Meister Eckhart on the barriers between you and the inmost Truth

Postmortem portrait, circa 1366

“I tell you the truth, any object you have in your mind, however good, will be a barrier between you and the inmost Truth.”

~ Meister Eckhart

Eckhart von HochheimOP (c. 1260 – c. 1328),[1] commonly known as Meister Eckhart[a] (German: [ˈmaɪstɐ ˈʔɛkaʁt]), Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart,[2] was a German Catholic priesttheologianphilosopher and mystic. He was born near Gotha in the Landgraviate of Thuringia (now Thuringia in central Germany) in the Holy Roman Empire. (Wikipedia.org)

Globalization with James Tunney

New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlo Oct 4, 2025 James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish Barrister who has lectured on legal matters throughout the world. He is a poet, a visual artist, and also author of The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution. In addition, he has written two dystopian novels — Blue Lies September, and Ireland I Don’t Recognize Who She Is. His website is http://www.jamestunney.com. In this conversation, rebooted from 2020, he shares his interest, as a legal scholar, in understanding issues related to globalization — as it effects economics, the rights of indigenous peoples, intellectual property law, and national sovereignty. Of particular concern is the issue of governance and the protection of individual rights. He notes that various social movements have goals regarding the establishment of a global order under their jurisdiction. These include Catholicism, Islam, and Communism. The most dangerous competitor for world domination, and most likely to succeed, he believes, is scientism. 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 January 17, 2020)

Living with Illness with Rachel Naomi Remen

New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlov Oct 3, 2025 Biological Systems, Health and Healing This video is a special release from the original Thinking Allowed series that ran on public television from 1986 until 2002. It was recorded in about 2000. It will remain public for only one week.  Rachel Naomi Remen is author of The Human Patient, Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings: Tales of Strength, Refuge and Belonging. She is medical director and co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Center in Bolinas, California. She is also a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.  Individuals can learn to live fulfilling lives in the face of serious chronic illness. In this moving interview, Dr. Remen speaks eloquently about the loneliness and pain of illness as well as the opportunity for spiritual deepening which it affords. Now you can watch all of the programs from the original Thinking Allowed Video Collection, hosted by Jeffrey Mishlove. Subscribe to the new Streaming Channel (https://thinkingallowed.vhx.tv/) and watch more than 350 programs now, with more, previously unreleased titles added weekly. Free month of the classic Thinking Allowed streaming channel for New Thinking Allowed subscribers only. Use code THINKFREELY.

The Culture of Tarot with Mary K. Greer

New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove Oct 2, 2025 Mary K. Greer has been studying and teaching tarot for the last half century. She is author of eleven books on tarot and on magic. They include Tarot for Your Self: A Workbook for Personal Transformation, Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses, Essence of Tarot: Using Essential Oils, Magic, and Rituals to Empower Your Readings, and Mary K. Greer’s 21 Ways to Read a Tarot card. She has taught tarot for 11 years at the New College of California. She has a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Central Florida, where she first taught tarot in 1974. In this conversation, Mary K. Greer explores the culture of tarot and its rich historical, symbolic, and experiential dimensions. She discusses tarot as a tool of archetypal insight, intuition, ritual practice, and even as a bridge to AI-assisted pattern recognition. Additionally, she considers tarot’s cross-cultural resonance and its role as a holistic path of personal transformation. 00:00 Introduction: the tarot and archetypes 03:36 Early encounters with tarot in the 1960s 06:27 The fool, the magician, and archetypal lessons 10:49 Intuition, pattern recognition, and tarot readings 15:00 AI and tarot: surprising collaborations 20:44 A.E. Waite, Pamela Colman Smith, and the Golden Dawn 29:00 Ritual, essential oils, and expanding tarot practice 38:17 Astrology, psychic insight, and the tarot journey 45:33 Visions, meditation, and inner dimensions of tarot 59:53 Conclusion: tarot as a cross-cultural path 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 is Co-Director (with Callum Cooper) of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on **** 00, 20**)

Emerson on privacy

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated. No secret can be kept in the civilized world. Society is a masked ball where everyone hides his real character, then reveals it by hiding”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was a poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist, minister, and abolitionist who led the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century. His influential works include “Self-Reliance” and “The Over-Soul” from his collection Essays. Emerson was also the editor of The Dial and purchased the Walden Pond land where Henry David Thoreau conducted his famous experiment.  (Wikipedia.org)

Martian Speculations and Beyond with John Brandenburg

New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlo Oct 1, 2025 John Brandenburg, PhD, is a plasma physicist. He is author of Death on Mars, Beyond Einstein’s Unified Field, Life and Death on Mars, Dead Mars Dying Earth, Morningstar Pass, and The GEM Unification Theory. In this video, rebooted from 2020, he describes his concerns about nuclear war as he worked in U.S. government weapons laboratories. Eventually he became captivated by the possibility that the “face on Mars” indicated intelligent life elsewhere in our solar system. Further research led him to conclude that the presence of certain isotopes on Mars were evidence of an ancient nuclear war. The discussion concludes with his forays into science fiction writing and his explorations of a government UFO coverup. 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 February 12, 2020)

A Hopeful Note from Heather Cox Richardson and Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali Oct 2, 2025 As the Trump Administration marches towards authoritarian control, historian Heather Cox Richardson turns to American history after the Civil War for strategies on how the masses can rise up & rally. Historian and Substack grand maven Heather Cox Richardson joined me today to discuss how we all can fight back against an increasingly authoritarian Trump regime that is trying to stifle dissent, hollow out the government, ban books, threaten critics, and amass as much money as possible until Trump’s cankles give out. Instead of looking to Europe, Richardson takes the Delorean back to the 19th century and makes parallels with white supremacy’s attempt to undo Reconstruction. She also offers us examples of resistance and hope that can light the way forward. https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/ho…

Hafiz on love as a funeral pyre

“Love is the funeral pyre
Where I have laid my living body.
All the false notions of myself
that once caused fear, pain,
have turned to ash as I neared God.”

~ Hafiz

Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī (Persian: خواجه شمس‌‌الدین محمد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen nameHafez (حافظ Ḥāfeẓ lit. ’the memorizer’ or ‘the keeper’; 1325–1390) or Hafiz,[1] also known by his nickname lesān-al-ḡayb (‘the tongue of the unseen’),[2] was a Persianlyric poet[3][4] whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as one of the highest pinnacles of Persian literature. His works are often found in the homes of Persian speakers, who learn his poems by heart and use them as everyday proverbs and sayings. His life and poems have become the subjects of much analysis, commentary, and interpretation, influencing post-14th century Persian writing more than any other Persian author.[5][6] (Wikipedia.org)