:33 – Living in a Beautiful Apartment
- 02:30:23 – Embracing the Human Experience
- 02:36:19 – Surrendering to the Unknown
- 02:41:50 – Updates on BatGap
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