New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast Who or What Are the Jinn with Charles Upton
Nov 13, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Charles Upton, a celebrated author and poet from the traditionalist school of spirituality, dives deep into the world of jinn. He elaborates on their roles as intermediaries in folklore and highlights their potential influence on psychic phenomena, including psychic surgery. Upton warns about the distractions posed by engaging with these beings, emphasizing the need for direct contemplation of God. He also explores the connections between jinn and modern UFO sightings, drawing fascinating parallels between ancient beliefs and contemporary phenomena.
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Jinn As Intermediary Beings
- The jinn are intermediary beings between humans and gods, similar to fairies or daimonia across cultures.
- They are mostly invisible, can materialize, and historically inspired poets and craftsmen, per Charles Upton.
Poetic Offer From The Djinn
- Charles Upton recounts a dream where djinn offered him fame and epic lines as poetic bait.
- He declined because their style did not match his own poetic path.
Quranic Shift In Jinn Role
- After the Quran's revelation the jinn lost their role as intermediaries and were driven from heaven by meteors.
- This reframes channeling and mediumship as heirs to an older jinn-mediated transmission.
