InPresence 0185: The Real, The Imaginal, and the Imaginary

Jeffrey Mishlove references the Illuminationist school of Sufi philosophy, as expounded by the twelfth century Persian philosopher and mystic, Suhrawardi, and popularized in recent times by the French philosopher, Henry Corbin. The concept of the “imaginal” as very distinct from “imagination” is also implicit in Carl G. Jung’s explication of psychological dynamics, as imparted to him by the angelic figure of Philemon. Jeffrey contrasts these visionary experiences with the journey of Susan Blackmore from parapsychologist to skeptic.

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).

(Recorded on August 19, 2020)

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LINKS ANOTHER BOOK SHOWN IN THIS MONOLOG:

Henry Corbin, Mundus Imaginalis: Or the imaginal and the imaginary –

Peter Kingsley, Catafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity – https://amzn.to/2Qg3MGc

Amin Razavi, Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination – https://amzn.to/3l9vy5d

Carl G. Jung, The Red Book: Liber Novus – https://amzn.to/3gfBO7T

William McGuire (Ed.), The Freud-Jung Letters – https://amzn.to/3gnNAOh

Gary Lachman, Jung The Mystic – https://amzn.to/2L807Yx

J. John O’Neill, Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla – https://amzn.to/3hky8TB

Susan Blackmore, The Meme Machine – https://amzn.to/3j2szKj

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