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Behind Greatness
Bringing you curious minds and profound ideas. Your weekly dose of real conversations. We chat openly with industry and thought leaders from all walks of life, exploring the “what ifs” and “why nots”.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 25min
180. Dr. Paul H. Smith – Major, US Army (ret.) / Remote Viewer & “Psychic Spy” / Author - Using the Gift for your Potential
To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors. Thanks for joining us again at Behind greatness. We are tuned in today with Paul Smith. Paul is a retired major in the US Army. He is most known as being a key member in the US government’s secret Psychic Espionage Program, Star Gate, during the 1980s and 90s. He is a leading expert on ESP, Remote Viewing and applied consciousness. He was only part of a handful of people trained by the father of remote viewing: Ingo Swann and he in turn became one of the few trainers in the unit of other remote viewers. Paul brings us through the Men in Black scenario of his recruitment at Fort Meade … to his time in the unit and the stories of his remote viewing exercises … to unofficially using his skills when he served in Desert Storm … and to his wife figuring out about his psychic military duties. We discuss non-local consciousness and the difficulties that main stream scientists still have with non-physical realities. We discuss applied intuition and ESP-informed intuition, bilocation and when Ingo Swann saved the world. We also learn about Pat Price (the country’s most capable remote viewer at the time and Police Commissioner) finding 4 presumed UFO bases on the planet in the 1970s using remote viewing - and Paul’s experience in remote viewing the same and his discussion of the “people” he viewed there. See other remote viewers: Russell Targ (ep 80) , Dean Radin (ep 122), Stephan Schwartz (154, 155), Lyn Buchanan (ep163), Nancy DuTetre (167). Paul, Website: www.rviewer.com/paul-h-smith/ Book: Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate: America's Psychic Espionage Program - https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Enemys-Mind-Americas-Espionage-ebook/dp/B00545H3K6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28LYSLB2FTSZY&keywords=paul+smith+author+reading+the+enemy%27s+mind&qid=1706654910&sprefix=paul+smith+author+reading+the+enemy%27s+mind%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1 Book: The Essential Guide to Remote Viewing: The Secret Military Remote Perception Skill Anyone Can Learn - https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Remote-Viewing-Perception/dp/1938815017/ref=sr_1_2?crid=28LYSLB2FTSZY&keywords=paul+smith+author+reading+the+enemy%27s+mind&qid=1706654987&sprefix=paul+smith+author+reading+the+enemy%27s+mind%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-2 Link to Ingo Swann: Ingo Swann Speech, Human Super Sensitivities, 2006: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cOEY-c7_gI An Experimental Psychic Probe of the Planet Jupiter: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/NSA-RDP96X00790R000100040010-3.pdf Documentary – Ingo Swann: A Life Gone Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fedjP3EJAGQ

Jan 31, 2024 • 1h 24min
179. Dr. Rudolf Schild – World Renowned Astrophysicist / Black Hole Expert / co-Founder, FREE (CCRI) – Being Responsible for Understanding
To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors. Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We sit down with Rudy, who joins us from his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rudy is a pre-eminent expert on black holes and a world renowned Astrophysicist from Harvard, practicing in the field since the mid-1960s. He is also the co-Founder of FREE / CCRI (see co-Founder past guests Rey Hernandez & Mary Rodwell) and also the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cosmology. Are you ready, listener? We plunge into the vastness of the universe and swim in the nothingness and fullness of it all. We hear about blackholes as nature’s hard drive, the nature of existence and reality, his friendship with Dr. Edgar Mitchell (storied astronaut) and Dr. John Mack (famed Harvard psychiatrist) and their unique research, the quantum hologram, the alien breeding program, interaction with non-human intelligence post-Hiroshima/Nagasaki, changes in the brain post ufo-contact, and the important work of scientist Wilhelm Reich in quantum medicine and quantum engineering . And we only got to swim in Rudy’s shallow end on this talk. To be continued. See earlier episodes with FREE/CCRI co-Founders Rey Hernandez (ep 153, 154) & Mary Rodwell (ep 149). See also Kevin Day (ep 171). CCRI: https://agreaterreality.com/ Rudy, Center for Astrophysics – https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ Journal of Cosmology - https://thejournalofcosmology.com/About.html Personal website - http://www.rudyschild.com/ List of Published papers - https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/p_=0&q=author%3A(%22schild%2Cr%22)&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc CCRI (Consciousness & Contact Research Institute) - https://agreaterreality.com/ Book (co-Author with Suzy Hansen) – Dual Soul Connection: The Alien Agenda for Human Advancement: https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Soul-Connection-Agenda-Advancement/dp/0473295644/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J7YBLDXEL5H8&keywords=Dual+Soul+Connection%3A+The+Alien+Agenda+for+Human+Advancement&qid=1706573177&sprefix=dual+soul+connection+the+alien+agenda+for+human+advancement%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-1 Book: Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness & Contact with Non Human Intelligence - https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-UFOs-Science-Consciousness-Intelligence/dp/1721088652/ctoc

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 8min
178. Dr. Stephen Aizenstat - World-Renowned Professor of Depth Psychology / Imagination Specialist / Founder of Dream Tending - “Bringing the Witnessing Presence”
To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors. Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are sitting down today with Stephen at his home in Santa Barbara. Among other things, he is the founder of Dream Tending and the Academy of Imagination in California. He’s a depth psychologist and he has been exploring dreams for over 4 decades. He conducts dreamwork and imagination seminars and workshops throughout the world, including presentations to the UN and to legislators in the US. We dive into the language of dreams, hearing the imagery and the intelligence of the planet learned through the dreaming state. He explains the imperialistic impulse in our dreaming and the importance of asking the questions in the dreaming state. We learn about the witnessing presence, treating the dream as the very beginning: the “ongoingness of the conversation” and “the difference that makes all the difference”. And we talk about leaning forward with curiosity in facing malevolent dream characters and “allowing the creativity that is indigenous to come to life”. A trip. Ask yourself, “who is dreaming the dream?” For other episodes on dream talk, see Antonia Mills (ep88), Athena Laz (ep100), Kenneth Oppel (ep106), Fr. Nathan Castle (ep140) Stephen, Website: https://dreamtending.com/ Website: www.TheImaginationMatrix.com IG: @dreamtending Dream Tending book: https://www.amazon.com/DreamTending-audiobook/dp/B00JLTLC44/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BQFCA1AIHPL8&keywords=stephen+aizenstat&qid=1706210379&sprefix=stephen+aizenstat%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-2 Imagination Matrix book: https://www.amazon.com/Imagination-Matrix-Greatest-Creativity-Connection/dp/B0CKTVBS9K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BQFCA1AIHPL8&keywords=stephen+aizenstat&qid=1706210357&sprefix=stephen+aizenstat%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

Jan 16, 2024 • 1h 6min
177. Master Shi Heng Yi – Shaolin Master / Headmaster, Shaolin Temple Europe – Becoming the Movement
Master Shi Heng Yi, a Shaolin Master, discusses thoughts, separation, and non-rational truth. He explores elevation, compassion, and connection for personal growth. The podcast delves into the nature of thoughts, existential questions, and transcending rational thinking through movement in kung fu.

Dec 30, 2023 • 1h 26min
176. Mike Clelland – Owl Researcher / Author / Illustrator - Not Being Beholden to the Outcome
Welcome to Behind Greatness. We are joined by Mike at his residence in the Pacific Northeast. Mike is an author an illustrator and an expert in ultralight backpacking. He is also a recognized “owl guy”. Mike is one of the only people on planet earth who has been collecting, documenting, researching and archiving owl events (from around the world) in relation to ufo experiences and ufo contact. He shares with us the mystical experience that first brought his attention to owls, his recall of missing time as a boy, his contact experience with extraterrestrials and his gripping story of March 10 2013. We learn from him what he believes owls really do represent and why they are important to understanding our interconnectedness to the non-physical realm. Don’t miss his metaphor of “between the magnets”. Gufo. See also conversation with entrepreneur and psychologist Dr. Werner Barkhuizen (ep162 ) for more experiences re owls and orbs. Mike, Website & Books: www.mikeclelland.com X: @clellandmike

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 3min
175. Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove – Parapsychologist / Host, New Thinking Allowed / Author – Being Skeptical, not Scoffing
Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are joined by Jeffrey Mishlove at his home in New Mexico. Jeffrey was the first and still only Parapsychologist who was conferred a PhD (in 1980) in that field of study. He grew up in a religious family – and a family unbeknownst to young Jeffrey at the time – that was also steeped in mystical tradition. We discuss his path to his calling that was kickstarted by a couple of transcendental dreams. He was a man whose interests were transformed from studying the negative forms of human deviance (criminality) to the positive forms of human deviance. We learn about the story of his mentor Arthur M. Young, the inventor of the helicopter and cosmologist and astrologer. We discuss skeptics vs scoffers, ESP, the perpetual game of hide and seek, cosmic choices after death, the artistic endeavour and the importance of investigating areas of high strangeness. The universe reaches out when you are striving to be the best person you can be. If you enjoyed this one, you may appreciate these conversations with other parapsychologists: Loyd Auerbach (ep. 167) Dianne Hennacy (ep.113), Sharon Rawlette (ep.99) Jeffrey, YT: New Thinking Allowed - https://www.youtube.com/c/NewThinkingAllowed X: @jmishlove Website: Thinking Allowed - https://thinkingallowed.com/jm.html Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jeffrey-Mishlove/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJeffrey+Mishlove

Dec 5, 2023 • 59min
174. Father John Szada – Exorcist / Roman Catholic Priest – Filling the Void with Purpose
Welcome back to Behind Greatness. Father John joins us from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Father John has been a Roman Catholic priest for several decades, he’s bi-ritual, he has a PhD in Psychology and he can carry the mass in Latin. He’s also practised as an Exorcist since 2011. This conversation goes in several paths. We talk about pride and ego, humility and detachment, fear and insecurity, the slavery of addiction and scientism. We hear about satanism in the Vatican, evil being personal, possession vs attack vs obsession, exorcism gone wrong, and a voodoo-practising priest. We learn about the demonic being real, showing itself in the open in our society, the commitment to the conversion process – and the pivotal wisdom of the matriarchal figure. Oh, the metaphors dance in this conversation. If you believe, you will be shown. Father John, Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fr-john-a-szada-jr-011b7873/ Website - https://lancasterlatinmass.com/our-priests/ The Sun, 2020 - https://www.the-sun.com/news/403785/exorcist-real-devil-possessed-pennsylvania/

Nov 26, 2023 • 1h 15min
173. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - Attorney / Activist / Former “Worky” - Doing Little Things With Love
Welcome back to Behind Greatness. Emmeline Villar joins us from her office in Metro Manila in the Philippines – a place that has long been the nerve center of all her ongoings. Emmeline descends from a long line of Philippine societal leaders - political, military, law enforcement and religious as well. A busy-body by nature, Emmeline has been a member of the Philippine Congress, has worked in the Department of Justice, pushed through legislation on child trafficking and inclusion education, has been a university lecturer, a graduate of London School of economics and a founder of not for profit organizations. We learn in this conversation about autism and the love for her sister, her near death experiences, her battle with lupus, her education with the Carmelite nuns and the profound experience at 13 that changed her life. We discuss the Filipino spirit, song, music, her daughter’s wisdom and the survivor DNA. An enchanting discussion across the Pacific. See also other past guests and friends of Behind Greatness – a starting line-up of attorneys who have stories to tell: Merv Allen (ep25), Robert Antenore (ep 82), Marie Henein (ep 89) and Jason Annibale (ep 107). Emmeline, IG: @emaglipayvillar FB: https://www.facebook.com/em.aglipay/

Nov 15, 2023 • 1h 17min
172. Dr. Bruce Solheim – Historian / Author / Musician – Connecting With Your Ancient Self
Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are joined today by Bruce Solheim, a Professor of History at Citrus College in Southern California. Bruce is an expert in US foreign Policy, an author of various books and graphic novels, a playwright, and a musician. In 2016, he decided to face the risk of “academic suicide” and came out to his colleagues with what he has lived with all his life. Since he was a little boy Bruce has also lived a paranormal life. We learn about his childhood friends, his psychic abilities, his parents and his non-human intelligence (NHI) contact, Anzar the Progenitor. Bruce takes us through a weaving story about haunted house in northern Norway, Nazi-occupiers, jail-guard experiences, the banality of evil, attention and intention and capturing butterflies. We learn from Bruce about the importance of re-awakening natural abilities long ago driven away by “polite society”, the importance of song and the importance of humility. “Predictions can be wrong but preparations are never wrong.” Bruce: Website: https://www.bruceolavsolheim.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bruce.solheim Books: https://www.facebook.com/SnarcComic Books: https://www.facebook.com/Timelessparanormal

Nov 4, 2023 • 1h 29min
171. Kevin Day – Ret. US Navy Senior Chief Operations Specialist / Author – Changing Perspective after Witnessing the Extra-Ordinary
To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors. Welcome back to Behind Greatness. Today we sit down with Kevin Day at his home in Oregon. Kevin is retired from the Navy where he held numerous positions over an 18 year span, including Air Intercept Control Supervisor, Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator and Strike Group Air Defense Subject Matter Expert. Kevin brings us through his first hand emotional account of the tragic day that Iran Air Flight 955 was shot down by missiles fired from his ship, the USS Vincennes in 1988. We learn that while that episode nearly broke him, he resolved to stay in the Navy and become the best he could be in that service. We hear about his extraordinary experience in November of 2004 aboard the US Princeton as Chief Radar Operator on the US West Coast and seeing 100s of “big white candy mints” (as named by his superior) darting through the skies over a span of several days. These are the “Tic Tacs” that are widely known today by the accounts of Commander David Fravor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s45xZAevb-w) – with videos released by the Pentagon. David Fravor was engaged with the Tic Tacs on the same training mission while Kevin was manning the radar system on the ship below. We hear about impossible speeds, a tear in the sky (!), the feeling of benevolence, receiving a cerebral upgrade, the sudden capacity for artistic endeavours. Kevin describes the safety of flight issues he tried to champion, the mockery he endured, the vindication and the sober reflection of a man who knows himself if the shoe were on the other foot. We hear about writing the facts hidden within a book he published, men in black, a strange encounter in the woods, his personal mission today, anger, judgement, time travel and the 5th fundamental force of nature. We recommend two past interesting episodes with military guests, Franc Milburn (ep160) and Ryan Graves (ep141) on like topics. Kevin, YT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXN7aXvZG44 Book – Sailor’s Anthology – Library of Congress Control #: 2008903940