New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast

Harry Shirley, a chemist turned Jungian psychology enthusiast and author, delves into the intriguing intersection of fractal mathematics and archetypal symbols. He explains how fractals like the Mandelbrot set reveal deep symbolic insights into our psyche, connecting mathematics, alchemy, and spirituality. Shirley relates the Buddhabrot to archetypal mandalas, explores the Unus Mundus as a unified realm of mind and matter, and discusses the symbolic significance of numbers in our understanding of the self and reality.

Haresh Patel, entrepreneur and author of *The Ghost in My Body*, shares his remarkable 55-year healing journey after a childhood tragedy. He delves into the emotional toll of losing his mother and explores cultural and spiritual approaches to healing. Their conversation reveals how haunting dreams and health struggles intersect with self-discovery. Haresh recounts a life-changing encounter with an Ayurvedic doctor, leading to profound rituals in India and a transformative release. He advocates for integrating holistic practices with modern medicine to improve health outcomes.

The Living Psychology of Carl Jung with Gary Bobroff Gary Bobroff’s work stands at the intersection of psychology, myth, and transformation. He is the founder of Jungian Online, a global client referral service, and JUNG Archademy, which offers live video courses for personal growth. With degrees from the University of British Columbia and Pacifica Graduate Institute, Gary has spent over two decades bringing Jungian thought to life in ways that are both accessible and soulfully resonant. He’s the author of CropCircles, Jung, and the Re-Emergence of the Archetypal Feminine, as well as the bestselling Knowledge in a Nutshell: Carl Jung. Whether through writing, teaching, or speaking around the world, Gary helps illuminate how depth psychology can guide us through times of personal and collective change. Here Gary explores the enduring relevance of Carl Jung’s psychology, emphasizing psyche as part of nature. Shadow work, archetypes, and synchronicity emerge as essential guides for navigating our fragmented world. Toni Wolff’s often-overlooked archetypal contributions are highlighted for their contemporary importance. Drawing on his own research, Bobroff connects Jungian frameworks with Tibetan Buddhist psychology. The conversation reveals how Jung’s legacy continues to inspire resilience, meaning, and integration today. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:29 The living psychology of Jung 00:09:42 The role of religion and parapsychology 00:15:57 The shadow self, Jungian complexes and psychic hotspots 00:21:35 Archetypes and their significance 00:31:23 The importance of joy and play 00:37:17 The importance of shadow work and sitting with discomfort 00:46:45 Individuation and synchronicity 00:54:48 Mandalas as an organizing principle & an answer to Job 01:04:42 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed Guest Host Leanne Whitney, PhD, is a depth psychologist and transformational coach based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali and currently serves as Executive Director of Center for Transformation and Integration. Her website is https://leannewhitney.com/ To learn about Leanne Whitney’s Transformational Coaching Certification Course with an emphasis in Somatic Integration Therapy, please visit: https://transformationandintegration.com/courses Producer: Elena McNally Editor: John Hartmann(Recorded on August 15, 2025) To order Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali by Leanne Whitney, go to: https://amzn.to/2QY3tS2 To order Gary Bobroff’s Crop Circles, Jung, and the Re-Emergence of the Archetypal Feminine, go to: https://amzn.to/3I7AEPK To order Knowledge in a Nutshell: Carl Jung, go to: https://amzn.to/4n2R5Mo For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543/ You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to https://amzn.to/41jIX1o To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to https://amzn.to/4oOUJLn Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove’s Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf

In a captivating discussion, Mary K. Greer, a renowned tarot scholar with over five decades of experience, delves into the rich culture of tarot. She explores tarot's role as a tool for personal transformation, linking its imagery to archetypes and intuition. Greer shares insights into challenging cards like The Tower, illustrating their potential for transformation. Fascinatingly, she discusses the integration of AI in tarot practice for pattern recognition, while cautioning about its limitations. Finally, she highlights how tarot serves as a holistic practice, bridging cultural traditions.

In a captivating dialogue, Bernardo Kastrup, a computer scientist and philosopher known for his work on consciousness, explores the foundations of metaphysical idealism. He delves into the misconceptions surrounding idealism vs. materialism, the implications of dissociation for our sense of identity, and the relationship between consciousness and quantum physics. Kastrup also shares insights on the daimon as a guiding force, the nature of paranormal phenomena, and how cultural interpretations shape our understanding of UFOs, linking them to archetypal experiences.

The Illusion of Separation with Jonathan Bricklin Jonathan Bricklin, former program director of the New York Open Center, is a scholar of William James. He has written numerous academic papers and two acclaimed books: The Illusion of Will, Self, and Time: William James’s Reluctant Guide to Enlightenment, which explores James’s philosophy of consciousness. He lives in New York City, where he continues to investigate the frontiers of philosophy and consciousness studies. Jonathan Bricklin shares his transformative mystical experience that dissolved his sense of separation and led him toward the philosophy of William James. He explains how states of pure consciousness, beyond self, will, and time, reveal a deeper unity underlying existence. Drawing from both personal experience and James’s radical empiricism, Bricklin discusses free will, precognition, and the timeless ground of being. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:39 Early life and search for direction 00:06:02 Mystical breakthrough at meditation retreat 00:12:12 Life review and transformation of suffering 00:26:30 William James and the question of free will 01:02:00 Precognition and the anesthetic revelation 01:18:00 Unity, Parmenides, and the center point of being 01:35:00 The Absolute, Whitman, and the play of existence 01:58:20 Conclusion 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). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He currently serves as Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on September 3, 2025) For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543/ To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031. You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove’s Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf. To order a copy of Sciousness by William James (Author), Jonathan Bricklin (Editor), go to https://amzn.to/3JYPKb6 To order a copy of The Illusion of Will, Self, and Time: William James’s Reluctant Guide to Enlightenment by Jonathan Bricklin, go to https://amzn.to/4nbiETZ

Richard James Lucido, a PhD in psychology and author, delves into the fascinating ties between consciousness and quantum mechanics. He presents his theory of naturalistic idealism, arguing that consciousness is the foundation of reality while matter is just information. Lucido discusses experiments suggesting that consciousness may collapse the quantum wave function and how time affects our conscious experience. He also explores the implications of his findings, including the intriguing question of whether animals can influence quantum outcomes.

Remembering Tamra Lucid with Ronnie Pontiac Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistant for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World. He is coauthor with Tamra Lucid of The Magic of the Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Modern Mystic. In this heartfelt conversation, Ronnie Pontiac reflects on the life, artistry, and spirit of his late wife, Tamra Lucid. Together for 46 years, they created music, books, and films while supporting each other’s growth and purpose. Ronnie shares Tamra’s transformation from hardship to empowerment, her devotion to mentoring others, and the legacy she left in art, activism, and love. The interview is both a tribute and a testimony to enduring partnership and the mysteries of love beyond life. 00:00:00 Introduction: Tamra’s guiding words: “It’s about the conversations” 00:02:20 Introducing Ronnie Pontiac and Tamra Lucid’s creative partnership 00:04:20 Early struggles, resilience, and how they met 00:10:30 Ronnie’s transformation and the night their lives changed 00:23:00 The beginning of their lifelong bond 00:27:30 Life with Manly P. Hall and personal growth 00:30:50 Tamra’s voice in Riot Grrrl, music, and activism 00:36:00 Tamra’s impact, mentorship, and quiet legacy 00:42:00 Visitation, grief, and spiritual connection after her passing 00:55:00 Carrying Tamra’s legacy forward in writing, film, and memory 01:20:33 Conclusion 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). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He currently serves as Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on August 26, 2025) For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543/ To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031. You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove’s Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf. To order The Magic of the Orphic Hymns by Ronnie Pontiac and Tamra Lucid, go to https://amzn.to/3sPMg2o

The Business of Spirituality with Michelle Freed Michelle Freed is a seasoned publicist, media strategist, and founder of Leave it to Michelle Media, where she helps authors, researchers, and visionaries bring their work to wider audiences. With a career spanning radio production, publicity, and media coaching, she has collaborated with some of the most well-known names in metaphysics, spirituality, and consciousness studies. In addition to her work as a publicist and producer, she is a practicing hypnotherapist, remote viewer, and co-host of the podcast The PsiChicks with Debra Lynne Katz. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Debra Lynne Katz interviews Michelle about “the business of spirituality.” Together, they explore the opportunities and challenges faced by practitioners, from setting boundaries and building credibility to navigating ethics, marketing, and public perceptions. Drawing on her experience in both media and spiritual practice, Michelle offers candid insights into how seekers and professionals can pursue authentic work while sustaining their livelihood. 00:00:00 Introduction by Debra Lynne Katz 00:01:57 Michelle’s early work with Art Bell and Jimmy Church 00:04:13 Discovering metaphysics and remote viewing 00:06:02 From hypnosis to “hypno-marketing” 00:08:15 Becoming a publicist and media producer 00:20:26 Pitfalls of coaching programs and marketing schemes 00:39:17 Money, energy exchange, and worthiness 00:45:01 Cultural views on charging for spiritual services 01:02:46 Synchronicity, manifestation, and belief 01:04:55 Ethics, boundaries, and predatory behavior in spiritual communities 01:24:48 Closing reflections and audience engagement NTA Guest Host Debra Lynne Katz, PhD, is founder of the International School of Clairvoyance. She currently serves as President of the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA) and is an adjunct professor at the California Institute for Human Science. Her books include You Are Psychic, Extraordinary Psychic, and Associative Remote Viewing Her website is debrakatz.com (Recorded on June 30, 2025) For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543/ To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031. You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove’s Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf.

P.M.H. Atwater, a journalist and leading researcher on near-death experiences, shares her transformative journey and her three near-death encounters from 1977. She discusses unexpected synchronicities and the insights gained from nearly 5,000 research participants. Delving into the intersections of alien phenomena and consciousness, Atwater also previews her upcoming book on aliens and the afterlife. With a spirit of resilience at 88, she reflects on the powerful guidance that shaped her work and the life's mystery she continues to explore.